diff --git a/Documentation/git-hook.txt b/Documentation/git-hook.txt
index c84520cb38..8f96c347ea 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-hook.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-hook.txt
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git hook' list <hook-name>
+'git hook' run [(-e|--env)=<var>...] [(-a|--arg)=<arg>...] <hook-name>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-You can list configured hooks with this command. Later, you will be able to run,
-add, and modify hooks with this command.
+You can list and run configured hooks with this command. Later, you will be able
+to add and modify hooks with this command.
 
 This command parses the default configuration files for sections `hook` and
 `hookcmd`. `hook` is used to describe the commands which will be run during a
@@ -97,6 +98,32 @@ 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>`::
+
+Runs hooks configured for `<hook-name>`, in the same order displayed by `git
+hook list`. Hooks configured this way may be run prepended with `sh -c`, so
+paths containing special characters or spaces should be wrapped in single
+quotes: `command = '/my/path with spaces/script.sh' some args`.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+--run-hookdir::
+	Overrides the hook.runHookDir config. Must be 'yes', 'warn',
+	'interactive', or 'no'. Specifies how to handle hooks located in the Git
+	hook directory (core.hooksPath).
+
+-a::
+--arg::
+	Only valid for `run`.
++
+Specify arguments to pass to every hook that is run.
+
+-e::
+--env::
+	Only valid for `run`.
++
+Specify environment variables to set for every hook that is run.
+
 CONFIGURATION
 -------------
 include::config/hook.txt[]
diff --git a/builtin/hook.c b/builtin/hook.c
index 310f696ebf..e823a96238 100644
--- a/builtin/hook.c
+++ b/builtin/hook.c
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 #include "hook.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
+#include "strvec.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_hook_usage[] = {
 	N_("git hook list <hookname>"),
+	N_("git hook run [(-e|--env)=<var>...] [(-a|--arg)=<arg>...] <hookname>"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -88,6 +90,40 @@ static int list(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int run(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct strbuf hookname = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct run_hooks_opt opt;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	struct option run_options[] = {
+		OPT_STRVEC('e', "env", &opt.env, N_("var"),
+			   N_("environment variables for hook to use")),
+		OPT_STRVEC('a', "arg", &opt.args, N_("args"),
+			   N_("argument to pass to hook")),
+		OPT_END(),
+	};
+
+	run_hooks_opt_init(&opt);
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, run_options,
+			     builtin_hook_usage, 0);
+
+	if (argc < 1)
+		usage_msg_opt(_("You must specify a hook event to run."),
+			      builtin_hook_usage, run_options);
+
+	strbuf_addstr(&hookname, argv[0]);
+	opt.run_hookdir = should_run_hookdir;
+
+	rc = run_hooks(hookname.buf, &opt);
+
+	strbuf_release(&hookname);
+	run_hooks_opt_clear(&opt);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 int cmd_hook(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	const char *run_hookdir = NULL;
@@ -99,10 +135,10 @@ int cmd_hook(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	};
 
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_hook_options,
-			     builtin_hook_usage, 0);
+			     builtin_hook_usage, PARSE_OPT_KEEP_UNKNOWN);
 
 	/* after the parse, we should have "<command> <hookname> <args...>" */
-	if (argc < 1)
+	if (argc < 2)
 		usage_with_options(builtin_hook_usage, builtin_hook_options);
 
 	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
@@ -128,6 +164,8 @@ int cmd_hook(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "list"))
 		return list(argc, argv, prefix);
+	if (!strcmp(argv[0], "run"))
+		return run(argc, argv, prefix);
 
 	usage_with_options(builtin_hook_usage, builtin_hook_options);
 }
diff --git a/hook.c b/hook.c
index 37b740d58d..d166d17fb0 100644
--- a/hook.c
+++ b/hook.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "hook.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
+#include "prompt.h"
 
