diff --git a/buildscripts/pre-commit b/buildscripts/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..26c6064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildscripts/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "running cargo check..."
+
+./check-all.sh
+STATUS=$?
+
+if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "cargo check failed, aborting"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "cargo check passed"
+exit 0
diff --git a/setup-hook.sh b/setup-hook.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..04774d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup-hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cp buildscripts/pre-commit .git/hooks/