diff --git a/wire/core/Fields.php b/wire/core/Fields.php
index ee76f742..4f8b7179 100644
--- a/wire/core/Fields.php
+++ b/wire/core/Fields.php
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ class Fields extends WireSaveableItems {
 			}	
 		}
 		
+		if($item->type) $item->type->savedField($item);
+		
 		$this->getTags('reset');
 
 		return true; 
diff --git a/wire/core/Fieldtype.php b/wire/core/Fieldtype.php
index 45e21619..7e351889 100644
--- a/wire/core/Fieldtype.php
+++ b/wire/core/Fieldtype.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
  * @method bool deleteTemplateField(Template $template, Field $field)
  * @method Field cloneField(Field $field)
  * @method void renamedField(Field $field, $prevName) 
+ * @method void savedField(Field $field)
  * @method void install()
  * @method void uninstall()
  * 
@@ -1474,6 +1475,19 @@ abstract class Fieldtype extends WireData implements Module {
 		if($field && $prevName) {}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Called when Field using this Fieldtype has been saved 
+	 * 
+	 * This is primarily so that Fieldtype modules can identify when their fields are 
+	 * saved without having to add a hook to the $fields API var. 
+	 * 
+	 * @param Field $field
+	 * @since 3.0.171
+	 * 
+	 */
+	public function ___savedField(Field $field) {
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get a property from this Fieldtype’s data
 	 *