diff --git a/ajax/createmetademands.php b/ajax/createmetademands.php
index 59a1ee00..8eae6561 100644
--- a/ajax/createmetademands.php
+++ b/ajax/createmetademands.php
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@
     $meta_validated = $_POST['meta_validated'];
 }
 
+if (isset($PLUGIN_HOOKS['metademands'])) {
+	foreach ($PLUGIN_HOOKS['metademands'] as $plug => $method) {
+		if (Plugin::isPluginActive($plug)) {
+			echo PluginMetademandsMetademand::pluginPreItemAdd($plug);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 if ($nofreetable == false) {
     if (isset($_POST['see_basket_summary']) && $_POST['see_basket_summary'] == 1) {
         $_POST['see_basket_summary'] = 0;
diff --git a/inc/metademand.class.php b/inc/metademand.class.php
index 7b0d11f0..9efe81e8 100644
--- a/inc/metademand.class.php
+++ b/inc/metademand.class.php
@@ -8932,6 +8932,28 @@ public static function getPluginUniqueDropdown($plug)
         }
     }
 
+	public static function pluginPreItemAdd($plug)
+	{
+		global $PLUGIN_HOOKS;
+
+		$dbu = new DbUtils();
+		if (isset($PLUGIN_HOOKS['metademands'][$plug])) {
+			$pluginclasses = $PLUGIN_HOOKS['metademands'][$plug];
+
+			foreach ($pluginclasses as $pluginclass) {
+				if (!class_exists($pluginclass)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				$form[$pluginclass] = [];
+				$item = $dbu->getItemForItemtype($pluginclass);
+				if ($item && is_callable([$item, 'preItemAdd'])) {
+					return $item->preItemAdd();
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
     public static function checkPluginUniqueItilcategory($plug, $dbu)
     {
         global $PLUGIN_HOOKS;