diff --git a/lib/Event/AssetEvents.php b/lib/Event/AssetEvents.php
index ad5ddaf9e99..4b3c80e073c 100644
--- a/lib/Event/AssetEvents.php
+++ b/lib/Event/AssetEvents.php
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ final class AssetEvents
      */
     const POST_DELETE_FAILURE = 'pimcore.asset.postDeleteFailure';
 
+    /**
+     * Arguments:
+     *  - params | array | contains the values that were passed to getById() as the second parameter
+     *
+     * @Event("Pimcore\Event\Model\AssetPreLoadEvent")
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    const PRE_LOAD = 'pimcore.asset.preLoad';
+
     /**
      * Arguments:
      *  - params | array | contains the values that were passed to getById() as the second parameter
diff --git a/lib/Event/DataObjectEvents.php b/lib/Event/DataObjectEvents.php
index 6bb0523fdb6..a8043eb68fd 100644
--- a/lib/Event/DataObjectEvents.php
+++ b/lib/Event/DataObjectEvents.php
@@ -116,6 +116,16 @@ final class DataObjectEvents
      */
     const POST_DELETE_FAILURE = 'pimcore.dataobject.postDeleteFailure';
 
+    /**
+     * Arguments:
+     *  - params | array | contains the values that were passed to getById() as the second parameter
+     *
+     * @Event("Pimcore\Event\Model\DataObjectPreLoadEvent")
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    const PRE_LOAD = 'pimcore.dataobject.preLoad';
+
     /**
      * Arguments:
      *  - params | array | contains the values that were passed to getById() as the second parameter
diff --git a/lib/Event/DocumentEvents.php b/lib/Event/DocumentEvents.php
index 202cacb5cac..553dbcda3c3 100644
--- a/lib/Event/DocumentEvents.php
+++ b/lib/Event/DocumentEvents.php
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ final class DocumentEvents
      */
     const POST_DELETE_FAILURE = 'pimcore.document.postDeleteFailure';
 
