diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index dbf2935..4aeaa72 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ which can seen by running ``sphinx-autobuild --help``:
      --delay DELAY         how long to wait before opening the browser
      --watch DIR           additional directories to watch
      --pre-build COMMAND   additional command(s) to run prior to building the documentation
+     --post-build COMMAND  additional command(s) to run after building the documentation
 
 Using with Makefile
 -------------------
@@ -140,6 +141,19 @@ to avoid needing to manually manage ports and opening browser windows
    sphinx-autobuild --port=0 --open-browser pikachu/docs pikachu/docs/_build/html &
    sphinx-autobuild --port=0 --open-browser magikarp/docs magickarp/docs/_build/html &
 
+Notifications for build cycles
+------------------------------
+
+As an example of using the ``--pre-build`` and ``--post-build`` arguments,
+the command below uses `notify-send` to send a notification when a build
+starts and finishes.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   sphinx-autobuild docs docs/_build/html/ \
+      --pre-build 'notify-send "sphinx-autobuild: build start"' \
+      --post-build 'notify-send "sphinx-autobuild: build end"'
+
 Relevant Sphinx Bugs
 ====================
 
diff --git a/sphinx_autobuild/__main__.py b/sphinx_autobuild/__main__.py
index 2a37a03..ed40ace 100644
--- a/sphinx_autobuild/__main__.py
+++ b/sphinx_autobuild/__main__.py
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@ def main(argv=()):
     url_host = f"{host_name}:{port_num}"
 
     pre_build_commands = list(map(shlex.split, args.pre_build))
-
+    post_build_commands = list(map(shlex.split, args.post_build))
     builder = Builder(
         build_args,
         url_host=url_host,
         pre_build_commands=pre_build_commands,
+        post_build_commands=post_build_commands,
     )
 
     watch_dirs = [src_dir] + args.additional_watched_dirs
@@ -233,6 +234,13 @@ def _add_autobuild_arguments(parser):
         default=[],
         help="additional command(s) to run prior to building the documentation",
     )
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--post-build",
+        action="append",
+        metavar="COMMAND",
+        default=[],
+        help="additional command(s) to run after building the documentation",
+    )
     return group
 
 
diff --git a/sphinx_autobuild/build.py b/sphinx_autobuild/build.py
index f0d8126..5f4470a 100644
--- a/sphinx_autobuild/build.py
+++ b/sphinx_autobuild/build.py
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 
 
 class Builder:
-    def __init__(self, sphinx_args, *, url_host, pre_build_commands):
+    def __init__(
+        self, sphinx_args, *, url_host, pre_build_commands, post_build_commands
+    ):
         self.sphinx_args = sphinx_args
         self.pre_build_commands = pre_build_commands
+        self.post_build_commands = post_build_commands
         self.uri = f"http://{url_host}"
 
     def __call__(self, *, changed_paths: Sequence[Path]):
@@ -35,24 +38,7 @@ def __call__(self, *, changed_paths: Sequence[Path]):
                 show_message(f"Detected changes ({', '.join(rel_paths)})")
             show_message("Rebuilding...")
 
-        try:
-            for command in self.pre_build_commands:
-                show_message("pre-build")
-                show_command(command)
-                subprocess.run(command, check=True)
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            print(f"Pre-build command exited with exit code: {e.returncode}")
-            print(
-                "Please fix the cause of the error above or press Ctrl+C to stop the "
-                "server."
-            )
-            print(
-                "The server will continue serving the build folder, but the contents "
-                "being served are no longer in sync with the documentation sources. "
-                "Please fix the cause of the error above or press Ctrl+C to stop the "
-                "server."
-            )
-            traceback.print_exception(e)
+        if self._run_commands(self.pre_build_commands, "pre-build") != 0:
             return
 
         if sphinx.version_info[:3] >= (7, 2, 3):
@@ -70,5 +56,33 @@ def __call__(self, *, changed_paths: Sequence[Path]):
                 "Please fix the cause of the error above or press Ctrl+C to stop the "
                 "server."
             )
+        else:
+            # Run the post-build commands only if the build was successful
+            self._run_commands(self.post_build_commands, "post-build")
+
         # Remind the user of the server URL for convenience.
         show_message(f"Serving on {self.uri}")
+
+    def _run_commands(self, commands, log_context):
+        try:
+            for command in commands:
+                show_message(log_context)
+                show_command(command)
+                subprocess.run(command, check=True)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            print(
+                f"{log_context.title()} command exited with exit code: {e.returncode}"
+            )
+            print(
+                "Please fix the cause of the error above or press Ctrl+C to stop the "
+                "server."
+            )
+            print(
+                "The server will continue serving the build folder, but the contents "
+                "being served are no longer in sync with the documentation sources. "
+                "Please fix the cause of the error above or press Ctrl+C to stop the "
+                "server."
+            )
+            traceback.print_exception(e)
+            return e.returncode
+        return 0
diff --git a/tests/test_application.py b/tests/test_application.py
index b937c13..6919d9a 100644
--- a/tests/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/test_application.py
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ def test_application(tmp_path):
     url_host = "127.0.0.1:7777"
     ignore_handler = IgnoreFilter([out_dir], [])
     builder = Builder(
-        [str(src_dir), str(out_dir)], url_host=url_host, pre_build_commands=[]
+        [str(src_dir), str(out_dir)],
+        url_host=url_host,
+        pre_build_commands=[],
+        post_build_commands=[],
     )
     app = _create_app([src_dir], ignore_handler, builder, out_dir, url_host)
     client = TestClient(app)