diff --git a/buildtree/buildtree.go b/buildtree/buildtree.go
index 8ccbf6e..2371143 100644
--- a/buildtree/buildtree.go
+++ b/buildtree/buildtree.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 // BuildTree is a build tree
 type BuildTree struct {
+	rootDir     string
 	rootNodes   []*buildNode
 	allNodes    map[string]*buildNode
 	credentials map[string]*credentialConfig
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ type buildNode struct {
 	name       string
 	tag        string
 	depend     string
+	preBuild   string
+	postBuild  string
 	children   []*buildNode
 	dirty      bool
 	forceBuild bool
@@ -79,18 +82,21 @@ func readBuildTree(configFilePath string, fileContent []byte, variableMap map[st
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	configFileFolder := filepath.Dir(configFilePath)
 	buildTree := &BuildTree{
+		rootDir:     filepath.Join(configFileFolder, buildConfig.RootDir),
 		rootNodes:   []*buildNode{},
 		allNodes:    make(map[string]*buildNode),
 		credentials: make(map[string]*credentialConfig),
 	}
-	configFileFolder := filepath.Dir(configFilePath)
 	for _, buildNodeConfig := range buildConfig.Build {
 		node := &buildNode{
-			buildRoot:  utils.ResolveDir(filepath.Join(configFileFolder, buildConfig.RootDir), buildNodeConfig.From),
+			buildRoot:  utils.ResolveDir(buildTree.rootDir, buildNodeConfig.From),
 			name:       utils.FormatDockerName(buildNodeConfig.Name),
 			tag:        buildNodeConfig.Tag,
 			depend:     utils.FormatDockerName(buildNodeConfig.Depend),
+			preBuild:   buildNodeConfig.PreBuild,
+			postBuild:  buildNodeConfig.PostBuild,
 			children:   []*buildNode{},
 			dirty:      false,
 			forceBuild: buildNodeConfig.ForceBuild,
@@ -313,7 +319,7 @@ func (t *BuildTree) buildNodeAndChildren(node *buildNode) error {
 		fmt.Printf("====> Skipping %s\n", node.name)
 	} else {
 		fmt.Printf("====> Building %s:%s\n", node.name, node.tag)
-		err := utils.DockerBuild(node.name, node.tag, node.buildRoot)
+		err := t.buildNode(node, node.tag)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -333,7 +339,7 @@ func (t *BuildTree) tryBuildNodeAndChildren(node *buildNode) error {
 	} else {
 		randomTag := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", node.tag, time.Now().UnixNano())
 		fmt.Printf("====> Building %s:%s\n", node.name, randomTag)
-		err := utils.DockerBuild(node.name, randomTag, node.buildRoot)
+		err := t.buildNode(node, randomTag)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -352,6 +358,30 @@ func (t *BuildTree) tryBuildNodeAndChildren(node *buildNode) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (t *BuildTree) buildNode(node *buildNode, tag string) error {
+	if node.preBuild != "" {
+		err := utils.RunShellCommand(t.resolveShellCommandPath(t.rootDir, node.preBuild))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	err := utils.DockerBuild(node.name, tag, node.buildRoot)
+	if node.postBuild != "" {
+		utils.RunShellCommand(t.resolveShellCommandPath(t.rootDir, node.postBuild))
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (t *BuildTree) resolveShellCommandPath(buildRoot, command string) string {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(command, "/") {
+		return command
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(command, "./") || strings.HasPrefix(command, "../") {
+		return buildRoot + "/" + command
+	}
+	return command
+}
+
 func (t *BuildTree) pushNodeAndChildren(node *buildNode) error {
 	if !t.needBuild(node) {
 		fmt.Printf("====> Skipping %s\n", node.name)
diff --git a/buildtree/buildtree_test.go b/buildtree/buildtree_test.go
index 0494bbf..edb0d93 100644
--- a/buildtree/buildtree_test.go
+++ b/buildtree/buildtree_test.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package buildtree
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/anduintransaction/doriath/utils"
 	"github.com/palantir/stacktrace"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ credentials:
 }
 
 func (s *BuildTreeTestSuite) TestBuildTreeHappyPath() {
-	if !s.checkIntegTestEnable() {
+	if !s.checkDockerhubTestEnable() {
 		s.T().Log("Skipping test happy path")
 		return
 	}
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ func (s *BuildTreeTestSuite) TestMismatchTag() {
 }
 
