diff --git a/util/git-hooks/pre-applypatch b/util/git-hooks/pre-applypatch
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2ed28f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/git-hooks/pre-applypatch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# An example hook script to verify what is about to be committed
+# by applypatch from an e-mail message.
+#
+# The hook should exit with non-zero status after issuing an
+# appropriate message if it wants to stop the commit.
+
+. git-sh-setup
+test -x "$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-commit" &&
+	exec "$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-commit" ${1+"$@"}
+: