diff --git a/solidity/contracts/hooks/ConfigFallbackDomainRoutingHook.sol b/solidity/contracts/hooks/ConfigFallbackDomainRoutingHook.sol
index 41dd3c129..d61ae991d 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/hooks/ConfigFallbackDomainRoutingHook.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/hooks/ConfigFallbackDomainRoutingHook.sol
@@ -35,14 +35,18 @@ contract ConfigFallbackDomainRoutingHook is IPostDispatchHook {
         payable
         override
     {
-        IPostDispatchHook configuredHook = customHooks[message.senderAddress()][
-            message.destination()
-        ][message.recipient()];
-        if (address(configuredHook) == address(0)) {
-            configuredHook = mailbox.defaultHook();
-        }
+        _getConfiguredHook(message).postDispatch{value: msg.value}(
+            metadata,
+            message
+        );
+    }
 
-        configuredHook.postDispatch{value: msg.value}(metadata, message);
+    function quoteDispatch(bytes calldata metadata, bytes calldata message)
+        public
+        view
+        returns (uint256)
+    {
+        return _getConfiguredHook(message).quoteDispatch(metadata, message);
     }
 
     function setHook(
@@ -52,4 +56,20 @@ contract ConfigFallbackDomainRoutingHook is IPostDispatchHook {
     ) external {
         customHooks[msg.sender][destinationDomain][recipient] = hook;
     }
+
+    // ============ Internal Functions ============
+
+    function _getConfiguredHook(bytes calldata message)
+        internal
+        view
+        returns (IPostDispatchHook)
+    {
+        IPostDispatchHook configuredHook = customHooks[message.senderAddress()][
+            message.destination()
+        ][message.recipient()];
+        if (address(configuredHook) == address(0)) {
+            configuredHook = mailbox.defaultHook();
+        }
+        return configuredHook;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/hooks/DomainRoutingHook.sol b/solidity/contracts/hooks/DomainRoutingHook.sol
index c74cebb73..54f558dc5 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/hooks/DomainRoutingHook.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/hooks/DomainRoutingHook.sol
@@ -38,9 +38,29 @@ contract DomainRoutingHook is IPostDispatchHook, Ownable {
         virtual
         override
     {
-        hooks[message.destination()].postDispatch{value: msg.value}(
+        _getConfiguredHook(message).postDispatch{value: msg.value}(
             metadata,
             message
         );
     }
+
+    function quoteDispatch(bytes calldata metadata, bytes calldata message)
+        public
+        view
+        virtual
+        override
+        returns (uint256)
+    {
+        return _getConfiguredHook(message).quoteDispatch(metadata, message);
+    }
+
+    // ============ Internal Functions ============
+
+    function _getConfiguredHook(bytes calldata message)
+        internal
+        view
+        returns (IPostDispatchHook)
+    {
+        return hooks[message.destination()];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/hooks/ERC5164Hook.sol b/solidity/contracts/hooks/ERC5164Hook.sol
index b401140d2..f85348766 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/hooks/ERC5164Hook.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/hooks/ERC5164Hook.sol
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ contract ERC5164Hook is AbstractMessageIdAuthHook {
         dispatcher = IMessageDispatcher(_dispatcher);
     }
 
+    function quoteDispatch(bytes calldata, bytes calldata)
+        external
+        pure
+        override
+        returns (uint256)
+    {
+        revert("not implemented");
+    }
+
     function _sendMessageId(
         bytes calldata, /* metadata */
         bytes memory payload
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/hooks/MerkleTreeHook.sol b/solidity/contracts/hooks/MerkleTreeHook.sol
index c4c61f385..bd301d1a4 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/hooks/MerkleTreeHook.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/hooks/MerkleTreeHook.sol
@@ -43,4 +43,11 @@ contract MerkleTreeHook is IPostDispatchHook, MailboxClient {
         require(isLatestDispatched(id), "message not dispatching");
         _tree.insert(id);
     }
+
+    function quoteDispatch(
+        bytes calldata, /*metadata*/
+        bytes calldata /*message*/
+    ) external pure override returns (uint256) {
+        return 0;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/hooks/OPStackHook.sol b/solidity/contracts/hooks/OPStackHook.sol
index 7b4c036bc..4c8b82fa5 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/hooks/OPStackHook.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/hooks/OPStackHook.sol
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ contract OPStackHook is AbstractMessageIdAuthHook {
         l1Messenger = ICrossDomainMessenger(_messenger);
     }
 
+    // ============ External functions ============
+
+    /// @inheritdoc IPostDispatchHook
+    function quoteDispatch(bytes calldata, bytes calldata)
+        external
+        pure
+        override
+        returns (uint256)
+    {
+        return 0; // gas subsidized by the L2
+    }
+
     // ============ Internal functions ============
 