 func (s *BuildTreeTestSuite) TestMissingProvidedImage() {
-	if !s.checkIntegTestEnable() {
+	if !s.checkDockerhubTestEnable() {
 		s.T().Log("Skipping test missing provided image")
 		return
 	}
@@ -202,7 +204,7 @@ func (s *BuildTreeTestSuite) TestMissingProvidedImage() {
 }
 
 func (s *BuildTreeTestSuite) TestOutdateTag() {
-	if !s.checkIntegTestEnable() {
+	if !s.checkDockerhubTestEnable() {
 		s.T().Log("Skipping test outdate tag")
 		return
 	}
@@ -214,7 +216,26 @@ func (s *BuildTreeTestSuite) TestOutdateTag() {
 	require.True(s.T(), ok)
 }
 
-func (s *BuildTreeTestSuite) checkIntegTestEnable() bool {
+func (s *BuildTreeTestSuite) TestPrePostBuild() {
+	if !s.checkDockerTestEnable() {
+		s.T().Log("Skipping testing pre-post build")
+		return
+	}
+	rootFolder := filepath.Join(s.resourceFolder, "pre-and-post-build")
+	buildTree, err := ReadBuildTreeFromFile(filepath.Join(rootFolder, "doriath.yml"), map[string]string{})
+	require.Nil(s.T(), err, "build tree must be readable")
+	err = buildTree.Prepare()
+	require.Nil(s.T(), err, "build tree must be able to be prepared")
+	err = buildTree.Build()
+	require.Nil(s.T(), err, "build tree must be able to be built")
+	cmd := exec.Command("docker", "run", "--rm", "node1:1.0")
+	output, err := cmd.Output()
+	require.Nil(s.T(), err, "docker must run successfully")
+	require.Equal(s.T(), "42\n", string(output))
+	utils.RunShellCommand("docker rmi node1:1.0")
+}
+
+func (s *BuildTreeTestSuite) checkDockerhubTestEnable() bool {
 	dockerhubTestEnv := os.Getenv("DOCKERHUB_TEST_ENABLE")
 	if dockerhubTestEnv == "1" || dockerhubTestEnv == "true" {
 		if os.Getenv("DOCKERHUB_USERNAME") == "" {
@@ -228,6 +249,11 @@ func (s *BuildTreeTestSuite) checkIntegTestEnable() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (s *BuildTreeTestSuite) checkDockerTestEnable() bool {
+	dockerTestEnv := os.Getenv("DOCKER_TEST_ENABLE")
+	return dockerTestEnv == "1" || dockerTestEnv == "true"
+}
+
 type buildNodeForTestData struct {
 	buildRoot  string
 	name       string
diff --git a/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/.gitignore b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29d3de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node1/data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/doriath.yml b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/doriath.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b4c8d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/doriath.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+root_dir: .
+build:
+  - name: node1
+    tag: 1.0
+    from: ./node1
+    prebuild: ./scripts/prebuild.sh
+    postbuild: ./scripts/postbuild.sh
+    forcebuild: true
diff --git a/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/node1/Dockerfile b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/node1/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86a3989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/node1/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM ubuntu:16.04
+
+ADD run.sh /opt/run.sh
+ADD data /opt/data
+
+CMD exec /opt/run.sh
diff --git a/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/node1/run.sh b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/node1/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ab7e829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/node1/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+cat /opt/data
diff --git a/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/scripts/postbuild.sh b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/scripts/postbuild.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..06394cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/scripts/postbuild.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+here=`cd $(dirname $BASH_SOURCE); pwd`
+rm -f $here/../node1/data
diff --git a/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/scripts/prebuild.sh b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/scripts/prebuild.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dfed563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resources/pre-and-post-build/scripts/prebuild.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+here=`cd $(dirname $BASH_SOURCE); pwd`
+echo 42 > $here/../node1/data
diff --git a/utils/common.go b/utils/common.go
index 3419d4a..468b572 100644
--- a/utils/common.go
+++ b/utils/common.go
@@ -59,3 +59,11 @@ func (s StringSet) Exists(value string) bool {
 	_, ok := s[value]
 	return ok
 }
+
+// RunShellCommand runs a command under bash shell
+func RunShellCommand(command string) error {
+	cmd := exec.Command("sh", "-c", command)
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}