diff --git a/lisp/mitch-packages.el b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
index 59f72b0..9686cdb 100644
--- a/lisp/mitch-packages.el
+++ b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
@@ -648,7 +648,19 @@ See https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/2538/how-to-define-additional-mode
   :diminish
   :hook (org-mode . org-pretty-table-mode))
 (use-package ox-hugo
-  :after ox)
+  :after ox
+  :config
+  (defun hugo-dir-above (dir)
+    "Return path of Hugo project root above or at DIR.
+Return nil if DIR is not in a hugo project at all."
+    (if (eq dir nil) nil
+      (if (file-exists-p (expand-file-name "config.toml" dir)) dir
+	(hugo-dir-above (file-name-directory (string-trim-right dir "/"))))))
+  (add-hook 'after-save-hook
+	    (lambda () (let ((hugo-dir (hugo-dir-above default-directory)))
+		    (if hugo-dir
+			(let ((default-directory hugo-dir))
+			  (shell-command "hugo")))))))
 
 ;; fake indentation, other than the other fake indentation
 (use-package adaptive-wrap