diff --git a/docs/source-pytorch/common/hooks.rst b/docs/source-pytorch/common/hooks.rst
index 89c1c15d0413f..82ecc99c6810a 100644
--- a/docs/source-pytorch/common/hooks.rst
+++ b/docs/source-pytorch/common/hooks.rst
@@ -88,13 +88,19 @@ with the source of each hook indicated:
     │   ├── [LightningModule]
     │   ├── [LightningModule.configure_shared_model()]
     │   ├── [LightningModule.configure_model()]
+    |   |
+    │   ├── on_before_optimizer_setup()
+    │   │   ├── [Callbacks]
+    │   │   └── [LightningModule]
+    │   |
     │   ├── Strategy.restore_checkpoint_before_setup
     │   │   ├── [LightningModule.on_load_checkpoint()]
     │   │   ├── [LightningModule.load_state_dict()]
     │   │   ├── [LightningDataModule.load_state_dict()]
     │   │   ├── [Callbacks.on_load_checkpoint()]
     │   │   └── [Callbacks.load_state_dict()]
-    │   └── [Strategy]
+    |   |
+    │   └── [Strategy] (configures optimizers, lr schedulers, precision, etc.)
     │
     ├── on_fit_start()
     │   ├── [Callbacks]
diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/callback.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/callback.py
index 3bfb609465a83..a1fdf0b8857fd 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/callback.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/callback.py
@@ -277,6 +277,14 @@ def on_before_backward(self, trainer: "pl.Trainer", pl_module: "pl.LightningModu
     def on_after_backward(self, trainer: "pl.Trainer", pl_module: "pl.LightningModule") -> None:
         """Called after ``loss.backward()`` and before optimizers are stepped."""
 
+    def on_before_optimizer_setup(self, trainer: "pl.Trainer", pl_module: "pl.LightningModule") -> None:
+        """Called after :meth:`~lightning.pytorch.core.hooks.ModelHooks.configure_model` but before
+        :meth:`~lightning.pytorch.core.hooks.ModelHooks.configure_optimizers`.
+
+        Useful when you need to make changes to the model before the optimizers are set up (e.g. freezing layers).
+
+        """
+
     def on_before_optimizer_step(
         self, trainer: "pl.Trainer", pl_module: "pl.LightningModule", optimizer: Optimizer
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/lambda_function.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/lambda_function.py
index f04b2d777deb3..f8348ccb72a53 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/lambda_function.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/callbacks/lambda_function.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def __init__(
         on_load_checkpoint: Optional[Callable] = None,
         on_before_backward: Optional[Callable] = None,
         on_after_backward: Optional[Callable] = None,
+        on_before_optimizer_setup: Optional[Callable] = None,
         on_before_optimizer_step: Optional[Callable] = None,
         on_before_zero_grad: Optional[Callable] = None,
         on_predict_start: Optional[Callable] = None,
diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/core/hooks.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/core/hooks.py
index 0b0ab14244e38..a979232d7ac72 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/core/hooks.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/core/hooks.py
@@ -295,6 +295,29 @@ def on_after_backward(self) -> None:
 
         """
 
+    def on_before_optimizer_setup(self) -> None:
+        """Called after :meth:`~lightning.pytorch.core.hooks.ModelHooks.configure_model` but before
+        :meth:`~lightning.pytorch.core.hooks.ModelHooks.configure_optimizers`.
+
+        This hook provides a safe point to modify, freeze, or inspect model parameters before optimizers are created.
+        It’s particularly useful for callbacks such as
+        :class:`~lightning.pytorch.callbacks.finetuning.BaseFinetuning`, where parameters must be frozen
+        prior to optimizer setup.
+
+        This hook runs once in fit stage, after the model
+        has been fully instantiated by ``configure_model``, but before optimizers are created by
+        ``configure_optimizers``.
+
+        Example::
+
+            class MyFinetuneCallback(Callback):
+                def on_before_optimizer_setup(self, trainer, pl_module):
+                    # freeze the backbone before optimizers are created
+                    for param in pl_module.backbone.parameters():
+                        param.requires_grad = False
+
+        """
+
     def on_before_optimizer_step(self, optimizer: Optimizer) -> None:
         """Called before ``optimizer.step()``.
 
diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/logger_connector/fx_validator.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/logger_connector/fx_validator.py
index c1ee0013bfa19..01264d750ccc0 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/logger_connector/fx_validator.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/logger_connector/fx_validator.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class _LogOptions(TypedDict):
         "on_after_backward": _LogOptions(
             allowed_on_step=(False, True), allowed_on_epoch=(False, True), default_on_step=True, default_on_epoch=False
         ),
+        "on_before_optimizer_setup": None,
         "on_before_optimizer_step": _LogOptions(
             allowed_on_step=(False, True), allowed_on_epoch=(False, True), default_on_step=True, default_on_epoch=False
         ),
diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/trainer.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/trainer.py
index 5768c507e2e3f..c0d6f18166652 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/trainer.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/trainer.py
@@ -989,6 +989,11 @@ def _run(
         log.debug(f"{self.__class__.__name__}: configuring model")
         call._call_configure_model(self)
 
