diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index be5924ff..cc54b050 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release History
 
+## v0.6.3 (2022-02-22)
+
+- feat: support customized setup/teardown hooks (variable assignment not supported)
+
 ## v0.6.2 (2022-02-22)
 
 - feat: support text/html extraction with regex
diff --git a/examples/demo.json b/examples/demo.json
index f18347e6..da332faf 100644
--- a/examples/demo.json
+++ b/examples/demo.json
@@ -34,8 +34,15 @@
 			"variables": {
 				"b": 34.5,
 				"n": 3,
+				"name": "get with params",
 				"varFoo2": "${max($a, $b)}"
 			},
+			"setup_hooks": [
+				"${setup_hook_example($name)}"
+			],
+			"teardown_hooks": [
+				"${teardown_hook_example($name)}"
+			],
 			"extract": {
 				"varFoo1": "body.args.foo1"
 			},
diff --git a/examples/demo.yaml b/examples/demo.yaml
index ac157382..387b9345 100644
--- a/examples/demo.yaml
+++ b/examples/demo.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ teststeps:
       variables:
         b: 34.5
         "n": 3
+        name: get with params
         varFoo2: ${max($a, $b)}
+      setup_hooks:
+        - ${setup_hook_example($name)}
+      teardown_hooks:
+        - ${teardown_hook_example($name)}
       extract:
         varFoo1: body.args.foo1
       validate:
diff --git a/examples/plugin/debugtalk.go b/examples/plugin/debugtalk.go
index ff8d115f..64cdc946 100644
--- a/examples/plugin/debugtalk.go
+++ b/examples/plugin/debugtalk.go
@@ -55,3 +55,11 @@ func Concatenate(args ...interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	}
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+func SetupHookExample(args string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("step name: %v, setup...", args)
+}
+
+func TeardownHookExample(args string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("step name: %v, teardown...", args)
+}
diff --git a/examples/plugin/hashicorp.go b/examples/plugin/hashicorp.go
index 8bae45a3..1d3f78e2 100644
--- a/examples/plugin/hashicorp.go
+++ b/examples/plugin/hashicorp.go
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ func main() {
 	plugin.Register("sum_two_string", SumTwoString)
 	plugin.Register("sum_strings", SumStrings)
 	plugin.Register("concatenate", Concatenate)
+	plugin.Register("setup_hook_example", SetupHookExample)
+	plugin.Register("teardown_hook_example", TeardownHookExample)
 	plugin.Serve()
 }
diff --git a/internal/scaffold/demo.go b/internal/scaffold/demo.go
index 19a62fac..de6e8448 100644
--- a/internal/scaffold/demo.go
+++ b/internal/scaffold/demo.go
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ var demoTestCase = &hrp.TestCase{
 				"n":       3,                // inherit config level variables if not set in step level, a/varFoo1
 				"b":       34.5,             // override config level variable if existed, n/b/varFoo2
 				"varFoo2": "${max($a, $b)}", // 34.5; override variable b and eval again
+				"name":    "get with params",
 			}).
+			SetupHook("${setup_hook_example($name)}").
 			GET("/get").
+			TeardownHook("${teardown_hook_example($name)}").
 			WithParams(map[string]interface{}{"foo1": "$varFoo1", "foo2": "$varFoo2"}). // request with params
 			WithHeaders(map[string]string{"User-Agent": "HttpRunnerPlus"}).             // request with headers
 			Extract().
@@ -99,10 +102,20 @@ func Sum(args ...interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	return sum, nil
 }
 
+func SetupHookExample(args string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("step name: %v, setup...", args)
+}
+
+func TeardownHookExample(args string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("step name: %v, teardown...", args)
+}
+
 func main() {
 	plugin.Register("sum_ints", SumInts)
 	plugin.Register("sum_two_int", SumTwoInt)
 	plugin.Register("sum", Sum)
+	plugin.Register("setup_hook_example", SetupHookExample)
+	plugin.Register("teardown_hook_example", TeardownHookExample)
 	plugin.Serve()
 }
 `
diff --git a/runner.go b/runner.go
index 7f6778c1..c67c2400 100644
--- a/runner.go
+++ b/runner.go
@@ -616,6 +616,14 @@ func (r *caseRunner) runStepRequest(step *TStep) (stepResult *stepData, err erro
 	}
 	sessionData := newSessionData()
 
+	// deal with setup hooks
+	for _, setupHook := range step.SetupHooks {
+		_, err = r.parser.parseData(setupHook, step.Variables)
+		if err != nil {
+			return stepResult, errors.Wrap(err, "run setup hooks failed")
+		}
+	}
+
 	// convert request struct to map
 	jsonRequest, _ := json.Marshal(&step.Request)
 	var requestMap map[string]interface{}
@@ -659,7 +667,7 @@ func (r *caseRunner) runStepRequest(step *TStep) (stepResult *stepData, err erro
 	if len(step.Request.Params) > 0 {
 		params, err := r.parser.parseData(step.Request.Params, step.Variables)
 		if err != nil {
-			return stepResult, errors.Wrap(err, "parse data failed")
+			return stepResult, errors.Wrap(err, "parse request params failed")
 		}
 		parsedParams := params.(map[string]interface{})
 		requestMap["params"] = parsedParams
@@ -797,6 +805,14 @@ func (r *caseRunner) runStepRequest(step *TStep) (stepResult *stepData, err erro
 	}
 	stepResult.ContentSize = resp.ContentLength
 	stepResult.Data = sessionData
+
+	// deal with teardown hooks
+	for _, teardownHook := range step.TeardownHooks {
+		_, err = r.parser.parseData(teardownHook, step.Variables)
+		if err != nil {
+			return stepResult, errors.Wrap(err, "run teardown hooks failed")
+		}
+	}
 	return stepResult, err
 }