diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index e0fc3910..70ae0b2d 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -709,6 +709,11 @@ PreCommit:
     install_command: 'pip install restructuredtext_lint'
     include: '**/*.rst'
 
+  RSpec:
+    enabled: false
+    description: 'Run tests with Rspec'
+    required_executable: 'rspec'
+
   RuboCop:
     enabled: false
     description: 'Analyze with RuboCop'
diff --git a/lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/r_spec.rb b/lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/r_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26bbc0a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/r_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'overcommit/hook/shared/r_spec'
+
+module Overcommit::Hook::PreCommit
+  # Runs `rspec` test suite
+  #
+  # @see http://rspec.info/
+  class RSpec < Base
+    include Overcommit::Hook::Shared::RSpec
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/overcommit/hook/pre_push/r_spec.rb b/lib/overcommit/hook/pre_push/r_spec.rb
index a3b4474c..7ce3df29 100644
--- a/lib/overcommit/hook/pre_push/r_spec.rb
+++ b/lib/overcommit/hook/pre_push/r_spec.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require 'overcommit/hook/shared/r_spec'
+
 module Overcommit::Hook::PrePush
-  # Runs `rspec` test suite before push
+  # Runs `rspec` test suite
   #
   # @see http://rspec.info/
   class RSpec < Base
-    def run
-      result = execute(command)
-      return :pass if result.success?
-
-      output = result.stdout + result.stderr
-      [:fail, output]
-    end
+    include Overcommit::Hook::Shared::RSpec
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/overcommit/hook/shared/r_spec.rb b/lib/overcommit/hook/shared/r_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b41e8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/overcommit/hook/shared/r_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Overcommit::Hook::Shared
+  # Runs `rspec` test suite before push
+  #
+  # @see http://rspec.info/
+  module RSpec
+    def run
+      result = if @config['include']
+                 execute(command, args: applicable_files)
+               else
+                 execute(command)
+               end
+
+      return :pass if result.success?
+
+      output = result.stdout + result.stderr
+      [:fail, output]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/r_spec_spec.rb b/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/r_spec_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7fdff3b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/r_spec_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Overcommit::Hook::PreCommit::RSpec do
+  let(:config)  { Overcommit::ConfigurationLoader.default_configuration }
+  let(:context) { double('context') }
+  subject { described_class.new(config, context) }
+
+  context 'when rspec exits successfully' do
+    let(:result) { double('result') }
+
+    before do
+      result.stub(:success?).and_return(true)
+      subject.stub(:execute).and_return(result)
+    end
+
+    it { should pass }
+
+    it {
+      expect(subject).to receive(:execute).with(['rspec']).and_return(result)
+
+      subject.run
+    }
+  end
+
+  context 'with included files set' do
+    let(:result) { double('result') }
+    let(:config) do
+      super().merge(Overcommit::Configuration.new(
+                      'PreCommit' => {
+                        'RSpec' => {
+                          'include' => ['**/*_spec.rb'],
+                        }
+                      }
+      ))
+    end
+
+    let(:context) { double('context') }
+
+    before do
+      result.stub(:success?).and_return(true)
+      subject.stub(:execute).and_return(result)
+      subject.stub(:applicable_files).and_return('spec/test_spec.rb')
+    end
+
+    it { should pass }
+
+    it {
+      expect(subject).to receive(:execute).with(['rspec'],
+                                                args: 'spec/test_spec.rb').and_return(result)
+
+      subject.run
+    }
+  end
+
+  context 'when rspec exits unsuccessfully' do
+    let(:result) { double('result') }
+
+    before do
+      result.stub(:success?).and_return(false)
+      subject.stub(:execute).and_return(result)
+    end
+
+    context 'with a runtime error' do
+      before do
+        result.stub(stdout: '', stderr: <<-MSG)
+          /home/user/.rbenv/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1226:in `load': /home/user/dev/github/overcommit/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_push/rspec_spec.rb:49: can't find string "EOS" anywhere before EOF (SyntaxError)
+          /home/user/dev/overcommit/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_push/rspec_spec.rb:29: syntax error, unexpected end-of-input
+            from /home/user/.rbenv/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1226:in `block in load_spec_files'
+            from /home/user/.rbenv/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1224:in `each'
+            from /home/user/.rbenv/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.2/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1224:in `load_spec_files'
+            from /home/user/.rbenv/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.2/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:97:in `setup'
+            from /home/user/.rbenv/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.2/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:85:in `run'
+            from /home/user/.rbenv/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.2/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:70:in `run'
+            from /home/user/.rbenv/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.2/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:38:in `invoke'
+            from /home/user/.rbenv/versions/2.2.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.2.2/exe/rspec:4:in `<top (required)>'
+            from /home/user/.rbenv/versions/2.2.1/bin/rspec:23:in `load'
+            from /home/user/.rbenv/versions/2.2.1/bin/rspec:23:in `<main>'
+        MSG
+      end
+
+      it { should fail_hook }
+    end
+
+    context 'with a test failure' do
+      before do
+        result.stub(stderr: '', stdout: <<-MSG)
+          .FF
+
+          Failures:
+
+            1) Overcommit::Hook::PrePush::RSpec when rspec exits unsuccessfully with a runtime error should fail
+               Failure/Error: it { should fail_hook }
+                 expected that the hook would fail
+               # ./spec/overcommit/hook/pre_push/rspec_spec.rb:45:in `block (4 levels) in <top (required)>'
+
+            2) Overcommit::Hook::PrePush::RSpec when rspec exits unsuccessfully with a test failure should fail
+               Failure/Error: it { should fail_hook }
+                 expected that the hook would fail
+               # ./spec/overcommit/hook/pre_push/rspec_spec.rb:57:in `block (4 levels) in <top (required)>'
+
+          Finished in 0.00505 seconds (files took 0.27437 seconds to load)
+          3 examples, 2 failures
+
+          Failed examples:
+
+          rspec ./spec/overcommit/hook/pre_push/rspec_spec.rb:45 # Overcommit::Hook::PrePush::RSpec when rspec exits unsuccessfully with a runtime error should fail
+          rspec ./spec/overcommit/hook/pre_push/rspec_spec.rb:57 # Overcommit::Hook::PrePush::RSpec when rspec exits unsuccessfully with a test failure should fail
+        MSG
+      end
+
+      it { should fail_hook }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_push/r_spec_spec.rb b/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_push/r_spec_spec.rb
index 26f6ea0f..1efc56d7 100644
--- a/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_push/r_spec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_push/r_spec_spec.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,42 @@
     end
 
     it { should pass }
+
+    it {
+      expect(subject).to receive(:execute).with(['rspec']).and_return(result)
+
+      subject.run
+    }
+  end
+
+  context 'with included files set' do
+    let(:result) { double('result') }
+    let(:config) do
+      super().merge(Overcommit::Configuration.new(
+                      'PrePush' => {
+                        'RSpec' => {
+                          'include' => ['**/*_spec.rb'],
+                        }
+                      }
+      ))
+    end
+
+    let(:context) { double('context') }
+
+    before do
+      result.stub(:success?).and_return(true)
+      subject.stub(:execute).and_return(result)
+      subject.stub(:applicable_files).and_return('spec/test_spec.rb')
+    end
+
+    it { should pass }
+
+    it {
+      expect(subject).to receive(:execute).with(['rspec'],
+                                                args: 'spec/test_spec.rb').and_return(result)
+
+      subject.run
+    }
   end
 
   context 'when rspec exits unsuccessfully' do