diff --git a/development/buildcheck b/development/buildcheck
index b87bab24..fa461ed0 100755
--- a/development/buildcheck
+++ b/development/buildcheck
@@ -25,6 +25,25 @@ info() {
     fi
 }
 
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
+GLOBAL_HOOKS=$(git config --global core.hooksPath 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -n "$GLOBAL_HOOKS" ]; then
+    GLOBAL_SCRIPTS=$(dirname "$GLOBAL_HOOKS")/scripts
+    if [ -x "$GLOBAL_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME" ]; then
+        info "Using global pre-commit script: $GLOBAL_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME"
+        exec "$GLOBAL_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME" "$@"
+    fi
+fi
+SYSTEM_HOOKS=$(git config --system core.hooksPath 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -n "$SYSTEM_HOOKS" ]; then
+    SYSTEM_SCRIPTS=$(dirname "$SYSTEM_HOOKS")/scripts
+    if [ -x "$SYSTEM_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME" ]; then
+        info "Using system pre-commit script: $SYSTEM_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME"
+        exec "$SYSTEM_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME" "$@"
+    fi
+fi
+info "Using local $SCRIPT_NAME"
+
 SOLUTION=$(find "$PWD" -type f -iname "*.sln" | head -1)
 [ -z "$SOLUTION" ] && SOLUTION=$(find "$PWD" -type f -iname "*.slnx" | head -1)
 [ -z "$SOLUTION" ] && die "No Solution found in $(pwd)"
diff --git a/development/buildtest b/development/buildtest
index f1b51d5c..fbfde657 100755
--- a/development/buildtest
+++ b/development/buildtest
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@ info() {
 
 BASEDIR=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
 
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
+GLOBAL_HOOKS=$(git config --global core.hooksPath 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -n "$GLOBAL_HOOKS" ]; then
+    GLOBAL_SCRIPTS=$(dirname "$GLOBAL_HOOKS")/scripts
+    if [ -x "$GLOBAL_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME" ]; then
+        info "Using global pre-commit script: $GLOBAL_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME"
+        buildcheck && exec "$GLOBAL_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME" "$@"
+    fi
+fi
+SYSTEM_HOOKS=$(git config --system core.hooksPath 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -n "$SYSTEM_HOOKS" ]; then
+    SYSTEM_SCRIPTS=$(dirname "$SYSTEM_HOOKS")/scripts
+    if [ -x "$SYSTEM_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME" ]; then
+        info "Using system pre-commit script: $SYSTEM_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME"
+        buildcheck && exec "$SYSTEM_SCRIPTS/$SCRIPT_NAME" "$@"
+    fi
+fi
+info "Using local $SCRIPT_NAME"
+
 RULESET_ADJUSTMENT_FILE=
 TEST_BENCHMARKS=
 TEST_INTEGRATION=