diff --git a/src/microsim/MSLaneChanger.cpp b/src/microsim/MSLaneChanger.cpp
index a52fd4e1593d..69ff4e38a133 100644
--- a/src/microsim/MSLaneChanger.cpp
+++ b/src/microsim/MSLaneChanger.cpp
@@ -1057,6 +1057,11 @@ MSLaneChanger::checkChange(
                   << "\n";
     }
 #endif
+
+    if (state & LCA_WANTS_LANECHANGE && blocked == 0) {
+        blocked = vehicle->getLaneChangeModel().checkChangeBeforeCommitting(vehicle, state);
+        state |= blocked;
+    }
     vehicle->getLaneChangeModel().saveLCState(laneOffset, oldstate, state);
     if (blocked == 0 && (state & LCA_WANTS_LANECHANGE)) {
         // this lane change will be executed, save gaps
diff --git a/src/microsim/lcmodels/MSAbstractLaneChangeModel.h b/src/microsim/lcmodels/MSAbstractLaneChangeModel.h
index b7f22a582bea..ff590db2eb57 100644
--- a/src/microsim/lcmodels/MSAbstractLaneChangeModel.h
+++ b/src/microsim/lcmodels/MSAbstractLaneChangeModel.h
@@ -144,6 +144,20 @@ class MSAbstractLaneChangeModel {
      */
     virtual LaneChangeModel getModelID() const = 0;
 
+    /** @brief Informs the vehicle that it is about to be moved on an adjacent lane.
+     * The method can be used to re-evaluate the state of the vehicle and potentially abort the lane change.
+     * By default, if the method is not overridden by the lane change model implementation, nothing is altered and the vehicle will perform the lane change.
+     * @param veh the lane changing vehicle
+     * @param state current lane change state
+     * @return the blocked status of the vehicle. If the vehicle should perform the lane change, the method should return 0, corresponding to non-blocked.
+     * Otherwise the method should return a non-zero state, corresponding to the type of blockage.
+     */
+    virtual int checkChangeBeforeCommitting(const MSVehicle* veh, int state) const {
+        UNUSED_PARAMETER(veh);
+        UNUSED_PARAMETER(state);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     /** @brief Save the state of the laneChangeModel
      * @param[in] out The OutputDevice to write the information into
      */