diff --git a/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp b/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp
index dc485e1410f..b18e9c6e530 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ void GitSubmitEditorPanelData::clear()
 {
     author.clear();
     email.clear();
+    bypassHooks = false;
 }
 
 QString GitSubmitEditorPanelData::authorString() const
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ QString GitSubmitEditorPanelData::authorString() const
 
 QDebug operator<<(QDebug d, const GitSubmitEditorPanelData &data)
 {
-    d.nospace() << " author:" << data.author << " email: " << data.email;
+    d.nospace() << " author:" << data.author << " email: " << data.email
+                << " bypass hooks: " << data.bypassHooks;
     return d;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/commitdata.h b/src/plugins/git/commitdata.h
index 1d469ff7cce..7795dd720fe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/commitdata.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/commitdata.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct GitSubmitEditorPanelData
 
     QString author;
     QString email;
+    bool bypassHooks;
 };
 
 QDebug operator<<(QDebug d, const GitSubmitEditorPanelData &);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 944679aa8ec..e7804f3bdfa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -1874,6 +1874,8 @@ bool GitClient::addAndCommit(const QString &repositoryDirectory,
     const QString &authorString =  data.authorString();
     if (!authorString.isEmpty())
          args << QLatin1String("--author") << authorString;
+    if (data.bypassHooks)
+        args << QLatin1String("--no-verify");
 
     QByteArray outputText;
     QByteArray errorText;
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
index b3e782698e0..36a1087fec6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ GitSubmitEditorPanelData GitSubmitEditorWidget::panelData() const
     GitSubmitEditorPanelData rc;
     rc.author = m_gitSubmitPanelUi.authorLineEdit->text();
     rc.email = m_gitSubmitPanelUi.emailLineEdit->text();
+    rc.bypassHooks = m_gitSubmitPanelUi.bypassHooksCheckBox->isChecked();
     return rc;
 }
 
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ void GitSubmitEditorWidget::setPanelData(const GitSubmitEditorPanelData &data)
 {
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.authorLineEdit->setText(data.author);
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.emailLineEdit->setText(data.email);
+    m_gitSubmitPanelUi.bypassHooksCheckBox->setChecked(data.bypassHooks);
     authorInformationChanged();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
index c790299aa11..7830c490d89 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>364</width>
-    <height>172</height>
+    <height>177</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
@@ -60,23 +60,6 @@
       <string>Commit Information</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-      <item row="0" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="authorLabel">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Author:</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="0" column="1">
-       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="authorLineEdit">
-        <property name="minimumSize">
-         <size>
-          <width>150</width>
-          <height>0</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
       <item row="0" column="2">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="invalidAuthorLabel">
         <property name="minimumSize">
@@ -93,22 +76,6 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="0" column="3">
-       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-        <property name="orientation">
-         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeType">
-         <enum>QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding</enum>
-        </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-         <size>
-          <width>5</width>
-          <height>20</height>
-         </size>
-        </property>
-       </spacer>
-      </item>
       <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="emailLabel">
         <property name="text">
@@ -142,6 +109,46 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="0" column="0">
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="authorLabel">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Author:</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="1">
+       <widget class="QLineEdit" name="authorLineEdit">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>150</width>
+          <height>0</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item row="0" column="3">
+       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeType">
+         <enum>QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>5</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+      <item row="2" column="0">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="bypassHooksCheckBox">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>By&amp;pass hooks</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>