diff --git a/system/src/Validator.php b/system/src/Validator.php
index ad9e3e50..7261454e 100644
--- a/system/src/Validator.php
+++ b/system/src/Validator.php
@@ -342,6 +342,16 @@ class Validator
 			}
 		}
 
+		global $hooks;
+
+		$params = ['name' => $name, 'error' => ''];
+		$hooks->triggerFilter(HOOK_FILTER_VALIDATE_CHARACTER_NEW_NAME, $params);
+
+		if (!empty($params['error'])) {
+			self::$lastError = $params['error'];
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/system/src/global.php b/system/src/global.php
index 85f9476d..a140bdde 100644
--- a/system/src/global.php
+++ b/system/src/global.php
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ define('HOOK_FILTER_ROUTES', ++$i);
 define('HOOK_FILTER_TWIG_DISPLAY', ++$i);
 define('HOOK_FILTER_TWIG_RENDER', ++$i);
 define('HOOK_FILTER_THEME_FOOTER', ++$i);
+define('HOOK_FILTER_VALIDATE_CHARACTER_NEW_NAME', ++$i);
 
 const HOOK_FIRST = HOOK_INIT;
 define('HOOK_LAST', $i);