diff --git a/Documentation/git-hook.txt b/Documentation/git-hook.txt
index 18a817d832..cce30a80d0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-hook.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-hook.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git hook' list <hook-name>
-'git hook' run [(-e|--env)=<var>...] [(-a|--arg)=<arg>...] <hook-name>
+'git hook' run [(-e|--env)=<var>...] [(-a|--arg)=<arg>...] [--to-stdin=<path>]
+	<hook-name>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ in the order they should be run, and print the config scope where the relevant
 `hook.<hook-name>.command` was specified, not the `hookcmd` (if applicable).
 This output is human-readable and the format is subject to change over time.
 
-run [(-e|--env)=<var>...] [(-a|--arg)=<arg>...] `<hook-name>`::
+run [(-e|--env)=<var>...] [(-a|--arg)=<arg>...] [--to-stdin=<path>] `<hook-name>`::
 
 Runs hooks configured for `<hook-name>`, in the same order displayed by `git
 hook list`. Hooks configured this way are run prepended with `sh -c`, so paths
@@ -91,6 +92,12 @@ Specify arguments to pass to every hook that is run.
 +
 Specify environment variables to set for every hook that is run.
 
+--to-stdin::
+	Only valid for `run`.
++
+Specify a file which will be streamed into stdin for every hook that is run.
+Each hook will receive the entire file from beginning to EOF.
+
 CONFIGURATION
 -------------
 include::config/hook.txt[]
diff --git a/builtin/hook.c b/builtin/hook.c
index 26f7050387..e45831e01d 100644
--- a/builtin/hook.c
+++ b/builtin/hook.c
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 
 static const char * const builtin_hook_usage[] = {
 	N_("git hook list <hookname>"),
-	N_("git hook run [(-e|--env)=<var>...] [(-a|--arg)=<arg>...] <hookname>"),
+	N_("git hook run [(-e|--env)=<var>...] [(-a|--arg)=<arg>...]"
+	   "[--to-stdin=<path>] <hookname>"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ static int run(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			   N_("environment variables for hook to use")),
 		OPT_STRVEC('a', "arg", &opt.args, N_("args"),
 			   N_("argument to pass to hook")),
+		OPT_STRING(0, "to-stdin", &opt.path_to_stdin, N_("path"),
+			   N_("file to read into hooks' stdin")),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
diff --git a/hook.c b/hook.c
index a7a4abdcac..c7fdf556fe 100644
--- a/hook.c
+++ b/hook.c
@@ -263,8 +263,13 @@ int run_hooks(const char *hookname, struct run_hooks_opt *options)
 		struct child_process hook_proc = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 		struct hook *hook = list_entry(pos, struct hook, list);
 
+		/* reopen the file for stdin; run_command closes it. */
+		if (options->path_to_stdin)
+			hook_proc.in = xopen(options->path_to_stdin, O_RDONLY);
+		else
+			hook_proc.no_stdin = 1;
+
 		hook_proc.env = options->env.v;
-		hook_proc.no_stdin = 1;
 		hook_proc.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
 		hook_proc.trace2_hook_name = hook->command.buf;
 		hook_proc.use_shell = 1;
diff --git a/hook.h b/hook.h
index 94a25c7cd0..5184dcaa5a 100644
--- a/hook.h
+++ b/hook.h
@@ -51,11 +51,15 @@ struct run_hooks_opt
 	 * to be overridden if the user can override it at the command line.
 	 */
 	enum hookdir_opt run_hookdir;
+
+	/* Path to file which should be piped to stdin for each hook */
+	const char *path_to_stdin;
 };
 
 #define RUN_HOOKS_OPT_INIT  {   		\
-	.env = STRVEC_INIT, 				\
+	.env = STRVEC_INIT, 			\
 	.args = STRVEC_INIT, 			\
+	.path_to_stdin = NULL,			\
 	.run_hookdir = configured_hookdir_opt()	\
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +77,8 @@ int hook_exists(const char *hookname, enum hookdir_opt should_run_hookdir);
 
 /*
  * Runs all hooks associated to the 'hookname' event in order. Each hook will be
- * passed 'env' and 'args'.
+ * passed 'env' and 'args'. The file at 'stdin_path' will be closed and reopened
+ * for each hook that runs.
  */
 int run_hooks(const char *hookname, struct run_hooks_opt *options);
 
diff --git a/t/t1360-config-based-hooks.sh b/t/t1360-config-based-hooks.sh
index 5b3003d59b..c672269ee4 100755
--- a/t/t1360-config-based-hooks.sh
+++ b/t/t1360-config-based-hooks.sh
@@ -229,4 +229,28 @@ test_expect_success 'out-of-repo runs excluded' '
 	nongit test_must_fail git hook run pre-commit
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'stdin to multiple hooks' '
+	git config --add hook.test.command "xargs -P1 -I% echo a%" &&
+	git config --add hook.test.command "xargs -P1 -I% echo b%" &&
+	test_when_finished "test_unconfig hook.test.command" &&
+
+	cat >input <<-EOF &&
+	1
+	2
+	3
+	EOF
+
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	a1
+	a2
+	a3
+	b1
+	b2
+	b3
+	EOF
+
+	git hook run --to-stdin=input test 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
 test_done
