diff --git a/git-flow-bugfix b/git-flow-bugfix
index e27f05cf..c6388f0b 100644
--- a/git-flow-bugfix
+++ b/git-flow-bugfix
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ F,[no]fetch      Fetch from origin before performing local operation
 	eval set -- "${FLAGS_ARGV}"
 	base=${2:-$DEVELOP_BRANCH}
 
+	# Run filter on the name
+	NAME=$(run_filter_hook bugfix-start-name $NAME)
+	if [ $? -eq 127 ]; then
+		die $NAME
+	fi
+
+	BRANCH="$PREFIX$NAME"
+
 	require_base_is_local_branch "$base"
 	gitflow_require_name_arg
 
diff --git a/git-flow-feature b/git-flow-feature
index 0feeb4e6..7ab006af 100644
--- a/git-flow-feature
+++ b/git-flow-feature
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ F,[no]fetch      Fetch from origin before performing local operation
 	eval set -- "${FLAGS_ARGV}"
 	base=${2:-$DEVELOP_BRANCH}
 
+	# Run filter on the name
+	NAME=$(run_filter_hook feature-start-name $NAME)
+	if [ $? -eq 127 ]; then
+		die $NAME
+	fi
+
+	BRANCH="$PREFIX$NAME"
+
 	require_base_is_local_branch "$base"
 	gitflow_require_name_arg
 
diff --git a/gitflow-common b/gitflow-common
index 0ad52648..768e15e1 100644
--- a/gitflow-common
+++ b/gitflow-common
@@ -749,12 +749,12 @@ run_filter_hook() {
 	shift
 	scriptfile="${HOOKS_DIR}/filter-flow-${command}"
 	if [ -x "$scriptfile" ]; then
-		return=`$scriptfile "$@"`
+		return=`$scriptfile "$*"`
 		if [ $? -eq 127 ]; then
 			echo "$return"
 			exit 127
 		fi
-			echo $return
+		echo $return
 	else
 		echo "$@"
 	fi
diff --git a/hooks/filter-flow-bugfix-start-name b/hooks/filter-flow-bugfix-start-name
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4e13b045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/filter-flow-bugfix-start-name
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Runs during git flow feature start
+#
+# Positional arguments:
+# $1    Name
+#
+# Return NAME - When NAME is returned empty, git-flow will stop as the
+# Name is necessary
+#
+# The following variables are available as they are exported by git-flow:
+#
+# MASTER_BRANCH - The branch defined as Master
+# DEVELOP_BRANCH - The branch defined as Develop
+#
+NAME=$1
+
+# Implement your script here.
+
+# Return the NAME
+echo ${NAME}
+exit 0
diff --git a/hooks/filter-flow-feature-start-name b/hooks/filter-flow-feature-start-name
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..eff0ec69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/filter-flow-feature-start-name
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Runs during git flow feature start
+#
+# Positional arguments:
+# $1    Name
+#
+# Return NAME - When NAME is returned empty, git-flow will stop as the
+# name is necessary
+#
+# The following variables are available as they are exported by git-flow:
+#
+# MASTER_BRANCH - The branch defined as Master
+# DEVELOP_BRANCH - The branch defined as Develop
+#
+NAME=$1
+
+# Implement your script here.
+
+# Return the NAME
+echo ${NAME}
+exit 0