diff --git a/core/attributedef.class.inc.php b/core/attributedef.class.inc.php
index 8174cc391b..57f249289e 100644
--- a/core/attributedef.class.inc.php
+++ b/core/attributedef.class.inc.php
@@ -897,6 +897,26 @@ abstract class AttributeDefinition
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Helper to set a value that fits the attribute max size
+	 *
+	 * Default behavior is what DBObject::SetTrim used to do, now delegated to AttributeDefinition
+	 *
+	 * @param string $sValue
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 * @since 3.2.0 N°9643
+	 */
+	public function TrimValue(string $sValue)
+	{
+        $iMaxSize = $this->GetMaxSize();
+        if ($iMaxSize && (strlen($sValue) > $iMaxSize))
+        {
+            $sValue = substr($sValue, 0, $iMaxSize);
+        }
+        return $sValue;
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * @return mixed|null
 	 * @deprecated never used
diff --git a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/core/DBObject/DBObjectTest.php b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/core/DBObject/DBObjectTest.php
index da8316add8..ed33740987 100644
--- a/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/core/DBObject/DBObjectTest.php
+++ b/tests/php-unit-tests/unitary-tests/core/DBObject/DBObjectTest.php
@@ -1387,6 +1387,17 @@ class DBObjectTest extends ItopDataTestCase
 		$this->assertEquals($sResult, $oOrganisation->Get('name'), 'SetTrim must limit string to 255 characters');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @covers DBObject::SetTrim
+	 */
+	public function testSetTrimOnNonStringAttributeDoesNotTrim()
+	{
+		$oTicket = MetaModel::NewObject(UserRequest::class);
+		$oTicket->SetTrim('caller_id', '15');
+
+		$this->assertEquals(15, $oTicket->Get('caller_id'), 'SetTrim should keep non-string attributes untouched before regular Set conversion');
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @covers DBObject::SetComputedDate
 	 * @return void