diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 13823ea..5904b04 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use pgrx::prelude::*;
+use parquet_copy_hook::hook::{init_parquet_copy_hook, ENABLE_PARQUET_COPY_HOOK};
+use pg_sys::MarkGUCPrefixReserved;
+use pgrx::{prelude::*, GucContext, GucFlags, GucRegistry};
 
 mod arrow_parquet;
 mod parquet_copy_hook;
@@ -6,11 +8,30 @@ mod pgrx_missing_declerations;
 mod pgrx_utils;
 mod type_compat;
 
+// re-export external api
+#[allow(unused_imports)]
+pub use crate::arrow_parquet::codec::ParquetCodecOption;
+#[allow(unused_imports)]
+pub use crate::parquet_copy_hook::copy_to_dest_receiver::create_copy_to_parquet_dest_receiver;
+
 pgrx::pg_module_magic!();
 
 #[allow(static_mut_refs)]
 #[pg_guard]
-pub extern "C" fn _PG_init() {}
+pub extern "C" fn _PG_init() {
+    GucRegistry::define_bool_guc(
+        "pg_parquet.enable_copy_hooks",
+        "Enable parquet copy hooks",
+        "Enable parquet copy hooks",
+        &ENABLE_PARQUET_COPY_HOOK,
+        GucContext::Userset,
+        GucFlags::default(),
+    );
+
+    unsafe { MarkGUCPrefixReserved("pg_parquet".as_ptr() as _) };
+
+    init_parquet_copy_hook();
+}
 
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "pg_test"))]
 #[pg_schema]
diff --git a/src/parquet_copy_hook.rs b/src/parquet_copy_hook.rs
index f694f25..5dafd4e 100644
--- a/src/parquet_copy_hook.rs
+++ b/src/parquet_copy_hook.rs
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ pub(crate) mod copy_from;
 pub(crate) mod copy_to;
 pub(crate) mod copy_to_dest_receiver;
 pub(crate) mod copy_utils;
+pub(crate) mod hook;
diff --git a/src/parquet_copy_hook/hook.rs b/src/parquet_copy_hook/hook.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddebbec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parquet_copy_hook/hook.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+
+use pg_sys::{standard_ProcessUtility, CommandTag, ProcessUtility_hook, ProcessUtility_hook_type};
+use pgrx::{prelude::*, GucSetting};
+
+use crate::parquet_copy_hook::{
+    copy_to_dest_receiver::create_copy_to_parquet_dest_receiver,
+    copy_utils::{
+        copy_stmt_filename, copy_stmt_row_group_size_option, is_copy_from_parquet_stmt,
+        is_copy_to_parquet_stmt,
+    },
+};
+
+use super::{
+    copy_from::{execute_copy_from, pop_parquet_reader_context},
+    copy_to::execute_copy_to_with_dest_receiver,
+    copy_to_dest_receiver::pop_parquet_writer_context,
+    copy_utils::{copy_stmt_codec, validate_copy_from_options, validate_copy_to_options},
+};
+
+pub(crate) static ENABLE_PARQUET_COPY_HOOK: GucSetting<bool> = GucSetting::<bool>::new(true);
+
+static mut PREV_PROCESS_UTILITY_HOOK: ProcessUtility_hook_type = None;
+
+#[pg_guard]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub(crate) extern "C" fn init_parquet_copy_hook() {
+    unsafe {
+        if ProcessUtility_hook.is_some() {
+            PREV_PROCESS_UTILITY_HOOK = ProcessUtility_hook
+        }
+
+        ProcessUtility_hook = Some(parquet_copy_hook);
+    }
+}
+
+#[pg_guard]
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+extern "C" fn parquet_copy_hook(
+    pstmt: *mut pg_sys::PlannedStmt,
+    query_string: *const i8,
+    read_only_tree: bool,
+    context: u32,
+    params: *mut pg_sys::ParamListInfoData,
+    query_env: *mut pg_sys::QueryEnvironment,
+    dest: *mut pg_sys::DestReceiver,
+    completion_tag: *mut pg_sys::QueryCompletion,
+) {
+    let pstmt = unsafe { PgBox::from_pg(pstmt) };
+    let query_string = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(query_string) };
+    let params = unsafe { PgBox::from_pg(params) };
+    let query_env = unsafe { PgBox::from_pg(query_env) };
+
+    if ENABLE_PARQUET_COPY_HOOK.get() && is_copy_to_parquet_stmt(&pstmt) {
+        validate_copy_to_options(&pstmt);
+
+        let filename = copy_stmt_filename(&pstmt);
+        let row_group_size = copy_stmt_row_group_size_option(&pstmt);
+        let codec = copy_stmt_codec(&pstmt);
+
+        PgTryBuilder::new(|| {
+            let parquet_dest =
+                create_copy_to_parquet_dest_receiver(filename, row_group_size, codec);
+
+            let parquet_dest = unsafe { PgBox::from_pg(parquet_dest) };
+
+            let nprocessed = execute_copy_to_with_dest_receiver(
+                &pstmt,
+                query_string,
+                params,
+                query_env,
+                parquet_dest,
+            );
+
+            let mut completion_tag = unsafe { PgBox::from_pg(completion_tag) };
+            if !completion_tag.is_null() {
+                completion_tag.nprocessed = nprocessed;
+                completion_tag.commandTag = CommandTag::CMDTAG_COPY;
+            }
+        })
+        .catch_others(|cause| {
+            // make sure to pop the parquet writer context
+            let throw_error = false;
+            pop_parquet_writer_context(throw_error);
+
+            cause.rethrow()
+        })
+        .execute();
+
+        return;
+    } else if ENABLE_PARQUET_COPY_HOOK.get() && is_copy_from_parquet_stmt(&pstmt) {
+        validate_copy_from_options(&pstmt);
+
+        PgTryBuilder::new(|| {
+            let nprocessed = execute_copy_from(pstmt, query_string, query_env);
+
+            let mut completion_tag = unsafe { PgBox::from_pg(completion_tag) };
+            if !completion_tag.is_null() {
+                completion_tag.nprocessed = nprocessed;
+                completion_tag.commandTag = CommandTag::CMDTAG_COPY;
+            }
+        })
+        .catch_others(|cause| {
+            // make sure to pop the parquet reader context
+            let throw_error = false;
+            pop_parquet_reader_context(throw_error);
+
+            cause.rethrow()
+        })
+        .execute();
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    unsafe {
+        if let Some(prev_hook) = PREV_PROCESS_UTILITY_HOOK {
+            prev_hook(
+                pstmt.into_pg(),
+                query_string.as_ptr(),
+                read_only_tree,
+                context,
+                params.into_pg(),
+                query_env.into_pg(),
+                dest,
+                completion_tag,
+            )
+        } else {
+            standard_ProcessUtility(
+                pstmt.into_pg(),
+                query_string.as_ptr(),
+                read_only_tree,
+                context,
+                params.into_pg(),
+                query_env.into_pg(),
+                dest,
+                completion_tag,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}