diff --git a/docs/plugins.rst b/docs/plugins.rst
index 99f8d0845..9162bb646 100644
--- a/docs/plugins.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Extending functionality with plugins
 
 **To add a plugin to embark:**
 
-1. Add the npm package to package.json 
+1. Add the npm package to package.json
    e.g ``npm install embark-babel --save``
 2. Then add the package to ``plugins:`` in embark.json
    e.g ``"plugins": { "embark-babel": {} }``
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ The ``embark`` object then provides an api to extend different functionality of
 * plugin to add standard contracts or a contract framework (``embark.registerContractConfiguration`` and ``embark.addContractFile``)
 * plugin to make some contracts available in all environments for use by other contracts or the dapp itself e.g a Token, a DAO, ENS, etc.. (``embark.registerContractConfiguration`` and ``embark.addContractFile``)
 * plugin to add a libraries such as react or boostrap (``embark.addFileToPipeline``)
+* plugin to process contract's binary code before deployment (``embark.beforeDeploy``)
 * plugin to specify a particular web3 initialization for special provider uses (``embark.registerClientWeb3Provider``)
 * plugin to create a different contract wrapper (``embark.registerContractsGeneration``)
 * plugin to add new console commands (``embark.registerConsoleCommand``)
@@ -137,6 +138,30 @@ This call is used to add a file to the pipeline so it's included with the dapp o
         embark.addFileToPipeline("./jquery.js", {skipPipeline: true});
     }
 
+**embark.registerBeforeDeploy(callback(options))**
+
+This call can be used to add handler to process contract code after it was generated, but immediately before it is going to be deployed.
+It is useful to replace placeholders with dynamic values.
+
+options available:
+ * embarkDeploy - instance of Deploy class. Has following fields: web3, contractsManager, logger, env, chainConfig, gasLimit.
+ * pluginConfig - plugin configuration object from embark.json
+ * deploymentAccount - address of account which will be used to deploy this contract
+ * contract - contract object.
+ * callback - callback function that handler must call with result object as the only argument. Result object must have field contractCode with (un)modified code from contract.code
+
+expected return: ignored
+
+example:
+
+.. code:: javascript
+
+    module.exports = function(embark) {
+      embark.registerBeforeDeploy(function(options) {
+        return options.contract.code.replace(/deaddeaddeaddeaddeaddeaddeaddeaddeaddead/ig, 'c0dec0dec0dec0dec0dec0dec0dec0dec0dec0de');
+      });
+    }
+
 
 **embark.registerClientWeb3Provider(callback(options))**
 
@@ -165,7 +190,7 @@ example:
 By default Embark will use EmbarkJS to declare contracts in the dapp. You can override and use your own client side library.
 
 options available:
- * contracts - Hash of objects containing all the deployed contracts. (key: contractName, value: contract object)
+  * contracts - Hash of objects containing all the deployed contracts. (key: contractName, value: contract object)
   * abiDefinition
   * code
   * deployedAddress
@@ -210,18 +235,15 @@ expected return: ``string`` (output to print in console) or ``boolean`` (skip co
 
 expected doneCallback arguments: ``err`` and  ``hash`` of compiled contracts
 
- * Hash of objects containing the compiled contracts. (key: contractName, value: contract object)
-
+  * Hash of objects containing the compiled contracts. (key: contractName, value: contract object)
   * code - contract bytecode (string)
-
   * runtimeBytecode - contract runtimeBytecode (string)
-
   * gasEstimates - gas estimates for constructor and methods (hash)
-   * e.g ``{"creation":[20131,38200],"external":{"get()":269,"set(uint256)":20163,"storedData()":224},"internal":{}}``
+  * e.g ``{"creation":[20131,38200],"external":{"get()":269,"set(uint256)":20163,"storedData()":224},"internal":{}}``
   * functionHashes - object with methods and their corresponding hash identifier (hash)
-   * e.g ``{"get()":"6d4ce63c","set(uint256)":"60fe47b1","storedData()":"2a1afcd9"}``
+  * e.g ``{"get()":"6d4ce63c","set(uint256)":"60fe47b1","storedData()":"2a1afcd9"}``
   * abiDefinition - contract abi (array of objects)
-   * e.g ``[{"constant":true,"inputs":[],"name":"storedData","outputs":[{"name":"","type":"uint256"}],"payable":false,"type":"function"}, etc...``
+  * e.g ``[{"constant":true,"inputs":[],"name":"storedData","outputs":[{"name":"","type":"uint256"}],"payable":false,"type":"function"}, etc...``
 
 below a possible implementation of a solcjs plugin:
 
