diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Visual/src/sofa/component/visual/VisualStyle.cpp b/Sofa/Component/Visual/src/sofa/component/visual/VisualStyle.cpp
index f8348acb19d..ab223fc899f 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Visual/src/sofa/component/visual/VisualStyle.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Visual/src/sofa/component/visual/VisualStyle.cpp
@@ -70,13 +70,14 @@ void VisualStyle::bwdInit()
     applyBackupFlags(sofa::core::visual::VisualParams::defaultInstance());
 }
 
-void VisualStyle::updateVisualFlags(VisualParams* vparams)
+  
+void VisualStyle::doUpdateVisualFlags(VisualParams* vparams)
 {
     backupFlags = vparams->displayFlags();
     vparams->displayFlags() = sofa::core::visual::merge_displayFlags(backupFlags, d_displayFlags.getValue());
 }
 
-void VisualStyle::applyBackupFlags(VisualParams* vparams)
+void VisualStyle::doApplyBackupFlags(VisualParams* vparams)
 {
     vparams->displayFlags() = backupFlags;
 }
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Visual/src/sofa/component/visual/VisualStyle.h b/Sofa/Component/Visual/src/sofa/component/visual/VisualStyle.h
index fa16fd4bbdc..4aa9c54152f 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Visual/src/sofa/component/visual/VisualStyle.h
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Visual/src/sofa/component/visual/VisualStyle.h
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ class SOFA_COMPONENT_VISUAL_API VisualStyle : public sofa::core::visual::BaseVis
 protected:
     VisualStyle();
 public:
+    void doUpdateVisualFlags(VisualParams* ) override;
+    void doApplyBackupFlags(VisualParams* ) override;
     void init() override;
     void bwdInit() override;
-    void updateVisualFlags(VisualParams* ) override;
-    void applyBackupFlags(VisualParams* ) override;
 
     bool insertInNode(sofa::core::objectmodel::BaseNode* node) override;
     bool removeInNode(sofa::core::objectmodel::BaseNode* node) override;
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/visual/BaseVisualStyle.h b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/visual/BaseVisualStyle.h
index a96702893ef..971f1647959 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/visual/BaseVisualStyle.h
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/visual/BaseVisualStyle.h
@@ -41,9 +41,35 @@ class SOFA_CORE_API BaseVisualStyle : public sofa::core::objectmodel::BaseCompon
     BaseVisualStyle() { }
     ~BaseVisualStyle() override { }
 
+    virtual void doUpdateVisualFlags(VisualParams* ) { };
+    virtual void doApplyBackupFlags(VisualParams* ) { };
+
 public:
-    virtual void updateVisualFlags(VisualParams* ) { };
-    virtual void applyBackupFlags(VisualParams* ) { };
+    /**
+     * !!! WARNING since v25.12 !!! 
+     * 
+     * The template method pattern has been applied to this part of the API. 
+     * This method calls the newly introduced method "doUpdateVisualFlags" internally,
+     * which is the method to override from now on.
+     * 
+     **/  
+    virtual void updateVisualFlags(VisualParams* vparams) final { 
+        //TODO (SPRINT SED 2025): Component state mechamism
+        return this->doUpdateVisualFlags(vparams); 
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * !!! WARNING since v25.12 !!! 
+     * 
+     * The template method pattern has been applied to this part of the API. 
+     * This method calls the newly introduced method "doApplyBackupFlags" internally,
+     * which is the method to override from now on.
+     * 
+     **/  
+    virtual void applyBackupFlags(VisualParams* vparams) final { 
+        //TODO (SPRINT SED 2025): Component state mechamism
+        return this->doApplyBackupFlags(vparams); 
+    };
 
 };