diff --git a/src/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridge.php b/src/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridge.php
index 3d2d6d62f5..e208901a82 100644
--- a/src/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridge.php
+++ b/src/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridge.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ final class HookEventBridge
 		ArrayFilterEvent::DETECT_LANGUAGES                => 'detect_languages',
 		ArrayFilterEvent::RENDER_LOCATION                 => 'render_location',
 		ArrayFilterEvent::ITEM_PHOTO_MENU                 => 'item_photo_menu',
+		ArrayFilterEvent::DIRECTORY_ITEM                  => 'directory_item',
 		ArrayFilterEvent::CONTACT_PHOTO_MENU              => 'contact_photo_menu',
 		ArrayFilterEvent::PROFILE_SIDEBAR_ENTRY           => 'profile_sidebar_enter',
 		ArrayFilterEvent::PROFILE_SIDEBAR                 => 'profile_sidebar',
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ final class HookEventBridge
 			ArrayFilterEvent::DETECT_LANGUAGES                => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::RENDER_LOCATION                 => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::ITEM_PHOTO_MENU                 => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
+			ArrayFilterEvent::DIRECTORY_ITEM                  => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::CONTACT_PHOTO_MENU              => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::PROFILE_SIDEBAR_ENTRY           => 'onProfileSidebarEntryEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::PROFILE_SIDEBAR                 => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
diff --git a/src/Event/ArrayFilterEvent.php b/src/Event/ArrayFilterEvent.php
index 06ada45a22..de92599ee3 100644
--- a/src/Event/ArrayFilterEvent.php
+++ b/src/Event/ArrayFilterEvent.php
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ final class ArrayFilterEvent extends Event
 
 	public const ITEM_PHOTO_MENU = 'friendica.data.item_photo_menu';
 
+	public const DIRECTORY_ITEM = 'friendica.data.directory_item';
+
 	public const CONTACT_PHOTO_MENU = 'friendica.data.contact_photo_menu';
 
 	public const PROFILE_SIDEBAR_ENTRY = 'friendica.data.profile_sidebar_entry';
diff --git a/src/Module/Directory.php b/src/Module/Directory.php
index ad95b49524..d63bbc13e3 100644
--- a/src/Module/Directory.php
+++ b/src/Module/Directory.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Hook;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\Search;
 use Friendica\DI;
+use Friendica\Event\ArrayFilterEvent;
 use Friendica\Model;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
@@ -161,13 +162,22 @@ class Directory extends BaseModule
 
 		];
 
-		$hook = ['contact' => $contact, 'entry' => $entry];
+		$eventDispatcher = DI::eventDispatcher();
 
-		Hook::callAll('directory_item', $hook);
+		$hook_data = [
+			'contact' => $contact,
+			'entry' => $entry,
+		];
+
+		$hook_data = $eventDispatcher->dispatch(
+			new ArrayFilterEvent(ArrayFilterEvent::DIRECTORY_ITEM, $hook_data),
+		)->getArray();
+
+		$entry = $hook_data['entry'] ?? $entry;
 
 		unset($profile);
 		unset($location);
 
-		return $hook['entry'];
+		return $entry;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridgeTest.php b/tests/Unit/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridgeTest.php
index 874fc9b25e..69e37c0b9c 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridgeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Core/Hooks/HookEventBridgeTest.php
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class HookEventBridgeTest extends TestCase
 			ArrayFilterEvent::DETECT_LANGUAGES                => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::RENDER_LOCATION                 => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::ITEM_PHOTO_MENU                 => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
+			ArrayFilterEvent::DIRECTORY_ITEM                  => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::CONTACT_PHOTO_MENU              => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::PROFILE_SIDEBAR_ENTRY           => 'onProfileSidebarEntryEvent',
 			ArrayFilterEvent::PROFILE_SIDEBAR                 => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
@@ -466,6 +467,7 @@ class HookEventBridgeTest extends TestCase
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::DETECT_LANGUAGES, 'detect_languages'],
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::RENDER_LOCATION, 'render_location'],
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::ITEM_PHOTO_MENU, 'item_photo_menu'],
+			[ArrayFilterEvent::DIRECTORY_ITEM, 'directory_item'],
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::CONTACT_PHOTO_MENU, 'contact_photo_menu'],
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::PROFILE_SIDEBAR, 'profile_sidebar'],
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::PROFILE_TABS, 'profile_tabs'],
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Event/ArrayFilterEventTest.php b/tests/Unit/Event/ArrayFilterEventTest.php
index ea495110c3..881deacd43 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Event/ArrayFilterEventTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Event/ArrayFilterEventTest.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ArrayFilterEventTest extends TestCase
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::DETECT_LANGUAGES, 'friendica.data.detect_languages'],
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::RENDER_LOCATION, 'friendica.data.render_location'],
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::ITEM_PHOTO_MENU, 'friendica.data.item_photo_menu'],
+			[ArrayFilterEvent::DIRECTORY_ITEM, 'friendica.data.directory_item'],
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::CONTACT_PHOTO_MENU, 'friendica.data.contact_photo_menu'],
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::PROFILE_SIDEBAR_ENTRY, 'friendica.data.profile_sidebar_entry'],
 			[ArrayFilterEvent::PROFILE_SIDEBAR, 'friendica.data.profile_sidebar'],