diff --git a/Application/views/blocks/begin_checkout.tpl b/Application/views/blocks/begin_checkout.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6371ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Application/views/blocks/begin_checkout.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+[{$smarty.block.parent}]
+
+[{*$oxcmp_basket|get_class_methods|dumpvar*}]
+
+[{assign var="d3BasketPrice" value=$oxcmp_basket->getPrice()}]
+[{assign var='gtmCartArticles' value=$oView->getBasketArticles()}]
+
+[{block name="d3_ga4_begin_checkout_block"}]
+    [{capture assign=d3_ga4_begin_checkout}]
+        [{strip}]
+            dataLayer.push({"event": null, "eventLabel": null, "ecommerce": null});  /* Clear the previous ecommerce object. */
+            dataLayer.push({
+                'event': 'begin_checkout',
+                'eventLabel':'Checkout Step 2',
+                'ecommerce': {
+                    'actionField': "step: 2",
+                    'currency': "[{$currency->name}]",
+                    'value': [{$d3BasketPrice->getPrice()}],
+                    'coupon': '[{foreach from=$oxcmp_basket->getVouchers() item=sVoucher key=key name=Voucher}][{$sVoucher->sVoucherNr}][{if !$smarty.foreach.Voucher.last}], [{/if}][{/foreach}]',
+                    'items': [
+                        [{foreach from=$oxcmp_basket->getContents() item=basketitem name=gtmCartContents  key=basketindex}]
+                            [{assign var="d3oItemPrice" value=$basketitem->getPrice()}]
+                            [{assign var="gtmBasketItem" value=$basketitem->getArticle()}]
+                            [{assign var="gtmBasketItemCategory" value=$gtmBasketItem->getCategory()}]
+                            {
+                                'item_id':          '[{$gtmCartArticles[$basketindex]->getFieldData('oxartnum')}]',
+                                'item_name':        '[{$gtmCartArticles[$basketindex]->getFieldData('oxtitle')}]',
+                                'item_variant':     '[{$gtmCartArticles[$basketindex]->getFieldData('oxvarselect')}]',
+                                [{if $gtmBasketItemCategory}]
+                                'item_category':    '[{$gtmBasketItemCategory->getSplitCategoryArray(0)}]',
+                                'item_category_2':  '[{$gtmBasketItemCategory->getSplitCategoryArray(1)}]',
+                                'item_category_3':  '[{$gtmBasketItemCategory->getSplitCategoryArray(2)}]',
+                                'item_category_4':  '[{$gtmBasketItemCategory->getSplitCategoryArray(3)}]',
+                                'item_list_name':   '[{$gtmBasketItemCategory->getSplitCategoryArray()}]',
+                                [{/if}]
+                                'price':            [{$d3oItemPrice->getPrice()}],
+                                'coupon':           '[{foreach from=$oxcmp_basket->getVouchers() item=sVoucher key=key name=Voucher}][{$sVoucher->sVoucherNr}][{if !$smarty.foreach.Voucher.last}], [{/if}][{/foreach}]',
+                                'quantity':         [{$basketitem->getAmount()}],
+                                'position':         [{$smarty.foreach.gtmCartContents.index}]
+                            }[{if !$smarty.foreach.gtmCartContents.last}],[{/if}]
+                        [{/foreach}]
+                        ]
+                }[{if $oViewConf->isDebugModeOn()}],
+                'debug_mode': 'true'
+                [{/if}]
+            });
+        [{/strip}]
+    [{/capture}]
+    [{oxscript add=$d3_ga4_begin_checkout}]
+[{/block}]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f004a60..83e4570 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+## [2.10.1](https://git.d3data.de/D3Public/GoogleAnalytics4/compare/2.10.0...2.10.1) - 2023-08-23
+### Added
+- new Event "begin_checkout"
 
 ## [2.10.0](https://git.d3data.de/D3Public/GoogleAnalytics4/compare/2.9.2...2.10.0) - 2023-08-02
 ### Added
diff --git a/Docs/README.md b/Docs/README.md
index 0834df1..c268f09 100644
--- a/Docs/README.md
+++ b/Docs/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ Für den geregelten Ablauf sind folgende Blöcke nötig:
     - Blockname: checkout_basket_main
     - Datei: page/checkout/basket.tpl
     - GA4 Event: view_cart
+- Checkout starten
+    - Blockname: checkout_user_main
+    - Datei: page/checkout/user.tpl
+    - GA4 Event: begin_checkout
 - abgeschlossener Kauf
     - Blockname: checkout_thankyou_main
     - Datei: page/checkout/thankyou.tpl
diff --git a/metadata.php b/metadata.php
index 4cdb6da..b25b47f 100755
--- a/metadata.php
+++ b/metadata.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                       Die Entwicklung basiert auf einem Fork von Marat Bedoev - <a href='https://github.com/vanilla-thunder/oxid-module-gtm'>Github-Link</a>
                       ",
     'thumbnail'   => 'thumbnail.png',
-    'version'     => '2.10.0',
+    'version'     => '2.10.1',
     'author'      => 'Data Development (Inh.: Thomas Dartsch)',
     'email'       => 'support@shopmodule.com',
     'url'         => 'https://www.oxidmodule.com/',
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@
             'block'    => 'checkout_basket_main',
             'file'     => '/Application/views/blocks/view_cart.tpl'
         ],
+		[
+			'template' => 'page/checkout/user.tpl',
+			'block'    => 'checkout_user_main',
+			'file'     => '/Application/views/blocks/begin_checkout.tpl'
+		],
         [
             'template' => 'page/checkout/thankyou.tpl',
             'block'    => 'checkout_thankyou_main',