diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6fa1f347..76b8e7443 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,14 @@ Build the app:
 ./gradlew installDebug
 ```
 
+## Git Hooks
+
+You can add the git hook running the following bash script:
+
+```bash
+./tools/git-hooks/init.sh
+```
+
 ## How to Deploy
 
 1. Generate a new signing key
diff --git a/tools/git-hooks/init.sh b/tools/git-hooks/init.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b6452533f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/git-hooks/init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+function setup_git_hooks()
+{
+  echo "Initialising git hooks..."
+  ln -sf "$PWD/tools/git-hooks/pre-commit.sh" "$PWD/.git/hooks/pre-commit"
+  chmod +x "$PWD/.git/hooks/pre-commit"
+  echo "Done"
+}
+
+setup_git_hooks
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/git-hooks/pre-commit.sh b/tools/git-hooks/pre-commit.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c913761ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/git-hooks/pre-commit.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+NO_COLOR='\033[0m'
+
+echo "*********************************************************"
+echo "Running git pre-commit hook. Running Static analysis... "
+echo "*********************************************************"
+
+./gradlew ktlintCheck
+
+status=$?
+
+if [ "$status" = 0 ] ; then
+    echo "Static analysis found no problems."
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo "*********************************************************"
+    echo 1>&2 "Static analysis found violations it could not fix."
+    printf "Run ${GREEN}./gradlew ktlintFormat${NO_COLOR} to fix formatting related issues...\n"
+    echo "*********************************************************"
+    exit 1
+fi