diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d0f4b5..2a8768c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ The JSON string should represent an object with the following information:
     "tool configuration linting",
     "tool specific setting overrides",
     "specific composer dependency to be installed prior executing command"
+  ],
+  "after_script": [
+    "post process tool result"
   ]
 }
 ```
@@ -127,6 +130,9 @@ The `.laminas-ci/post-run.sh` command will receive these arguments:
 - `$3`: the WORKDIR path
 - `$4`: the `$JOB` passed to the entrypoint (see above)
 
+It is also possible to pass `after_script` with a list of commands via the `$JOB` variable. 
+`$STATUS` is a variable containing the exit code of the command and can be used in the commands listed in `after_script`. 
+
 #### Parsing the $JOB
 
 You may want to grab elements of the `$JOB` argument in order to branch logic.
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 75fc60b..405fcc0 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ function help {
     echo " - ignore_php_platform_requirement: flag to enable/disable the PHP platform requirement when executing composer \`install\` or \`update\`"
     echo " - additional_composer_arguments:   a list of composer arguments to be added when \`install\` or \`update\` is called."
     echo " - before_script:                   a list of commands to run before the real command"
+    echo " - after_script:                    a list of commands to run after the real command"
     echo ""
 }
 
@@ -143,6 +144,10 @@ fi
 declare -a BEFORE_SCRIPT=()
 readarray -t BEFORE_SCRIPT="$(echo "${JOB}" | jq -rc '(.before_script // [])[]' )"
 
+declare -a AFTER_SCRIPT=()
+readarray -t AFTER_SCRIPT="$(echo "${JOB}" | jq -rc '(.after_script // [])[]' )"
+
+
 echo "Marking PHP ${PHP} as configured default"
 update-alternatives --quiet --set php "/usr/bin/php${PHP}"
 update-alternatives --quiet --set php-config "/usr/bin/php-config${PHP}"
@@ -241,4 +246,9 @@ if [ -x ".laminas-ci/post-run.sh" ];then
     ./.laminas-ci/post-run.sh "${STATUS}" testuser "${PWD}" "${JOB}"
 fi
 
+for AFTER_SCRIPT_COMMAND in "${AFTER_SCRIPT[@]}"; do
+  echo "Running before_script: ${AFTER_SCRIPT_COMMAND}"
+  sudo --preserve-env --set-home -u testuser /bin/bash -c "${AFTER_SCRIPT_COMMAND}"
+done
+
 exit ${STATUS}