diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index 7d5c025..893c8b5 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@
 			auto ti = targets[m_project.rootPackage.name];
 			buildTarget(settings, ti.buildSettings.dup, m_project.rootPackage, ti.config);
 		} else buildTargetRec(m_project.rootPackage.name);
+	}
 
+	override void performPostGenerateActions(GeneratorSettings settings, in TargetInfo[string] targets)
+	{
 		// run the generated executable
 		auto buildsettings = targets[m_project.rootPackage.name].buildSettings;
 		if (settings.run && !(buildsettings.options & BuildOptions.syntaxOnly)) {
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/generator.d b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
index 99e95be..faee188 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/generator.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
@@ -73,10 +73,14 @@
 			bool generate_binary = !(buildsettings.options & BuildOptions.syntaxOnly);
 			finalizeGeneration(pack.name, buildsettings, generate_binary);
 		}
+
+		performPostGenerateActions(settings, targets);
 	}
 
 	abstract void generateTargets(GeneratorSettings settings, in TargetInfo[string] targets);
 
+	void performPostGenerateActions(GeneratorSettings settings, in TargetInfo[string] targets) {} // e.g. run the compiled program
+
 	private BuildSettings collect(GeneratorSettings settings, Package pack, ref TargetInfo[string] targets, in string[string] configs, ref string[] main_files, string bin_pack)
 	{
 		if (auto pt = pack.name in targets) return pt.buildSettings;