diff --git a/editor/editor_export.cpp b/editor/editor_export.cpp
index 02b37b51367..241ffbd3aa4 100644
--- a/editor/editor_export.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_export.cpp
@@ -1626,6 +1626,9 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformPC::export_project(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_pr
 	ExportNotifier notifier(*this, p_preset, p_debug, p_path, p_flags);
 
 	Error err = prepare_template(p_preset, p_debug, p_path, p_flags);
+	if (err == OK) {
+		err = modify_template(p_preset, p_debug, p_path, p_flags);
+	}
 	if (err == OK) {
 		err = export_project_data(p_preset, p_debug, p_path, p_flags);
 	}
diff --git a/editor/editor_export.h b/editor/editor_export.h
index 3c7bae326e7..2affd40ad9e 100644
--- a/editor/editor_export.h
+++ b/editor/editor_export.h
@@ -434,8 +434,9 @@ public:
 	virtual Error export_project(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags = 0);
 	virtual Error sign_shared_object(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path);
 
-	Error prepare_template(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags);
-	Error export_project_data(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags);
+	virtual Error prepare_template(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags);
+	virtual Error modify_template(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags) { return OK; }
+	virtual Error export_project_data(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags);
 
 	void set_extension(const String &p_extension, const String &p_feature_key = "default");
 	void set_name(const String &p_name);
diff --git a/platform/windows/export/export.cpp b/platform/windows/export/export.cpp
index 9592c3ea895..01d16b19ac4 100644
--- a/platform/windows/export/export.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/export/export.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class EditorExportPlatformWindows : public EditorExportPlatformPC {
 public:
 	virtual Error export_project(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags = 0);
 	virtual Error sign_shared_object(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path);
+	virtual Error modify_template(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags);
 	virtual void get_export_options(List<ExportOption> *r_options);
 	virtual bool get_option_visibility(const String &p_option, const Map<StringName, Variant> &p_options) const;
 	virtual bool can_export(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, String &r_error, bool &r_missing_templates) const;
@@ -59,21 +60,21 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformWindows::sign_shared_object(const Ref<EditorExportPres
 	}
 }
 
+Error EditorExportPlatformWindows::modify_template(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags) {
+	if (p_preset->get("application/modify_resources")) {
+		return _rcedit_add_data(p_preset, p_path);
+	} else {
+		return OK;
+	}
+}
+
 Error EditorExportPlatformWindows::export_project(const Ref<EditorExportPreset> &p_preset, bool p_debug, const String &p_path, int p_flags) {
 	String pck_path = p_path;
 	if (p_preset->get("binary_format/embed_pck")) {
 		pck_path = p_path.get_basename() + ".tmp";
 	}
 
-	Error err = EditorExportPlatformPC::prepare_template(p_preset, p_debug, pck_path, p_flags);
-	if (p_preset->get("application/modify_resources") && err == OK) {
-		err = _rcedit_add_data(p_preset, pck_path);
-	}
-
-	if (err == OK) {
-		err = EditorExportPlatformPC::export_project_data(p_preset, p_debug, pck_path, p_flags);
-	}
-
+	Error err = EditorExportPlatformPC::export_project(p_preset, p_debug, pck_path, p_flags);
 	if (p_preset->get("codesign/enable") && err == OK) {
 		err = _code_sign(p_preset, pck_path);
 	}