diff --git a/CRM/Core/DAO.php b/CRM/Core/DAO.php
index 5bb34367c713..f811d03793a0 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/DAO.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/DAO.php
@@ -630,6 +630,10 @@ public function table() {
    */
   public function save($hook = TRUE) {
     $eventID = uniqid();
+    if ($hook) {
+      CRM_Utils_Hook::preSave($this);
+    }
+
     if (!empty($this->id)) {
       if ($hook) {
         $preEvent = new \Civi\Core\DAO\Event\PreUpdate($this);
diff --git a/CRM/Utils/Hook.php b/CRM/Utils/Hook.php
index e4c7b71dcac3..189aa37c2ebc 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/Hook.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/Hook.php
@@ -1575,6 +1575,19 @@ public static function alterAPIPermissions($entity, $action, &$params, &$permiss
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @param CRM_Core_DAO $dao
+   *
+   * @return mixed
+   */
+  public static function preSave(&$dao) {
+    $hookName = 'civicrm_preSave_' . $dao->getTableName();
+    return self::singleton()->invoke(array('dao'), $dao,
+      self::$_nullObject, self::$_nullObject, self::$_nullObject, self::$_nullObject, self::$_nullObject,
+      $hookName
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * @param CRM_Core_DAO $dao
    *