diff --git a/cobra.go b/cobra.go
index d6cbfd719..dcc7b0f53 100644
--- a/cobra.go
+++ b/cobra.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ var templateFuncs = template.FuncMap{
 }
 
 var initializers []func()
+var finalizers []func()
 
 // EnablePrefixMatching allows to set automatic prefix matching. Automatic prefix matching can be a dangerous thing
 // to automatically enable in CLI tools.
@@ -84,6 +85,12 @@ func OnInitialize(y ...func()) {
 	initializers = append(initializers, y...)
 }
 
+// OnFinalize sets the passed functions to be run when each command's
+// Execute method is terminated.
+func OnFinalize(y ...func()) {
+	finalizers = append(finalizers, y...)
+}
+
 // FIXME Gt is unused by cobra and should be removed in a version 2. It exists only for compatibility with users of cobra.
 
 // Gt takes two types and checks whether the first type is greater than the second. In case of types Arrays, Chans,
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 675bb1340..75d2dda91 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -833,6 +833,8 @@ func (c *Command) execute(a []string) (err error) {
 
 	c.preRun()
 
+	defer c.postRun()
+
 	argWoFlags := c.Flags().Args()
 	if c.DisableFlagParsing {
 		argWoFlags = a
@@ -903,6 +905,12 @@ func (c *Command) preRun() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *Command) postRun() {
+	for _, x := range finalizers {
+		x()
+	}
+}
+
 // ExecuteContext is the same as Execute(), but sets the ctx on the command.
 // Retrieve ctx by calling cmd.Context() inside your *Run lifecycle or ValidArgs
 // functions.