diff --git a/ocp_resources/hook.py b/ocp_resources/hook.py
index 2295cf7a07..23e75503ca 100644
--- a/ocp_resources/hook.py
+++ b/ocp_resources/hook.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+import warnings
+
 from ocp_resources.resource import NamespacedResource
 from ocp_resources.utils.constants import TIMEOUT_4MINUTES
 
+_UNSET = object()
+
 
 class Hook(NamespacedResource):
     """
@@ -13,8 +17,9 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         name=None,
         namespace=None,
-        image="quay.io/konveyor/hook-runner:latest",
+        image=_UNSET,
         playbook=None,
+        aap_job_template_id=None,
         client=None,
         teardown=True,
         yaml_file=None,
@@ -25,6 +30,7 @@ def __init__(
         Args:
             image (str): Path to an ansible image
             playbook (str): Ansible playbook to be performed
+            aap_job_template_id (int): AAP/AWX job template ID to trigger during hook execution
         """
         super().__init__(
             name=name,
@@ -35,15 +41,25 @@ def __init__(
             delete_timeout=delete_timeout,
             **kwargs,
         )
+        if image is _UNSET:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "The default value for 'image' will be removed in the next release. Pass 'image' explicitly.",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+            image = "quay.io/konveyor/hook-runner:latest" if aap_job_template_id is None else None
         self.image = image
         self.playbook = playbook
+        self.aap_job_template_id = aap_job_template_id
 
     def to_dict(self) -> None:
         super().to_dict()
         if not self.kind_dict and not self.yaml_file:
-            self.res.update({
-                "spec": {
-                    "image": self.image,
-                    "playbook": self.playbook,
-                },
-            })
+            self.res["spec"] = {}
+            _spec = self.res["spec"]
+            if self.aap_job_template_id is not None:
+                _spec["aap"] = {"jobTemplateId": self.aap_job_template_id}
+            else:
+                # TODO: remove else once image default is deprecated; use conditional assignment instead
+                _spec["image"] = self.image
+                _spec["playbook"] = self.playbook