     /// @inheritdoc AbstractMessageIdAuthHook
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/hooks/PausableHook.sol b/solidity/contracts/hooks/PausableHook.sol
index 99835fa48..c28ad46d5 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/hooks/PausableHook.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/hooks/PausableHook.sol
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ contract PausableHook is IPostDispatchHook, Ownable, Pausable {
         whenNotPaused
     {}
 
+    /// @inheritdoc IPostDispatchHook
+    function quoteDispatch(bytes calldata, bytes calldata)
+        external
+        pure
+        override
+        returns (uint256)
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     function pause() external onlyOwner {
         _pause();
     }
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/hooks/StaticProtocolFee.sol b/solidity/contracts/hooks/StaticProtocolFee.sol
index deb3a75af..75b5b0d2f 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/hooks/StaticProtocolFee.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/hooks/StaticProtocolFee.sol
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ contract StaticProtocolFee is IPostDispatchHook, Ownable {
         if (refund > 0) payable(message.senderAddress()).sendValue(refund);
     }
 
+    /// @inheritdoc IPostDispatchHook
+    function quoteDispatch(bytes calldata, bytes calldata)
+        external
+        view
+        override
+        returns (uint256)
+    {
+        return protocolFee;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @notice Sets the protocol fee.
      * @param _protocolFee The new protocol fee.
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/igps/InterchainGasPaymaster.sol b/solidity/contracts/igps/InterchainGasPaymaster.sol
index 01979dd19..4a4544e61 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/igps/InterchainGasPaymaster.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/igps/InterchainGasPaymaster.sol
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
 pragma solidity >=0.8.0;
 
+/*@@@@@@@       @@@@@@@@@
+ @@@@@@@@@       @@@@@@@@@
+  @@@@@@@@@       @@@@@@@@@
+   @@@@@@@@@       @@@@@@@@@
+    @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
+     @@@@@  HYPERLANE  @@@@@@@
+    @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
+   @@@@@@@@@       @@@@@@@@@
+  @@@@@@@@@       @@@@@@@@@
+ @@@@@@@@@       @@@@@@@@@
+@@@@@@@@@       @@@@@@@@*/
+
 // ============ Internal Imports ============
 import {Message} from "../libs/Message.sol";
 import {IGPMetadata} from "../libs/hooks/IGPMetadata.sol";
@@ -86,20 +98,26 @@ contract InterchainGasPaymaster is
         payable
         override
     {
-        uint256 gasLimit;
-        address refundAddress;
-        if (metadata.length == 0) {
-            gasLimit = DEFAULT_GAS_USAGE;
-            refundAddress = message.senderAddress();
-        } else {
-            gasLimit = metadata.gasLimit();
-            refundAddress = metadata.refundAddress();
-            if (refundAddress == address(0))
-                refundAddress = message.senderAddress();
-        }
+        uint256 gasLimit = metadata.gasLimit(DEFAULT_GAS_USAGE);
+        address refundAddress = metadata.refundAddress(message.senderAddress());
         payForGas(message.id(), message.destination(), gasLimit, refundAddress);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @notice Quote gas payment for a hook call.
+     * @param metadata The metadata as gasConfig.
+     * @param message The message to pay for.
+     */
+    function quoteDispatch(bytes calldata metadata, bytes calldata message)
+        external
+        view
+        override
+        returns (uint256)
+    {
+        uint256 gasLimit = metadata.gasLimit(DEFAULT_GAS_USAGE);
+        return quoteGasPayment(message.destination(), gasLimit);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @notice Transfers the entire native token balance to the beneficiary.
      * @dev The beneficiary must be able to receive native tokens.
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/interfaces/hooks/IPostDispatchHook.sol b/solidity/contracts/interfaces/hooks/IPostDispatchHook.sol
index 737268a48..7b86e9892 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/interfaces/hooks/IPostDispatchHook.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/interfaces/hooks/IPostDispatchHook.sol
@@ -2,7 +2,23 @@
 pragma solidity >=0.8.0;
 
