diff --git a/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/partials/ERXPartial.java b/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/partials/ERXPartial.java
index ee987c57921..4ec365d63fe 100644
--- a/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/partials/ERXPartial.java
+++ b/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/partials/ERXPartial.java
@@ -368,4 +368,15 @@ public Object validateValueForKey(Object value, String key) throws NSValidation.
 			throw exception.exceptionWithObjectAndKey(this, key);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Delegated from the base entity. A partial entity can override this method
+	 * to perform object initialisation. It will be called when the base
+	 * entity's {@code init()} method is called.
+	 * 
+	 * @param editingContext
+	 *            this object's {@link EOEditingContext}
+	 */
+	protected void init(EOEditingContext editingContext) {
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/partials/ERXPartialGenericRecord.java b/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/partials/ERXPartialGenericRecord.java
index 8dcfe5bf568..d296ec21573 100644
--- a/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/partials/ERXPartialGenericRecord.java
+++ b/Frameworks/Core/ERExtensions/Sources/er/extensions/partials/ERXPartialGenericRecord.java
@@ -180,6 +180,15 @@ public void awakeFromInsertion(EOEditingContext editingContext) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	protected void init(EOEditingContext editingContext) {
+		super.init(editingContext);
+		// Call init() on all partial entities
+		for (ERXPartial partial : _partials()) {
+			partial.init(editingContext);
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void awakeFromFetch(EOEditingContext editingContext) {
 		super.awakeFromFetch(editingContext);