diff --git a/include/ged/defines.h b/include/ged/defines.h
index ce43cdb790..c37aee13dc 100644
--- a/include/ged/defines.h
+++ b/include/ged/defines.h
@@ -405,9 +405,12 @@ GED_EXPORT extern void ged_init(struct ged *gedp);
 GED_EXPORT extern void ged_free(struct ged *gedp);
 
 
-// Associate a callback function pointer for a command.  If pre is non-zero,
-// function will be registered to run BEFORE actual cmd logic is run, and if
-// zero will be registered to run AFTER the cmd logic is run.
+// Associate a callback function pointer for a command.  If mode is less than zero,
+// function will be registered to run BEFORE actual cmd logic is run, and if greater
+// than zero will be registered to run AFTER the cmd logic is run.  If mode is zero,
+// then it is intended to be used *during* command execution and it will be up
+// to the command's implementation to incorporate the callback into its
+// execution logic.
 //
 // Only one function can be registered for each pre/post command slot - an
 // assignment to a command slot that already has an assigned function will
@@ -425,10 +428,10 @@ GED_EXPORT extern void ged_free(struct ged *gedp);
 //
 // To clear all command callbacks, iterate over the ged_cmd_list results
 // and assign NULL f values.
-GED_EXPORT extern int ged_clbk_set(struct ged *gedp, const char *cmd, int pre, bu_clbk_t f, void *d);
+GED_EXPORT extern int ged_clbk_set(struct ged *gedp, const char *cmd, int mode, bu_clbk_t f, void *d);
 
 // Method calling code can use to get the current clbk info for a specific command.
-GED_EXPORT extern int ged_clbk_get(bu_clbk_t *f, void **d, struct ged *gedp, const char *cmd, int pre);
+GED_EXPORT extern int ged_clbk_get(bu_clbk_t *f, void **d, struct ged *gedp, const char *cmd, int mode);
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/libged/exec.cpp b/src/libged/exec.cpp
index 0dbf2648dd..8c4929e2a4 100644
--- a/src/libged/exec.cpp
+++ b/src/libged/exec.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ ged_exec(struct ged *gedp, int argc, const char *argv[])
     // We have a command now - check for a pre-exec callback.
     bu_clbk_t f = NULL;
     void *d = NULL;
-    if ((ged_clbk_get(&f, &d, gedp, cmdname.c_str(), 1) == BRLCAD_OK) && f) {
+    if ((ged_clbk_get(&f, &d, gedp, cmdname.c_str(), -1) == BRLCAD_OK) && f) {
 	cret = (*f)(argc, argv, gedp, d);
 	if (cret != BRLCAD_OK)
 	    bu_log("error running %s pre-execution callback\n", cmdname.c_str());
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ged_exec(struct ged *gedp, int argc, const char *argv[])
     }
 
     // Command execution complete - check for a post command callback.
-    if ((ged_clbk_get(&f, &d, gedp, cmdname.c_str(), 0) == BRLCAD_OK) && f) {
+    if ((ged_clbk_get(&f, &d, gedp, cmdname.c_str(), -1) == BRLCAD_OK) && f) {
 	cret = (*f)(argc, argv, gedp, d);
 	if (cret != BRLCAD_OK)
 	    bu_log("error running %s post-execution callback\n", cmdname.c_str());
diff --git a/src/libged/ged.cpp b/src/libged/ged.cpp
index fcaf0bfcb2..b05ac4ae5b 100644
--- a/src/libged/ged.cpp
+++ b/src/libged/ged.cpp
@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ ged_clbk_set(struct ged *gedp, const char *cmd, int pre, bu_clbk_t f, void *d)
     std::string scmd = std::string(cmd);
     GED_CK_MAGIC(gedp);
     Ged_Internal *gedip = gedp->i->i;
-    std::map<std::string, std::pair<bu_clbk_t, void *>> *cm = (pre) ? &gedip->cmd_prerun_clbk : &gedip->cmd_postrun_clbk;
+    std::map<std::string, std::pair<bu_clbk_t, void *>> *cm = (pre < 0) ? &gedip->cmd_prerun_clbk : &gedip->cmd_postrun_clbk;
+    cm = (pre == 0) ? &gedip->cmd_during_clbk : cm;
     std::map<std::string, std::pair<bu_clbk_t, void *>>::iterator c_it = cm->find(scmd);
     if (c_it != cm->end())
 	ret |= GED_OVERRIDE;
@@ -549,6 +550,7 @@ ged_clbk_get(bu_clbk_t *f, void **d, struct ged *gedp, const char *cmd, int pre)
     std::string scmd = std::string(cmd);
     Ged_Internal *gedip = gedp->i->i;
     std::map<std::string, std::pair<bu_clbk_t, void *>> *cm = (pre) ? &gedip->cmd_prerun_clbk : &gedip->cmd_postrun_clbk;
+    cm = (pre == 0) ? &gedip->cmd_during_clbk : cm;
     std::map<std::string, std::pair<bu_clbk_t, void *>>::iterator c_it = cm->find(scmd);
     c_it = cm->find(scmd);
     if (c_it == cm->end()) {
diff --git a/src/libged/ged_private.h b/src/libged/ged_private.h
index 9e7b9fe975..2acd0422f3 100644
--- a/src/libged/ged_private.h
+++ b/src/libged/ged_private.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Ged_Internal {
     public:
 	struct ged *gedp;
 	std::map<std::string, std::pair<bu_clbk_t, void *>> cmd_prerun_clbk;
+	std::map<std::string, std::pair<bu_clbk_t, void *>> cmd_during_clbk;
 	std::map<std::string, std::pair<bu_clbk_t, void *>> cmd_postrun_clbk;
 };