diff --git a/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/actions.rs b/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/actions.rs
index 03a20ac40..7310ef8f6 100644
--- a/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/actions.rs
+++ b/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/actions.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use darling::FromMeta;
 use proc_macro_error::abort;
 use quote::{quote, ToTokens};
-use syn::{AttrStyle, FnArg, ItemFn, Pat, ReturnType};
+use syn::{AttrStyle, Attribute, FnArg, Ident, Item, ItemFn, Pat, ReturnType};
 
 #[derive(Debug, FromMeta)]
 #[darling(default)]
@@ -189,10 +189,48 @@ pub fn process_action_schema(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn add_check_init(f: &mut ItemFn) {
+pub struct PreAction {
+    pub exists: bool,
+    pub fn_name: Option<Ident>,
+}
+
+impl Default for PreAction {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            exists: false,
+            fn_name: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_pre_action_attr(attr: &Attribute) -> bool {
+    if let AttrStyle::Outer = attr.style {
+        if attr.meta.path().is_ident("pre_action") {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    false
+}
+
+pub fn check_for_pre_action(pre_action_info: &mut PreAction, items: &mut Vec<Item>) {
+    for (_item_index, item) in items.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+        if let Item::Fn(f) = item {
+            if f.attrs.iter().any(is_pre_action_attr) {
+                pre_action_info.exists = true;
+                pre_action_info.fn_name = Some(f.sig.ident.clone());
+                if let Some(pre_action_pos) = f.attrs.iter().position(is_pre_action_attr) {
+                    f.attrs.remove(pre_action_pos);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn add_pre_action_call(pre_action_info: &PreAction, f: &mut ItemFn) {
     // println!("adding check_init to {}", f.sig.ident.to_string());
+    let fn_name = pre_action_info.fn_name.clone();
     let new_line_ts = quote! {
-        check_init();
+        #fn_name();
     };
     let new_line = syn::parse2(new_line_ts).unwrap();
     f.block.stmts.insert(0, new_line);
diff --git a/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/mod.rs b/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/mod.rs
index c8ad3f672..de39c5887 100644
--- a/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/psibase_macros/psibase-macros-lib/src/service_macro/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ mod graphql;
 mod tables;
 
 use actions::{
-    add_check_init, process_action_args, process_action_callers, process_action_schema, Options,
+    add_pre_action_call, check_for_pre_action, process_action_args, process_action_callers,
+    process_action_schema, Options, PreAction,
 };
 use darling::ast::NestedMeta;
 use darling::{Error, FromMeta};
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ pub fn service_macro_impl(attr: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             return TokenStream::from(Error::from(e).write_errors());
         }
     };
+    // println!("attr_args: {:#?}", attr_args);
 
     let mut options: Options = match Options::from_list(&attr_args) {
         Ok(val) => val,
@@ -88,12 +90,14 @@ fn process_mod(
     let event_structs_mod = proc_macro2::TokenStream::from_str(&options.event_structs).unwrap();
     let wrapper = proc_macro2::TokenStream::from_str(&options.wrapper).unwrap();
     let structs = proc_macro2::TokenStream::from_str(&options.structs).unwrap();
+    let mut pre_action_info: PreAction = PreAction::default();
 
     if let Some((_, items)) = &mut impl_mod.content {
         let mut table_structs: HashMap<Ident, Vec<usize>> = HashMap::new();
         let mut action_fns: Vec<usize> = Vec::new();
         let mut non_action_fns: Vec<usize> = Vec::new();
         let mut event_fns: HashMap<EventType, Vec<usize>> = HashMap::new();
+        check_for_pre_action(&mut pre_action_info, items);
         for (item_index, item) in items.iter_mut().enumerate() {
             if let Item::Struct(s) = item {
                 if s.attrs.iter().any(is_table_attr) {
@@ -175,7 +179,7 @@ fn process_mod(
                 let mut invoke_args = quote! {};
                 let mut invoke_struct_args = quote! {};
                 if has_check_init {
-                    add_check_init(f);
+                    add_pre_action_call(&pre_action_info, f);
                     // println!(
                     //     "1 : 1st line of {} is {:#?}",
                     //     f.sig.ident.to_string(),