diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index d8fed9aa6813..9a2b256a5c22 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -204,3 +204,11 @@ repos:
         entry: gn format
         language: system
         files: '.*\.gni?$'
+    -   id: meta-validate
+        name: Validate METADATA files
+        entry: python tools/metadata/validate.py
+        language: python
+        additional_dependencies:
+          - "protobuf"
+        always_run: true
+        pass_filenames: true