diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index 602f5a8d596..5c5596d5da2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -22,66 +22,66 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) registerRoutes() {
 	r := hs.RouteRegister
 
 	// not logged in views
-	r.Get("/", reqSignedIn, Index)
+	r.Get("/", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
 	r.Get("/logout", Logout)
 	r.Post("/login", quota("session"), bind(dtos.LoginCommand{}), Wrap(LoginPost))
 	r.Get("/login/:name", quota("session"), OAuthLogin)
-	r.Get("/login", LoginView)
-	r.Get("/invite/:code", Index)
+	r.Get("/login", hs.LoginView)
+	r.Get("/invite/:code", hs.Index)
 
 	// authed views
-	r.Get("/profile/", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/profile/password", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/profile/switch-org/:id", reqSignedIn, ChangeActiveOrgAndRedirectToHome)
-	r.Get("/org/", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/org/new", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/datasources/", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/datasources/new", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/datasources/edit/*", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/org/users", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/org/users/new", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/org/users/invite", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/org/teams", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/org/teams/*", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/org/apikeys/", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/dashboard/import/", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/configuration", reqGrafanaAdmin, Index)
-	r.Get("/admin", reqGrafanaAdmin, Index)
-	r.Get("/admin/settings", reqGrafanaAdmin, Index)
-	r.Get("/admin/users", reqGrafanaAdmin, Index)
-	r.Get("/admin/users/create", reqGrafanaAdmin, Index)
-	r.Get("/admin/users/edit/:id", reqGrafanaAdmin, Index)
-	r.Get("/admin/orgs", reqGrafanaAdmin, Index)
-	r.Get("/admin/orgs/edit/:id", reqGrafanaAdmin, Index)
-	r.Get("/admin/stats", reqGrafanaAdmin, Index)
+	r.Get("/profile/", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/profile/password", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/profile/switch-org/:id", reqSignedIn, hs.ChangeActiveOrgAndRedirectToHome)
+	r.Get("/org/", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/org/new", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/datasources/", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/datasources/new", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/datasources/edit/*", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/org/users", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/org/users/new", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/org/users/invite", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/org/teams", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/org/teams/*", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/org/apikeys/", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/dashboard/import/", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/configuration", reqGrafanaAdmin, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/admin", reqGrafanaAdmin, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/admin/settings", reqGrafanaAdmin, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/admin/users", reqGrafanaAdmin, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/admin/users/create", reqGrafanaAdmin, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/admin/users/edit/:id", reqGrafanaAdmin, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/admin/orgs", reqGrafanaAdmin, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/admin/orgs/edit/:id", reqGrafanaAdmin, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/admin/stats", reqGrafanaAdmin, hs.Index)
 
-	r.Get("/styleguide", reqSignedIn, Index)
+	r.Get("/styleguide", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
 
-	r.Get("/plugins", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/plugins/:id/edit", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/plugins/:id/page/:page", reqSignedIn, Index)
+	r.Get("/plugins", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/plugins/:id/edit", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/plugins/:id/page/:page", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
 
-	r.Get("/d/:uid/:slug", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/d/:uid", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/dashboard/db/:slug", reqSignedIn, redirectFromLegacyDashboardURL, Index)
-	r.Get("/dashboard/script/*", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/dashboard-solo/snapshot/*", Index)
-	r.Get("/d-solo/:uid/:slug", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/dashboard-solo/db/:slug", reqSignedIn, redirectFromLegacyDashboardSoloURL, Index)
-	r.Get("/dashboard-solo/script/*", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/import/dashboard", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/dashboards/", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/dashboards/*", reqSignedIn, Index)
+	r.Get("/d/:uid/:slug", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/d/:uid", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/dashboard/db/:slug", reqSignedIn, redirectFromLegacyDashboardURL, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/dashboard/script/*", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/dashboard-solo/snapshot/*", hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/d-solo/:uid/:slug", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/dashboard-solo/db/:slug", reqSignedIn, redirectFromLegacyDashboardSoloURL, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/dashboard-solo/script/*", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/import/dashboard", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/dashboards/", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/dashboards/*", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
 
-	r.Get("/explore", reqEditorRole, Index)
+	r.Get("/explore", reqEditorRole, hs.Index)
 
-	r.Get("/playlists/", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/playlists/*", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/alerting/", reqSignedIn, Index)
-	r.Get("/alerting/*", reqSignedIn, Index)
+	r.Get("/playlists/", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/playlists/*", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/alerting/", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/alerting/*", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
 
