diff --git a/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/Model/UpdateModel.php b/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/Model/UpdateModel.php
index 337195d7639..e45d57696dd 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/Model/UpdateModel.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/Model/UpdateModel.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use Joomla\CMS\Authentication\Authentication;
 use Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper;
 use Joomla\CMS\Event\Extension\AfterJoomlaUpdateEvent;
+use Joomla\CMS\Event\Extension\BeforeJoomlaAutoupdateEvent;
 use Joomla\CMS\Event\Extension\BeforeJoomlaUpdateEvent;
 use Joomla\CMS\Extension\ExtensionHelper;
 use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
@@ -545,9 +546,24 @@ public function prepareAutoUpdate(string $targetVersion): array
 
         $app = Factory::getApplication();
 
+        // Run preparation plugin trigger
+        PluginHelper::importPlugin('installer');
+
+        $eventResult = $app->getDispatcher()->dispatch(
+            'onBeforeJoomlaAutoupdate',
+            new BeforeJoomlaAutoupdateEvent(
+                'onBeforeJoomlaAutoupdate'
+            )
+        );
+
+        if ($eventResult->getArgument('stopUpdate')) {
+            throw new \Exception(Text::_('COM_JOOMLAUPDATE_VIEW_UPDATE_STOPPED_BY_PLUGIN'), 503);
+        }
+
         return [
-            'password' => $app->getUserState('com_joomlaupdate.password'),
-            'filesize' => $app->getUserState('com_joomlaupdate.filesize'),
+            'password'        => $app->getUserState('com_joomlaupdate.password'),
+            'filesize'        => $app->getUserState('com_joomlaupdate.filesize'),
+            'preparationUrls' => $eventResult->getArgument('preparationUrls')
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_joomlaupdate.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_joomlaupdate.ini
index 0d0e09e0377..177b5703703 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/com_joomlaupdate.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/com_joomlaupdate.ini
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ COM_JOOMLAUPDATE_VIEW_UPDATE_CHECKSUM_WRONG="File Checksum Failed"
 COM_JOOMLAUPDATE_VIEW_UPDATE_VERSION_WRONG="The version of the update package and the requested version do not match, try to refresh the update information."
 COM_JOOMLAUPDATE_VIEW_UPDATE_DOWNLOADFAILED="Download of update package failed."
 COM_JOOMLAUPDATE_VIEW_UPDATE_ITEMS="items"
+COM_JOOMLAUPDATE_VIEW_UPDATE_STOPPED_BY_PLUGIN="Update stopped by plugin."
 COM_JOOMLAUPDATE_VIEW_UPDATE_FILESEXTRACTED="Files extracted"
 COM_JOOMLAUPDATE_VIEW_UPDATE_FINALISE_CONFIRM_AND_CONTINUE="Confirm & Continue"
 COM_JOOMLAUPDATE_VIEW_UPDATE_FINALISE_HEAD="Joomla Update is finishing and cleaning up"
diff --git a/api/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/View/Updates/JsonapiView.php b/api/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/View/Updates/JsonapiView.php
index 782ce99b420..7293b49647e 100644
--- a/api/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/View/Updates/JsonapiView.php
+++ b/api/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/View/Updates/JsonapiView.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public function prepareUpdate(string $targetVersion): string
         $fileinformation['id'] = 'prepareUpdate';
 
         $element = (new Resource((object) $fileinformation, $this->serializer))
-            ->fields(['updates' => ['password', 'filesize']]);
+            ->fields(['updates' => ['password', 'filesize', 'preparationUrls']]);
 
         $this->getDocument()->setData($element);
         $this->getDocument()->addLink('self', Uri::current());
diff --git a/libraries/src/Event/Extension/BeforeJoomlaAutoupdateEvent.php b/libraries/src/Event/Extension/BeforeJoomlaAutoupdateEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0bba9bed97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/src/Event/Extension/BeforeJoomlaAutoupdateEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Joomla! Content Management System
+ *
+ * @copyright  (C) 2025 Open Source Matters, Inc. <https://www.joomla.org>
+ * @license    GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ */
+
+namespace Joomla\CMS\Event\Extension;
+
+// phpcs:disable PSR1.Files.SideEffects
+\defined('_JEXEC') or die;
+// phpcs:enable PSR1.Files.SideEffects
+
+/**
+ * Class for Joomla Auto Update events
+ *
+ * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+ */
+class BeforeJoomlaAutoupdateEvent extends AbstractJoomlaUpdateEvent
+{
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param   string  $name       The event name.
+     * @param   array   $arguments  The event arguments.
+     *
+     * @throws  \BadMethodCallException
+     *
+     * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+     */
+    public function __construct($name, array $arguments = [])
+    {
+        $arguments['stopUpdate'] = false;
+        $arguments['preparationUrls'] = [];
+
+        parent::__construct($name, $arguments);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set stop parameter to true
+     *
+     * @return  void
+     *
+     * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+     */
+    public function setStopUpdate()
+    {
+        $this->arguments['stopUpdate'] = true;
+        $this->stopPropagation();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Appends a preparation url to the url queue
+     *
+     * @param   string $preparationUrl
+     *
+     * @return  void
+     *
+     * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+     */
+    public function addPreparationUrl(string $preparationUrl)
+    {
+        $this->arguments['preparationUrls'][] = $preparationUrl;
+    }
+}