diff --git a/_pytest/hookspec.py b/_pytest/hookspec.py
index ec4659159..32116bc08 100644
--- a/_pytest/hookspec.py
+++ b/_pytest/hookspec.py
@@ -304,7 +304,25 @@ def pytest_runtest_protocol(item, nextitem):
 
 
 def pytest_runtest_logstart(nodeid, location):
-    """ signal the start of running a single test item. """
+    """ signal the start of running a single test item.
+
+    This hook will be called **before** :func:`pytest_runtest_setup`, :func:`pytest_runtest_call` and
+    :func:`pytest_runtest_teardown` hooks.
+
+    :param str nodeid: full id of the item
+    :param location: a triple of ``(filename, linenum, testname)``
+    """
+
+
+def pytest_runtest_logfinish(nodeid, location):
+    """ signal the complete finish of running a single test item.
+
+    This hook will be called **after** :func:`pytest_runtest_setup`, :func:`pytest_runtest_call` and
+    :func:`pytest_runtest_teardown` hooks.
+
+    :param str nodeid: full id of the item
+    :param location: a triple of ``(filename, linenum, testname)``
+    """
 
 
 def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
@@ -445,7 +463,7 @@ def pytest_terminal_summary(terminalreporter, exitstatus):
 def pytest_logwarning(message, code, nodeid, fslocation):
     """ process a warning specified by a message, a code string,
     a nodeid and fslocation (both of which may be None
-    if the warning is not tied to a partilar node/location)."""
+    if the warning is not tied to a particular node/location)."""
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # doctest hooks
diff --git a/_pytest/runner.py b/_pytest/runner.py
index e07ed2a24..13abee367 100644
--- a/_pytest/runner.py
+++ b/_pytest/runner.py
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ def pytest_runtest_protocol(item, nextitem):
         nodeid=item.nodeid, location=item.location,
     )
     runtestprotocol(item, nextitem=nextitem)
+    item.ihook.pytest_runtest_logfinish(
+        nodeid=item.nodeid, location=item.location,
+    )
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/changelog/3101.feature b/changelog/3101.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ed0a8e08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/3101.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+New `pytest_runtest_logfinish <https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/writing_plugins.html#_pytest.hookspec.pytest_runtest_logfinish>`_
+hook which is called when a test item has finished executing, analogous to
+`pytest_runtest_logstart <https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/writing_plugins.html#_pytest.hookspec.pytest_runtest_start>`_.
diff --git a/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst b/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
index 9a74d6b4e..55765d22d 100644
--- a/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
+++ b/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
@@ -598,6 +598,8 @@ All runtest related hooks receive a :py:class:`pytest.Item <_pytest.main.Item>`
 
 .. autofunction:: pytest_runtestloop
 .. autofunction:: pytest_runtest_protocol
+.. autofunction:: pytest_runtest_logstart
+.. autofunction:: pytest_runtest_logfinish
 .. autofunction:: pytest_runtest_setup
 .. autofunction:: pytest_runtest_call
 .. autofunction:: pytest_runtest_teardown
diff --git a/testing/test_runner.py b/testing/test_runner.py
index a8dc8dfbd..48e707661 100644
--- a/testing/test_runner.py
+++ b/testing/test_runner.py
@@ -202,6 +202,18 @@ class BaseFunctionalTests(object):
         """)
         assert rec.ret == 1
 
+    def test_logstart_logfinish_hooks(self, testdir):
+        rec = testdir.inline_runsource("""
+            import pytest
+            def test_func():
+                pass
+        """)
+        reps = rec.getcalls("pytest_runtest_logstart pytest_runtest_logfinish")
+        assert [x._name for x in reps] == ['pytest_runtest_logstart', 'pytest_runtest_logfinish']
+        for rep in reps:
+            assert rep.nodeid == 'test_logstart_logfinish_hooks.py::test_func'
+            assert rep.location == ('test_logstart_logfinish_hooks.py', 1, 'test_func')
+
     def test_exact_teardown_issue90(self, testdir):
         rec = testdir.inline_runsource("""
             import pytest