diff --git a/doc/reference/store.md b/doc/reference/store.md
index 3be25d63..b35d6af1 100644
--- a/doc/reference/store.md
+++ b/doc/reference/store.md
@@ -252,19 +252,27 @@ The `useStore` hook is used to select some part of the store state. It accepts
 two arguments:
 
 - a selector function, which takes the store state as first argument (and the
-  component props as second argument) and returns
-  an object or an array (which will be then observed),
-- optionally, an object with a `store` key (if we want to override the default
-  store) and an equality function (if we want to specialize the comparison).
+  component props as second argument) and which must return the part of the
+  store state that will be made available and observed for changes,
+- optionally, an object which can have the following optional keys:
+  - a `store` key containing a store object if we want to use another store than
+    the default store,
+  - an `isEqual` key containing an equality function if we want to specialize
+    the comparison (the function must accept two arguments: the previous result
+    and the new result, and must return whether they are equal),
+  - and an `onUpdate` key containing an update function if we want to execute an
+    arbitrary code every time the selected state changes (the function will
+    receive one argument, the new result, and can execute arbitrary code).
 
-If the `useStore` callback selects a sub part of the store state, the component
+If the `useStore` selector returns a sub part of the store state, the component
 will only be rerendered whenever this part of the state changes. Otherwise, it
-will perform a strict equality check and will update the component every time this
-check fails.
+will perform a strict equality check (unless the `isEqual` option is defined,
+then it will call it) and will update the component every time this check fails.
 
-Also, it may not be obvious, but it is crucial to remember that the selector
-function should return an object or an array. The reason is that it needs to be
-observed, otherwise the component would not be able to react to changes.
+Note that if the selector function returns a primitive type, the result of
+`useStore` will be immutable and it will not react to changes. In this case, it
+is important to define the `onUpdate` option to properly update the value
+manually when it changes.
 
 ### `useDispatch`
 
diff --git a/src/store.ts b/src/store.ts
index 12478aa5..3a07c77d 100644
--- a/src/store.ts
+++ b/src/store.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export class Store extends Context {
 interface SelectorOptions {
   store?: Store;
   isEqual?: (a: any, b: any) => boolean;
+  onUpdate?: (result: any) => any;
 }
 
 const isStrictEqual = (a, b) => a === b;
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ export function useStore(selector, options: SelectorOptions = {}): any {
   }
   let result = selector(store.state, component.props);
   const hashFn = store.observer.revNumber.bind(store.observer);
-  let revNumber = hashFn(result) || result;
+  let revNumber = hashFn(result);
   const isEqual = options.isEqual || isStrictEqual;
   if (!store.updateFunctions[component.__owl__.id]) {
     store.updateFunctions[component.__owl__.id] = [];
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@ export function useStore(selector, options: SelectorOptions = {}): any {
       (newRevNumber === 0 && !isEqual(oldResult, result))
     ) {
       revNumber = newRevNumber;
+      if (options.onUpdate) {
+        options.onUpdate(result);
+      }
       return true;
     }
     return false;
@@ -122,6 +126,9 @@ export function useStore(selector, options: SelectorOptions = {}): any {
     delete store.updateFunctions[component.__owl__.id];
     result = selector(store.state, props);
   });
+  if (typeof result !== "object") {
+    return result;
+  }
   return new Proxy(result, {
     get(target, k) {
       return result[k];
diff --git a/tests/store_hooks.test.ts b/tests/store_hooks.test.ts
index 75dea74a..968cef53 100644
--- a/tests/store_hooks.test.ts
+++ b/tests/store_hooks.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,42 @@ describe("connecting a component to store", () => {
     expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div><span>hello</span></div>");
   });
 
+  test("useStore can observe primitive types and call onUpdate", async () => {
+    const state = { isBoolean: false };
+    const actions = {
+      setTrue({ state }) {
+        state.isBoolean = true;
+      }
+    };
+    const store = new Store({ state, actions });
+
+    class App extends Component<any, any> {
+      static template = xml`
+            <div>
+                <span t-if="isBoolean">ok</span>
+            </div>`;
+      isBoolean: boolean;
+      constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.isBoolean = useStore(state => state.isBoolean, {
+          onUpdate: isBoolean => {
+            this.isBoolean = isBoolean;
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    (<any>env).store = store;
+    const app = new App();
+
+    await app.mount(fixture);
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div></div>");
+
+    store.dispatch("setTrue");
+    await nextTick();
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div><span>ok</span></div>");
+  });
+
   test("throw error if no store is found", async () => {
     class App extends Component<any, any> {
       static template = xml`<div></div>`;