 void free_hook(struct hook *ptr)
 {
@@ -143,6 +144,64 @@ enum hookdir_opt configured_hookdir_opt(void)
 	return HOOKDIR_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
+static int should_include_hookdir(const char *path, enum hookdir_opt cfg)
+{
+	struct strbuf prompt = STRBUF_INIT;
+	/*
+	 * If the path doesn't exist, don't bother adding the empty hook and
+	 * don't bother checking the config or prompting the user.
+	 */
+	if (!path)
+		return 0;
+
+	switch (cfg)
+	{
+		case HOOKDIR_ERROR:
+			fprintf(stderr, _("Skipping legacy hook at '%s'\n"),
+				path);
+			/* FALLTHROUGH */
+		case HOOKDIR_NO:
+			return 0;
+		case HOOKDIR_WARN:
+			fprintf(stderr, _("Running legacy hook at '%s'\n"),
+				path);
+			return 1;
+		case HOOKDIR_INTERACTIVE:
+			do {
+				/*
+				 * TRANSLATORS: Make sure to include [Y] and [n]
+				 * in your translation. Only English input is
+				 * accepted. Default option is "yes".
+				 */
+				fprintf(stderr, _("Run '%s'? [Yn] "), path);
+				git_read_line_interactively(&prompt);
+				strbuf_tolower(&prompt);
+				if (starts_with(prompt.buf, "n")) {
+					strbuf_release(&prompt);
+					return 0;
+				} else if (starts_with(prompt.buf, "y")) {
+					strbuf_release(&prompt);
+					return 1;
+				}
+				/* otherwise, we didn't understand the input */
+			} while (prompt.len); /* an empty reply means "Yes" */
+			strbuf_release(&prompt);
+			return 1;
+		/*
+		 * HOOKDIR_UNKNOWN should match the default behavior, but let's
+		 * give a heads up to the user.
+		 */
+		case HOOKDIR_UNKNOWN:
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				_("Unrecognized value for 'hook.runHookDir'. "
+				  "Is there a typo? "));
+			/* FALLTHROUGH */
+		case HOOKDIR_YES:
+		default:
+			return 1;
+	}
+}
+
 struct list_head* hook_list(const struct strbuf* hookname)
 {
 	struct strbuf hook_key = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -176,3 +235,72 @@ struct list_head* hook_list(const struct strbuf* hookname)
 	strbuf_release(&hook_key);
 	return hook_head;
 }
+
+void run_hooks_opt_init(struct run_hooks_opt *o)
+{
+	strvec_init(&o->env);
+	strvec_init(&o->args);
+	o->run_hookdir = configured_hookdir_opt();
+}
+
+void run_hooks_opt_clear(struct run_hooks_opt *o)
+{
+	strvec_clear(&o->env);
+	strvec_clear(&o->args);
+}
+
+static void prepare_hook_cp(struct hook *hook, struct run_hooks_opt *options,
+			    struct child_process *cp)
+{
+	if (!hook)
+		return;
+
+	cp->no_stdin = 1;
+	cp->env = options->env.v;
+	cp->stdout_to_stderr = 1;
+	cp->trace2_hook_name = hook->command.buf;
+
+	/*
+	 * Commands from the config could be oneliners, but we know
+	 * for certain that hookdir commands are not.
+	 */
+	cp->use_shell = !hook->from_hookdir;
+
+	/* add command */
+	strvec_push(&cp->args, hook->command.buf);
+
+	/*
+	 * add passed-in argv, without expanding - let the user get back
+	 * exactly what they put in
+	 */
+	strvec_pushv(&cp->args, options->args.v);
+}
+
+int run_hooks(const char *hookname, struct run_hooks_opt *options)
+{
+	struct strbuf hookname_str = STRBUF_INIT;
+	struct list_head *to_run, *pos = NULL, *tmp = NULL;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (!options)
+		BUG("a struct run_hooks_opt must be provided to run_hooks");
+
+	strbuf_addstr(&hookname_str, hookname);
+
+	to_run = hook_list(&hookname_str);
+
+	list_for_each_safe(pos, tmp, to_run) {
+		struct child_process hook_proc = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+		struct hook *hook = list_entry(pos, struct hook, list);
+
+		if (hook->from_hookdir &&
+		    !should_include_hookdir(hook->command.buf, options->run_hookdir))
+			continue;
+
+		prepare_hook_cp(hook, options, &hook_proc);
+
+		rc |= run_command(&hook_proc);
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
diff --git a/hook.h b/hook.h
index 1c4b953aec..c24b2c9ecd 100644
--- a/hook.h
+++ b/hook.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
+#include "strvec.h"
 
 struct hook {
 	struct list_head list;
@@ -36,6 +37,31 @@ enum hookdir_opt
  */
 enum hookdir_opt configured_hookdir_opt(void);
 
