diff --git a/agent/fw_wordpress.c b/agent/fw_wordpress.c
index e74b1df5f..397327124 100644
--- a/agent/fw_wordpress.c
+++ b/agent/fw_wordpress.c
@@ -427,33 +427,34 @@ NR_PHP_WRAPPER(nr_wordpress_exec_handle_tag) {
   NR_UNUSED_SPECIALFN;
   (void)wraprec;
 
-  NR_PHP_WRAPPER_REQUIRE_FRAMEWORK(NR_FW_WORDPRESS);
+  if (nrlikely(0 != NRINI(wordpress_hooks))) {
+    NR_PHP_WRAPPER_REQUIRE_FRAMEWORK(NR_FW_WORDPRESS);
 
-  tag = nr_php_arg_get(1, NR_EXECUTE_ORIG_ARGS TSRMLS_CC);
+    tag = nr_php_arg_get(1, NR_EXECUTE_ORIG_ARGS TSRMLS_CC);
 
-  if (1 == nr_php_is_zval_non_empty_string(tag)
-      || (0 != NRINI(wordpress_hooks))) {
-    /*
-     * Our general approach here is to set the wordpress_tag global, then let
-     * the call_user_func_array instrumentation take care of actually timing
-     * the hooks by checking if it's set.
-     */
-    char* old_tag = NRPRG(wordpress_tag);
+    if (1 == nr_php_is_zval_non_empty_string(tag)) {
+      /*
+       * Our general approach here is to set the wordpress_tag global, then let
+       * the call_user_func_array instrumentation take care of actually timing
+       * the hooks by checking if it's set.
+       */
+      char* old_tag = NRPRG(wordpress_tag);
 
-    NRPRG(check_cufa) = true;
+      NRPRG(check_cufa) = true;
 
-    NRPRG(wordpress_tag) = nr_wordpress_clean_tag(tag);
-    NR_PHP_WRAPPER_CALL;
-    NRPRG(wordpress_tag) = old_tag;
-    if (NULL == NRPRG(wordpress_tag)) {
+      NRPRG(wordpress_tag) = nr_wordpress_clean_tag(tag);
+      NR_PHP_WRAPPER_CALL;
+      NRPRG(wordpress_tag) = old_tag;
+      if (NULL == NRPRG(wordpress_tag)) {
+        NRPRG(check_cufa) = false;
+      }
+    } else {
       NRPRG(check_cufa) = false;
+      NR_PHP_WRAPPER_CALL;
     }
-  } else {
-    NRPRG(check_cufa) = false;
-    NR_PHP_WRAPPER_CALL;
-  }
 
-  nr_php_arg_release(&tag);
+    nr_php_arg_release(&tag);
+  }
 }
 NR_PHP_WRAPPER_END
 
@@ -553,17 +554,19 @@ void nr_wordpress_enable(TSRMLS_D) {
   nr_php_wrap_user_function(NR_PSTR("apply_filters"),
                             nr_wordpress_apply_filters TSRMLS_CC);
 
-  nr_php_wrap_user_function(NR_PSTR("apply_filters_ref_array"),
-                            nr_wordpress_exec_handle_tag TSRMLS_CC);
+  if (0 != NRINI(wordpress_hooks)) {
+    nr_php_wrap_user_function(NR_PSTR("apply_filters_ref_array"),
+                              nr_wordpress_exec_handle_tag TSRMLS_CC);
 
-  nr_php_wrap_user_function(NR_PSTR("do_action"),
-                            nr_wordpress_exec_handle_tag TSRMLS_CC);
+    nr_php_wrap_user_function(NR_PSTR("do_action"),
+                              nr_wordpress_exec_handle_tag TSRMLS_CC);
 
-  nr_php_wrap_user_function(NR_PSTR("do_action_ref_array"),
-                            nr_wordpress_exec_handle_tag TSRMLS_CC);
+    nr_php_wrap_user_function(NR_PSTR("do_action_ref_array"),
+                              nr_wordpress_exec_handle_tag TSRMLS_CC);
 
