diff --git a/.git_hooks/pre-commit b/.git_hooks/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0c7b0eb40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git_hooks/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+if ! cargo fmt -- --check ; then
+  printf "\n"
+  printf "\033[0;31mpre-commit hook failed during:\033[0m\n"
+  printf "\033[0;31m\tcargo fmt -- --check\033[0m\n"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! cargo clippy --locked -- -D warnings ; then
+  printf "\n"
+  printf "\033[0;31mpre-commit hook failed during:\033[0m\n"
+  printf "\033[0;31m\tclippy --locked -- -D warning\033[0m\n"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+printf "\n"
+printf "\033[0;32mpre-commit hook succeeded\033[0m\n"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f6155ec7..796d363ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ The recommended way to develop docs.rs is a combination of `cargo run` for
 the main binary and [docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) for the external services.
 This gives you reasonable incremental build times without having to add new users and packages to your host machine.
 
+### Git Hooks
+
+For ease of use, `git_hooks` directory contains useful `git hooks` to make your development easier.
+
+```bash
+# Unix
+cd .git/hooks && ln -s ../../.git_hooks/* . && cd ../..
+# Powershell
+cd .git/hooks && New-Item -Path ../../.git_hooks/* -ItemType SymbolicLink -Value . && cd ../..
+```
+
 ### Dependencies
 
 Docs.rs requires at least the following native C dependencies.