diff --git a/src/container/Container.ts b/src/container/Container.ts
index a69f6c5..5d6ab1e 100644
--- a/src/container/Container.ts
+++ b/src/container/Container.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,13 @@ interface ParamType {
 	name?: string;
 }
 
-type LifecycleHook = "onModuleInit" | "onModuleDestroy";
-type LifecycleHookFn = () => Promise<void> | void;
+type LifecycleHook =
+	| "onModuleInit"
+	| "onApplicationBootstrap"
+	| "onModuleDestroy"
+	| "beforeApplicationShutdown"
+	| "onApplicationShutdown";
+type LifecycleHookFn = (signal?: string) => Promise<void> | void;
 type LifecycleAware = Partial<Record<LifecycleHook, LifecycleHookFn>>;
 
 export class Container {
@@ -172,7 +177,8 @@ export class Container {
 	}
 
 	public async callLifecycleHook(
-		hook: "onModuleInit" | "onModuleDestroy",
+		hook: LifecycleHook,
+		signal?: string,
 	): Promise<void> {
 		for (const instances of this.instances.values()) {
 			for (const instance of instances.values()) {
@@ -180,7 +186,7 @@ export class Container {
 				const lifecycleInstance = instance as LifecycleAware;
 				const hookFn = lifecycleInstance[hook];
 				if (typeof hookFn === "function") {
-					await hookFn.call(lifecycleInstance);
+					await hookFn.call(lifecycleInstance, signal);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/factory/AlveoApplication.ts b/src/factory/AlveoApplication.ts
index f38d42e..e493903 100644
--- a/src/factory/AlveoApplication.ts
+++ b/src/factory/AlveoApplication.ts
@@ -19,18 +19,26 @@ export class AlveoApplication {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Initializes the application by calling onModuleInit hooks on all providers.
+	 * Initializes the application by calling lifecycle hooks on all providers.
 	 * This is called automatically by AlveoFactory.create().
 	 */
 	public async init(): Promise<this> {
 		await this.container.callLifecycleHook("onModuleInit");
+		await this.container.callLifecycleHook("onApplicationBootstrap");
 		return this;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Gracefully shuts down the application by calling onModuleDestroy hooks.
+	 * Gracefully shuts down the application by calling lifecycle hooks.
+	 *
+	 * @param signal The signal that triggered the shutdown
 	 */
-	public async close(): Promise<void> {
-		await this.container.callLifecycleHook("onModuleDestroy");
+	public async close(signal?: string): Promise<void> {
+		await this.container.callLifecycleHook("onModuleDestroy", signal);
+		await this.container.callLifecycleHook(
+			"beforeApplicationShutdown",
+			signal,
+		);
+		await this.container.callLifecycleHook("onApplicationShutdown", signal);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/lifecycle/index.ts b/src/lifecycle/index.ts
index 9f3e9e3..5f723f8 100644
--- a/src/lifecycle/index.ts
+++ b/src/lifecycle/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ export interface OnModuleInit {
 	onModuleInit(): void | Promise<void>;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Interface defining a lifecycle hook that is called once all modules have been initialized,
+ * but before the application starts listening for connections.
+ */
+export interface OnApplicationBootstrap {
+	onApplicationBootstrap(): void | Promise<void>;
+}
+
 /**
  * Interface defining a lifecycle hook that is called when the application is shutting down.
  * Useful for cleanup logic like closing database connections or stopping intervals.
@@ -13,3 +21,17 @@ export interface OnModuleInit {
 export interface OnModuleDestroy {
 	onModuleDestroy(): void | Promise<void>;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Interface defining a lifecycle hook that is called after all onModuleDestroy() handlers have completed.
+ */
+export interface BeforeApplicationShutdown {
+	beforeApplicationShutdown(signal?: string): void | Promise<void>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interface defining a lifecycle hook that is called after connections close (app.close() resolves).
+ */
+export interface OnApplicationShutdown {
+	onApplicationShutdown(signal?: string): void | Promise<void>;
+}
diff --git a/test/container.test.ts b/test/container.test.ts
index 9b79ab8..4f0937b 100644
--- a/test/container.test.ts
+++ b/test/container.test.ts
@@ -373,4 +373,44 @@ describe("Alveo Container & DI", () => {
 
 		expect(service.config).toBe("async_dynamic_config");
 	});
+
+	test("should call all lifecycle hooks in the correct order", async () => {
+		const callOrder: string[] = [];
+
+		@Injectable()
+		class FullLifecycleService {
+			async onModuleInit() {
+				callOrder.push("onModuleInit");
+			}
+			async onApplicationBootstrap() {
+				callOrder.push("onApplicationBootstrap");
+			}
+			async onModuleDestroy() {
+				callOrder.push("onModuleDestroy");
+			}
+			async beforeApplicationShutdown(signal?: string) {
+				callOrder.push(`beforeApplicationShutdown:${signal}`);
+			}
+			async onApplicationShutdown(signal?: string) {
+				callOrder.push(`onApplicationShutdown:${signal}`);
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Module({
+			providers: [FullLifecycleService],
+		})
+		class RootModule {}
+
+		const app = await AlveoFactory.create(RootModule);
+		expect(callOrder).toEqual(["onModuleInit", "onApplicationBootstrap"]);
+
+		await app.close("SIGTERM");
+		expect(callOrder).toEqual([
+			"onModuleInit",
+			"onApplicationBootstrap",
+			"onModuleDestroy",
+			"beforeApplicationShutdown:SIGTERM",
+			"onApplicationShutdown:SIGTERM",
+		]);
+	});
 });