diff --git a/Git.hs b/Git.hs
index 043cda5ea1..9b7dccfebd 100644
--- a/Git.hs
+++ b/Git.hs
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ import qualified Data.Map as M
 import Data.Char
 import Network.URI (uriPath, uriScheme, unEscapeString)
 import System.Directory
+import System.Posix.Files
 
 import Common
 import Git.Types
+import Utility.FileMode
 
 {- User-visible description of a git repo. -}
 repoDescribe :: Repo -> String
@@ -111,8 +113,12 @@ gitDir repo
 hookPath :: String -> Repo -> IO (Maybe FilePath)
 hookPath script repo = do
 	let hook = gitDir repo </> "hooks" </> script
-	ok <- doesFileExist hook
-	return $ if ok then Just hook else Nothing
+	e <- doesFileExist hook
+	if e
+		then do
+			m <- fileMode <$> getFileStatus hook
+			return $ if isExecutable m then Just hook else Nothing
+		else return Nothing
 
 {- Path to a repository's --work-tree, that is, its top.
  -
diff --git a/Utility/FileMode.hs b/Utility/FileMode.hs
index 6c1c06e82a..571b035039 100644
--- a/Utility/FileMode.hs
+++ b/Utility/FileMode.hs
@@ -34,3 +34,10 @@ allowWrite f = do
 {- Checks if a file mode indicates it's a symlink. -}
 isSymLink :: FileMode -> Bool
 isSymLink mode = symbolicLinkMode `intersectFileModes` mode == symbolicLinkMode
+
+{- Checks if a file has any executable bits set. -}
+isExecutable :: FileMode -> Bool
+isExecutable mode = ebits `intersectFileModes` mode /= 0
+	where
+		ebits = ownerExecuteMode `unionFileModes`
+			groupExecuteMode `unionFileModes` otherExecuteMode