Index: kernel/db/db_event_handler.php
===================================================================
--- kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(revision 12677)
+++ kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(working copy)
@@ -1846,6 +1846,16 @@
 		}
 
 		/**
+		 * Occurs before validation attempt
+		 *
+		 * @param kEvent $event
+		 */
+		function OnBeforeItemValidate(&$event)
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		/**
 		 * Occurs after successful item validation
 		 *
 		 * @param kEvent $event
Index: kernel/db/dbitem.php
===================================================================
--- kernel/db/dbitem.php	(revision 12677)
+++ kernel/db/dbitem.php	(working copy)
@@ -472,10 +472,6 @@
 			return false;
 		}
 
-	    if (!$this->raiseEvent('OnAfterItemValidate')) {
-	    	return false;
-	    }
-
 	    if (!$this->FieldValues) {
 	    	// nothing to update
 	    	return true;
@@ -561,6 +557,9 @@
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		// will apply any custom validation to the item
+		$this->raiseEvent('OnBeforeItemValidate');
+
 		$global_res = true;
 		foreach ($this->Fields as $field => $params) {
 			$res = $this->ValidateField($field);
@@ -577,6 +576,11 @@
 			$this->Application->Debugger->dumpVars($this->FieldErrors);
 		}
 
+		if ($global_res) {
+			// no validation errors
+			$this->raiseEvent('OnAfterItemValidate');
+		}
+
 		return $global_res;
 	}
 
@@ -822,10 +826,6 @@
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (!$this->raiseEvent('OnAfterItemValidate')) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
 		if (is_int($force_id)) {
 			$this->FieldValues[$this->IDField] = $force_id;
 		}