diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit b/hooks/pre-commit
index 7b319e187..8d29bef9d 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -12,3 +12,16 @@ if git diff --cached --name-only | grep -q '\.go$'; then
     echo "🔍 Checking for stale import paths..."
     python3 tests/contract/check-import-paths.py
 fi
+
+# Check gofmt on staged Go files (--diff-filter=d: gofmt cannot read
+# deleted files; xargs -I{} keeps one file per line, spaces-safe)
+if git diff --cached --name-only | grep -q '\.go$'; then
+    unformatted=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=d -- '*.go' | xargs -I{} gofmt -l -- {})
+    if [ -n "$unformatted" ]; then
+        echo "❌ gofmt found unformatted files:"
+        echo "$unformatted"
+        echo ""
+        echo "Run: gofmt -w <files>"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi