2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hook.c b/hook.c
index 5ddd7678d1..fde1f88ce8 100644
--- a/hook.c
+++ b/hook.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static int pick_next_hook(struct child_process *cp,
 		cp->in = -1;
 	}
 
-	cp->stdout_to_stderr = 1;
+	cp->stdout_to_stderr = hook_cb->options->stdout_to_stderr;
 	cp->trace2_hook_name = hook_cb->hook_name;
 	cp->dir = hook_cb->options->dir;
 
diff --git a/hook.h b/hook.h
index 2169d4a6bd..2c8a23a569 100644
--- a/hook.h
+++ b/hook.h
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ struct run_hooks_opt
 	int *invoked_hook;
 
 	/**
+	 * Send the hook's stdout to stderr.
+	 *
+	 * This is the default behavior for all hooks except pre-push,
+	 * which has separate stdout and stderr streams for backwards
+	 * compatibility reasons.
+	 */
+	unsigned int stdout_to_stderr:1;
+
+	/**
 	 * Path to file which should be piped to stdin for each hook.
 	 */
 	const char *path_to_stdin;
@@ -80,6 +89,7 @@ struct run_hooks_opt
 #define RUN_HOOKS_OPT_INIT { \
 	.env = STRVEC_INIT, \
 	.args = STRVEC_INIT, \
+	.stdout_to_stderr = 1, \
 }
 
 struct hook_cb_data {