diff --git a/issues.go b/issues.go
index 9649590..2acd264 100644
--- a/issues.go
+++ b/issues.go
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ func NewIssue(ctx context.Context, client *github.Client, settings *Settings, in
 			log.Fatal("title cannot be empty")
 		}
 
+		description, err = PostProcessDescription(ctx, settings, description)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+
 		gir = &github.IssueRequest{
 			Title:    &title,
 			Body:     &description,
@@ -73,6 +78,44 @@ func NewIssue(ctx context.Context, client *github.Client, settings *Settings, in
 	return *i.Number, nil
 }
 
+// PostProcessDescription runs the configured PostProcess hook against the
+// supplied description and returns the processed result. The description is
+// written to a temp file (the hook edits files in place, matching the
+// interactive flow) and the file contents are read back afterwards. If no
+// PostProcess hook is configured the description is returned unchanged.
+func PostProcessDescription(ctx context.Context, settings *Settings, description string) (string, error) {
+	if settings.PostProcess == "" {
+		return description, nil
+	}
+
+	tempFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "git-open-pull")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tempFile.Name())
+
+	if _, err := io.WriteString(tempFile, description); err != nil {
+		tempFile.Close()
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if err := tempFile.Close(); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, settings.PostProcess, tempFile.Name())
+	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error running post process template: %s\n  error: %v\n  output: %s", settings.PostProcess, err, out)
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	processed, err := os.ReadFile(tempFile.Name())
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(processed), nil
+}
+
 // PopulateIssueInteractive creates a template, parses the template and returns the Issue number if the user is in interactive mode
 func PopulateIssueInteractive(ctx context.Context, client *github.Client, settings *Settings, inputTitle, inputDescription string, labelSlice []string) (ir *github.IssueRequest, err error) {
 	labels, err := Labels(ctx, client, settings)
diff --git a/issues_test.go b/issues_test.go
index 77e490b..9a251ea 100644
--- a/issues_test.go
+++ b/issues_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -30,3 +33,51 @@ func TestDetectIssueNumber(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPostProcessDescription(t *testing.T) {
+	type testCase struct {
+		name      string
+		hook      string // shell script body; empty means no hook configured
+		input     string
+		expected  string
+		expectErr bool
+	}
+	tests := []testCase{
+		{"no hook configured", "", "resolves II-3573\n", "resolves II-3573\n", false},
+		{
+			"hook edits file in place",
+			`sed -i 's#II-3573#[II-3573](https://example.test/browse/II-3573)#' "$1"`,
+			"resolves II-3573\n",
+			"resolves [II-3573](https://example.test/browse/II-3573)\n",
+			false,
+		},
+		{"hook failure returns error", "exit 1", "resolves II-3573\n", "", true},
+	}
+	for i, tc := range tests {
+		tc := tc
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			settings := &Settings{}
+			if tc.hook != "" {
+				hook := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "hook.sh")
+				if err := os.WriteFile(hook, []byte("#!/bin/sh\n"+tc.hook+"\n"), 0o755); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				settings.PostProcess = hook
+			}
+			got, err := PostProcessDescription(context.Background(), settings, tc.input)
+			if tc.expectErr {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Errorf("expected error, got nil")
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+			if got != tc.expected {
+				t.Errorf("got %q expected %q", got, tc.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}