+struct run_hooks_opt
+{
+	/* Environment vars to be set for each hook */
+	struct strvec env;
+
+	/* Args to be passed to each hook */
+	struct strvec args;
+
+	/*
+	 * How should the hookdir be handled?
+	 * Leave the RUN_HOOKS_OPT_INIT default in most cases; this only needs
+	 * to be overridden if the user can override it at the command line.
+	 */
+	enum hookdir_opt run_hookdir;
+};
+
+void run_hooks_opt_init(struct run_hooks_opt *o);
+void run_hooks_opt_clear(struct run_hooks_opt *o);
+
+/*
+ * Runs all hooks associated to the 'hookname' event in order. Each hook will be
+ * passed 'env' and 'args'.
+ */
+int run_hooks(const char *hookname, struct run_hooks_opt *options);
+
 /* Free memory associated with a 'struct hook' */
 void free_hook(struct hook *ptr);
 /* Empties the list at 'head', calling 'free_hook()' on each entry */
diff --git a/t/t1360-config-based-hooks.sh b/t/t1360-config-based-hooks.sh
index a9b1b046c1..1fca83d536 100755
--- a/t/t1360-config-based-hooks.sh
+++ b/t/t1360-config-based-hooks.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ test_expect_success 'hook.runHookDir = no is respected by list' '
 
 	git hook list pre-commit >actual &&
 	# the hookdir annotation is translated
-	test_i18ncmp expected actual
+	test_i18ncmp expected actual &&
+
+	git hook run pre-commit 2>actual &&
+	test_must_be_empty actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'hook.runHookDir = error is respected by list' '
@@ -129,6 +132,13 @@ test_expect_success 'hook.runHookDir = error is respected by list' '
 
 	git hook list pre-commit >actual &&
 	# the hookdir annotation is translated
+	test_i18ncmp expected actual &&
+
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	Skipping legacy hook at '\''$(pwd)/.git/hooks/pre-commit'\''
+	EOF
+
+	git hook run pre-commit 2>actual &&
 	test_i18ncmp expected actual
 '
 
@@ -143,6 +153,14 @@ test_expect_success 'hook.runHookDir = warn is respected by list' '
 
 	git hook list pre-commit >actual &&
 	# the hookdir annotation is translated
+	test_i18ncmp expected actual &&
+
+	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
+	Running legacy hook at '\''$(pwd)/.git/hooks/pre-commit'\''
+	"Legacy Hook"
+	EOF
+
+	git hook run pre-commit 2>actual &&
 	test_i18ncmp expected actual
 '
 
@@ -182,7 +200,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git hook list removes skipped inlined hook' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'hook.runHookDir = interactive is respected by list' '
+test_expect_success 'hook.runHookDir = interactive is respected by list and run' '
 	setup_hookdir &&
 
 	test_config hook.runHookDir "interactive" &&
@@ -193,7 +211,55 @@ test_expect_success 'hook.runHookDir = interactive is respected by list' '
 
 	git hook list pre-commit >actual &&
 	# the hookdir annotation is translated
-	test_i18ncmp expected actual
+	test_i18ncmp expected actual &&
+
+	test_write_lines n | git hook run pre-commit 2>actual &&
+	! grep "Legacy Hook" actual &&
+
+	test_write_lines y | git hook run pre-commit 2>actual &&
+	grep "Legacy Hook" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'inline hook definitions execute oneliners' '
+	test_config hook.pre-commit.command "echo \"Hello World\"" &&
+
+	echo "Hello World" >expected &&
+
+	# hooks are run with stdout_to_stderr = 1
+	git hook run pre-commit 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'inline hook definitions resolve paths' '
+	write_script sample-hook.sh <<-EOF &&
+	echo \"Sample Hook\"
+	EOF
+
+	test_when_finished "rm sample-hook.sh" &&
+
+	test_config hook.pre-commit.command "\"$(pwd)/sample-hook.sh\"" &&
+
+	echo \"Sample Hook\" >expected &&
+
+	# hooks are run with stdout_to_stderr = 1
+	git hook run pre-commit 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'hookdir hook included in git hook run' '
+	setup_hookdir &&
+
+	echo \"Legacy Hook\" >expected &&
+
+	# hooks are run with stdout_to_stderr = 1
+	git hook run pre-commit 2>actual &&
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'out-of-repo runs excluded' '
+	setup_hooks &&
+
+	nongit test_must_fail git hook run pre-commit
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'hook.runHookDir is tolerant to unknown values' '
