diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6589ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Format and lint staged files only. Skip in an emergency: git commit --no-verify
+root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) || exit 1
+cd "$root" || exit 1
+
+staged=$(mktemp) || exit 1
+trap 'rm -f "$staged" "$staged.lint"' EXIT
+
+git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR -z -- \
+  '*.ts' '*.tsx' '*.js' '*.json' '*.scss' '*.css' '*.md' >"$staged" || exit 1
+[ -s "$staged" ] || exit 0
+
+# Re-staging a partially staged file would commit its unstaged changes too.
+partial=0
+while IFS= read -r file; do
+  if ! git diff --quiet -- "$file"; then
+    echo "pre-commit: $file has unstaged changes; stage or stash them first." >&2
+    partial=1
+  fi
+done <<EOF
+$(tr '\0' '\n' <"$staged")
+EOF
+[ "$partial" -eq 0 ] || exit 1
+
+xargs -0 pnpm exec prettier --write --ignore-unknown --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern <"$staged" || exit 1
+
+tr '\0' '\n' <"$staged" | grep -E '\.(ts|tsx|js)$' | tr '\n' '\0' >"$staged.lint"
+if [ -s "$staged.lint" ]; then
+  xargs -0 pnpm exec eslint --fix --no-warn-ignored <"$staged.lint" || exit 1
+fi
+
+xargs -0 git add -- <"$staged"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fbc41a..db8e6ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ store's settings don't pin a release (`theme.twilight.version`).
 | `pnpm test`           | Run the test suite (Vitest)         |
 | `pnpm check:manifest` | Validate `twilight.json`            |
 
+## Git hook
+
+`pnpm install` sets `core.hooksPath` to `.githooks`; the pre-commit hook runs Prettier and ESLint (`--fix`) on staged files only, re-stages them, and refuses the commit on remaining lint errors.
+In an emergency, skip it with `git commit --no-verify`.
+
 ## Deployment
 
 Salla builds and publishes your theme on its own infrastructure — push to your
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 02d4ddf..fff8f01 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "format:check": "prettier --check .",
-    "knip": "knip"
+    "knip": "knip",
+    "prepare": "node scripts/install-hooks.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@salla.sa/twilight-components-react": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/scripts/install-hooks.mjs b/scripts/install-hooks.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87c3522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install-hooks.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
+
+// Skip quietly outside a git checkout (CI tarballs, published packages).
+if (existsSync('.git')) {
+  spawnSync('git', ['config', 'core.hooksPath', '.githooks'], { stdio: 'ignore' });
+}