 interface IPostDispatchHook {
+    /**
+     * @notice Post action afte a message is dispatched via the Mailbox
+     * @param metadata The metadata required for the hook
+     * @param message The message passed from the Mailbox.dispatch() call
+     */
     function postDispatch(bytes calldata metadata, bytes calldata message)
         external
         payable;
+
+    /**
+     * @notice Estimate the amount of gas consumed by the postDispatch call
+     * @param metadata The metadata required for the hook
+     * @param message The message passed from the Mailbox.dispatch() call
+     * @return Gas quote for the postDispatch call
+     */
+    function quoteDispatch(bytes calldata metadata, bytes calldata message)
+        external
+        view
+        returns (uint256);
 }
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/libs/hooks/IGPMetadata.sol b/solidity/contracts/libs/hooks/IGPMetadata.sol
index 0bac899f9..24ad99e94 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/libs/hooks/IGPMetadata.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/libs/hooks/IGPMetadata.sol
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ library IGPMetadata {
      * @param _metadata ABI encoded IGP hook metadata.
      * @return Gas limit for the message as uint256.
      */
-    function gasLimit(bytes calldata _metadata)
+    function gasLimit(bytes calldata _metadata, uint256 _default)
         internal
         pure
         returns (uint256)
     {
+        if (_metadata.length < GAS_LIMIT_OFFSET + 32) return _default;
         return
             uint256(bytes32(_metadata[GAS_LIMIT_OFFSET:GAS_LIMIT_OFFSET + 32]));
     }
@@ -42,17 +43,23 @@ library IGPMetadata {
      * @param _metadata ABI encoded IGP hook metadata.
      * @return Refund address for the message as address.
      */
-    function refundAddress(bytes calldata _metadata)
+    function refundAddress(bytes calldata _metadata, address _default)
         internal
         pure
         returns (address)
     {
-        return
-            address(
+        address _refundAddress;
+        if (_metadata.length < REFUND_ADDRESS_OFFSET + 20) {
+            _refundAddress = _default;
+        } else {
+            _refundAddress = address(
                 bytes20(
                     _metadata[REFUND_ADDRESS_OFFSET:REFUND_ADDRESS_OFFSET + 20]
                 )
             );
+            if (_refundAddress == address(0)) _refundAddress = _default;
+        }
+        return _refundAddress;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/solidity/contracts/test/TestPostDispatchHook.sol b/solidity/contracts/test/TestPostDispatchHook.sol
index 82febe3cc..019cd8abf 100644
--- a/solidity/contracts/test/TestPostDispatchHook.sol
+++ b/solidity/contracts/test/TestPostDispatchHook.sol
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@ pragma solidity >=0.8.0;
 import {IPostDispatchHook} from "../interfaces/hooks/IPostDispatchHook.sol";
 
 contract TestPostDispatchHook is IPostDispatchHook {
-    event PostDispatchHookCalled();
+    uint256 public mockGasQuote = 25000;
 
     function postDispatch(
         bytes calldata, /*metadata*/
         bytes calldata /*message*/
     ) external payable override {
-        // test - emit event
-        emit PostDispatchHookCalled();
+        // test - empty
+    }
+
+    function quoteDispatch(
+        bytes calldata, /*metadata*/
+        bytes calldata /*message*/
+    ) external view override returns (uint256) {
+        return mockGasQuote;
     }
 }
diff --git a/solidity/test/hooks/FallbackDomainRoutingHook.t.sol b/solidity/test/hooks/FallbackDomainRoutingHook.t.sol
index 1e87e6518..c1a1301ac 100644
--- a/solidity/test/hooks/FallbackDomainRoutingHook.t.sol
+++ b/solidity/test/hooks/FallbackDomainRoutingHook.t.sol
@@ -34,22 +34,51 @@ contract FallbackDomainRoutingHookTest is Test {
         mailbox.setDefaultHook(address(mailboxDefaultHook));
     }
 
-    function test_postDispatchHook_configured() public payable {
+    /* ============ hook.quoteDispatch ============ */
+
+    function test_quoteDispatchHook_configured() public {
         fallbackHook.setHook(
             TEST_DESTINATION_DOMAIN,
             address(testRecipient).addressToBytes32(),
             configuredTestHook
         );
 
-        vm.expectEmit(false, false, false, false, address(configuredTestHook));
-        emit PostDispatchHookCalled();
+        vm.expectCall(
+            address(configuredTestHook),
+            abi.encodeCall(configuredTestHook.quoteDispatch, ("", testMessage))
+        );
+        assertEq(fallbackHook.quoteDispatch("", testMessage), 25000);
+    }
 
+    function test_quoteDispatch_default() public payable {
+        vm.expectCall(
+            address(mailboxDefaultHook),
+            abi.encodeCall(mailboxDefaultHook.quoteDispatch, ("", testMessage))
+        );
+        fallbackHook.quoteDispatch("", testMessage);
+    }
+
+    /* ============ hook.postDispatch ============ */
+
+    function test_postDispatchHook_configured() public payable {
+        fallbackHook.setHook(
+            TEST_DESTINATION_DOMAIN,
+            address(testRecipient).addressToBytes32(),
+            configuredTestHook
+        );
+
+        vm.expectCall(
+            address(configuredTestHook),
+            abi.encodeCall(configuredTestHook.postDispatch, ("", testMessage))
+        );
         fallbackHook.postDispatch{value: msg.value}("", testMessage);
     }
 