+    /**
+     * Arguments:
+     *  - params | array | contains the values that were passed to getById() as the second parameter
+     *
+     * @Event("Pimcore\Event\Model\DocumentPreLoadEvent")
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    const PRE_LOAD = 'pimcore.document.preLoad';
+
     /**
      * Arguments:
      *  - params | array | contains the values that were passed to getById() as the second parameter
diff --git a/lib/Event/Model/AssetPreLoadEvent.php b/lib/Event/Model/AssetPreLoadEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62d0cda958b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Event/Model/AssetPreLoadEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Pimcore
+ *
+ * This source file is available under two different licenses:
+ * - GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3)
+ * - Pimcore Commercial License (PCL)
+ * Full copyright and license information is available in
+ * LICENSE.md which is distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ *  @copyright  Copyright (c) Pimcore GmbH (http://www.pimcore.org)
+ *  @license    http://www.pimcore.org/license     GPLv3 and PCL
+ */
+
+namespace Pimcore\Event\Model;
+
+use Pimcore\Event\Traits\ArgumentsAwareTrait;
+use Pimcore\Model\Asset;
+use Pimcore\Model\Exception\NotFoundException;
+use Symfony\Contracts\EventDispatcher\Event;
+
+class AssetPreLoadEvent extends Event implements ElementEventInterface
+{
+    use ArgumentsAwareTrait;
+
+    protected ?Asset $asset;
+
+    /**
+     * AssetEvent constructor.
+     *
+     * @param array $arguments additional parameters (e.g. "versionNote" for the version note)
+     */
+    public function __construct(?Asset $asset, array $arguments = [])
+    {
+        $this->asset = $asset;
+        $this->arguments = $arguments;
+    }
+
+    public function getAsset(): Asset
+    {
+        if ($this->asset === null) {
+            throw new NotFoundException();
+        }
+        return $this->asset;
+    }
+
+    public function setAsset(?Asset $asset): void
+    {
+        $this->asset = $asset;
+    }
+
+    public function getElement(): Asset
+    {
+        return $this->getAsset();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Event/Model/DataObjectPreLoadEvent.php b/lib/Event/Model/DataObjectPreLoadEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..56633f858af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Event/Model/DataObjectPreLoadEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Pimcore
+ *
+ * This source file is available under two different licenses:
+ * - GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3)
+ * - Pimcore Commercial License (PCL)
+ * Full copyright and license information is available in
+ * LICENSE.md which is distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ *  @copyright  Copyright (c) Pimcore GmbH (http://www.pimcore.org)
+ *  @license    http://www.pimcore.org/license     GPLv3 and PCL
+ */
+
+namespace Pimcore\Event\Model;
+
+use Pimcore\Event\Traits\ArgumentsAwareTrait;
+use Pimcore\Model\DataObject\AbstractObject;
+use Pimcore\Model\Exception\NotFoundException;
+use Symfony\Contracts\EventDispatcher\Event;
+
+class DataObjectPreLoadEvent extends Event implements ElementEventInterface
+{
+    use ArgumentsAwareTrait;
+
+    protected ?AbstractObject $object;
+
+    /**
+     * DataObjectEvent constructor.
+     *
+     */
+    public function __construct(?AbstractObject $object, array $arguments = [])
+    {
+        $this->object = $object;
+        $this->arguments = $arguments;
+    }
+
+    public function getObject(): AbstractObject
+    {
+        if ($this->object === null) {
+            throw new NotFoundException();
+        }
+        return $this->object;
+    }
+
+    public function setObject(?AbstractObject $object): void
+    {
+        $this->object = $object;
+    }
+
+    public function getElement(): AbstractObject
+    {
+        return $this->getObject();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Event/Model/DocumentPreLoadEvent.php b/lib/Event/Model/DocumentPreLoadEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a719f69ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Event/Model/DocumentPreLoadEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Pimcore
+ *
+ * This source file is available under two different licenses:
+ * - GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3)
+ * - Pimcore Commercial License (PCL)
+ * Full copyright and license information is available in
+ * LICENSE.md which is distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ *  @copyright  Copyright (c) Pimcore GmbH (http://www.pimcore.org)
+ *  @license    http://www.pimcore.org/license     GPLv3 and PCL
+ */
+
+namespace Pimcore\Event\Model;
+
+use Pimcore\Event\Traits\ArgumentsAwareTrait;
+use Pimcore\Model\Document;
+use Pimcore\Model\Exception\NotFoundException;
+use Symfony\Contracts\EventDispatcher\Event;
+
+class DocumentPreLoadEvent extends Event implements ElementEventInterface
+{
+    use ArgumentsAwareTrait;
+
+    protected ?Document $document;
+
+    /**
+     * DocumentEvent constructor.
+     *
+     */
+    public function __construct(?Document $document, array $arguments = [])
+    {
+        $this->document = $document;
+        $this->arguments = $arguments;
+    }
+
+    public function getDocument(): Document
+    {
+        if ($this->document === null) {
+            throw new NotFoundException();
+        }
+        return $this->document;
+    }
+
+    public function setDocument(?Document $document): void
+    {
+        $this->document = $document;
+    }
+
+    public function getElement(): Document
+    {
+        return $this->getDocument();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/models/Asset.php b/models/Asset.php
index 62cabe515f2..3127ddbdacf 100644
--- a/models/Asset.php
+++ b/models/Asset.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\DeadlockException;
 use Exception;
+use Pimcore\Event\Model\AssetPreLoadEvent;
 use function is_array;
 use League\Flysystem\FilesystemException;
 use League\Flysystem\FilesystemOperator;
@@ -283,6 +284,11 @@ public static function getById($id, $force = false)
 
