diff --git a/include/ircd/m/m.h b/include/ircd/m/m.h
index 1817495b6..e202f4334 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/m.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/m.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ namespace ircd
 #include "get.h"
 #include "query.h"
 #include "dbs/dbs.h"
+#include "hook.h"
 #include "vm.h"
 #include "invite_3pid.h"
 #include "createroom.h"
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@ namespace ircd
 #include "direct_to_device.h"
 #include "relates.h"
 #include "txn.h"
-#include "hook.h"
 #include "visible.h"
 #include "redacted.h"
 #include "feds.h"
diff --git a/include/ircd/m/vm.h b/include/ircd/m/vm.h
index 20b0fb3c4..61708dcfc 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/vm.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/vm.h
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ struct ircd::m::vm::eval
 	vector_view<m::event> pdus;
 	const json::iov *issue {nullptr};
 	const event *event_ {nullptr};
-
 	string_view room_id;
 	event::id::buf event_id;
 	event::conforms report;
 	string_view room_version;
+	const hook::base::site *phase {nullptr};
 
 	static bool for_each_pdu(const std::function<bool (const event &)> &);
 	static const event *find_pdu(const eval &, const event::id &);
diff --git a/matrix/vm_execute.cc b/matrix/vm_execute.cc
index 21cf7c18b..88970b3d9 100644
--- a/matrix/vm_execute.cc
+++ b/matrix/vm_execute.cc
@@ -667,6 +667,12 @@ try
 	};
 	#endif
 
+	assert(!eval.phase);
+	const scope_restore hook_phase
+	{
+		eval.phase, std::addressof(hook)
+	};
+
 	hook(event, std::forward<T>(data));
 
 	#if 0
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index 47ac8fe1f..f0f9f7ebe 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -14254,9 +14254,9 @@ console_cmd__vm(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 	<< std::right << std::setw(5) << "DONE" << " "
 	<< std::right << std::setw(9) << "SEQUENCE" << " "
 	<< std::right << std::setw(9) << "SEQSHARE" << " "
-	<< std::right << std::setw(9) << "SEQSHARE" << " "
-	<< std::right << std::setw(8) << "CELLS" << " "
-	<< std::right << std::setw(8) << "SIZE" << "  "
+	<< std::left << std::setw(9) << "PHASE" << " "
+	<< std::right << std::setw(6) << "SIZE" << "  "
+	<< std::right << std::setw(5) << "CELLS" << " "
 	<< std::right << std::setw(8) << "DEPTH" << " "
 	<< std::right << std::setw(5) << "VER" << " "
 	<< std::left << std::setw(40) << "ROOM ID" << " "
@@ -14286,11 +14286,11 @@ console_cmd__vm(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 		<< std::right << std::setw(5) << eval->pdus.size() << " "
 		<< std::right << std::setw(5) << done << " "
 		<< std::right << std::setw(9) << eval->sequence << " "
-		<< std::right << std::setw(9) << eval->sequence_shared[0] << " "
-		<< std::right << std::setw(9) << eval->sequence_shared[1] << " "
-		<< std::right << std::setw(8) << (eval->txn? eval->txn->size() : 0UL) << " "
-		<< std::right << std::setw(8) << (eval->txn? eval->txn->bytes() : 0UL) << "  "
-		<< std::right << std::setw(8) << (eval->event_? long(json::get<"depth"_>(*eval->event_)) : -1L) << " "
+		<< std::right << std::setw(9) << std::max(eval->sequence_shared[0], eval->sequence_shared[1]) << " "
+		<< std::left << std::setw(9) << (eval->phase? eval->phase->name() : ""_sv) << " "
+		<< std::right << std::setw(6) << (eval->txn? eval->txn->bytes() : 0UL) << "  "
+		<< std::right << std::setw(5) << (eval->txn? eval->txn->size() : 0UL) << " "
+		<< std::right << std::setw(8) << (eval->event_ && eval->event_id? long(json::get<"depth"_>(*eval->event_)) : -1L) << " "
 		<< std::right << std::setw(5) << eval->room_version << " "
 		<< std::left << std::setw(40) << trunc(eval->room_id, 40) << " "
 		<< std::left << std::setw(60) << trunc(eval->event_id, 60) << " "