diff --git a/x/slashing/keeper/hooks.go b/x/slashing/keeper/hooks.go
index c51adae071c7..a7a0d5b6c8de 100644
--- a/x/slashing/keeper/hooks.go
+++ b/x/slashing/keeper/hooks.go
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing/types"
 )
 
+// Implements SlashingHooks interface
+var _ types.SlashingHooks = Keeper{}
+
+// AfterValidatorDowntime - call hook if registered
+func (k Keeper) AfterValidatorDowntime(ctx sdk.Context, consAddress sdk.ConsAddress, power int64) {
+	if k.hooks != nil {
+		k.hooks.AfterValidatorDowntime(ctx, consAddress, power)
+	}
+}
+
 func (k Keeper) AfterValidatorBonded(ctx sdk.Context, address sdk.ConsAddress, _ sdk.ValAddress) {
 	// Update the signing info start height or create a new signing info
 	_, found := k.GetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, address)
diff --git a/x/slashing/keeper/infractions.go b/x/slashing/keeper/infractions.go
index 06baa48f82b4..3d4b35d719c1 100644
--- a/x/slashing/keeper/infractions.go
+++ b/x/slashing/keeper/infractions.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func (k Keeper) HandleValidatorSignature(ctx sdk.Context, addr cryptotypes.Addre
 
 	// fetch the validator public key
 	consAddr := sdk.ConsAddress(addr)
+
 	if _, err := k.GetPubkey(ctx, addr); err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Validator consensus-address %s not found", consAddr))
 	}
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func (k Keeper) HandleValidatorSignature(ctx sdk.Context, addr cryptotypes.Addre
 			// We need to reset the counter & array so that the validator won't be immediately slashed for downtime upon rebonding.
 			signInfo.MissedBlocksCounter = 0
 			signInfo.IndexOffset = 0
-			k.clearValidatorMissedBlockBitArray(ctx, consAddr)
+			k.ClearValidatorMissedBlockBitArray(ctx, consAddr)
 
 			logger.Info(
 				"slashing and jailing validator due to liveness fault",
@@ -119,6 +120,10 @@ func (k Keeper) HandleValidatorSignature(ctx sdk.Context, addr cryptotypes.Addre
 				"validator", consAddr.String(),
 			)
 		}
+
+		// hook is triggered for each downtime detection
+		// and defered to keep safe the write operations on SignInfo
+		defer k.AfterValidatorDowntime(ctx, consAddr, power)
 	}
 
 	// Set the updated signing info
diff --git a/x/slashing/keeper/keeper.go b/x/slashing/keeper/keeper.go
index 12a943c84c69..0df7fefa8760 100644
--- a/x/slashing/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/slashing/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type Keeper struct {
 	cdc        codec.BinaryCodec
 	sk         types.StakingKeeper
 	paramspace types.ParamSubspace
+	hooks      types.SlashingHooks
 }
 
 // NewKeeper creates a slashing keeper
@@ -94,3 +95,13 @@ func (k Keeper) deleteAddrPubkeyRelation(ctx sdk.Context, addr cryptotypes.Addre
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
 	store.Delete(types.AddrPubkeyRelationKey(addr))
 }
+
+func (k *Keeper) SetHooks(sh types.SlashingHooks) *Keeper {
+	if k.hooks != nil {
+		panic("cannot set validator hooks twice")
+	}
+
+	k.hooks = sh
+
+	return k
+}
diff --git a/x/slashing/keeper/keeper_test.go b/x/slashing/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 7f3d42b0a7ed..daa6c791ea20 100644
--- a/x/slashing/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/slashing/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keys/ed25519"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	tmproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types"
 
