diff --git a/plugins/automode.py b/plugins/automode.py
index d2e3f24..1120fc7 100644
--- a/plugins/automode.py
+++ b/plugins/automode.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ def handle_join(irc, source, command, args):
     for uid in args['users']:
         match(irc, channel, uid)
 utils.add_hook(handle_join, 'JOIN')
+utils.add_hook(handle_join, 'PYLINK_RELAY_JOIN')  # Handle the relay verison of join
 
 def handle_services_login(irc, source, command, args):
     """
diff --git a/plugins/relay.py b/plugins/relay.py
index bafb132..1276ae0 100644
--- a/plugins/relay.py
+++ b/plugins/relay.py
@@ -649,6 +649,11 @@ def relayJoins(irc, channel, users, ts, burst=True):
                 # A regular JOIN only needs the user and the channel. TS, source SID, etc., can all be omitted.
                 remoteirc.proto.join(queued_users[0][1], remotechan)
 
+            # Announce this JOIN as a hook, for plugins like Automode. Is this a hack? Yeah.
+            # Plugins can communicate with each other using hooks.
+            remoteirc.callHooks([remoteirc.sid, 'PYLINK_RELAY_JOIN',
+                                {'channel': remotechan, 'users': [u[-1] for u in queued_users]}])
+
 def relayPart(irc, channel, user):
     """
     Relays a user part from a channel to its relay links, as part of a channel delink.