diff --git a/classes/shipping/class-wc-shipping.php b/classes/shipping/class-wc-shipping.php
index e95b6c26273..688130b0cf8 100644
--- a/classes/shipping/class-wc-shipping.php
+++ b/classes/shipping/class-wc-shipping.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class WC_Shipping {
 			// If not set, set a default
 			if ( empty( $chosen_method ) || ! isset( $_available_methods[$chosen_method] ) ) {
 				
-				$chosen_method = get_option('woocommerce_default_shipping_method');
+				$chosen_method = apply_filters( 'woocommerce_shipping_chosen_method', get_option('woocommerce_default_shipping_method'), $_available_methods );
 				
 				// Loops methods and find a match
 				if ( ! isset( $_available_methods[$chosen_method] ) ) {
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 26f718b7e4f..bf9ff76555f 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ Yes you can! Join in on our [GitHub repository](http://github.com/woothemes/wooc
 
 ==
 
+* Tweak - woocommerce_shipping_chosen_method hook
 * Tweak - Layered nav child taxonomies support
 * Tweak - Change debug page to status page to make it more noticeable.
 * Tweak - Broken up settings pages to ease development