diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 4da3fc6..b6cb239 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -47,3 +47,6 @@
 
   # Detect renames as well as copies
   renames = copies
+
+[init]
+	templatedir = ~/.git_template
diff --git a/symlink.sh b/symlink.sh
index 5e7f666..b6b66a5 100755
--- a/symlink.sh
+++ b/symlink.sh
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ for file in .*; do
     fi
     ln -sfvn "$source" "$dest"
 done
+
+# Also create the pre-commit hook git symlink.
+mkdir -p ~/.git_template/hooks
+ln -snf $HOME/khan/devtools/khan-linter/githook.py ~/.git_template/hooks/commit-msg