diff --git a/src/rebar_hooks.erl b/src/rebar_hooks.erl
index 358458edb..c0f3ca79b 100644
--- a/src/rebar_hooks.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_hooks.erl
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ run_all_hooks(Dir, Type, Command, Providers, State) ->
     run_hooks(Dir, Type, Command, rebar_state:opts(State), State).
 
 run_project_and_app_hooks(Dir, Type, Command, Providers, State) ->
-    ProjectApps = rebar_state:project_apps(State),
-    [rebar_hooks:run_all_hooks(Dir, Type, Command, Providers, AppInfo, State) || AppInfo <- ProjectApps],
-    run_all_hooks(Dir, Type, Command, Providers, State).
+    % The command_args which the original invocation of rebar received are most
+    % likely not applicable to the hooks which will be called. Therefore, the
+    % args are discarded to not crash provider hook invocations.
+    State1 = rebar_state:command_args(State, []),
+    ProjectApps = rebar_state:project_apps(State1),
+    [rebar_hooks:run_all_hooks(Dir, Type, Command, Providers, AppInfo, State1) || AppInfo <- ProjectApps],
+    run_all_hooks(Dir, Type, Command, Providers, State1).
 
 run_provider_hooks(Dir, Type, Command, Providers, Opts, State) ->
     case rebar_opts:get(Opts, provider_hooks, []) of
diff --git a/test/rebar_hooks_SUITE.erl b/test/rebar_hooks_SUITE.erl
index 194b42c88..c00a6ab2c 100644
--- a/test/rebar_hooks_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/rebar_hooks_SUITE.erl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ all() ->
     [build_and_clean_app, run_hooks_once, run_hooks_once_profiles,
      escriptize_artifacts, run_hooks_for_plugins, deps_hook_namespace,
      bare_compile_hooks_default_ns, deps_clean_hook_namespace, eunit_app_hooks,
-     sub_app_hooks, root_hooks].
+     sub_app_hooks, root_hooks, run_hooks_with_top_level_cmdargs].
 
 %% Test post provider hook cleans compiled project app, leaving it invalid
 build_and_clean_app(Config) ->
@@ -254,3 +254,17 @@ root_hooks(Config) ->
       Config, RConf, ["compile"],
       {ok, [{app, Name, invalid}]}
      ).
+
+%% test that command-line arguments don't crash provider hooks invocation
+run_hooks_with_top_level_cmdargs(Config) ->
+    AppDir = ?config(apps, Config),
+
+    Name = rebar_test_utils:create_random_name("app1_"),
+    Vsn = rebar_test_utils:create_random_vsn(),
+
+    RebarConfig = [{pre_hooks, [{compile, ct}]}],
+
+    rebar_test_utils:create_app(AppDir, Name, Vsn, [kernel, stdlib]),
+    rebar_test_utils:create_config(AppDir, RebarConfig),
+
+    rebar_test_utils:run_and_check(Config, RebarConfig, ["compile", "-d"], {ok, [{app, Name, valid}]}).