diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2c31d5cde..5b84e976a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ generate-kiota:
 	go run ./hack/validate-imports pkg/util/graph/graphsdk
 	go run ./hack/licenses -dirs ./pkg/util/graph/graphsdk
 
+init-contrib:
+	cp -R hack/git/hooks/* .git/hooks/
+
 image-aro-multistage:
 	docker build --platform=linux/amd64 --network=host --no-cache -f Dockerfile.aro-multistage -t $(ARO_IMAGE) --build-arg REGISTRY=$(REGISTRY) .
 
@@ -270,4 +273,4 @@ vendor:
 install-go-tools:
 	go install ${GOTESTSUM}
 
-.PHONY: admin.kubeconfig aks.kubeconfig aro az ci-portal clean client deploy dev-config.yaml discoverycache generate image-aro-multistage image-fluentbit image-proxy lint-go runlocal-rp proxy publish-image-aro-multistage publish-image-fluentbit publish-image-proxy secrets secrets-update e2e.test tunnel test-e2e test-go test-python vendor build-all validate-go unit-test-go coverage-go validate-fips install-go-tools
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+.PHONY: admin.kubeconfig aks.kubeconfig aro az ci-portal clean client deploy dev-config.yaml discoverycache generate image-aro-multistage image-fluentbit image-proxy init-contrib lint-go runlocal-rp proxy publish-image-aro-multistage publish-image-fluentbit publish-image-proxy secrets secrets-update e2e.test tunnel test-e2e test-go test-python vendor build-all validate-go unit-test-go coverage-go validate-fips install-go-tools
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b0a959e9..901ac516a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have
 the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution. For
 details, visit https://cla.microsoft.com.
 
+Before you start development, please set up your local git hooks to conform to our
+development standards:
+
+```bash
+make init-contrib
+```
+
 When you submit a pull request, a CLA-bot will automatically determine whether
 you need to provide a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., label,
 comment). Simply follow the instructions provided by the bot. You will only need
diff --git a/docs/prepare-your-dev-environment.md b/docs/prepare-your-dev-environment.md
index 68b3ef9d2..cba63ee6d 100644
--- a/docs/prepare-your-dev-environment.md
+++ b/docs/prepare-your-dev-environment.md
@@ -138,3 +138,9 @@ Make sure that `PKG_CONFIG_PATH` contains the pkgconfig files of the above packa
     ```bash
     cd ${GOPATH:-$HOME/go}/src/github.com/Azure/ARO-RP
     ```
+
+1. Add standard git hooks
+
+    ```bash
+    make init-contrib
+    ```
diff --git a/hack/git/hooks/pre-commit b/hack/git/hooks/pre-commit
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b5751697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/git/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+LC_ALL=C
+
+git_username_lower="$(git config github.user | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+if [[ -z "${git_username_lower}" ]]
+then
+    echo "Please set github.user (git config github.user) locally or globally before issuing commits to this repo."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# e.g. "USERNAME/ARO-1234", "USERNAME/hotfix-v20240321.00", or "USERNAME/gh-issue-123"
+valid_branch_regex="^${git_username_lower}\/(ARO-[0-9]{4}[a-z0-9._-]*|hotfix-[a-z0-9._-]+|gh-issue-[0-9]+[a-z0-9._-]*)$"
+
+local_branch="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
+
+if [[ ! $local_branch =~ $valid_branch_regex ]]
+then
+    echo "There is something wrong with your branch name. Branch names in this project must adhere to this contract: $valid_branch_regex. Your commit will be rejected. Please rename your branch (git branch --move) to a valid name and try again."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+exit 0
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