diff --git a/glare/engine.py b/glare/engine.py
index ec7eb00..159c943 100644
--- a/glare/engine.py
+++ b/glare/engine.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Engine(object):
         action_names = ['update']
         af_dict = af.to_dict()
         policy.authorize('artifact:update', af_dict, context)
-        af.pre_update_hook(context, af)
+        af.pre_update_hook_with_patch(context, af, patch)
         try:
             for operation in patch._ops:
                 # apply the change to make sure that it's correct
diff --git a/glare/objects/base.py b/glare/objects/base.py
index 73aa7fd..4e7acd7 100644
--- a/glare/objects/base.py
+++ b/glare/objects/base.py
@@ -549,6 +549,10 @@ Possible values:
     def pre_update_hook(cls, context, af):
         pass
 
+    @classmethod
+    def pre_update_hook_with_patch(cls, context, af, json_patch):
+        cls.pre_update_hook(context, af)
+
     @classmethod
     def post_update_hook(cls, context, af):
         pass