diff --git a/application/Espo/Classes/ConsoleCommands/PopulateNumbers.php b/application/Espo/Classes/ConsoleCommands/PopulateNumbers.php
index 7d2eeadce8..3a168e5a74 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Classes/ConsoleCommands/PopulateNumbers.php
+++ b/application/Espo/Classes/ConsoleCommands/PopulateNumbers.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use Espo\Core\Console\Exceptions\ArgumentNotSpecified;
 use Espo\Core\Console\Exceptions\InvalidArgument;
 use Espo\Core\Console\IO;
 use Espo\Core\Exceptions\Error;
-use Espo\Core\FieldProcessing\NextNumber\BeforeSaveProcessor;
+use Espo\Core\FieldProcessing\NextNumber\Processor;
 use Espo\Core\Name\Field;
 use Espo\Core\ORM\Entity as CoreEntity;
 use Espo\Core\ORM\Repository\Option\SaveOption;
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ use Espo\ORM\Query\Part\Order;
 
 class PopulateNumbers implements Command
 {
-    private BeforeSaveProcessor $beforeSaveProcessor;
+    private Processor $beforeSaveProcessor;
     private EntityManager $entityManager;
 
     public function __construct(
-        BeforeSaveProcessor $beforeSaveProcessor,
+        Processor $beforeSaveProcessor,
         EntityManager $entityManager
     ) {
         $this->beforeSaveProcessor = $beforeSaveProcessor;
diff --git a/application/Espo/Core/FieldProcessing/NextNumber/BeforeSaveProcessor.php b/application/Espo/Core/FieldProcessing/NextNumber/Processor.php
similarity index 84%
rename from application/Espo/Core/FieldProcessing/NextNumber/BeforeSaveProcessor.php
rename to application/Espo/Core/FieldProcessing/NextNumber/Processor.php
index 2f619580e9..73bc05d970 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Core/FieldProcessing/NextNumber/BeforeSaveProcessor.php
+++ b/application/Espo/Core/FieldProcessing/NextNumber/Processor.php
@@ -32,15 +32,19 @@ namespace Espo\Core\FieldProcessing\NextNumber;
 use Espo\Core\Exceptions\Error;
 use Espo\Core\ORM\Repository\Option\SaveOption;
 use Espo\Core\ORM\Type\FieldType;
-use Espo\Entities\NextNumber;
-
 use Espo\Core\ORM\Entity;
 use Espo\Core\ORM\EntityManager;
 use Espo\Core\Utils\Metadata;
+use Espo\Entities\NextNumber;
 
+use Espo\ORM\Repository\Option\SaveOptions;
+use RuntimeException;
 use const STR_PAD_LEFT;
 
-class BeforeSaveProcessor
+/**
+ * @since 9.3.0
+ */
+class Processor
 {
     /** @var array<string, string[]> */
     private $fieldListMapCache = [];
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ class BeforeSaveProcessor
 
     /**
      * For an existing record.
+     *
      * @throws Error
      */
     public function processPopulate(Entity $entity, string $field): void
@@ -65,18 +70,37 @@ class BeforeSaveProcessor
         $this->processItem($entity, $field, [], true);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param array<string, mixed> $options
-     */
-    public function process(Entity $entity, array $options): void
+    public function process(Entity $entity, SaveOptions $options): void
     {
         $fieldList = $this->getFieldList($entity->getEntityType());
 
         foreach ($fieldList as $field) {
-            $this->processItem($entity, $field, $options);
+            $this->processItem($entity, $field, $options->toAssoc());
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * To be invoked in custom hooks. The default hook must be suppressed.
+     * Useful when the number should change only if some conditions met.
+     *
+     * @since 9.3.0
+     * @noinspection PhpUnused
+     */
+    public function processField(Entity $entity, string $field, SaveOptions $options): void
+    {
+        if (
+            $this->entityManager
+                ->getDefs()
+                ->getEntity($entity->getEntityType())
+                ->getField($field)
+                ->getType() !== FieldType::NUMBER
+        ) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Not a 'number' field.");
+        }
+
+        $this->processItem($entity, $field, $options->toAssoc());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array<string, mixed> $options
      */
@@ -141,6 +165,10 @@ class BeforeSaveProcessor
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if ($defs->getParam('suppressHook')) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             $list[] = $name;
         }
 
diff --git a/application/Espo/Hooks/Common/NextNumber.php b/application/Espo/Hooks/Common/NextNumber.php
index d8f2f38a97..797f27c2d2 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Hooks/Common/NextNumber.php
+++ b/application/Espo/Hooks/Common/NextNumber.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace Espo\Hooks\Common;
 use Espo\Core\Hook\Hook\BeforeSave;
 use Espo\Core\ORM\Entity as CoreEntity;
 use Espo\ORM\Entity;
-use Espo\Core\FieldProcessing\NextNumber\BeforeSaveProcessor as Processor;
+use Espo\Core\FieldProcessing\NextNumber\Processor as Processor;
 use Espo\ORM\Repository\Option\SaveOptions;
 
 /**
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ class NextNumber implements BeforeSave
 
     public function beforeSave(Entity $entity, SaveOptions $options): void
     {
-        $this->processor->process($entity, $options->toAssoc());
+        $this->processor->process($entity, $options);
     }
 }
diff --git a/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/number.json b/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/number.json
index 3e2551d44c..a0b7496aff 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/number.json
+++ b/application/Espo/Resources/metadata/fields/number.json
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
             "name": "copyToClipboard",
             "type": "bool",
             "default": false
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "suppressHook",
+            "type": "bool",
+            "default": false
         }
     ],
     "filter": true,
diff --git a/schema/metadata/entityDefs.json b/schema/metadata/entityDefs.json
index f6dac9a47f..d15103872d 100644
--- a/schema/metadata/entityDefs.json
+++ b/schema/metadata/entityDefs.json
@@ -552,6 +552,33 @@
                         }
                     }
                 },
+                {
+                    "if": {
+                        "properties": {
+                            "type": {
+                                "anyOf": [
+                                    {"const": "number"}
+                                ]
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "then": {
+                        "properties": {
+                            "prefix": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                                "description": "Prefix."
+                            },
+                            "padLength": {
+                                "type": "integer",
+                                "description": "Pad length."
+                            },
+                            "suppressHook": {
+                                "type": "boolean",
+                                "description": "Suppress the default hook. Useful when a custom hook needs to be used. As of v9.3.0."
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
                 {
                     "if": {
                         "properties": {