diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 816070a85..1d9149719 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     * Added `route` and `request` to `onPageNotFound` event
     * Added file upload/remove support for `Flex Forms`
     * Added support for `flex-required@: not exists` and `flex-required@: '!exists'` in blueprints
+    * Added `$object->getOriginal()` to get flex objects data before it was modified with `update()`
     * Throwing exceptions from Twig templates fires `onDisplayErrorPage.[code]` event allowing better error pages
 3. [](#bugfix)
     * Fixed escaping in PageIndex::getLevelListing()
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Framework/Flex/FlexObject.php b/system/src/Grav/Framework/Flex/FlexObject.php
index 43f0265b6..9b33fa67c 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Framework/Flex/FlexObject.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Framework/Flex/FlexObject.php
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class FlexObject implements FlexObjectInterface, FlexAuthorizeInterface
     /** @var array */
     private $_meta;
     /** @var array */
+    protected $_original;
+    /** @var array */
     protected $_changes;
     /** @var string */
     protected $storage_key;
@@ -441,6 +443,16 @@ class FlexObject implements FlexObjectInterface, FlexAuthorizeInterface
         return 0;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get original data before update
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getOriginal(): array
+    {
+        return $this->_original ?? [];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get any changes based on data sent to update
      *
@@ -654,7 +666,8 @@ class FlexObject implements FlexObjectInterface, FlexAuthorizeInterface
             }
 
             // Store the changes
-            $this->_changes = Utils::arrayDiffMultidimensional($this->getElements(), $elements);
+            $this->_original = $this->getElements();
+            $this->_changes = Utils::arrayDiffMultidimensional($this->_original, $elements);
         }
 
         if ($files && method_exists($this, 'setUpdatedMedia')) {