diff --git a/polyfactory/factories/base.py b/polyfactory/factories/base.py
index 09058037..20ad9616 100644
--- a/polyfactory/factories/base.py
+++ b/polyfactory/factories/base.py
@@ -1071,6 +1071,25 @@ def process_kwargs(cls, **kwargs: Any) -> dict[str, Any]:
         for field_name, post_generator in generate_post.items():
             result[field_name] = post_generator.to_value(field_name, result)
 
+        return cls.post_generate(result)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def post_build(cls, model: T) -> T:
+        """Post-create hook. Helpful for building additional database associations or running logic which requires the
+        fully-created model.
+
+        :param model: The created model instance.
+        :returns: The (optionally) mutated model.
+        """
+        return model
+
+    @classmethod
+    def post_generate(cls, result: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Post-generate hook. Helpful for mutating or adding additional fields right before model creation.
+
+        :param result: The kwargs that will be passed to the model.
+        :returns: The (optionally) mutated kwargs.
+        """
         return result
 
     @classmethod
@@ -1131,7 +1150,11 @@ def build(cls, *_: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> T:
         :returns: An instance of type T.
 
         """
-        return cast("T", cls.__model__(**cls.process_kwargs(**kwargs)))
+        created_model = cast("T", cls.__model__(**cls.process_kwargs(**kwargs)))
+
+        cls.post_build(created_model)
+
+        return created_model
 
     @classmethod
     def batch(cls, size: int, **kwargs: Any) -> list[T]:
@@ -1156,6 +1179,7 @@ def coverage(cls, **kwargs: Any) -> abc.Iterator[T]:
         """
         for data in cls.process_kwargs_coverage(**kwargs):
             instance = cls.__model__(**data)
+            cls.post_build(instance)
             yield cast("T", instance)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/polyfactory/factories/pydantic_factory.py b/polyfactory/factories/pydantic_factory.py
index e0b9a757..6871eaac 100644
--- a/polyfactory/factories/pydantic_factory.py
+++ b/polyfactory/factories/pydantic_factory.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def from_field_info(
         min_collection_length: int | None = None,
         max_collection_length: int | None = None,
     ) -> PydanticFieldMeta:
-        """Create an instance from a pydantic field info.
+        """Create an instance from a pydantic field info. Used by `get_model_fields` to generate field list for a model.
 
         :param field_name: The name of the field.
         :param field_info: A pydantic FieldInfo instance.
@@ -517,7 +517,11 @@ def build(
 
         processed_kwargs = cls.process_kwargs(**kwargs)
 
-        return cls._create_model(kwargs["_build_context"], **processed_kwargs)
+        created_model = cls._create_model(kwargs["_build_context"], **processed_kwargs)
+
+        cls.post_build(created_model)
+
+        return created_model
 
     @classmethod
     def _get_build_context(cls, build_context: BaseBuildContext | PydanticBuildContext | None) -> PydanticBuildContext:
@@ -568,7 +572,11 @@ def coverage(cls, factory_use_construct: bool = False, **kwargs: Any) -> abc.Ite
             )
 
         for data in cls.process_kwargs_coverage(**kwargs):
-            yield cls._create_model(_build_context=kwargs["_build_context"], **data)
+            created_model = cls._create_model(_build_context=kwargs["_build_context"], **data)
+
+            cls.post_build(created_model)
+
+            yield created_model
 
     @classmethod
     def is_custom_root_field(cls, field_meta: FieldMeta) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/test_factory_fields.py b/tests/test_factory_fields.py
index e07aa9f6..840be428 100644
--- a/tests/test_factory_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_factory_fields.py
@@ -166,6 +166,25 @@ def caption(cls, is_long: bool) -> str:
         assert result.caption == "just this"
 
 
+def test_post_build_classmethod() -> None:
+    @dataclass
+    class Model:
+        i: int
+        j: int
+
+    class Factory(DataclassFactory[Model]):
+        __model__ = Model
+
+        @classmethod
+        def post_build(cls, model: Model) -> Model:
+            model.i = model.j + 10
+            return model
+
+    result = Factory.build()
+
+    assert result.i == result.j + 10
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "factory_field",
     [
diff --git a/tests/test_pydantic_factory.py b/tests/test_pydantic_factory.py
index 5612cf55..cc6aef30 100644
--- a/tests/test_pydantic_factory.py
+++ b/tests/test_pydantic_factory.py
@@ -1100,3 +1100,20 @@ class PaymentFactory(ModelFactory[Payment]):
 
     instance = PaymentFactory.build(currency="DKK")
     assert instance.currency == "DKK"
+
+
+def test_post_build_classmethod() -> None:
+    class Model(BaseModel):
+        i: int
+        j: int
+
+    class Factory(ModelFactory[Model]):
+        __model__ = Model
+
+        @classmethod
+        def post_build(cls, model: Model) -> Model:
+            model.i = model.j + 10
+            return model
+
+    result = Factory.build()
+    assert result.i == result.j + 10
diff --git a/tests/test_type_coverage_generation.py b/tests/test_type_coverage_generation.py
index d3861ff8..e77c4ffb 100644
--- a/tests/test_type_coverage_generation.py
+++ b/tests/test_type_coverage_generation.py
@@ -202,6 +202,26 @@ def i(cls, j: int) -> int:
     assert results[0].i == results[0].j + 10
 
 
+def test_coverage_post_build() -> None:
+    @dataclass
+    class Model:
+        i: int
+        j: int
+
+    class Factory(DataclassFactory[Model]):
+        __model__ = Model
+
+        @classmethod
+        def post_build(cls, model: Model) -> Model:
+            model.i = model.j + 10
+            return model
+
+    results = list(Factory.coverage())
+    assert len(results) == 1
+
+    assert results[0].i == results[0].j + 10
+
+
 class CustomInt:
     def __init__(self, value: int) -> None:
         self.value = value