diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66311c46..a87a63c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -641,15 +641,22 @@ command.SetUsageTemplate(s string)
 
 ## PreRun or PostRun Hooks
 
-It is possible to run functions before or after the main `Run` function of your command. The `PersistentPreRun` and `PreRun` functions will be executed before `Run`. `PersistentPostRun` and `PostRun` will be executed after `Run`.  The `Persistent*Run` functions will be inherrited by children if they do not declare their own.  These function are run in the following order:
+It is possible to run functions before or after the main `Run` function of your command. The `PreRunChain`, `PersistentPreRun` and `PreRun` functions will be executed before `Run`. `PersistentPostRun`, `PostRun` and `PostRunChain` will be executed after `Run`.  The `Persistent*Run` functions will be inherrited by children if they do not declare their own.  These function are run in the following order:
 
+- `PreRunChain`
 - `PersistentPreRun`
 - `PreRun`
 - `Run`
 - `PostRun`
 - `PersistentPostRun`
+- `PostRunChain`
 
-An example of two commands which use all of these features is below.  When the subcommand is executed, it will run the root command's `PersistentPreRun` but not the root command's `PersistentPostRun`:
+
+`PreRunChain` executes all PreRunChain functions from the root to the child. `PostRunChain` executes all PostRunChain functions from the child to the root. These
+are useful in cases such as setting the logger and profiling at the root level in `PreRunChain`, and stopping the profiler once the proram finishes in the `PostRunChain`, while still allowing subcommand `PreRunChain` and `PostRunChain` commands to execute for their children.
+
+An example of two commands which use all of these features is below.  When the subcommand is executed, it will run the root command's `PersistentPreRun` but not the root command's `PersistentPostRun` - because the subcommand has overridden the root command's `PersistentPostRun`. However, it will still run the root command's `PreRunChain` and `PostRunChain` in addition to the subcommand's `PreRunChain` and `PostRunChain`, because chains are supposed to execute all defined
+chain functions, and not just the overridden one.
 
 ```go
 package main
@@ -665,6 +672,9 @@ func main() {
 	var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "root [sub]",
 		Short: "My root command",
+        PreRunChain: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+            fmt.Printf("Inside rootCmd PreRunChain with args: %v\n", args)
+        },
 		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			fmt.Printf("Inside rootCmd PersistentPreRun with args: %v\n", args)
 		},
@@ -680,11 +690,17 @@ func main() {
 		PersistentPostRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			fmt.Printf("Inside rootCmd PersistentPostRun with args: %v\n", args)
 		},
+        PostRunChain: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+            fmt.Printf("Inside rootCmd PostRunChain with args: %v\n", args)
+        },
 	}
 
 	var subCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "sub [no options!]",
 		Short: "My subcommand",
+        PreRunChain: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+            fmt.Printf("Inside subCmd PreRunChain with args: %v\n", args)
+        },
 		PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			fmt.Printf("Inside subCmd PreRun with args: %v\n", args)
 		},
@@ -697,6 +713,9 @@ func main() {
 		PersistentPostRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			fmt.Printf("Inside subCmd PersistentPostRun with args: %v\n", args)
 		},
+        PostRunChain: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+            fmt.Printf("Inside subCmd PostRunChain with args: %v\n", args)
+        },
 	}
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(subCmd)
@@ -714,11 +733,13 @@ func main() {
 
 Cobra also has functions where the return signature is an error. This allows for errors to bubble up to the top, providing a way to handle the errors in one location. The current list of functions that return an error is:
 
+* PreRunChainE
 * PersistentPreRunE
 * PreRunE
 * RunE
 * PostRunE
 * PersistentPostRunE
+* PostRunChainE
 
 **Example Usage using RunE:**
 
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 9b7a006c..b7ef09d4 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -64,12 +64,18 @@ type Command struct {
 	// Silence Usage is an option to silence usage when an error occurs.
 	SilenceUsage bool
 	// The *Run functions are executed in the following order:
+	//   * PreRunChain()
 	//   * PersistentPreRun()
 	//   * PreRun()
 	//   * Run()
 	//   * PostRun()
 	//   * PersistentPostRun()
+	//   * PostRunChain()
 	// All functions get the same args, the arguments after the command name
+	// PreRunChain: runs all PreRunChain functions from root to child sequentially
+	PreRunChain func(cmd *Command, args []string)
+	// PreRunChainE: PreRunChain but returns an error
+	PreRunChainE func(cmd *Command, args []string) error
 	// PersistentPreRun: children of this command will inherit and execute
 	PersistentPreRun func(cmd *Command, args []string)
 	// PersistentPreRunE: PersistentPreRun but returns an error
@@ -90,6 +96,10 @@ type Command struct {
 	PersistentPostRun func(cmd *Command, args []string)
 	// PersistentPostRunE: PersistentPostRun but returns an error
 	PersistentPostRunE func(cmd *Command, args []string) error
+	// PostRunChain: runs all PostRunChain functions from child to root sequentially
+	PostRunChain func(cmd *Command, args []string)
+	// PostRunChainE: PostRunChain but returns an error
+	PostRunChainE func(cmd *Command, args []string) error
 	// DisableAutoGenTag remove
 	DisableAutoGenTag bool
 	// Commands is the list of commands supported by this program.
@@ -542,6 +552,10 @@ func (c *Command) execute(a []string) (err error) {
 	c.preRun()
 	argWoFlags := c.Flags().Args()
 
+	if err := c.executePreRunChain(c, argWoFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	for p := c; p != nil; p = p.Parent() {
 		if p.PersistentPreRunE != nil {
 			if err := p.PersistentPreRunE(c, argWoFlags); err != nil {
@@ -587,6 +601,10 @@ func (c *Command) execute(a []string) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err := c.executePostRunChain(c, argWoFlags); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -596,6 +614,49 @@ func (c *Command) preRun() {
 	}
 }
 
+// executePreRunChain executes all the PreRunChain functions from
+// the root to the child.
+func (c *Command) executePreRunChain(cmd *Command, args []string) error {
+	parent := c.Parent()
+	if parent != nil {
+		if err := parent.executePreRunChain(cmd, args); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	var err error = nil
+	switch {
+	case c.PreRunChainE != nil:
+		err = c.PreRunChainE(cmd, args)
+	case c.PreRunChain != nil:
+		c.PreRunChain(cmd, args)
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// executePostRunChain executes all the PostRunChain functions from
+// the child to the root.
+func (c *Command) executePostRunChain(cmd *Command, args []string) error {
+	var err error = nil
+	switch {
+	case c.PostRunChainE != nil:
+		err = c.PostRunChainE(cmd, args)
+	case c.PostRunChain != nil:
+		c.PostRunChain(cmd, args)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	parent := c.Parent()
+	if parent != nil {
+		return parent.executePostRunChain(cmd, args)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *Command) errorMsgFromParse() string {
 	s := c.flagErrorBuf.String()