diff --git a/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php b/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php
index 92cdfa39..4393c6cf 100644
--- a/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php
+++ b/library/Director/Data/Db/DbObject.php
@@ -751,11 +751,16 @@ abstract class DbObject
 
     public function __clone()
     {
+        $this->onClone();
         $this->autoincKeyName  = null;
         $this->loadedFromDb    = false;
         $this->hasBeenModified = true;
     }
 
+    protected function onClone()
+    {
+    }
+
     public static function create($properties, DbConnection $connection = null)
     {
         $class = get_called_class();