diff --git a/.git-hooks/commit-msg b/.git-hooks/commit-msg
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e0297de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-hooks/commit-msg
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+RED="\033[1;31m"
+GREEN="\033[1;32m"
+
+# Get the commit message (the parameter we're given is just the path to the
+# temporary file which holds the message).
+commit_message=$(cat "$1")
+
+if (echo "$commit_message" | grep -Eq "^(build|chore|ci|docs|feat|fix|perf|refactor|revert|style|test)(\([a-z \-]+\))?!?: .+$") then
+   echo "${GREEN} ✔ Commit message meets Conventional Commit standards"
+   exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "${RED}❌ Commit message does not meet the Conventional Commit standard!"
+echo "An example of a valid message is:"
+echo "  feat(login): add the 'remember me' button"
+echo "ℹ More details at: https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/#summary"
+exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19b52a4..63582b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@
     "lint": "eslint src --ext ts",
     "test": "node ./out/test/runTest.js",
     "semantic-release": "semantic-release -d",
-    "package:lib": "vsce package"
+    "package:lib": "vsce package",
+    "postinstall": "[ -d .git ] && git config core.hooksPath ./.git-hooks || true"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/glob": "^7.1.3",