diff --git a/git_template/hooks/commit-msg b/git_template/hooks/commit-msg
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0766fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git_template/hooks/commit-msg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+local_hook="$HOME"/.git_template.local/hooks/commit-msg
+
+if [ -f "$local_hook" ]; then
+  . "$local_hook"
+fi