diff --git a/config/scm.yml b/config/scm.yml
index 512e888..5cb28d6 100644
--- a/config/scm.yml
+++ b/config/scm.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ production:
     path: /var/lib/svn
     svnadmin: /usr/bin/svnadmin
     url: svn
+ #  hooks: /etc/svn/hooks
+
   git:
     path: /var/lib/git
     git: /usr/bin/git
@@ -12,8 +14,11 @@ production:
     url: http://git.myhost.com
     update_server_info: true
     git_ext: true
+ #  hooks: /etc/git/hooks
+
   mercurial:
     path: /var/lib/mercurial
     hg: /usr/bin/hg
+ #  hooks: /etc/mercurial/hgrc
 
 development:
diff --git a/lib/scm_project_patch.rb b/lib/scm_project_patch.rb
index 18ca7e7..ed21dce 100644
--- a/lib/scm_project_patch.rb
+++ b/lib/scm_project_patch.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ module ScmProjectPatch
                             end
                             if system(*args)
                                 @repository.created_with_scm = true
+                                if svnconf['hooks']
+                                    copyhooks = ['/bin/cp','-anr']                                
+                                    copyhooks += Dir.glob(svnconf['hooks']+'/*')
+                                    copyhooks << "#{path}/hooks/"
+                                    if !system(*copyhooks)
+                                        RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.warn "Hooks copy failed"
+                                    end
+                                end       
                             else
                                 RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.error "Repository creation failed"
                             end
@@ -85,6 +93,14 @@ module ScmProjectPatch
                                         system(gitconf['git'], 'update-server-info')
                                     end
                                 end
+                                if gitconf['hooks']
+                                    copyhooks = ['/bin/cp','-anr']                                
+                                    copyhooks += Dir.glob(gitconf['hooks']+'/*')
+                                    copyhooks << "#{path}/hooks/"
+                                    if !system(*copyhooks)
+                                        RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.warn "Hooks copy failed"
+                                    end
+                                end
                             else
                                 RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.error "Repository creation failed"
                             end
@@ -109,6 +125,15 @@ module ScmProjectPatch
                             args << path
                             if system(*args)
                                 @repository.created_with_scm = true
+                                RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.warn hgconf['hooks']                                                            
+                                if hgconf['hooks']
+                                    copyhooks = ['/bin/cp','-anr']                                
+                                    copyhooks << hgconf['hooks']
+                                    copyhooks << "#{path}/.hg/hgrc"
+                                    if !system(*copyhooks)
+                                        RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.warn "Hooks copy failed"
+                                    end
+                                end       
                             else
                                 RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.error "Repository creation failed"
                             end
diff --git a/lib/scm_repositories_controller_patch.rb b/lib/scm_repositories_controller_patch.rb
index bfb0dfc..805bb38 100644
--- a/lib/scm_repositories_controller_patch.rb
+++ b/lib/scm_repositories_controller_patch.rb
@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ module ScmRepositoriesControllerPatch
                                     end
                                     if system(*args)
                                         @repository.created_with_scm = true
+                                        if svnconf['hooks']
+                                            copyhooks = ['/bin/cp','-anr']                                
+                                            copyhooks += Dir.glob(svnconf['hooks']+'/*')
+                                            copyhooks << "#{path}/hooks/"
+                                            if !system(*copyhooks)
+                                                RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.warn "Hooks copy failed"
+                                            end
+                                        end       
                                     else
                                         RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.error "Repository creation failed"
                                     end
@@ -136,6 +144,14 @@ module ScmRepositoriesControllerPatch
                                                 system(gitconf['git'], 'update-server-info')
                                             end
                                         end
+                                        if gitconf['hooks']
+                                            copyhooks = ['/bin/cp','-anr']                                
+                                            copyhooks += Dir.glob(gitconf['hooks']+'/*')
+                                            copyhooks << "#{path}/hooks/"
+                                            if !system(*copyhooks)
+                                                RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.warn "Hooks copy failed"
+                                            end
+                                        end
                                     else
                                         RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.error "Repository creation failed"
                                     end
@@ -169,6 +185,14 @@ module ScmRepositoriesControllerPatch
                                     args << repath
                                     if system(*args)
                                         @repository.created_with_scm = true
+                                        if hgconf['hooks']
+                                            copyhooks = ['/bin/cp','-anr']                                
+                                            copyhooks << hgconf['hooks']
+                                            copyhooks << "#{path}/.hg/hgrc"
+                                            if !system(*copyhooks)
+                                                RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.warn "Hooks copy failed"
+                                            end
+                                        end  
                                     else
                                         RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.error "Repository creation failed"
                                     end