diff --git a/src/Content/Nav.php b/src/Content/Nav.php
index fdfcd4bde6..e5da7d878a 100644
--- a/src/Content/Nav.php
+++ b/src/Content/Nav.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\Session\Capability\IHandleUserSessions;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\Event\ArrayFilterEvent;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Module\Conversation\Community;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ use Friendica\Module\Home;
 use Friendica\Module\Security\Login;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 use Friendica\Security\OpenWebAuth;
+use Psr\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
 
 class Nav
 {
@@ -63,14 +65,17 @@ class Nav
 	/** @var Router */
 	private $router;
 
-	public function __construct(BaseURL $baseUrl, L10n $l10n, IHandleUserSessions $session, Database $database, IManageConfigValues $config, Router $router)
+	private EventDispatcherInterface $eventDispatcher;
+
+	public function __construct(BaseURL $baseUrl, L10n $l10n, IHandleUserSessions $session, Database $database, IManageConfigValues $config, Router $router, EventDispatcherInterface $eventDispatcher)
 	{
-		$this->baseUrl  = $baseUrl;
-		$this->l10n     = $l10n;
-		$this->session  = $session;
-		$this->database = $database;
-		$this->config   = $config;
-		$this->router   = $router;
+		$this->baseUrl         = $baseUrl;
+		$this->l10n            = $l10n;
+		$this->session         = $session;
+		$this->database        = $database;
+		$this->config          = $config;
+		$this->router          = $router;
+		$this->eventDispatcher = $eventDispatcher;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@ class Nav
 		) {
 			$arr = ['app_menu' => $appMenu];
 
-			Hook::callAll('app_menu', $arr);
+			$arr = $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch(new ArrayFilterEvent(ArrayFilterEvent::APP_MENU, $arr))->getArray();
 
 			$appMenu = $arr['app_menu'];
 		}
diff --git a/src/Event/ArrayFilterEvent.php b/src/Event/ArrayFilterEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e9063398b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Event/ArrayFilterEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+// Copyright (C) 2010-2024, the Friendica project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2024 the Friendica project
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Friendica\Event;
+
+/**
+ * Allow Event listener to modify an array.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+final class ArrayFilterEvent extends Event
+{
+	public const APP_MENU = 'friendica.data.app_menu';
+
+	private array $array;
+
+	public function __construct(string $name, array $array)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($name);
+
+		$this->array = $array;
+	}
+
+	public function getArray(): array
+	{
+		return $this->array;
+	}
+
+	public function setArray(array $array): void
+	{
+		$this->array = $array;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridge.php b/src/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridge.php
index a90c364103..662df204fd 100644
--- a/src/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridge.php
+++ b/src/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridge.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Friendica\EventSubscriber;
 
 use Friendica\Core\Hook;
+use Friendica\Event\ArrayFilterEvent;
 use Friendica\Event\ConfigLoadedEvent;
 use Friendica\Event\Event;
 use Friendica\Event\HtmlFilterEvent;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ final class HookEventBridge
 	private static array $eventMapper = [
 		Event::INIT                       => 'init_1',
 		ConfigLoadedEvent::CONFIG_LOADED  => 'load_config',
+		ArrayFilterEvent::APP_MENU        => 'app_menu',
 		HtmlFilterEvent::HEAD             => 'head',
 		HtmlFilterEvent::FOOTER           => 'footer',
 		HtmlFilterEvent::PAGE_CONTENT_TOP => 'page_content_top',
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ final class HookEventBridge
 		return [
 			Event::INIT                       => 'onNamedEvent',
 			ConfigLoadedEvent::CONFIG_LOADED  => 'onConfigLoadedEvent',
+			ArrayFilterEvent::APP_MENU        => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::HEAD             => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::FOOTER           => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::PAGE_CONTENT_TOP => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
@@ -66,6 +69,13 @@ final class HookEventBridge
 		static::callHook($event->getName(), $event->getConfig());
 	}
 