 	// sign up
-	r.Get("/signup", Index)
+	r.Get("/signup", hs.Index)
 	r.Get("/api/user/signup/options", Wrap(GetSignUpOptions))
 	r.Post("/api/user/signup", quota("user"), bind(dtos.SignUpForm{}), Wrap(SignUp))
 	r.Post("/api/user/signup/step2", bind(dtos.SignUpStep2Form{}), Wrap(SignUpStep2))
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) registerRoutes() {
 	r.Post("/api/user/invite/complete", bind(dtos.CompleteInviteForm{}), Wrap(CompleteInvite))
 
 	// reset password
-	r.Get("/user/password/send-reset-email", Index)
-	r.Get("/user/password/reset", Index)
+	r.Get("/user/password/send-reset-email", hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/user/password/reset", hs.Index)
 
 	r.Post("/api/user/password/send-reset-email", bind(dtos.SendResetPasswordEmailForm{}), Wrap(SendResetPasswordEmail))
 	r.Post("/api/user/password/reset", bind(dtos.ResetUserPasswordForm{}), Wrap(ResetPassword))
 
 	// dashboard snapshots
-	r.Get("/dashboard/snapshot/*", Index)
-	r.Get("/dashboard/snapshots/", reqSignedIn, Index)
+	r.Get("/dashboard/snapshot/*", hs.Index)
+	r.Get("/dashboard/snapshots/", reqSignedIn, hs.Index)
 
 	// api for dashboard snapshots
 	r.Post("/api/snapshots/", bind(m.CreateDashboardSnapshotCommand{}), CreateDashboardSnapshot)
diff --git a/pkg/api/http_server.go b/pkg/api/http_server.go
index 432d6a18369..858b3c5a8c5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/http_server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/http_server.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/hooks"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/rendering"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
 )
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ type HTTPServer struct {
 	Bus           bus.Bus               `inject:""`
 	RenderService rendering.Service     `inject:""`
 	Cfg           *setting.Cfg          `inject:""`
+	HooksService  *hooks.HooksService   `inject:""`
 }
 
 func (hs *HTTPServer) Init() error {
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) applyRoutes() {
 	// then custom app proxy routes
 	hs.initAppPluginRoutes(hs.macaron)
 	// lastly not found route
-	hs.macaron.NotFound(NotFoundHandler)
+	hs.macaron.NotFound(hs.NotFoundHandler)
 }
 
 func (hs *HTTPServer) addMiddlewaresAndStaticRoutes() {
diff --git a/pkg/api/index.go b/pkg/api/index.go
index b78ee6e0a41..9f867d51cad 100644
--- a/pkg/api/index.go
+++ b/pkg/api/index.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const (
 	darkName  = "dark"
 )
 
-func setIndexViewData(c *m.ReqContext) (*dtos.IndexViewData, error) {
+func (hs *HTTPServer) setIndexViewData(c *m.ReqContext) (*dtos.IndexViewData, error) {
 	settings, err := getFrontendSettingsMap(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -316,19 +316,6 @@ func setIndexViewData(c *m.ReqContext) (*dtos.IndexViewData, error) {
 		}
 
 		if c.IsGrafanaAdmin {
-			children := []*dtos.NavLink{
-				{Text: "Users", Id: "global-users", Url: setting.AppSubUrl + "/admin/users", Icon: "gicon gicon-user"},
-				{Text: "Orgs", Id: "global-orgs", Url: setting.AppSubUrl + "/admin/orgs", Icon: "gicon gicon-org"},
-				{Text: "Settings", Id: "server-settings", Url: setting.AppSubUrl + "/admin/settings", Icon: "gicon gicon-preferences"},
-				{Text: "Stats", Id: "server-stats", Url: setting.AppSubUrl + "/admin/stats", Icon: "fa fa-fw fa-bar-chart"},
-			}
-
-			if setting.IsEnterprise {
-				children = append(children, &dtos.NavLink{Text: "Licensing", Id: "licensing", Url: setting.AppSubUrl + "/admin/licensing", Icon: "fa fa-fw fa-unlock-alt"})
-			}
-
-			children = append(children, &dtos.NavLink{Text: "Style Guide", Id: "styleguide", Url: setting.AppSubUrl + "/styleguide", Icon: "fa fa-fw fa-eyedropper"})
-
 			cfgNode.Children = append(cfgNode.Children, &dtos.NavLink{
 				Text:         "Server Admin",
 				HideFromTabs: true,
@@ -336,7 +323,13 @@ func setIndexViewData(c *m.ReqContext) (*dtos.IndexViewData, error) {
 				Id:           "admin",
 				Icon:         "gicon gicon-shield",
 				Url:          setting.AppSubUrl + "/admin/users",
-				Children:     children,
+				Children: []*dtos.NavLink{
+					{Text: "Users", Id: "global-users", Url: setting.AppSubUrl + "/admin/users", Icon: "gicon gicon-user"},
+					{Text: "Orgs", Id: "global-orgs", Url: setting.AppSubUrl + "/admin/orgs", Icon: "gicon gicon-org"},
+					{Text: "Settings", Id: "server-settings", Url: setting.AppSubUrl + "/admin/settings", Icon: "gicon gicon-preferences"},
+					{Text: "Stats", Id: "server-stats", Url: setting.AppSubUrl + "/admin/stats", Icon: "fa fa-fw fa-bar-chart"},
+					{Text: "Style Guide", Id: "styleguide", Url: setting.AppSubUrl + "/styleguide", Icon: "fa fa-fw fa-eyedropper"},
+				},
 			})
 		}
 
