diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/media/Media.cs b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/media/Media.cs
index 17594788be..d8231bf7aa 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/media/Media.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/media/Media.cs
@@ -230,9 +230,17 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.media
         /// </summary>
         public override void Move(int newParentId)
         {
-            var current = User.GetCurrent();
-            int userId = current == null ? 0 : current.Id;
-            ApplicationContext.Current.Services.MediaService.Move(MediaItem, newParentId, userId);
+            MoveEventArgs e = new MoveEventArgs();
+            base.FireBeforeMove(e);
+
+            if (!e.Cancel)
+            {
+                var current = User.GetCurrent();
+                int userId = current == null ? 0 : current.Id;
+                ApplicationContext.Current.Services.MediaService.Move(MediaItem, newParentId, userId);
+            }
+
+            base.FireAfterMove(e);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs
index 463d03bcab..d3fa05d0cb 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs
+++ b/src/umbraco.cms/businesslogic/web/Document.cs
@@ -1010,9 +1010,17 @@ namespace umbraco.cms.businesslogic.web
         /// </summary>
         public override void Move(int newParentId)
         {
-            var current = User.GetCurrent();
-            int userId = current == null ? 0 : current.Id;
-            ApplicationContext.Current.Services.ContentService.Move(Content, newParentId, userId);
+            MoveEventArgs e = new MoveEventArgs();
+            base.FireBeforeMove(e);
+
+            if (!e.Cancel)
+            {
+                var current = User.GetCurrent();
+                int userId = current == null ? 0 : current.Id;
+                ApplicationContext.Current.Services.ContentService.Move(Content, newParentId, userId);
+            }
+
+            base.FireAfterMove(e);
         }
 
         /// <summary>