diff --git a/dvc/cli.py b/dvc/cli.py
index 405bb5f96..cf1cd99c0 100644
--- a/dvc/cli.py
+++ b/dvc/cli.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from dvc.command.config import CmdConfig
 from dvc.command.checkout import CmdCheckout
 from dvc.command.remote import CmdRemoteAdd, CmdRemoteRemove, CmdRemoteModify
 from dvc.command.metrics import CmdMetrics
+from dvc.command.install import CmdInstall
 from dvc.stage import Stage
 from dvc import VERSION
 
@@ -341,6 +342,13 @@ def parse_args(argv=None):
                         help='Headed TSV path \'row,column\'(e.g. \'Name,3\'')
     metrics_parser.set_defaults(func=CmdMetrics)
 
+    # Install
+    install_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+                        'install',
+                        parents=[parent_parser],
+                        help='Install dvc hooks into the repository')
+    install_parser.set_defaults(func=CmdInstall)
+
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
     return args
diff --git a/dvc/command/install.py b/dvc/command/install.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6dd1a78c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dvc/command/install.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from dvc.project import Project
+from dvc.logger import Logger
+from dvc.command.common.base import CmdBase
+
+
+class CmdInstall(CmdBase):
+    def run_cmd(self):
+        try:
+            self.project.install()
+        except Exception as e:
+            Logger.error('Failed to install dvc hooks', e)
+            return 1
+        return 0
diff --git a/dvc/project.py b/dvc/project.py
index a56ba406c..070a8c370 100644
--- a/dvc/project.py
+++ b/dvc/project.py
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ class Project(object):
 
         return Project(root_dir)
 
+    def install(self):
+        self.scm.install()
+
     def to_dvc_path(self, path):
         return os.path.relpath(path, self.root_dir)
 
diff --git a/dvc/scm.py b/dvc/scm.py
index 3c4755bfe..606359c02 100644
--- a/dvc/scm.py
+++ b/dvc/scm.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class Base(object):
     def list_branches(self):
         pass
 
+    def install(self):
+        pass
+
 
 class Git(Base):
     GITIGNORE = '.gitignore'
@@ -145,6 +148,14 @@ class Git(Base):
     def list_branches(self):
         return [h.name for h in self.repo.heads]
 
+    def install(self):
+        hook = os.path.join(self.root_dir, self.GIT_DIR, 'hooks', 'post-checkout')
+        if os.path.isfile(hook):
+            raise SCMError('Git hook \'{}\' already exists.'.format(os.path.relpath(hook)))
+        with open(hook, 'w+') as fd:
+            fd.write('#!/bin/sh\nexec dvc checkout\n')
+        os.chmod(hook, 0o777)
+
 
 def SCM(root_dir=os.curdir, no_scm=False):
     if Git.is_repo(root_dir):
diff --git a/tests/__main__.py b/tests/__main__.py
index f71406278..16bdcafd6 100644
--- a/tests/__main__.py
+++ b/tests/__main__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ from subprocess import check_call
 REPO_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 os.chdir(REPO_ROOT)
 
+os.putenv('PATH', '{}:{}'.format(os.path.join(REPO_ROOT, 'bin'), os.getenv('PATH')))
+os.putenv('DVC_HOME', REPO_ROOT)
+
 check_call('nosetests --cover-inclusive --cover-erase --cover-package=dvc --with-coverage', shell=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_install.py b/tests/test_install.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d235bbb05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_install.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import os
+
+from dvc.main import main
+
+from tests.basic_env import TestDvc
+
+
+class TestInit(TestDvc):
+    def test(self):
+        ret = main(['install'])
+        self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
+
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile('.git/hooks/post-checkout'))
+
+        self.dvc.add(self.FOO)
+        os.unlink(self.FOO)
+
+        self.dvc.scm.checkout('branch', create_new=True)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(self.FOO))