diff --git a/libcontainer/configs/config.go b/libcontainer/configs/config.go
index 63f71125..f2628760 100644
--- a/libcontainer/configs/config.go
+++ b/libcontainer/configs/config.go
@@ -176,33 +176,34 @@ type Hooks struct {
 	// but before the user supplied command is executed from init.
 	Prestart []Hook
 
-	// PostStop commands are executed after the container init process exits.
+	// Poststop commands are executed after the container init process exits.
 	Poststop []Hook
 }
 
 // HookState is the payload provided to a hook on execution.
 type HookState struct {
-	ID  string `json:"id"`
-	Pid int    `json:"pid"`
+	ID   string `json:"id"`
+	Pid  int    `json:"pid"`
+	Root string `json:"root"`
 }
 
 type Hook interface {
 	// Run executes the hook with the provided state.
-	Run(*HookState) error
+	Run(HookState) error
 }
 
 // NewFunctionHooks will call the provided function when the hook is run.
-func NewFunctionHook(f func(*HookState) error) *FuncHook {
-	return &FuncHook{
+func NewFunctionHook(f func(HookState) error) FuncHook {
+	return FuncHook{
 		run: f,
 	}
 }
 
 type FuncHook struct {
-	run func(*HookState) error
+	run func(HookState) error
 }
 
-func (f *FuncHook) Run(s *HookState) error {
+func (f FuncHook) Run(s HookState) error {
 	return f.run(s)
 }
 
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ type Command struct {
 }
 
 // NewCommandHooks will execute the provided command when the hook is run.
-func NewCommandHook(cmd Command) *CommandHook {
-	return &CommandHook{
+func NewCommandHook(cmd Command) CommandHook {
+	return CommandHook{
 		Command: cmd,
 	}
 }
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ type CommandHook struct {
 	Command
 }
 
-func (c *Command) Run(s *HookState) error {
+func (c Command) Run(s HookState) error {
 	b, err := json.Marshal(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/libcontainer/container_linux.go b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
index 7472473b..574773bf 100644
--- a/libcontainer/container_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/container_linux.go
@@ -250,10 +250,11 @@ func (c *linuxContainer) Destroy() error {
 	c.initProcess = nil
 	if c.config.Hooks != nil {
 		s := configs.HookState{
-			ID: c.id,
+			ID:   c.id,
+			Root: c.config.Rootfs,
 		}
 		for _, hook := range c.config.Hooks.Poststop {
-			if err := hook.Run(&s); err != nil {
+			if err := hook.Run(s); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go b/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go
index 6131c156..bbd1037f 100644
--- a/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/integration/exec_test.go
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ func TestOomScoreAdj(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPrestartHook(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHook(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		return
 	}
@@ -948,18 +948,22 @@ func TestPrestartHook(t *testing.T) {
 	config := newTemplateConfig(rootfs)
 	config.Hooks = &configs.Hooks{
 		Prestart: []configs.Hook{
-			configs.NewFunctionHook(func(s *configs.HookState) error {
-				f, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(rootfs, "test"))
+			configs.NewFunctionHook(func(s configs.HookState) error {
+				f, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(s.Root, "test"))
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 				return f.Close()
 			}),
 		},
+		Poststop: []configs.Hook{
+			configs.NewFunctionHook(func(s configs.HookState) error {
+				return os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(s.Root, "test"))
+			}),
+		},
 	}
 	container, err := factory.Create("test", config)
 	ok(t, err)
-	defer container.Destroy()
 
 	var stdout bytes.Buffer
 	pconfig := libcontainer.Process{
@@ -978,6 +982,15 @@ func TestPrestartHook(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Check that the ls output has the expected file touched by the prestart hook
 	if !strings.Contains(outputLs, "/test") {
-		t.Fatal("ls output doesn't have the expected file: ", outputLs)
+		container.Destroy()
+		t.Fatalf("ls output doesn't have the expected file: %s", outputLs)
+	}
+
+	if err := container.Destroy(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("container destory %s", err)
+	}
+	fi, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(rootfs, "test"))
+	if err == nil || !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected file to not exist, got %s", fi.Name())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/process_linux.go b/libcontainer/process_linux.go
index 9b5b562f..f191c16e 100644
--- a/libcontainer/process_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/process_linux.go
@@ -203,11 +203,12 @@ func (p *initProcess) start() (err error) {
 	}()
 	if p.config.Config.Hooks != nil {
 		s := configs.HookState{
-			ID:  p.container.id,
-			Pid: p.pid(),
+			ID:   p.container.id,
+			Pid:  p.pid(),
+			Root: p.config.Config.Rootfs,
 		}
 		for _, hook := range p.config.Config.Hooks.Prestart {
-			if err := hook.Run(&s); err != nil {
+			if err := hook.Run(s); err != nil {
 				return newSystemError(err)
 			}
 		}