diff --git a/src/ResourceFilters.php b/src/ResourceFilters.php
index caee88b..03d59e3 100644
--- a/src/ResourceFilters.php
+++ b/src/ResourceFilters.php
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ final public function __construct(
         protected Request $request,
     ) {}
 
+    protected function before(Builder $query): void {}
+
     final public function handle(Builder $query, Closure $next): Builder | Collection | LengthAwarePaginator {
+        $this->before($query);
+
         foreach ($this->allowed_columns as $column => $operators) {
             // ignore filter if not specified in params
             if (is_null($param = $this->request->query($column))) {
@@ -101,9 +105,13 @@ final public function handle(Builder $query, Closure $next): Builder | Collectio
             }
         }
 
+        $this->after($query);
+
         return $next($query);
     }
 
+    protected function after(Builder $query): void {}
+
     private function addQueryFilter(Builder $query, string $column, string $operator, $value): void {
         // check if a method with the param name exists
         if (method_exists($this, $method = lcfirst((string) str($column)->studly()))) {
diff --git a/src/ResourceOrders.php b/src/ResourceOrders.php
index 40f13a2..7c9648e 100644
--- a/src/ResourceOrders.php
+++ b/src/ResourceOrders.php
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ final public function __construct(
         protected Request $request,
     ) {}
 
+    protected function before(Builder $query): void {}
+
     final public function handle(Builder $query, Closure $next): Builder | Collection | LengthAwarePaginator {
+        $this->before($query);
+
         // check if query param was not defined
         if (null === $order = $this->request->query('order')) {
             // add default sorting fields
@@ -56,9 +60,13 @@ final public function handle(Builder $query, Closure $next): Builder | Collectio
             $this->addQueryOrder($query, $value[$direction], $direction);
         }
 
+        $this->after($query);
+
         return $next($query);
     }
 
+    protected function after(Builder $query): void {}
+
     private function clean(array &$order): void {
         sort($order);