     function test_postDispatch_default() public payable {
-        vm.expectEmit(false, false, false, false, address(mailboxDefaultHook));
-        emit PostDispatchHookCalled();
+        vm.expectCall(
+            address(mailboxDefaultHook),
+            abi.encodeCall(mailboxDefaultHook.postDispatch, ("", testMessage))
+        );
 
         fallbackHook.postDispatch{value: msg.value}("", testMessage);
     }
diff --git a/solidity/test/hooks/StaticProtocolFee.t.sol b/solidity/test/hooks/StaticProtocolFee.t.sol
index 6428bf172..25d934715 100644
--- a/solidity/test/hooks/StaticProtocolFee.t.sol
+++ b/solidity/test/hooks/StaticProtocolFee.t.sol
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ contract StaticProtocolFeeTest is Test {
         assertEq(fees.beneficiary(), bob);
     }
 
+    function testQuoteDispatch() public {
+        assertEq(fees.quoteDispatch("", testMessage), 1e15);
+    }
+
     function testFuzz_postDispatch_inusfficientFees(
         uint256 feeRequired,
         uint256 feeSent
diff --git a/solidity/test/igps/InterchainGasPaymaster.t.sol b/solidity/test/igps/InterchainGasPaymaster.t.sol
index 276a400d8..885398ac1 100644
--- a/solidity/test/igps/InterchainGasPaymaster.t.sol
+++ b/solidity/test/igps/InterchainGasPaymaster.t.sol
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ contract InterchainGasPaymasterTest is Test {
     bytes32 constant testMessageId =
         0x6ae9a99190641b9ed0c07143340612dde0e9cb7deaa5fe07597858ae9ba5fd7f;
     address constant testRefundAddress = address(0xc0ffee);
+    bytes testEncodedMessage;
 
     event GasPayment(
         bytes32 indexed messageId,
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ contract InterchainGasPaymasterTest is Test {
         igp.initialize(address(this), beneficiary);
         oracle = new StorageGasOracle();
         setGasOracle(testDestinationDomain, address(oracle));
+
+        testEncodedMessage = _encodeTestMessage();
     }
 
     // ============ constructor ============
@@ -59,6 +62,34 @@ contract InterchainGasPaymasterTest is Test {
         igp.initialize(address(this), beneficiary);
     }
 
+    // ============ quoteDispatch ============
+
+    function testQuoteDispatch_defaultGasLimit() public {
+        setRemoteGasData(
+            testDestinationDomain,
+            1 * 1e10, // 1.0 exchange rate (remote token has exact same value as local)
+            150 // 1 wei gas price
+        );
+
+        // 150 * 69_420 = 10_413_000
+        assertEq(igp.quoteDispatch("", testEncodedMessage), 10_413_000);
+    }
+
+    function testQuoteDispatch_customWithMetadata() public {
+        setRemoteGasData(
+            testDestinationDomain,
+            1 * 1e10, // 1.0 exchange rate (remote token has exact same value as local)
+            150 // 1 wei gas price
+        );
+
+        bytes memory metadata = IGPMetadata.formatMetadata(
+            uint256(testGasAmount), // gas limit
+            testRefundAddress // refund address
+        );
+        // 150 * 300_000 = 45_000_000
+        assertEq(igp.quoteDispatch(metadata, testEncodedMessage), 45_000_000);
+    }
+
     // ============ postDispatch ============
 
     function testPostDispatch_defaultGasLimit() public {
@@ -73,9 +104,8 @@ contract InterchainGasPaymasterTest is Test {
         uint256 _quote = igp.quoteGasPayment(testDestinationDomain, 69_420);
 
         uint256 _overpayment = 21000;
-        bytes memory message = _encodeTestMessage();
 
-        igp.postDispatch{value: _quote + _overpayment}("", message);
+        igp.postDispatch{value: _quote + _overpayment}("", testEncodedMessage);
 
         uint256 _igpBalanceAfter = address(igp).balance;
         uint256 _refundAddressBalanceAfter = address(this).balance;
diff --git a/solidity/test/isms/OPStackIsm.t.sol b/solidity/test/isms/OPStackIsm.t.sol
index 882599c94..dae29a651 100644
--- a/solidity/test/isms/OPStackIsm.t.sol
+++ b/solidity/test/isms/OPStackIsm.t.sol
@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@ contract OPStackIsmTest is Test {
     ///                         FORK TESTS                          ///
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+    /* ============ hook.quoteDispatch ============ */
+
+    function testFork_quoteDispatch() public {
+        deployAll();
+
+        vm.selectFork(mainnetFork);
+
+        assertEq(opHook.quoteDispatch(testMetadata, encodedMessage), 0);
+    }
+
     /* ============ hook.postDispatch ============ */
 
     function testFork_postDispatch() public {