@@ -271,15 +293,12 @@ e.g ``embark.logger.info("hello")``
 This call is used to listen and react to events that happen in Embark such as contract deployment
 
 * eventName - name of event to listen to
-  * available events:
-    * "contractsDeployed" - triggered when contracts have been deployed
-    * "file-add", "file-change", "file-remove", "file-event" - triggered on
-      a file change, args is (filetype, path)
-    * "abi", "abi-vanila", "abi-contracts-vanila" - triggered when contracts
-      have been deployed and returns the generated JS code
-    *  "outputDone" - triggered when dapp is (re)generated
-    * "firstDeploymentDone" - triggered when the dapp is deployed and generated
-      for the first time
+   * available events:
+      * "contractsDeployed" - triggered when contracts have been deployed
+      * "file-add", "file-change", "file-remove", "file-event" - triggered on a file change, args is (filetype, path)
+      * "abi", "abi-vanila", "abi-contracts-vanila" - triggered when contracts have been deployed and returns the generated JS code
+      *  "outputDone" - triggered when dapp is (re)generated
+      * "firstDeploymentDone" - triggered when the dapp is deployed and generated for the first time
 
 .. code:: javascript
 
@@ -293,4 +312,3 @@ This call is used to listen and react to events that happen in Embark such as co
           }
         });
     }
-
diff --git a/lib/contracts/deploy.js b/lib/contracts/deploy.js
index 4638a49e5..769a3824e 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/deploy.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/deploy.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Deploy {
     this.logger = options.logger;
     this.env = options.env;
     this.chainConfig = options.chainConfig;
+    this.plugins = options.plugins;
     this.gasLimit = options.gasLimit;
   }
 
@@ -182,6 +183,8 @@ class Deploy {
       }
 
       let contractCode = contract.code;
+
+      // Applying linked contracts
       let contractsList = self.contractsManager.listContracts();
       for (let contractObj of contractsList) {
         let filename = contractObj.filename;
@@ -204,47 +207,88 @@ class Deploy {
         contractCode = contractCode.replace(new RegExp(toReplace, "g"), deployedAddress);
       }
 
-      let contractObject = new self.web3.eth.Contract(contract.abiDefinition);
-      let deployObject;
+      // saving code changes back to contract object
+      contract.code = contractCode;
 
-      try {
-        deployObject = contractObject.deploy({arguments: contractParams, data: "0x" + contractCode});
-      } catch(e) {
-        if (e.indexOf('Invalid number of parameters for "undefined"') >= 0) {
-          return callback(new Error("attempted to deploy " + contractObject.className + " without specifying parameters"));
-        } else {
-          return callback(new Error(e));
-        }
-      }
+      // selected in deploy_manager
+      let deploymentAccount = self.web3.eth.defaultAccount || accounts[0];
+      let beforeDeployPlugins = self.plugins.getPluginsFor('beforeDeploy');
 
-      self.logger.info("deploying " + contract.className.bold.cyan + " with ".green + contract.gas + " gas".green);
+      async.waterfall([
+        (asyncCallback)=>{
+          //self.logger.info("applying beforeDeploy plugins...", beforeDeployPlugins.length);
+          async.eachSeries(beforeDeployPlugins, (plugin, eachPluginCb)=>{
+            self.logger.info("running beforeDeploy plugin " + plugin.name + " .");
 
