diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBean.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBean.java
index ee54991ad..285fdf8ed 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBean.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/bean/EntityBean.java
@@ -109,4 +109,9 @@ public interface EntityBean extends Serializable {
     throw new NotEnhancedException();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Recalcs the bean. This is invoked by PersistRequestBean.
+   */
+  default void _ebean_recalc() {};
+
 }
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
index dc14a15ae..a6a0cc319 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/PersistRequestBean.java
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ public final class PersistRequestBean<T> extends PersistRequest implements BeanP
                             PersistExecute persistExecute, PersistRequest.Type type, int flags) {
     super(server, t, persistExecute);
     this.entityBean = (EntityBean) bean;
+    this.entityBean._ebean_recalc();
     this.intercept = entityBean._ebean_getIntercept();
     this.beanManager = mgr;
     this.beanDescriptor = mgr.getBeanDescriptor();