diff --git a/changelog/374.feature.rst b/changelog/374.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0c6c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/374.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The new ``pytest_xdist_getremotemodule`` hook allows overriding the module run on remote nodes.
diff --git a/changelog/415.feature b/changelog/415.feature.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from changelog/415.feature
rename to changelog/415.feature.rst
diff --git a/xdist/newhooks.py b/xdist/newhooks.py
index 7d8007f..f389192 100644
--- a/xdist/newhooks.py
+++ b/xdist/newhooks.py
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ def pytest_xdist_rsyncfinish(source, gateways):
     """ called after rsyncing a directory to remote gateways takes place. """
 
 
+@pytest.mark.firstresult
+def pytest_xdist_getremotemodule():
+    """ called when creating remote node"""
+
+
 def pytest_configure_node(node):
     """ configure node information before it gets instantiated. """
 
diff --git a/xdist/remote.py b/xdist/remote.py
index 1ea8898..c492f9e 100644
--- a/xdist/remote.py
+++ b/xdist/remote.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import sys
 import os
 import time
 
+import py
 import _pytest.hookspec
 import pytest
 from execnet.gateway_base import dumps, DumpError
@@ -261,8 +262,6 @@ def remote_initconfig(option_dict, args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__channelexec__":
-    import py
-
     channel = channel  # noqa
     workerinput, args, option_dict, change_sys_path = channel.receive()
 
diff --git a/xdist/workermanage.py b/xdist/workermanage.py
index 75465d0..d08478a 100644
--- a/xdist/workermanage.py
+++ b/xdist/workermanage.py
@@ -204,7 +204,13 @@ def make_reltoroot(roots, args):
 class WorkerController(object):
     ENDMARK = -1
 
+    class RemoteHook:
+        @pytest.mark.trylast
+        def pytest_xdist_getremotemodule(self):
+            return xdist.remote
+
     def __init__(self, nodemanager, gateway, config, putevent):
+        config.pluginmanager.register(self.RemoteHook())
         self.nodemanager = nodemanager
         self.putevent = putevent
         self.gateway = gateway
@@ -244,10 +250,13 @@ class WorkerController(object):
                 basetemp = self.config._tmpdirhandler.getbasetemp()
                 option_dict["basetemp"] = str(basetemp.join(name))
         self.config.hook.pytest_configure_node(node=self)
-        self.channel = self.gateway.remote_exec(xdist.remote)
+
+        remote_module = self.config.hook.pytest_xdist_getremotemodule()
+        self.channel = self.gateway.remote_exec(remote_module)
         # change sys.path only for remote workers
         change_sys_path = not self.gateway.spec.popen
         self.channel.send((self.workerinput, args, option_dict, change_sys_path))
+
         if self.putevent:
             self.channel.setcallback(self.process_from_remote, endmarker=self.ENDMARK)