diff --git a/jax/_src/cache_key.py b/jax/_src/cache_key.py
index 43bb0fb06..13f3e2933 100644
--- a/jax/_src/cache_key.py
+++ b/jax/_src/cache_key.py
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ def get_flag_prefixes() -> list[str]:
   return _extra_flag_prefixes
 
 
+def custom_hook() -> str:
+  """Custom hook for any addition to the cache key.
+
+  The custom hook will be called everytime get() is called and can be
+  defined to return a string that will be hashed into the cache key.
+  """
+  return ""
+
+
 def get(module: ir.Module,
         devices: np.ndarray,
         compile_options: xla_client.CompileOptions,
@@ -86,6 +95,7 @@ def get(module: ir.Module,
          lambda hash_obj: _hash_accelerator_config(hash_obj, devices, backend)),
       ("compression",
        lambda hash_obj: _hash_string(hash_obj, compression_algorithm)),
+      ("custom_hook", lambda hash_obj: _hash_string(hash_obj, custom_hook())),
   ]
 
   hash_obj = hashlib.sha256()
diff --git a/tests/cache_key_test.py b/tests/cache_key_test.py
index 8d04aeceb..33fc02009 100644
--- a/tests/cache_key_test.py
+++ b/tests/cache_key_test.py
@@ -127,6 +127,21 @@ class CacheKeyTest(jtu.JaxTestCase):
         cache_key.get(computation, devices, compile_options_filled, backend),
     )
 
+  def test_custom_hook(self):
+    computation = jax.jit(lambda x, y: x + y).lower(1, 1).compiler_ir()
+    devices = np.array([[jax.local_devices()[0]]])
+    compile_options = compiler.get_compile_options(
+        num_replicas=1, num_partitions=1
+    )
+    backend = xla_bridge.get_backend()
+    original_custom_hook = cache_key.custom_hook
+    cache_key.custom_hook = lambda: "hook1"
+    key1 = cache_key.get(computation, devices, compile_options, backend)
+    cache_key.custom_hook = lambda: "hook2"
+    key2 = cache_key.get(computation, devices, compile_options, backend)
+    cache_key.custom_hook = original_custom_hook
+    self.assertNotEqual(key1, key2)
+
   def test_different_computations(self):
     computation1 = jax.jit(lambda x, y: x + y).lower(1, 1).compiler_ir()
     computation2 = jax.jit(lambda x, y: x * y).lower(2, 2).compiler_ir()