diff --git a/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/Events/AfterQueryExecuted.php b/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/Events/AfterQueryExecuted.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..32200dcd59ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/Events/AfterQueryExecuted.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2023 Andrew Summers
+ *
+ * @author Andrew Summers
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OC\DB\QueryBuilder\Events;
+
+use OCP\EventDispatcher\Event;
+use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * This event is used by apps to intercept, inspect, and potentially modify
+ * the results of database queries after execution. This can be used for deep
+ * integrations, restricting user access to certain data, redacting information,
+ * etc.
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/digging_deeper/projects.html
+ * @since 26.0.0
+ */
+class AfterQueryExecuted extends Event {
+	private IQueryBuilder $queryBuilder;
+	private $result;
+
+	public function __construct(IQueryBuilder $queryBuilder, $result) {
+		$this->queryBuilder = $queryBuilder;
+		$this->result = $result;
+	}
+
+	public function getQueryBuilder() {
+		return $this->queryBuilder;
+	}
+
+	public function setQueryBuilder() {
+		return $this->queryBuilder;
+	}
+
+	public function getResult() {
+		return $this->result;
+	}
+
+	public function setResult() {
+		return $this->result;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/Events/BeforeQueryExecuted.php b/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/Events/BeforeQueryExecuted.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..57eff74bdd332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/Events/BeforeQueryExecuted.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2023 Andrew Summers
+ *
+ * @author Andrew Summers
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OC\DB\QueryBuilder\Events;
+
+use OCP\EventDispatcher\Event;
+use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * This event is used by apps to intercept, inspect, and potentially modify
+ * database queries prior to execution. This can be used for deep integrations,
+ * restricting user access to certain data, redacting information, etc.
+ *
+ * The result field can optionally be set by the event listener by executing the
+ * query in the event handler logic. This allows apps to inspect the results,
+ * use try/catch blocks around the query execution, and/or modify/re-execute the
+ * query if necessary. If the result field is not set, the QueryBuilder class
+ * will execute the query as expected by default.
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/developer_manual/digging_deeper/projects.html
+ * @since 26.0.0
+ */
+class BeforeQueryExecuted extends Event {
+	private IQueryBuilder $queryBuilder;
+	private $result = null;
+
+	public function __construct(IQueryBuilder $queryBuilder) {
+		$this->queryBuilder = $queryBuilder;
+	}
+
+	public function getQueryBuilder() {
+		return $this->queryBuilder;
+	}
+
+	public function setQueryBuilder() {
+		return $this->queryBuilder;
+	}
+
+	public function getResult() {
+		return $this->result;
+	}
+
+	public function setResult() {
+		return $this->result;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/QueryBuilder.php b/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/QueryBuilder.php
index 43ed68f5616ac..7d4197a777bb0 100644
--- a/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/QueryBuilder.php
+++ b/lib/private/DB/QueryBuilder/QueryBuilder.php
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\SqlitePlatform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Query\QueryException;
 use OC\DB\ConnectionAdapter;
+use OC\DB\QueryBuilder\Events\BeforeQueryExecuted;
+use OC\DB\QueryBuilder\Events\AfterQueryExecuted;
 use OC\DB\QueryBuilder\ExpressionBuilder\ExpressionBuilder;
 use OC\DB\QueryBuilder\ExpressionBuilder\MySqlExpressionBuilder;
 use OC\DB\QueryBuilder\ExpressionBuilder\OCIExpressionBuilder;
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@
 use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IParameter;
 use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
 use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryFunction;
+use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 class QueryBuilder implements IQueryBuilder {
@@ -76,6 +79,9 @@ class QueryBuilder implements IQueryBuilder {
 	/** @var string */
 	protected $lastInsertedTable;
 
+	/** @var IEventDispatcher */
+	private $dispatcher;
+
 	/**
 	 * Initializes a new QueryBuilder.
 	 *
@@ -88,6 +94,7 @@ public function __construct(ConnectionAdapter $connection, SystemConfig $systemC
 		$this->logger = $logger;
 		$this->queryBuilder = new \Doctrine\DBAL\Query\QueryBuilder($this->connection->getInner());
 		$this->helper = new QuoteHelper();
+		$this->dispatcher = \OC::$server->get(IEventDispatcher::class);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -277,7 +284,18 @@ public function execute() {
 			]);
 		}
 
-		$result = $this->queryBuilder->execute();
+		$event = new BeforeQueryExecuted($this);
+		$this->dispatcher->dispatchTyped($event);
+		$result = $event->getResult();
+
+		if ($result === null) {
+			$result = $this->queryBuilder->execute();
+		}
+
+		$event = new AfterQueryExecuted($this, $result);
+		$this->dispatcher->dispatchTyped($event);
+		$result = $event->getResult();
+		
 		if (is_int($result)) {
 			return $result;
 		}