diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/base.h b/include/jemalloc/internal/base.h
index 67e19409..9b2c9fb1 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/base.h
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/base.h
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ struct base_s {
 	ehooks_t ehooks;
 
 	/*
-	 * Use user hooks for metadata when true.
+	 * User-configurable extent hook functions for metadata allocations.
 	 */
-	bool metadata_use_hooks;
+	ehooks_t ehooks_base;
 
 	/* Protects base_alloc() and base_stats_get() operations. */
 	malloc_mutex_t mtx;
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ base_t *base_new(tsdn_t *tsdn, unsigned ind,
     const extent_hooks_t *extent_hooks, bool metadata_use_hooks);
 void base_delete(tsdn_t *tsdn, base_t *base);
 ehooks_t *base_ehooks_get(base_t *base);
+ehooks_t *base_ehooks_get_for_metadata(base_t *base);
 extent_hooks_t *base_extent_hooks_set(base_t *base,
     extent_hooks_t *extent_hooks);
 void *base_alloc(tsdn_t *tsdn, base_t *base, size_t size, size_t alignment);
diff --git a/src/base.c b/src/base.c
index 38f6fa4b..7f4d6756 100644
--- a/src/base.c
+++ b/src/base.c
@@ -295,12 +295,6 @@ base_block_alloc(tsdn_t *tsdn, base_t *base, ehooks_t *ehooks, unsigned ind,
 	return block;
 }
 
-static ehooks_t *
-base_ehooks_get_for_metadata(base_t *base) {
-	return base->metadata_use_hooks ? &base->ehooks :
-	    (ehooks_t *)&ehooks_default_extent_hooks;
-}
-
 /*
  * Allocate an extent that is at least as large as specified size, with
  * specified alignment.
@@ -375,6 +369,9 @@ base_new(tsdn_t *tsdn, unsigned ind, const extent_hooks_t *extent_hooks,
 	base_t *base = (base_t *)base_extent_bump_alloc_helper(&block->edata,
 	    &gap_size, base_size, base_alignment);
 	ehooks_init(&base->ehooks, (extent_hooks_t *)extent_hooks, ind);
+	ehooks_init(&base->ehooks_base, metadata_use_hooks ?
+	    (extent_hooks_t *)extent_hooks :
+	    (extent_hooks_t *)&ehooks_default_extent_hooks, ind);
 	if (malloc_mutex_init(&base->mtx, "base", WITNESS_RANK_BASE,
 	    malloc_mutex_rank_exclusive)) {
 		base_unmap(tsdn, &fake_ehooks, ind, block, block->size);
@@ -384,7 +381,6 @@ base_new(tsdn_t *tsdn, unsigned ind, const extent_hooks_t *extent_hooks,
 	base->extent_sn_next = extent_sn_next;
 	base->blocks = block;
 	base->auto_thp_switched = false;
-	base->metadata_use_hooks = metadata_use_hooks;
 	for (szind_t i = 0; i < SC_NSIZES; i++) {
 		edata_heap_new(&base->avail[i]);
 	}
@@ -422,6 +418,11 @@ base_ehooks_get(base_t *base) {
 	return &base->ehooks;
 }
 
+ehooks_t *
+base_ehooks_get_for_metadata(base_t *base) {
+	return &base->ehooks_base;
+}
+
 extent_hooks_t *
 base_extent_hooks_set(base_t *base, extent_hooks_t *extent_hooks) {
 	extent_hooks_t *old_extent_hooks =
diff --git a/test/unit/base.c b/test/unit/base.c
index 07a43df7..15e04a8c 100644
--- a/test/unit/base.c
+++ b/test/unit/base.c
@@ -227,10 +227,39 @@ TEST_BEGIN(test_base_hooks_not_null) {
 }
 TEST_END
 
+TEST_BEGIN(test_base_ehooks_get_for_metadata_default_hook) {
+	extent_hooks_prep();
+	memcpy(&hooks, &hooks_not_null, sizeof(extent_hooks_t));
+	base_t *base;
+	tsdn_t *tsdn = tsd_tsdn(tsd_fetch());
+	base = base_new(tsdn, 0, &hooks, /* metadata_use_hooks */ false);
+	ehooks_t *ehooks = base_ehooks_get_for_metadata(base);
+	expect_true(ehooks_are_default(ehooks),
+		"Expected default extent hook functions pointer");
+	base_delete(tsdn, base);
+}
+TEST_END
+
+
+TEST_BEGIN(test_base_ehooks_get_for_metadata_custom_hook) {
+	extent_hooks_prep();
+	memcpy(&hooks, &hooks_not_null, sizeof(extent_hooks_t));
+	base_t *base;
+	tsdn_t *tsdn = tsd_tsdn(tsd_fetch());
+	base = base_new(tsdn, 0, &hooks, /* metadata_use_hooks */ true);
+	ehooks_t *ehooks = base_ehooks_get_for_metadata(base);
+	expect_ptr_eq(&hooks, ehooks_get_extent_hooks_ptr(ehooks),
+		"Expected user-specified extend hook functions pointer");
+	base_delete(tsdn, base);
+}
+TEST_END
+
 int
 main(void) {
 	return test(
 	    test_base_hooks_default,
 	    test_base_hooks_null,
-	    test_base_hooks_not_null);
+	    test_base_hooks_not_null,
+            test_base_ehooks_get_for_metadata_default_hook,
+            test_base_ehooks_get_for_metadata_custom_hook);
 }