diff --git a/core/dbt/task/test.py b/core/dbt/task/test.py
index 422214bb780..2acc92edfb1 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/test.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/test.py
@@ -7,17 +7,19 @@
 class TestTask(RunTask):
     """
     Testing:
-        1) Create tmp views w/ 0 rows to ensure all tables, schemas, and SQL
-           statements are valid
-        2) Read schema files and validate that constraints are satisfied
-           a) not null
-           b) uniquenss
-           c) referential integrity
-           d) accepted value
+        Read schema files + custom data tests and validate that
+        constraints are satisfied.
     """
     def raise_on_first_error(self):
         return False
 
+    def before_run(self, adapter, selected_uids):
+        # Don't execute on-run-* hooks for tests
+        self.populate_adapter_cache(adapter)
+
+    def after_run(self, adapter, results):
+        pass
+
     def build_query(self):
         query = {
             "include": self.args.models,
diff --git a/test/integration/008_schema_tests_test/ephemeral/ephemeral.sql b/test/integration/008_schema_tests_test/ephemeral/ephemeral.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8e21355594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/008_schema_tests_test/ephemeral/ephemeral.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+{{ config(materialized='ephemeral') }}
+
+select 1 as id
diff --git a/test/integration/008_schema_tests_test/ephemeral/schema.yml b/test/integration/008_schema_tests_test/ephemeral/schema.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b394a95c221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/008_schema_tests_test/ephemeral/schema.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+version: 2
+models:
+    - name: ephemeral
+      columns:
+          - name: id
+            tests:
+                - unique
diff --git a/test/integration/008_schema_tests_test/test_schema_v2_tests.py b/test/integration/008_schema_tests_test/test_schema_v2_tests.py
index 9df0bf2b995..97b93a8dc63 100644
--- a/test/integration/008_schema_tests_test/test_schema_v2_tests.py
+++ b/test/integration/008_schema_tests_test/test_schema_v2_tests.py
@@ -94,6 +94,38 @@ def test_malformed_schema_strict_will_break_run(self):
             self.run_dbt(strict=True)
 
 
+class TestHooksInTests(DBTIntegrationTest):
+
+    @property
+    def schema(self):
+        return "schema_tests_008"
+
+    @property
+    def models(self):
+        # test ephemeral models so we don't need to do a run (which would fail)
+        return "test/integration/008_schema_tests_test/ephemeral"
+
+    @property
+    def project_config(self):
+        return {
+            "on-run-start": ["{{ exceptions.raise_compiler_error('hooks called in tests -- error') if execute }}"],
+            "on-run-end": ["{{ exceptions.raise_compiler_error('hooks called in tests -- error') if execute }}"],
+        }
+
+    @attr(type='postgres')
+    def test_hooks_dont_run_for_tests(self):
+        # This would fail if the hooks ran
+        results = self.run_dbt(['test', '--model', 'ephemeral'])
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 1)
+        for result in results:
+            self.assertIsNone(result.error)
+            self.assertFalse(result.skipped)
+            # status = # of failing rows
+            self.assertEqual(
+                result.status, 0,
+                'test {} failed'.format(result.node.get('name'))
+            )
+
 class TestCustomSchemaTests(DBTIntegrationTest):
 
     def setUp(self):