diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a969f0730c..c573cd3a93d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 - Added parameters `skip_on_insert`, `skip_on_update` and `allow_empty_string` and fixed a bug for renamed integer columns in `Phalcon\Mvc\Model\MetaData\Strategy\Annotations::getMetaData`
 - Added way to disable setters in `Phalcon\Mvc\Model::assign` by using `Phalcon\Mvc\Model::setup` or ini option
 - Added ability to sanitize special characters to `Phalcon\Filter`
-- Added a new `Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Binder::findBoundModel` method. Params fetched from cache are being added to `internalCache`  class property in `Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Binder::getParamsFromCache`.
+- Added a new `Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Binder::findBoundModel` method. Params fetched from cache are being added to `internalCache`  class property in `Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Binder::getParamsFromCache`
 - Added `Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Criteria::createBuilder` to create a query builder from criteria
+- Added `dispatcher::beforeForward` event to allow forwarding request to the separated module [#121](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/issues/121), [#12417](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/issues/12417)
 - Fixed Dispatcher forwarding when handling exception [#11819](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/issues/11819), [#12154](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/issues/12154)
 - Fixed params view scope for PHP 7 [#12648](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/issues/12648)
 - Fixed `Phalcon\Mvc\Micro::handle` to prevent attemps to send response twice [#12668](https://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/pull/12668)
diff --git a/phalcon/dispatcher.zep b/phalcon/dispatcher.zep
index 2bdd5325334..8a93c11a942 100755
--- a/phalcon/dispatcher.zep
+++ b/phalcon/dispatcher.zep
@@ -699,17 +699,16 @@ abstract class Dispatcher implements DispatcherInterface, InjectionAwareInterfac
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Forwards the execution flow to another controller/action
-	 * Dispatchers are unique per module. Forwarding between modules is not allowed
+	 * Forwards the execution flow to another controller/action.
 	 *
-	 *<code>
+	 * <code>
 	 * $this->dispatcher->forward(
 	 *     [
 	 *         "controller" => "posts",
 	 *         "action"     => "index",
 	 *     ]
 	 * );
-	 *</code>
+	 * </code>
 	 *
 	 * @param array forward
 	 */
diff --git a/phalcon/mvc/dispatcher.zep b/phalcon/mvc/dispatcher.zep
index ef02780d8a6..9a4bbf3d40d 100644
--- a/phalcon/mvc/dispatcher.zep
+++ b/phalcon/mvc/dispatcher.zep
@@ -163,6 +163,72 @@ class Dispatcher extends BaseDispatcher implements DispatcherInterface
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Forwards the execution flow to another controller/action.
+	 *
+	 * <code>
+	 * use Phalcon\Events\Event;
+	 * use Phalcon\Mvc\Dispatcher;
+	 * use App\Backend\Bootstrap as Backend;
+	 * use App\Frontend\Bootstrap as Frontend;
+	 *
+	 * // Registering modules
+	 * $modules = [
+	 *     "frontend" => [
+	 *         "className" => Frontend::class,
+	 *         "path"      => __DIR__ . "/app/Modules/Frontend/Bootstrap.php",
+	 *         "metadata"  => [
+	 *             "controllersNamespace" => "App\Frontend\Controllers",
+	 *         ],
+	 *     ],
+	 *     "backend" => [
+	 *         "className" => Backend::class,
+	 *         "path"      => __DIR__ . "/app/Modules/Backend/Bootstrap.php",
+	 *         "metadata"  => [
+	 *             "controllersNamespace" => "App\Backend\Controllers",
+	 *         ],
+	 *     ],
+	 * ];
+	 *
+	 * $application->registerModules($modules);
+	 *
+	 * // Setting beforeForward listener
+	 * $eventsManager  = $di->getShared("eventsManager");
+	 *
+	 * $eventsManager->attach(
+	 *     "dispatch:beforeForward",
+	 *     function(Event $event, Dispatcher $dispatcher, array $forward) use ($modules) {
+	 *         $metadata = $modules[$forward["module"]]["metadata"];
+	 *
+	 *         $dispatcher->setModuleName($forward["module"]);
+	 *         $dispatcher->setNamespaceName($metadata["controllersNamespace"]);
+	 *     }
+	 * );
+	 *
+	 * // Forward
+	 * $this->dispatcher->forward(
+	 *     [
+	 *         "module"     => "backend",
+	 *         "controller" => "posts",
+	 *         "action"     => "index",
+	 *     ]
+	 * );
+	 * </code>
+	 *
+	 * @param array forward
+	 */
+	public function forward(var forward)
+	{
+		var eventsManager;
+
+		let eventsManager = <ManagerInterface> this->_eventsManager;
+		if typeof eventsManager == "object" {
+			eventsManager->fire("dispatch:beforeForward", this, forward);
+		}
+
+		parent::forward(forward);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Possible controller class name that will be located to dispatch the request
 	 */
diff --git a/tests/unit/Mvc/DispatcherTest.php b/tests/unit/Mvc/DispatcherTest.php
index 28cf761dca6..4fe0016e39d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Mvc/DispatcherTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Mvc/DispatcherTest.php
@@ -441,8 +441,6 @@ public function testDispatcherForward2()
             function () {
                 $di = new Di();
 
-                //$di->set("response", new Response());
-
                 $dispatcher = new Dispatcher();
                 $dispatcher->setDI($di);
 
@@ -481,6 +479,64 @@ function () {
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tests beforeForward event
+     *
+     * @test
+     * @issue  212
+     * @author Serghei Iakovlev <serghei@phalconphp.com>
+     * @since  2017-05-21
+     */
+    public function dispatcherBeforeForward()
+    {
+        $this->specify(
+            'beforeForward event should be fired',
+            function () {
+                $di = new Di();
+                $manager = new Manager();
+
+                $modules = [
+                    'backend' => [
+                        'className' => 'App\Backend\Bootstrap',
+                        'path'      => '/app/Modules/Backend/Bootstrap.php',
+                        'metadata'  => [
+                            'controllersNamespace' => 'App\Backend\Controllers',
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ];
+
+                $manager->attach(
+                    'dispatch:beforeForward',
+                    function (Event $event, Dispatcher $dispatcher, array $forward) use ($modules) {
+                        $metadata = $modules[$forward['module']]['metadata'];
+
+                        $dispatcher->setModuleName($forward['module']);
+                        $dispatcher->setNamespaceName($metadata['controllersNamespace']);
+                    }
+                );
+
+                $dispatcher = new Dispatcher();
+                $dispatcher->setDI($di);
+                $dispatcher->setEventsManager($manager);
+
+                $di->set('dispatcher', $dispatcher);
+
+                $dispatcher->forward(
+                    [
+                        'module'     => 'backend',
+                        'controller' => 'posts',
+                        'action'     => 'index',
+                    ]
+                );
+
+                expect($dispatcher->getModuleName())->equals('backend');
+                expect($dispatcher->getNamespaceName())->equals('App\Backend\Controllers');
+                expect($dispatcher->getControllerName())->equals('posts');
+                expect($dispatcher->getActionName())->equals('index');
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testGetControllerClass()
     {
         $this->specify(