diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a44505b4a..85c71d042 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1844,6 +1844,11 @@
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true
     },
+    "compare-versions": {
+      "version": "3.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compare-versions/-/compare-versions-3.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9fGPIB7C6AyM18CJJBHt5EnCZDG3oiTJYy0NjfIAGjKpzv0tkxWko7TNQHF5ymqm7IH03tqmeuBxtvD+Izh6mg=="
+    },
     "component-emitter": {
       "version": "1.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-1.3.0.tgz",
@@ -2930,6 +2935,14 @@
         "locate-path": "^2.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "find-versions": {
+      "version": "3.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/find-versions/-/find-versions-3.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-P8WRou2S+oe222TOCHitLy8zj+SIsVJh52VP4lvXkaFVnOFFdoWv1H1Jjvel1aI6NCFOAaeAVm8qrI0odiLcww==",
+      "requires": {
+        "semver-regex": "^2.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "flat-cache": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/flat-cache/-/flat-cache-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -7242,6 +7255,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver-compare/-/semver-compare-1.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-De4hahyUGrN+nvsXiPavxf9VN/w="
     },
+    "semver-regex": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver-regex/-/semver-regex-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mUdIBBvdn0PLOeP3TEkMH7HHeUP3GjsXCwKarjv/kGmUFOYg1VqEemKhoQpWMu6X2I8kHeuVdGibLGkVK+/5Qw=="
+    },
     "set-blocking": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/set-blocking/-/set-blocking-2.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a513732d8..84917ad22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^3.0.0",
     "ci-info": "^2.0.0",
+    "compare-versions": "^3.5.1",
     "cosmiconfig": "^6.0.0",
+    "find-versions": "^3.2.0",
     "opencollective-postinstall": "^2.0.2",
     "pkg-dir": "^4.2.0",
     "please-upgrade-node": "^3.2.0",
diff --git a/src/installer/__tests__/checkGitVersion.ts b/src/installer/__tests__/checkGitVersion.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c66e36fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/installer/__tests__/checkGitVersion.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+jest.mock('child_process')
+
+import cp from 'child_process'
+import { checkGitVersion } from '../checkGitVersion'
+
+describe('checkGitVersion', (): void => {
+  it('should throw an error if version <2.13.0', (): void => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line
+    // @ts-ignore
+    cp.spawnSync.mockReturnValue({
+      status: 0,
+      stdout: Buffer.from('git version 2.12.0')
+    })
+    expect(() => checkGitVersion()).toThrowError()
+  })
+
+  it('should not throw an error if version >=2.13.0', (): void => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line
+    // @ts-ignore
+    cp.spawnSync.mockReturnValue({
+      status: 0,
+      stdout: Buffer.from('git version 2.14.0')
+    })
+    expect(() => checkGitVersion()).not.toThrowError()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/installer/bin.ts b/src/installer/bin.ts
index ce06c00c5..4b99c3e92 100644
--- a/src/installer/bin.ts
+++ b/src/installer/bin.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { checkGitDirEnv } from '../checkGitDirEnv'
 import { debug } from '../debug'
 import { install, uninstall } from './'
 import { gitRevParse } from './gitRevParse'
+import { checkGitVersion } from './checkGitVersion'
 
 // Skip install if HUSKY_SKIP_INSTALL is true
 function checkSkipInstallEnv(): void {
@@ -78,7 +79,11 @@ function run(): void {
 
     debug(`Current working directory is ${process.cwd()}`)
 
-    if (action === 'install') checkSkipInstallEnv()
+    if (action === 'install') {
+      checkSkipInstallEnv()
+      checkGitVersion()
+    }
+
     const INIT_CWD = getInitCwdEnv()
     const userPkgDir = getUserPkgDir(INIT_CWD)
     checkGitDirEnv()
diff --git a/src/installer/checkGitVersion.ts b/src/installer/checkGitVersion.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a051c28a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/installer/checkGitVersion.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import cp = require('child_process')
+import findVersions from 'find-versions'
+import compareVersions from 'compare-versions'
+
+export function checkGitVersion(): void {
+  const { status, stderr, stdout } = cp.spawnSync('git', ['--version'])
+
+  if (status !== 0) {
+    throw new Error(stderr.toString())
+  }
+
+  const [version] = findVersions(stdout.toString())
+
+  if (compareVersions(version, '2.13.0') === -1) {
+    throw new Error(`Husky requires Git >=2.13.0. Got v${version}.`)
+  }
+}