diff --git a/daos/base.go b/daos/base.go
index bc6aab85..0a6d0e30 100644
--- a/daos/base.go
+++ b/daos/base.go
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ func NewMultiDB(concurrentDB, nonconcurrentDB dbx.Builder) *Dao {
 }
 
 // Dao handles various db operations.
-// Think of Dao as a repository and service layer in one.
+//
+// You can think of Dao as a repository and service layer in one.
 type Dao struct {
 	// in a transaction both refer to the same *dbx.TX instance
 	concurrentDB    dbx.Builder
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ type Dao struct {
 	// This field has no effect if an explicit query context is already specified.
 	ModelQueryTimeout time.Duration
 
+	// write hooks
 	BeforeCreateFunc func(eventDao *Dao, m models.Model) error
 	AfterCreateFunc  func(eventDao *Dao, m models.Model)
 	BeforeUpdateFunc func(eventDao *Dao, m models.Model) error
@@ -81,6 +83,21 @@ func (dao *Dao) Clone() *Dao {
 	return &clone
 }
 
+// WithoutHooks returns a new Dao with the same configuration options
+// as the current one, but without create/update/delete hooks.
+func (dao *Dao) WithoutHooks() *Dao {
+	new := dao.Clone()
+
+	new.BeforeCreateFunc = nil
+	new.AfterCreateFunc = nil
+	new.BeforeUpdateFunc = nil
+	new.AfterUpdateFunc = nil
+	new.BeforeDeleteFunc = nil
+	new.AfterDeleteFunc = nil
+
+	return new
+}
+
 // ModelQuery creates a new preconfigured select query with preset
 // SELECT, FROM and other common fields based on the provided model.
 func (dao *Dao) ModelQuery(m models.Model) *dbx.SelectQuery {
diff --git a/daos/base_test.go b/daos/base_test.go
index 459e8391..4606c32e 100644
--- a/daos/base_test.go
+++ b/daos/base_test.go
@@ -120,6 +120,72 @@ func TestDaoClone(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDaoWithoutHooks(t *testing.T) {
+	testApp, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer testApp.Cleanup()
+
+	hookCalls := map[string]int{}
+
+	dao := daos.NewMultiDB(testApp.Dao().ConcurrentDB(), testApp.Dao().NonconcurrentDB())
+	dao.MaxLockRetries = 1
+	dao.ModelQueryTimeout = 2
+	dao.BeforeDeleteFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
+		hookCalls["BeforeDeleteFunc"]++
+		return nil
+	}
+	dao.BeforeUpdateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
+		hookCalls["BeforeUpdateFunc"]++
+		return nil
+	}
+	dao.BeforeCreateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
+		hookCalls["BeforeCreateFunc"]++
+		return nil
+	}
+	dao.AfterDeleteFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) {
+		hookCalls["AfterDeleteFunc"]++
+	}
+	dao.AfterUpdateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) {
+		hookCalls["AfterUpdateFunc"]++
+	}
+	dao.AfterCreateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) {
+		hookCalls["AfterCreateFunc"]++
+	}
+
+	new := dao.WithoutHooks()
+
+	if new.MaxLockRetries != dao.MaxLockRetries {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected MaxLockRetries %d, got %d", new.Clone().MaxLockRetries, dao.MaxLockRetries)
+	}
+
+	if new.ModelQueryTimeout != dao.ModelQueryTimeout {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected ModelQueryTimeout %d, got %d", new.Clone().ModelQueryTimeout, dao.ModelQueryTimeout)
+	}
+
+	if new.BeforeDeleteFunc != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected BeforeDeleteFunc to be nil")
+	}
+
+	if new.BeforeUpdateFunc != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected BeforeUpdateFunc to be nil")
+	}
+
+	if new.BeforeCreateFunc != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected BeforeCreateFunc to be nil")
+	}
+
+	if new.AfterDeleteFunc != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected AfterDeleteFunc to be nil")
+	}
+
+	if new.AfterUpdateFunc != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected AfterUpdateFunc to be nil")
+	}
+
+	if new.AfterCreateFunc != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected AfterCreateFunc to be nil")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDaoModelQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	testApp, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
 	defer testApp.Cleanup()