diff --git a/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/config.xml b/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/config.xml
index 7cee4ac..5b93f7f 100644
--- a/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/config.xml
+++ b/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/config.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,31 @@
 		/>
 	</fieldset>
 
+	<fieldset name="preaction" label="COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_PREACTION">
+		<field
+			name="backup_before_update"
+			type="radio"
+			label="COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UPDATE"
+			description="COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UPDATE_DESC"
+			default="0"
+			class="btn-group"
+		>
+			<option value="1">JYES</option>
+			<option value="0">JNO</option>
+		</field>
+		<field
+			name="backup_before_uninstall"
+			type="radio"
+			label="COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UNINSTALL"
+			description="COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UNINSTALL_DESC"
+			default="0"
+			class="btn-group"
+		>
+			<option value="1">JYES</option>
+			<option value="0">JNO</option>
+		</field>
+	</fieldset>
+
 	<fieldset name="cleanup" label="COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_CLEANUP">
 		<field
 			name="max_age_days"
diff --git a/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/language/en-GB/com_mokosuitebackup.ini b/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/language/en-GB/com_mokosuitebackup.ini
index ac36f20..ff4b8bd 100644
--- a/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/language/en-GB/com_mokosuitebackup.ini
+++ b/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/language/en-GB/com_mokosuitebackup.ini
@@ -235,6 +235,12 @@ COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_DEFAULT_PROFILE="Default Profile"
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_DEFAULT_PROFILE_DESC="Default backup profile used by quick actions and CLI when no profile is specified."
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_SHOW_UPDATE_NOTICE="Show Update Site Notice"
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_SHOW_UPDATE_NOTICE_DESC="Display the update site configuration notice on the Backup Records view."
+COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_PREACTION="Pre-action Backups"
+COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UPDATE="Backup Before Extension Update"
+COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UPDATE_DESC="Automatically run a full backup before any extension is updated. Uses the default profile. Throttled to once per 10 minutes to prevent duplicate backups during batch updates."
+COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UNINSTALL="Backup Before Extension Uninstall"
+COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UNINSTALL_DESC="Automatically run a full backup before any extension is uninstalled. Uses the default profile. Throttled to once per 10 minutes."
+
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_CLEANUP="Cleanup Defaults"
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_MAX_AGE="Max Backup Age (days)"
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_MAX_AGE_DESC="Default maximum age for backup records. Used by the system plugin and CLI cleanup command."
diff --git a/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/language/en-US/com_mokosuitebackup.ini b/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/language/en-US/com_mokosuitebackup.ini
index 2878f11..b2a7fbe 100644
--- a/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/language/en-US/com_mokosuitebackup.ini
+++ b/source/packages/com_mokosuitebackup/language/en-US/com_mokosuitebackup.ini
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_DEFAULT_PROFILE="Default Profile"
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_DEFAULT_PROFILE_DESC="Default backup profile used by quick actions and CLI when no profile is specified."
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_SHOW_UPDATE_NOTICE="Show Update Site Notice"
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_SHOW_UPDATE_NOTICE_DESC="Display the update site configuration notice on the Backup Records view."
+COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_PREACTION="Pre-action Backups"
+COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UPDATE="Backup Before Extension Update"
+COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UPDATE_DESC="Automatically run a full backup before any extension is updated. Uses the default profile. Throttled to once per 10 minutes to prevent duplicate backups during batch updates."
+COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UNINSTALL="Backup Before Extension Uninstall"
+COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_BACKUP_BEFORE_UNINSTALL_DESC="Automatically run a full backup before any extension is uninstalled. Uses the default profile. Throttled to once per 10 minutes."
+
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_CLEANUP="Cleanup Defaults"
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_MAX_AGE="Max Backup Age (days)"
 COM_MOKOJOOMBACKUP_CONFIG_MAX_AGE_DESC="Default maximum age for backup records. Used by the system plugin and CLI cleanup command."
diff --git a/source/packages/plg_system_mokosuitebackup/src/Extension/MokoSuiteBackup.php b/source/packages/plg_system_mokosuitebackup/src/Extension/MokoSuiteBackup.php
index b5fbc8d..b0d8d38 100644
--- a/source/packages/plg_system_mokosuitebackup/src/Extension/MokoSuiteBackup.php
+++ b/source/packages/plg_system_mokosuitebackup/src/Extension/MokoSuiteBackup.php
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ final class MokoSuiteBackup extends CMSPlugin implements SubscriberInterface
 	public static function getSubscribedEvents(): array
 	{
 		return [
-			'onAfterInitialise' => 'onAfterInitialise',
-			'onAfterRoute'      => 'onAfterRoute',
+			'onAfterInitialise'        => 'onAfterInitialise',
+			'onAfterRoute'             => 'onAfterRoute',
+			'onExtensionBeforeUpdate'  => 'onExtensionBeforeUpdate',
+			'onExtensionBeforeUninstall' => 'onExtensionBeforeUninstall',
 		];
 	}
 
@@ -199,6 +201,68 @@ final class MokoSuiteBackup extends CMSPlugin implements SubscriberInterface
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Run a backup before any extension is updated.
+	 */
+	public function onExtensionBeforeUpdate(Event $event): void
+	{
+		$this->runPreActionBackup('backup_before_update', 'Pre-update backup');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Run a backup before any extension is uninstalled.
+	 */
+	public function onExtensionBeforeUninstall(Event $event): void
+	{
+		$this->runPreActionBackup('backup_before_uninstall', 'Pre-uninstall backup');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Run a pre-action backup if the option is enabled and not already
+	 * done in this session (throttled to once per 10 minutes to avoid
+	 * duplicate backups during batch updates).
+	 */
+	private function runPreActionBackup(string $paramName, string $description): void
+	{
+		$params = ComponentHelper::getParams('com_mokosuitebackup');
+
+		if (!(int) $params->get($paramName, 0)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Throttle: only run once per 10 minutes to prevent duplicate
+		// backups when multiple extensions are updated in a batch
+		$session    = Factory::getSession();
+		$sessionKey = 'mokosuitebackup.preaction_' . $paramName;
+		$lastRun    = $session->get($sessionKey, 0);
+
+		if (time() - $lastRun < 600) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$session->set($sessionKey, time());
+
+		$profileId = (int) $params->get('default_profile', 1);
+
+		try {
+			$engine = new BackupEngine();
+			$result = $engine->run($profileId, $description, 'preaction');
+
+			if (!$result['success']) {
+				Factory::getApplication()->enqueueMessage(
+					'MokoSuiteBackup: ' . $description . ' failed — ' . $result['message'],
+					'warning'
+				);
+			}
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			error_log('MokoSuiteBackup: ' . $description . ' failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
+			Factory::getApplication()->enqueueMessage(
+				'MokoSuiteBackup: ' . $description . ' failed — ' . $e->getMessage(),
+				'warning'
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Send a JSON response and terminate — used by web cron handler.
 	 */