@@ -357,11 +350,12 @@ func setIndexViewData(c *m.ReqContext) (*dtos.IndexViewData, error) {
 		},
 	})
 
+	hs.HooksService.RunIndexDataHooks(&data)
 	return &data, nil
 }
 
-func Index(c *m.ReqContext) {
-	data, err := setIndexViewData(c)
+func (hs *HTTPServer) Index(c *m.ReqContext) {
+	data, err := hs.setIndexViewData(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Handle(500, "Failed to get settings", err)
 		return
@@ -369,13 +363,13 @@ func Index(c *m.ReqContext) {
 	c.HTML(200, "index", data)
 }
 
-func NotFoundHandler(c *m.ReqContext) {
+func (hs *HTTPServer) NotFoundHandler(c *m.ReqContext) {
 	if c.IsApiRequest() {
 		c.JsonApiErr(404, "Not found", nil)
 		return
 	}
 
-	data, err := setIndexViewData(c)
+	data, err := hs.setIndexViewData(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Handle(500, "Failed to get settings", err)
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/api/login.go b/pkg/api/login.go
index 632d04e37f1..1083f89adfd 100644
--- a/pkg/api/login.go
+++ b/pkg/api/login.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const (
 	ViewIndex = "index"
 )
 
-func LoginView(c *m.ReqContext) {
-	viewData, err := setIndexViewData(c)
+func (hs *HTTPServer) LoginView(c *m.ReqContext) {
+	viewData, err := hs.setIndexViewData(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Handle(500, "Failed to get settings", err)
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/api/user.go b/pkg/api/user.go
index 4b916202e65..7116ad83f3f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/user.go
+++ b/pkg/api/user.go
@@ -177,17 +177,17 @@ func UserSetUsingOrg(c *m.ReqContext) Response {
 }
 
 // GET /profile/switch-org/:id
-func ChangeActiveOrgAndRedirectToHome(c *m.ReqContext) {
+func (hs *HTTPServer) ChangeActiveOrgAndRedirectToHome(c *m.ReqContext) {
 	orgID := c.ParamsInt64(":id")
 
 	if !validateUsingOrg(c.UserId, orgID) {
-		NotFoundHandler(c)
+		hs.NotFoundHandler(c)
 	}
 
 	cmd := m.SetUsingOrgCommand{UserId: c.UserId, OrgId: orgID}
 
 	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
-		NotFoundHandler(c)
+		hs.NotFoundHandler(c)
 	}
 
 	c.Redirect(setting.AppSubUrl + "/")
diff --git a/pkg/services/hooks/hooks.go b/pkg/services/hooks/hooks.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c51650cf6c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/hooks/hooks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package hooks
+
+import (
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/api/dtos"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry"
+)
+
+type IndexDataHook func(indexData *dtos.IndexViewData)
+
+type HooksService struct {
+	indexDataHooks []IndexDataHook
+}
+
+func init() {
+	registry.RegisterService(&HooksService{})
+}
+
+func (srv *HooksService) Init() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (srv *HooksService) AddIndexDataHook(hook IndexDataHook) {
+	srv.indexDataHooks = append(srv.indexDataHooks, hook)
+}
+
+func (srv *HooksService) RunIndexDataHooks(indexData *dtos.IndexViewData) {
+	for _, hook := range srv.indexDataHooks {
+		hook(indexData)
+	}
+}