+	public static function onArrayFilterEvent(ArrayFilterEvent $event): void
+	{
+		$event->setArray(
+			static::callHook($event->getName(), $event->getArray())
+		);
+	}
+
 	public static function onHtmlFilterEvent(HtmlFilterEvent $event): void
 	{
 		$event->setHtml(
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Event/ArrayFilterEventTest.php b/tests/Unit/Event/ArrayFilterEventTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c709e0ff0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Event/ArrayFilterEventTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<?php
+
+// Copyright (C) 2010-2024, the Friendica project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2024 the Friendica project
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Friendica\Test\Unit\Event;
+
+use Friendica\Event\ArrayFilterEvent;
+use Friendica\Event\NamedEvent;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class ArrayFilterEventTest extends TestCase
+{
+	public function testImplementationOfInstances(): void
+	{
+		$event = new ArrayFilterEvent('test', []);
+
+		$this->assertInstanceOf(NamedEvent::class, $event);
+	}
+
+	public static function getPublicConstants(): array
+	{
+		return [
+			[ArrayFilterEvent::APP_MENU, 'friendica.data.app_menu'],
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @dataProvider getPublicConstants
+	 */
+	public function testPublicConstantsAreAvailable($value, $expected): void
+	{
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $value);
+	}
+
+	public function testGetNameReturnsName(): void
+	{
+		$event = new ArrayFilterEvent('test', []);
+
+		$this->assertSame('test', $event->getName());
+	}
+
+	public function testGetArrayReturnsCorrectString(): void
+	{
+		$data = ['original'];
+
+		$event = new ArrayFilterEvent('test', $data);
+
+		$this->assertSame($data, $event->getArray());
+	}
+
+	public function testSetArrayUpdatesHtml(): void
+	{
+		$event = new ArrayFilterEvent('test', ['original']);
+
+		$expected = ['updated'];
+
+		$event->setArray($expected);
+
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $event->getArray());
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridgeTest.php b/tests/Unit/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridgeTest.php
index ea5460eca3..3b9b0afba1 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridgeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/EventSubscriber/HookEventBridgeTest.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Friendica\Test\Unit\EventSubscriber;
 
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Util\ConfigFileManager;
+use Friendica\Event\ArrayFilterEvent;
 use Friendica\Event\ConfigLoadedEvent;
 use Friendica\Event\Event;
 use Friendica\Event\HtmlFilterEvent;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class HookEventBridgeTest extends TestCase
 		$expected = [
 			Event::INIT                       => 'onNamedEvent',
 			ConfigLoadedEvent::CONFIG_LOADED  => 'onConfigLoadedEvent',
+			ArrayFilterEvent::APP_MENU        => 'onArrayFilterEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::HEAD             => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::FOOTER           => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
 			HtmlFilterEvent::PAGE_CONTENT_TOP => 'onHtmlFilterEvent',
@@ -105,6 +107,34 @@ class HookEventBridgeTest extends TestCase
 		HookEventBridge::onConfigLoadedEvent($event);
 	}
 
+	public static function getArrayFilterEventData(): array
+	{
+		return [
+			['test', 'test'],
+			[ArrayFilterEvent::APP_MENU, 'app_menu'],
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @dataProvider getArrayFilterEventData
+	 */
+	public function testOnArrayFilterEventCallsHookWithCorrectValue($name, $expected): void
+	{
+		$event = new ArrayFilterEvent($name, ['original']);
+
+		$reflectionProperty = new \ReflectionProperty(HookEventBridge::class, 'mockedCallHook');
+		$reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
+
+		$reflectionProperty->setValue(null, function (string $name, $data) use ($expected) {
+			$this->assertSame($expected, $name);
+			$this->assertSame(['original'], $data);
+
+			return $data;
+		});
+
+		HookEventBridge::onArrayFilterEvent($event);
+	}
+
 	public static function getHtmlFilterEventData(): array
 	{
 		return [