diff --git a/eb_hooks.py b/eb_hooks.py
index 08eb5ea62e..950b3e06bd 100644
--- a/eb_hooks.py
+++ b/eb_hooks.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from easybuild.framework.easyconfig.constants import EASYCONFIG_CONSTANTS
 from easybuild.tools.build_log import EasyBuildError, print_msg
 from easybuild.tools.config import build_option, update_build_option
-from easybuild.tools.filetools import apply_regex_substitutions, copy_file, remove_file, symlink, which
+from easybuild.tools.filetools import apply_regex_substitutions, copy_file, dir_contains_files, remove_file, symlink, which
 from easybuild.tools.run import run_cmd
 from easybuild.tools.systemtools import AARCH64, POWER, X86_64, get_cpu_architecture, get_cpu_features
 from easybuild.tools.toolchain.compiler import OPTARCH_GENERIC
@@ -450,6 +450,22 @@ def pre_fetch_hook_zen4_gcccore1220(self, *args, **kwargs):
         print_msg("Updated build option 'force' to 'True'")
 
 
+def pre_install_hook(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Main pre install hook: trigger custom functions based on software name."""
+
+    # To work around a permission issue fo rebuilds (see https://github.com/EESSI/software-layer/issues/556),
+    # a solution was implemented (see https://github.com/EESSI/software-layer/issues/556)
+    # that removes the existing installation directory, creates a new one (with some empty top-level subdirs),
+    # and calls EasyBuild with --try-amend=keeppreviousinstall=True (to prevent it from removing it and recreating it once again).
+    # To be sure, we check here if this parameter is used, and if so, if the directory really does not contain any files anymore.
+    if 'keeppreviousinstall' in self.cfg and self.cfg['keeppreviousinstall']:
+        if dir_contains_files(self.installdir, recursive=True):
+            raise EasyBuildError("Parameter keeppreviousinstall is set to True, but the installation directory still contains files!")
+
+    if self.name in PRE_INSTALL_HOOKS:
+        PRE_INSTALL_HOOKS[ec.name](self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
 def post_module_hook_zen4_gcccore1220(self, *args, **kwargs):
     """Revert changes from pre_fetch_hook_zen4_gcccore1220"""
     if is_gcccore_1220_based(ecname=self.name, ecversion=self.version, tcname=self.toolchain.name,
@@ -1149,6 +1165,8 @@ def post_module_hook(self, *args, **kwargs):
     'Score-P': pre_configure_hook_score_p,
 }
 
+PRE_INSTALL_HOOKS = {}
+
 PRE_TEST_HOOKS = {
     'ESPResSo': pre_test_hook_ignore_failing_tests_ESPResSo,
     'FFTW.MPI': pre_test_hook_ignore_failing_tests_FFTWMPI,