diff --git a/app/data/ct.release/types.js b/app/data/ct.release/types.js
index ccc2d69d3..e7be106e3 100644
--- a/app/data/ct.release/types.js
+++ b/app/data/ct.release/types.js
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ const Copy = (function Copy() {
                 } else {
                     ct.types.list[type] = [this];
                 }
+                this.onBeforeCreateModifier();
                 ct.types.templates[type].onCreate.apply(this);
             }
             return this;
@@ -318,6 +319,12 @@ const Copy = (function Copy() {
             }
             return parent;
         }
+
+        // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
+        onBeforeCreateModifier() {
+            // Filled by ct.IDE and catmods
+            /*%onbeforecreate%*/
+        }
     }
     return Copy;
 })();
diff --git a/src/node_requires/exporter/index.js b/src/node_requires/exporter/index.js
index 79556759a..c2d5e5a77 100644
--- a/src/node_requires/exporter/index.js
+++ b/src/node_requires/exporter/index.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ const exportCtProject = async (project, projdir) => {
         start: '',
         switch: '',
 
+        onbeforecreate: '',
         oncreate: '',
         ondestroy: '',