diff --git a/starter-kit-js.el b/starter-kit-js.el
index fb7e3044eb..d8317c59bd 100644
--- a/starter-kit-js.el
+++ b/starter-kit-js.el
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 ;; NB: js-mode is part of Emacs since version 23.2 (with an alias
 ;; javascript-mode). It is derived and updated from Espresso mode.
 
+(defvar esk-js-mode-hook nil)
+(defun run-esk-js-mode-hook ()
+  (run-hooks 'esk-js-mode-hook))
+
 (defmacro esk-configure-javascript (name)
   (let ((sym (intern name))
         (mode (intern (concat name "-mode")))
@@ -18,7 +22,8 @@
        (add-hook ',hook 'moz-minor-mode)
        (add-hook ',hook 'esk-paredit-nonlisp)
        (add-hook ',hook 'run-coding-hook)
-       (add-hook ',hook 'pretty-functions)       (setq ,indent 2)
+       (add-hook ',hook 'run-esk-js-mode-hook)
+       (setq ,indent 2)
 
        (eval-after-load ',sym
          '(progn (define-key ,keymap "{" 'paredit-open-curly)
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@
           (0 (progn (compose-region (match-beginning 1)
                                     (match-end 1) "ƒ")
                     nil))))))
+(add-hook 'esk-js-mode-hook 'pretty-functions)
 
 (if (< (string-to-number emacs-version) 23.2)
     (esk-configure-javascript "espresso")