diff --git a/CHANGELOG-5.0.md b/CHANGELOG-5.0.md
index bb0247fe60..aa3db0cb41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-5.0.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-5.0.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 - Changed `Phalcon\Filter\Validation\Validator\Email` to allow UTF8 in local part. [#16637](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/issues/16637)
 
 ### Added
-
+- Added `dispatch:beforeCallAction` and `dispatch:afterCallAction` to last-minute modifications to handler and method (mostly for debugging).
 
 ### Fixed
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - Fixed `Phalcon\Filter\Validation\Validator\File\MimeType::validate` to close the handle when using `finfo` [#16647](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/issues/16647)
 - Fixed `Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Manager::getRelationRecords` to explicitly set the `referencedModel` in the conditions along with the `referencedFields` [#16655](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/pull/16655)
 - Fixed `Phalcon\Image\Adapters\AbstractAdapter::watermark` to correctly calculate the Y offset [#16658](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/issues/16658)
+- Fixed `Phalcon\Dispatcher\AbstractDispatcher` when calling action methods that do not define parameters to prevent `Unknown named parameter` error.
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/phalcon/Dispatcher/AbstractDispatcher.zep b/phalcon/Dispatcher/AbstractDispatcher.zep
index 296a6c2a6c..d329d17ba5 100644
--- a/phalcon/Dispatcher/AbstractDispatcher.zep
+++ b/phalcon/Dispatcher/AbstractDispatcher.zep
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use Phalcon\Events\ManagerInterface;
 use Phalcon\Filter\FilterInterface;
 use Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Binder;
 use Phalcon\Mvc\Model\BinderInterface;
+use Phalcon\Support\Collection;
 
 /**
  * This is the base class for Phalcon\Mvc\Dispatcher and Phalcon\Cli\Dispatcher.
@@ -154,10 +155,52 @@ abstract class AbstractDispatcher extends AbstractInjectionAware implements Disp
 
     public function callActionMethod(handler, string actionMethod, array! params = [])
     {
-        return call_user_func_array(
-            [handler, actionMethod],
-            params
+        var result, observer, altHandler, altAction, altParams;
+
+        let altHandler = handler;
+        let altAction = actionMethod;
+        let altParams = params;
+
+        if this->eventsManager !== null && this->eventsManager instanceof ManagerInterface {
+            let observer = <Collection> this->getDi()->get(
+                "Phalcon\Support\Collection",
+                [[
+                    "handler": handler,
+                    "action": actionMethod,
+                    "params": params
+                ]]
+            );
+
+            this->eventsManager->fire(
+                "dispatch:beforeCallAction",
+                this,
+                observer
+            );
+
+            let altHandler = observer->get("handler");
+            let altAction = observer->get("action");
+            let altParams = observer->get("params", [], "array");
+        }
+
+        let result = call_user_func_array(
+            [
+                altHandler,
+                altAction
+            ],
+            array_values(altParams)
         );
+
+        if this->eventsManager !== null && this->eventsManager instanceof ManagerInterface {
+            let observer["result"] = result;
+
+            this->eventsManager->fire(
+                "dispatch:afterCallAction",
+                this,
+                observer
+            );
+        }
+
+        return result;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/unit/Dispatcher/CallActionMethodCest.php b/tests/unit/Dispatcher/CallActionMethodCest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2754b0ab83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/Dispatcher/CallActionMethodCest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of the Phalcon Framework.
+ *
+ * (c) Phalcon Team <team@phalcon.io>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE.txt
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Phalcon\Tests\Unit\Dispatcher;
+
+use Phalcon\Di\Di;
+use Phalcon\Events\Event;
+use Phalcon\Events\Manager;
+use Phalcon\Mvc\Dispatcher;
+use Phalcon\Support\Collection;
+use UnitTester;
+
+class CallActionMethodCest
+{
+    private bool $wasCalled = false;
+    private bool $altCalled = false;
+    private string $paramCalled = '';
+
+    public function _before(UnitTester $I)
+    {
+        $this->wasCalled = false;
+        $this->altCalled = false;
+        $this->paramCalled = '';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests Phalcon\Dispatcher :: callActionMethod()
+     *
+     * @author       Phalcon Team <team@phalcon.io>
+     * @since        2025-01-06
+     */
+    public function dispatcherCallActionMethod(UnitTester $I)
+    {
+        $I->wantToTest('Dispatcher - callActionMethod()');
+
+        $dispatcher = new Dispatcher();
+
+        $dispatcher->callActionMethod(
+            $this,
+            '_wasCalled'
+        );
+
+        $I->assertTrue($this->wasCalled);
+        $I->assertFalse($this->altCalled);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests Phalcon\Dispatcher :: callActionMethod()
+     *
+     * @author       Phalcon Team <team@phalcon.io>
+     * @since        2025-01-06
+     */
+    public function dispatcherCallActionMethodWithParams(UnitTester $I)
+    {
+        $I->wantToTest('Dispatcher - callActionMethod() - Params');
+
+        $dispatcher = new Dispatcher();
+
+        $dispatcher->callActionMethod(
+            $this,
+            '_paramCalled',
+            [
+                'something' => 'else'
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $I->assertFalse($this->wasCalled);
+        $I->assertFalse($this->altCalled);
+        $I->assertEquals('else', $this->paramCalled);
+
+        $dispatcher->callActionMethod(
+            $this,
+            '_paramCalled',
+            [
+                'something'
+            ]
+        );
+
+        $I->assertFalse($this->wasCalled);
+        $I->assertFalse($this->altCalled);
+        $I->assertEquals('something', $this->paramCalled);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests Phalcon\Dispatcher :: callActionMethod() Events
+     *
+     * @author       Phalcon Team <team@phalcon.io>
+     * @since        2025-01-06
+     */
+    public function dispatcherCallActionMethodWithEvents(UnitTester $I)
+    {
+        $I->wantToTest('Dispatcher - callActionMethod() - Events');
+
+        $eventsManager = new Manager();
+        $eventsManager->attach(
+            'dispatch:beforeCallAction',
+            function (Event $event, Dispatcher $dispatcher, Collection $observer) {
+                $observer->action = "_altCalled";
+            }
+        );
+
+        $dispatcher = new Dispatcher();
+        $dispatcher->setEventsManager($eventsManager);
+        $dispatcher->setDi(new Di());
+
+        $dispatcher->callActionMethod(
+            $this,
+            '_wasCalled'
+        );
+
+        $I->assertTrue($this->altCalled);
+        $I->assertFalse($this->wasCalled);
+    }
+
+    public function _wasCalled(): void
+    {
+        $this->wasCalled = true;
+    }
+
+    public function _altCalled(): void
+    {
+        $this->altCalled = true;
+    }
+
+    public function _paramCalled(string $param): void
+    {
+        $this->paramCalled = $param;
+    }
+}