             try {
                 $asset->getDao()->getById($id);
+                // fire pre load event
+                $preLoadEvent = new AssetPreLoadEvent($asset, ['params' => $params]);
+                \Pimcore::getEventDispatcher()->dispatch($preLoadEvent, AssetEvents::PRE_LOAD);
+                $asset = $preLoadEvent->getAsset();
+
                 $className = 'Pimcore\\Model\\Asset\\' . ucfirst($asset->getType());
                 /** @var Asset $newAsset */
                 $newAsset = self::getModelFactory()->build($className);
@@ -302,6 +308,14 @@ public static function getById($id, $force = false)
                 $asset = null;
             }
         } else {
+            try {
+                // fire pre load event
+                $preLoadEvent = new AssetPreLoadEvent($asset, ['params' => $params]);
+                \Pimcore::getEventDispatcher()->dispatch($preLoadEvent, AssetEvents::PRE_LOAD);
+                $asset = $preLoadEvent->getAsset();
+            } catch (NotFoundException $e) {
+                return null;
+            }
             RuntimeCache::set($cacheKey, $asset);
         }
 
diff --git a/models/DataObject/AbstractObject.php b/models/DataObject/AbstractObject.php
index e62f99370c9..c631a5256b7 100644
--- a/models/DataObject/AbstractObject.php
+++ b/models/DataObject/AbstractObject.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 use Pimcore\Db;
 use Pimcore\Event\DataObjectEvents;
 use Pimcore\Event\Model\DataObjectEvent;
+use Pimcore\Event\Model\DataObjectPreLoadEvent;
 use Pimcore\Logger;
 use Pimcore\Model;
 use Pimcore\Model\DataObject;
@@ -399,6 +400,11 @@ public static function getById($id, $force = false)
                     $object = self::getModelFactory()->build($className);
                     RuntimeCache::set($cacheKey, $object);
                     $object->getDao()->getById($id);
+                    // fire pre load event
+                    $preLoadEvent = new DataObjectPreLoadEvent($object, ['params' => $params]);
+                    \Pimcore::getEventDispatcher()->dispatch($preLoadEvent, DataObjectEvents::PRE_LOAD);
+                    $object = $preLoadEvent->getObject();
+
                     $object->__setDataVersionTimestamp($object->getModificationDate());
 
                     Service::recursiveResetDirtyMap($object);
@@ -416,6 +422,15 @@ public static function getById($id, $force = false)
                 return null;
             }
         } else {
+            try {
+                // fire pre load event
+                $preLoadEvent = new DataObjectPreLoadEvent($object, ['params' => $params]);
+                \Pimcore::getEventDispatcher()->dispatch($preLoadEvent, DataObjectEvents::PRE_LOAD);
+                $object = $preLoadEvent->getObject();
+            } catch (Model\Exception\NotFoundException $e) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             RuntimeCache::set($cacheKey, $object);
         }
 
diff --git a/models/Document.php b/models/Document.php
index f21adf54aa8..c75f435275e 100644
--- a/models/Document.php
+++ b/models/Document.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 use Pimcore\Event\DocumentEvents;
 use Pimcore\Event\FrontendEvents;
 use Pimcore\Event\Model\DocumentEvent;
+use Pimcore\Event\Model\DocumentPreLoadEvent;
 use Pimcore\Loader\ImplementationLoader\Exception\UnsupportedException;
 use Pimcore\Logger;
 use Pimcore\Model\Document\Hardlink\Wrapper\WrapperInterface;
@@ -259,6 +260,10 @@ public static function getById($id, $force = false)
 
             try {
                 $document->getDao()->getById($id);
+                // fire pre load event
+                $preLoadEvent = new DocumentPreLoadEvent($document, ['params' => $params]);
+                \Pimcore::getEventDispatcher()->dispatch($preLoadEvent, DocumentEvents::PRE_LOAD);
+                $document = $preLoadEvent->getDocument();
             } catch (NotFoundException $e) {
                 return null;
             }
@@ -305,6 +310,14 @@ public static function getById($id, $force = false)
 
             \Pimcore\Cache::save($document, $cacheKey);
         } else {
+            try {
+                // fire pre load event
+                $preLoadEvent = new DocumentPreLoadEvent($document, ['params' => $params]);
+                \Pimcore::getEventDispatcher()->dispatch($preLoadEvent, DocumentEvents::PRE_LOAD);
+                $document = $preLoadEvent->getDocument();
+            } catch (NotFoundException $e) {
+                return null;
+            }
             RuntimeCache::set($cacheKey, $document);
         }