-  nr_php_add_call_user_func_array_pre_callback(
-      nr_wordpress_call_user_func_array TSRMLS_CC);
+    nr_php_add_call_user_func_array_pre_callback(
+        nr_wordpress_call_user_func_array TSRMLS_CC);
+  }
 }
 
 void nr_wordpress_minit(void) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/frameworks/wordpress/test_wordpress_transaction_name_hooks_off.php b/tests/integration/frameworks/wordpress/test_wordpress_transaction_name_hooks_off.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28b60e423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/frameworks/wordpress/test_wordpress_transaction_name_hooks_off.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 New Relic Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/*DESCRIPTION
+The agent should name WordPress web transaction as an 'Action' with the
+name generated from the template used to generate the page even when
+WordPress hooks are disabled.
+*/
+
+/*SKIPIF*/
+
+/*INI
+newrelic.framework = wordpress
+newrelic.framework.wordpress.hooks = false
+*/
+
+/*ENVIRONMENT
+REQUEST_METHOD=GET
+*/
+
+/*EXPECT_METRICS_EXIST
+Supportability/InstrumentedFunction/apply_filters
+WebTransaction/Action/template
+*/
+
+/*EXPECT_ERROR_EVENTS null */
+
+// Mock WordPress hooks; only a single callback for a given hook can be defined
+$wp_filters = [];
+
+function add_filter($hook_name, $callback) {
+  global $wp_filters;
+  $wp_filters[$hook_name] = $callback;
+}
+
+function apply_filters($hook_name, $value, ...$args) {
+  global $wp_filters;
+  return call_user_func($wp_filters[$hook_name], $value);
+}
+
+// Hook 'template_include' with an identity filter 
+function identity_filter($value) {
+  return $value;
+}
+add_filter("template_include", "identity_filter");
+
+// Emulate WordPress loading a template to render a page:
+$template = apply_filters("template_include", "./path/to/templates/template.php");
diff --git a/tests/integration/frameworks/wordpress/test_wordpress_transaction_name_hooks_on.php b/tests/integration/frameworks/wordpress/test_wordpress_transaction_name_hooks_on.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48c7bfe90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/frameworks/wordpress/test_wordpress_transaction_name_hooks_on.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 New Relic Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/*DESCRIPTION
+The agent should name WordPress web transaction as an 'Action' with the
+name generated from the template used to generate the page. Additionally
+since WordPress hooks are enabled, Framework/WordPress/Hook/template_include
+metric should be generated and the hook function should be instrumented.
+*/
+
+/*SKIPIF*/
+
+/*INI
+newrelic.framework = wordpress
+newrelic.framework.wordpress.hooks = true
+*/
+
+/*ENVIRONMENT
+REQUEST_METHOD=GET
+*/
+
+/*EXPECT_METRICS_EXIST
+Framework/WordPress/Hook/template_include
+Supportability/InstrumentedFunction/add_filter
+Supportability/InstrumentedFunction/identity_filter
+Supportability/InstrumentedFunction/apply_filters
+WebTransaction/Action/template
+*/
+
+/*EXPECT_ERROR_EVENTS null */
+
+// Mock WordPress hooks; only a single callback for a given hook can be defined
+$wp_filters = [];
+
+function add_filter($hook_name, $callback) {
+  global $wp_filters;
+  $wp_filters[$hook_name] = $callback;
+}
+
+function apply_filters($hook_name, $value, ...$args) {
+  global $wp_filters;
+  return call_user_func($wp_filters[$hook_name], $value);
+}
+
+// Hook 'template_include' with an identity filter 
+function identity_filter($value) {
+  return $value;
+}
+add_filter("template_include", "identity_filter");
+
+// Emulate WordPress loading a template to render a page:
+$template = apply_filters("template_include", "./path/to/templates/template.php");