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/simapp"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing/testslashing"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/slashing/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/teststaking"
 	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
@@ -276,3 +279,52 @@ func TestValidatorDippingInAndOut(t *testing.T) {
 	staking.EndBlocker(ctx, app.StakingKeeper)
 	tstaking.CheckValidator(valAddr, stakingtypes.Unbonding, true)
 }
+
+type MockSlashingHooks struct {
+	triggered bool
+}
+
+func (h *MockSlashingHooks) AfterValidatorDowntime(_ sdk.Context, _ sdk.ConsAddress, _ int64) {
+	h.triggered = true
+}
+
+// Test hook is triggered when validator is down
+func TestValidatorDowntimedHook(t *testing.T) {
+	// initial setup
+	app := simapp.Setup(false)
+	ctx := app.BaseApp.NewContext(false, tmproto.Header{})
+
+	// create a validator pubkey and address
+	pubkey := ed25519.GenPrivKey().PubKey()
+	consAddr := sdk.ConsAddress(pubkey.Address())
+
+	// store the validator pubkey and signing info
+	app.SlashingKeeper.AddPubkey(ctx, pubkey)
+	valInfo := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(consAddr, ctx.BlockHeight(), ctx.BlockHeight()-1,
+		time.Time{}.UTC(), false, int64(0))
+	app.SlashingKeeper.SetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, consAddr, valInfo)
+
+	// define a slashing hook mock
+
+	mh := MockSlashingHooks{}
+	app.SlashingKeeper.SetHooks(&mh)
+
+	// 1000 first blocks OK
+	height := int64(0)
+	power := int64(1)
+
+	for ; height < app.SlashingKeeper.SignedBlocksWindow(ctx); height++ {
+		ctx = ctx.WithBlockHeight(height)
+		app.SlashingKeeper.HandleValidatorSignature(ctx, pubkey.Address(), power, true)
+	}
+	// hook shouldn't be triggered
+	require.False(t, mh.triggered)
+
+	// 501 blocks missed
+	for ; height < app.SlashingKeeper.SignedBlocksWindow(ctx)+(app.SlashingKeeper.SignedBlocksWindow(ctx)-app.SlashingKeeper.MinSignedPerWindow(ctx))+1; height++ {
+		ctx = ctx.WithBlockHeight(height)
+		app.SlashingKeeper.HandleValidatorSignature(ctx, pubkey.Address(), power, false)
+	}
+
+	require.True(t, mh.triggered)
+}
diff --git a/x/slashing/keeper/signing_info.go b/x/slashing/keeper/signing_info.go
index ed15ae3e4ff3..c3b9e1d6421a 100644
--- a/x/slashing/keeper/signing_info.go
+++ b/x/slashing/keeper/signing_info.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (k Keeper) SetValidatorMissedBlockBitArray(ctx sdk.Context, address sdk.Con
 }
 
 // clearValidatorMissedBlockBitArray deletes every instance of ValidatorMissedBlockBitArray in the store
-func (k Keeper) clearValidatorMissedBlockBitArray(ctx sdk.Context, address sdk.ConsAddress) {
+func (k Keeper) ClearValidatorMissedBlockBitArray(ctx sdk.Context, address sdk.ConsAddress) {
 	store := ctx.KVStore(k.storeKey)
 	iter := sdk.KVStorePrefixIterator(store, types.ValidatorMissedBlockBitArrayPrefixKey(address))
 	defer iter.Close()
diff --git a/x/slashing/types/expected_keepers.go b/x/slashing/types/expected_keepers.go
index 9710ad1786e7..98acd937b3e8 100644
--- a/x/slashing/types/expected_keepers.go
+++ b/x/slashing/types/expected_keepers.go
@@ -61,3 +61,9 @@ type StakingHooks interface {
 
 	AfterValidatorBonded(ctx sdk.Context, consAddr sdk.ConsAddress, valAddr sdk.ValAddress) // Must be called when a validator is bonded
 }
+
+// SlashingHooks event hooks for jailing and slashing validator
+type SlashingHooks interface {
+	// Is triggered when the validator missed too many blocks
+	AfterValidatorDowntime(ctx sdk.Context, consAddr sdk.ConsAddress, power int64)
+}