+        # run hook `on_before_optimizer_setup` before optimizers are set up & after model is configured
+        if self.state.fn == TrainerFn.FITTING:
+            call._call_callback_hooks(self, "on_before_optimizer_setup")
+            call._call_lightning_module_hook(self, "on_before_optimizer_setup")
+
         # check if we should delay restoring checkpoint till later
         if not self.strategy.restore_checkpoint_after_setup:
             log.debug(f"{self.__class__.__name__}: restoring module and callbacks from checkpoint path: {ckpt_path}")
diff --git a/tests/tests_pytorch/callbacks/test_callback_hook_outputs.py b/tests/tests_pytorch/callbacks/test_callback_hooks.py
similarity index 54%
rename from tests/tests_pytorch/callbacks/test_callback_hook_outputs.py
rename to tests/tests_pytorch/callbacks/test_callback_hooks.py
index 366a924a5867c..5e4bf1096a4fb 100644
--- a/tests/tests_pytorch/callbacks/test_callback_hook_outputs.py
+++ b/tests/tests_pytorch/callbacks/test_callback_hooks.py
@@ -56,3 +56,55 @@ def on_test_batch_end(self, outputs, *_):
     assert any(isinstance(c, CB) for c in trainer.callbacks)
 
     trainer.fit(model)
+
+
+def test_on_before_optimizer_setup_is_called_in_correct_order(tmp_path):
+    """Ensure `on_before_optimizer_setup` runs after `configure_model` but before `configure_optimizers`."""
+
+    order = []
+
+    class TestCallback(Callback):
+        def setup(self, trainer, pl_module, stage=None):
+            order.append("setup")
+            assert pl_module.layer is None
+            assert len(trainer.optimizers) == 0
+
+        def on_before_optimizer_setup(self, trainer, pl_module):
+            order.append("on_before_optimizer_setup")
+            # configure_model should already have been called
+            assert pl_module.layer is not None
+            # but optimizers are not yet created
+            assert len(trainer.optimizers) == 0
+
+        def on_fit_start(self, trainer, pl_module):
+            order.append("on_fit_start")
+            # optimizers should now exist
+            assert len(trainer.optimizers) == 1
+            assert pl_module.layer is not None
+
+    class DemoModel(BoringModel):
+        def __init__(self):
+            super().__init__()
+            self.layer = None
+
+        def configure_model(self):
+            from torch import nn
+
+            self.layer = nn.Linear(32, 2)
+
+    model = DemoModel()
+
+    trainer = Trainer(
+        callbacks=TestCallback(),
+        default_root_dir=tmp_path,
+        limit_train_batches=2,
+        limit_val_batches=2,
+        max_epochs=1,
+        enable_model_summary=False,
+        log_every_n_steps=1,
+    )
+
+    trainer.fit(model)
+
+    # Verify call order
+    assert order == ["setup", "on_before_optimizer_setup", "on_fit_start"]
diff --git a/tests/tests_pytorch/models/test_hooks.py b/tests/tests_pytorch/models/test_hooks.py
index e943d0533cab5..77f8bbb642b2e 100644
--- a/tests/tests_pytorch/models/test_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/tests_pytorch/models/test_hooks.py
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@ def training_step(self, batch, batch_idx):
         # DeepSpeed needs the batch size to figure out throughput logging
         *([{"name": "train_dataloader"}] if using_deepspeed else []),
         {"name": "configure_model"},
+        {"name": "Callback.on_before_optimizer_setup", "args": (trainer, model)},
+        {"name": "on_before_optimizer_setup"},
         {"name": "configure_optimizers"},
         {"name": "Callback.on_fit_start", "args": (trainer, model)},
         {"name": "on_fit_start"},
@@ -574,6 +576,8 @@ def test_trainer_model_hook_system_fit_no_val_and_resume_max_epochs(tmp_path):
         {"name": "Callback.setup", "args": (trainer, model), "kwargs": {"stage": "fit"}},
         {"name": "setup", "kwargs": {"stage": "fit"}},
         {"name": "configure_model"},
+        {"name": "Callback.on_before_optimizer_setup", "args": (trainer, model)},
+        {"name": "on_before_optimizer_setup"},
         {"name": "on_load_checkpoint", "args": (loaded_ckpt,)},
         {"name": "Callback.on_load_checkpoint", "args": (trainer, model, loaded_ckpt)},
         {"name": "Callback.load_state_dict", "args": ({"foo": True},)},
@@ -654,6 +658,8 @@ def test_trainer_model_hook_system_fit_no_val_and_resume_max_steps(tmp_path):
         {"name": "Callback.setup", "args": (trainer, model), "kwargs": {"stage": "fit"}},
         {"name": "setup", "kwargs": {"stage": "fit"}},
         {"name": "configure_model"},
+        {"name": "Callback.on_before_optimizer_setup", "args": (trainer, model)},
+        {"name": "on_before_optimizer_setup"},
         {"name": "on_load_checkpoint", "args": (loaded_ckpt,)},
         {"name": "Callback.on_load_checkpoint", "args": (trainer, model, loaded_ckpt)},
         {"name": "Callback.load_state_dict", "args": ({"foo": True},)},
diff --git a/tests/tests_pytorch/trainer/logging_/test_logger_connector.py b/tests/tests_pytorch/trainer/logging_/test_logger_connector.py
index d3d355edb003b..8166113974566 100644
--- a/tests/tests_pytorch/trainer/logging_/test_logger_connector.py
+++ b/tests/tests_pytorch/trainer/logging_/test_logger_connector.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def test_fx_validator():
     callbacks_func = {
         "on_before_backward",
         "on_after_backward",
+        "on_before_optimizer_setup",
         "on_before_optimizer_step",
         "on_before_zero_grad",
         "on_fit_end",
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ def test_fx_validator():
     }
 
     not_supported = {
+        "on_before_optimizer_setup",
         "on_fit_end",
         "on_fit_start",
         "on_exception",
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ def test_fx_validator_integration(tmp_path):
         "setup": "You can't",
         "configure_model": "You can't",
         "configure_optimizers": "You can't",
+        "on_before_optimizer_setup": "You can't",
         "on_fit_start": "You can't",
         "train_dataloader": "You can't",
         "val_dataloader": "You can't",