diff --git a/pylib/anki/cards.py b/pylib/anki/cards.py
index a31c0fb81..480986ebc 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/cards.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/cards.py
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ class Card:
         self._render_output = None
         self._note = None
 
-    def _preFlush(self) -> none:
+    def _preFlush(self) -> None:
+        hooks.card_will_flush(self)
         self.mod = intTime()
         self.usn = self.col.usn()
         # bug check
diff --git a/pylib/anki/hooks.py b/pylib/anki/hooks.py
index 1c1627401..d46465e4e 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/hooks.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/hooks.py
@@ -134,6 +134,32 @@ class _CardOdueWasInvalidHook:
 card_odue_was_invalid = _CardOdueWasInvalidHook()
 
 
+class _CardWillFlushHook:
+    """Allow to change a card before it is added/updated in the database."""
+
+    _hooks: List[Callable[[Card], None]] = []
+
+    def append(self, cb: Callable[[Card], None]) -> None:
+        """(card: Card)"""
+        self._hooks.append(cb)
+
+    def remove(self, cb: Callable[[Card], None]) -> None:
+        if cb in self._hooks:
+            self._hooks.remove(cb)
+
+    def __call__(self, card: Card) -> None:
+        for hook in self._hooks:
+            try:
+                hook(card)
+            except:
+                # if the hook fails, remove it
+                self._hooks.remove(hook)
+                raise
+
+
+card_will_flush = _CardWillFlushHook()
+
+
 class _DeckAddedHook:
     _hooks: List[Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], None]] = []
 
diff --git a/pylib/tools/genhooks.py b/pylib/tools/genhooks.py
index 0923dba6b..9e124be77 100644
--- a/pylib/tools/genhooks.py
+++ b/pylib/tools/genhooks.py
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ hooks = [
         args=["note: Note"],
         doc="Allow to change a note before it is added/updated in the database.",
     ),
+    Hook(
+        name="card_will_flush",
+        args=["card: Card"],
+        doc="Allow to change a card before it is added/updated in the database.",
+    ),
     Hook(
         name="card_did_render",
         args=[