-      deployObject.send({
-        from: accounts[0],
-        gas: contract.gas,
-        gasPrice: contract.gasPrice
-      }).on('receipt', function(receipt) {
-        if (err) {
-          self.logger.error("error deploying contract: " + contract.className.cyan);
-          let errMsg = err.toString();
-          if (errMsg === 'Error: The contract code couldn\'t be stored, please check your gas amount.') {
-            errMsg = 'The contract code couldn\'t be stored, out of gas or constructor error';
+            // calling each beforeDeploy handler declared by the plugin
+            async.eachSeries(plugin.beforeDeploy, (beforeDeployFn, eachCb)=>{
+              beforeDeployFn({
+                embarkDeploy:       self,
+                pluginConfig:       plugin.pluginConfig,
+                deploymentAccount:  deploymentAccount,
+                contract:           contract,
+                callback:
+                (function(resObj){
+                  contract.code = resObj.contractCode;
+                  eachCb();
+                })
+              });
+            }, ()=>{
+              //self.logger.info('All beforeDeploy handlers of the plugin has processed.');
+              eachPluginCb();
+            });
+          }, ()=>{
+            //self.logger.info('All beforeDeploy plugins has been processed.');
+            contractCode = contract.code;
+            asyncCallback();
+          });
+        },
+        (asyncCallback)=>{
+          let contractObject = new self.web3.eth.Contract(contract.abiDefinition);
+          let deployObject;
+
+          try {
+            deployObject = contractObject.deploy({arguments: contractParams, data: "0x" + contractCode});
+          } catch(e) {
+            if (e.indexOf('Invalid number of parameters for "undefined"') >= 0) {
+              return callback(new Error("attempted to deploy " + contractObject.className + " without specifying parameters"));
+            } else {
+              return callback(new Error(e));
+            }
           }
-          self.logger.error(errMsg);
-          contract.error = errMsg;
-          self.logger.contractsState(self.contractsManager.contractsState());
-          return callback(new Error(err));
-        } else if (receipt.contractAddress !== undefined) {
-          self.logger.info(contract.className.bold.cyan + " deployed at ".green + receipt.contractAddress.bold.cyan);
-          contract.deployedAddress = receipt.contractAddress;
-          contract.transactionHash = receipt.transactionHash;
-          self.logger.contractsState(self.contractsManager.contractsState());
-          return callback(null, receipt.contractAddress);
+
+          self.logger.info("deploying " + contract.className.bold.cyan + " with ".green + contract.gas + " gas".green);
+
+          deployObject.send({
+            from: deploymentAccount,
+            gas: contract.gas,
+            gasPrice: contract.gasPrice
+          }).on('receipt', function(receipt) {
+            if (err) {
+              self.logger.error("error deploying contract: " + contract.className.cyan);
+              let errMsg = err.toString();
+              if (errMsg === 'Error: The contract code couldn\'t be stored, please check your gas amount.') {
+                errMsg = 'The contract code couldn\'t be stored, out of gas or constructor error';
+              }
+              self.logger.error(errMsg);
+              contract.error = errMsg;
+              self.logger.contractsState(self.contractsManager.contractsState());
+              return callback(new Error(err));
+            } else if (receipt.contractAddress !== undefined) {
+              self.logger.info(contract.className.bold.cyan + " deployed at ".green + receipt.contractAddress.bold.cyan);
+              contract.deployedAddress = receipt.contractAddress;
+              contract.transactionHash = receipt.transactionHash;
+              self.logger.contractsState(self.contractsManager.contractsState());
+              return callback(null, receipt.contractAddress);
+            }
+            self.logger.contractsState(self.contractsManager.contractsState());
+          }).on('error', function(error) {
+            return callback(new Error("error deploying =" + contract.className + "= due to error: " + error.message));
+          });
         }
-        self.logger.contractsState(self.contractsManager.contractsState());
-      }).on('error', function(error) {
-        return callback(new Error("error deploying =" + contract.className + "= due to error: " + error.message));
-      });
+      ]); // end of async.waterfall
+
+
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/contracts/deploy_manager.js b/lib/contracts/deploy_manager.js
index 91c8b125f..adf00aec4 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/deploy_manager.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/deploy_manager.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class DeployManager {
           logger: self.logger,
           chainConfig: self.chainConfig,
           env: self.config.env,
+          plugins: self.plugins,
           gasLimit: self.gasLimit
         });
 
diff --git a/lib/core/plugin.js b/lib/core/plugin.js
index c1be1a9f4..581bbaf19 100644
--- a/lib/core/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/core/plugin.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var Plugin = function(options) {
   this.pluginConfig = options.pluginConfig;
   this.shouldInterceptLogs = options.interceptLogs;
   this.clientWeb3Providers = [];
+  this.beforeDeploy = [];
   this.contractsGenerators = [];
   this.pipeline = [];
   this.pipelineFiles = [];
@@ -85,6 +86,11 @@ Plugin.prototype.registerClientWeb3Provider = function(cb) {
   this.pluginTypes.push('clientWeb3Provider');
 };
 
+Plugin.prototype.registerBeforeDeploy = function(cb) {
+  this.beforeDeploy.push(cb);
+  this.pluginTypes.push('beforeDeploy');
+};
+
 Plugin.prototype.registerContractsGeneration = function(cb) {
   this.contractsGenerators.push(cb);
   this.pluginTypes.push('contractGeneration');