diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
index 05dd41e2b..660b0696e 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
@@ -1447,6 +1447,51 @@ APP="$1";
 curl "https://dokku.me/starting/${APP}" || true
 ```
 
+### `procfile-extract`
+
+- Description: Extracts a Procfile from a given image to a path
+- Invoked by: `internally`
+- Arguments: `$APP $IMAGE $FORCE_EXTRACT $PROCFILE_PATH`
+- Example:
+
+```shell
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+# TODO
+```
+
+### `procfile-get-command`
+
+- Description: Fetches the command for a specific process type
+- Invoked by: `internally`
+- Arguments: `$APP $PROCESS_TYPE $PORT $PROCFILE_PATH`
+- Example:
+
+```shell
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+# TODO
+```
+
+### `procfile-remove`
+
+- Description: Removes the extracted Procfile
+- Invoked by: `internally`
+- Arguments: `$APP $PROCFILE_PATH`
+- Example:
+
+```shell
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+# TODO
+```
+
 ### `proxy-build-config`
 
 - Description: Builds the proxy implementation configuration for a given app
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/procfile-extract b/plugins/20_events/procfile-extract
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5178a749f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/procfile-extract
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
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diff --git a/plugins/20_events/procfile-remove b/plugins/20_events/procfile-remove
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5178a749f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/procfile-remove
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
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diff --git a/plugins/20_events/profile-get-command b/plugins/20_events/profile-get-command
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5178a749f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/profile-get-command
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/ps/functions b/plugins/ps/functions
index 9a53b57de..46a0cf74f 100755
--- a/plugins/ps/functions
+++ b/plugins/ps/functions
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ get_cmd_from_procfile() {
   local COMMAND
   verify_app_name "$APP"
 
-  [[ ! -f $DOKKU_PROCFILE ]] && return
-  procfile-util show --procfile "$DOKKU_PROCFILE" --process-type "$PROC_TYPE" --default-port "$PORT"
+  fn-procfile-get-command "$DOKKU_PROCFILE" "$PROC_TYPE" "$PORT"
 }
 
 print_dokku_scale_file() {
@@ -31,11 +30,18 @@ extract_procfile() {
   verify_app_name "$APP"
 
   remove_procfile "$APP"
-  copy_from_image "$IMAGE" "Procfile" "$DOKKU_PROCFILE" 2>/dev/null || true
-  if [[ -f "$DOKKU_PROCFILE" ]]; then
+  fn-procfile-extract "$IMAGE" "$DOKKU_PROCFILE"
+}
+
+fn-procfile-extract() {
+  declare desc="extract procfile from a specified docker image"
+  declare IMAGE="$1" PROCFILE_PATH="$2"
+
+  copy_from_image "$IMAGE" "Procfile" "$PROCFILE_PATH" 2>/dev/null || true
+  if [[ -f "$PROCFILE_PATH" ]]; then
     dokku_log_info1_quiet "App Procfile file found"
     # shellcheck disable=SC2069
-    PROCFILE_ERRORS="$(procfile-util check --procfile "$DOKKU_PROCFILE" 2>&1 >/dev/null || true)"
+    PROCFILE_ERRORS="$(procfile-util check --procfile "$PROCFILE_PATH" 2>&1 >/dev/null || true)"
     if [[ -n "$PROCFILE_ERRORS" ]]; then
       dokku_log_fail "${PROCFILE_ERRORS}"
     fi
@@ -44,6 +50,17 @@ extract_procfile() {
   fi
 }
 
+fn-procfile-get-command() {
+  declare desc="Fetch a command from a Procfile"
+  declare PROCFILE_PATH="$1" PROCESS_TYPE="$2" PORT="$3"
+
+  if [[ ! -f "$PROCFILE_PATH" ]]; then
+    return
+  fi
+
+  procfile-util show --procfile "$PROCFILE_PATH" --process-type "$PROCESS_TYPE" --default-port "$PORT"
+}
+
 remove_procfile() {
   declare desc="removes DOKKU_PROCFILE"
   local APP="$1"
diff --git a/plugins/ps/procfile-extract b/plugins/ps/procfile-extract
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5757705b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ps/procfile-extract
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/ps/functions"
+
+trigger-ps-procfile-extract() {
+  declare desc="ps procfile-extract plugin trigger"
+  declare trigger="procfile-extract"
+  declare desc="extract procfile from a specified docker image"
+  declare APP="$1" IMAGE="$2" FORCE_EXTRACT="$3" PROCFILE_PATH="$4"
+
+  if [[ -z "$PROCFILE_PATH" ]]; then
+    PROCFILE_PATH="$DOKKU_LIB_ROOT/data/ps/$APP/Procfile.extracted"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$FORCE_EXTRACT" == "true" ]]; then
+    rm "$PROCFILE_PATH"
+  fi
+
+  fn-procfile-extract "$APP" "$IMAGE" "$PROCFILE_PATH"
+}
+
+trigger-ps-procfile-extract "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/ps/procfile-get-command b/plugins/ps/procfile-get-command
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..635f0838f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ps/procfile-get-command
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/ps/functions"
+
+trigger-ps-procfile-get-command() {
+  declare desc="ps procfile-get-command plugin trigger"
+  declare trigger="procfile-get-command"
+  declare desc="extract command from an app procfile"
+  declare APP="$1" PROCESS_TYPE="$2" PORT="$3" "$PROCFILE_PATH"
+
+  if [[ -z "$PROCFILE_PATH" ]]; then
+    PROCFILE_PATH="$DOKKU_LIB_ROOT/data/ps/$APP/Procfile.extracted"
+  fi
+
+  fn-procfile-get-command "$PROCFILE_PATH" "$PROCESS_TYPE" "$PORT"
+}
+
+trigger-ps-procfile-get-command "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/ps/procfile-remove b/plugins/ps/procfile-remove
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2d2f8373a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ps/procfile-remove
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+trigger-ps-procfile-remove() {
+  declare desc="ps procfile-remove plugin trigger"
+  declare trigger="procfile-remove"
+  declare desc="remove procfile for a given app"
+  declare APP="$1" PROCFILE_PATH="$2"
+
+  if [[ -z "$PROCFILE_PATH" ]]; then
+    PROCFILE_PATH="$DOKKU_LIB_ROOT/data/ps/$APP/Procfile.extracted"
+  fi
+
+  rm "$PROCFILE_PATH"
+}
+
+trigger-ps-procfile-remove "$@"