diff --git a/.git-hooks/pre-commit b/.git-hooks/pre-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3b692cbeee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-hooks/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# get bash colors and styles here:
+# http://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting
+style_reset='\e[0m'
+style_red='\e[31m'
+style_green='\e[32m'
+style_bold='\e[1m'
+style_underline='\e[4m'
+style_dim='\e[2m'
+
+function __run() #(step, name, cmd)
+{
+    local output exitcode
+
+    printf "[%s] %-20s" "$1" "$2"
+    output=$(eval "$3" 2>&1)
+    exitcode=$?
+
+    if [[ 0 == "$exitcode" || 130 == "$exitcode" ]]; then
+        echo -e " ${style_green}OK!${style_reset}"
+    else
+        echo -e " ${style_red}ERROR!${style_reset}"
+        echo -e "\n${style_bold}Git commit was interrupted!${style_reset}"
+        echo -e "${style_underline}$2${style_reset} run failed:"
+        echo -e "${style_dim}$3${style_reset}${style_bold}$output${style_reset}\n"
+        echo -e "Fix all the reported issues and try again. Or run commit command with \"--no-verify\" option to skip all configured pre-commit hooks."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+php="docker-compose exec -T php php"
+internalDir="source/Internal"
+testsDir="tests/"
+
+modified="git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM | grep '.php$'"
+ecs="${php} vendor/bin/ecs check ${internalDir} ${testsDir}  --no-diffs --no-progress-bar"
+
+echo -e "Running pre-commit hooks:"
+__run "1/2" "PHP lint" "${modified} | xargs -r ${php} -l"
+__run "2/2" "Easy Coding Standard" "${ecs}"
diff --git a/.git-hooks/symlink.sh b/.git-hooks/symlink.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4a9eb058d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-hooks/symlink.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ ! -L .git/hooks ];
+then
+    echo ".git/hooks is not symlink"
+    echo "copying .git/hooks to .git/old_hooks"
+    mv .git/hooks .git/old_hooks
+
+    echo "symlinking ../.git-hooks .git/hooks"
+    ln -s ../.git-hooks .git/hooks
+else
+    echo ".git/hooks is already a symlink"
+fi
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 631a0903ff..dbbe242afc 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^11.4",
         "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.5.4",
         "symfony/browser-kit": "^6.4",
-        "symfony/http-client": "^6.4"
+        "symfony/http-client": "^6.4",
+        "symplify/easy-coding-standard": "^12.3"
     },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true,
@@ -94,10 +95,12 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "post-install-cmd": [
-            "@oe:ide-helper:generate"
+            "@oe:ide-helper:generate",
+            "[ $COMPOSER_DEV_MODE -eq 0 ] || ./.git-hooks/symlink.sh"
         ],
         "post-update-cmd": [
-            "@oe:ide-helper:generate"
+            "@oe:ide-helper:generate",
+            "[ $COMPOSER_DEV_MODE -eq 0 ] || ./.git-hooks/symlink.sh"
         ],
         "oe:ide-helper:generate": [
             "if [ -f ./vendor/bin/oe-eshop-ide_helper ]; then oe-eshop-ide_helper; fi"
diff --git a/ecs.php b/ecs.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cae4c08d80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ecs.php
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Copyright © OXID eSales AG. All rights reserved.
+ * See LICENSE file for license details.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use PhpCsFixer\Fixer\ClassNotation\ClassAttributesSeparationFixer;
+use PhpCsFixer\Fixer\Comment\HeaderCommentFixer;
+use PhpCsFixer\Fixer\Import\OrderedImportsFixer;
+use PhpCsFixer\Fixer\Operator\NotOperatorWithSuccessorSpaceFixer;
+use PhpCsFixer\Fixer\Strict\DeclareStrictTypesFixer;
+use PhpCsFixer\Fixer\Whitespace\BlankLineBetweenImportGroupsFixer;
+use Symplify\EasyCodingStandard\Config\ECSConfig;
+
+return ECSConfig::configure()
+    ->withRules([
+        BlankLineBetweenImportGroupsFixer::class,
+    ])
+    ->withPreparedSets(
+        psr12: true,
+        common: true,
+        strict: true,
+    )
+    ->withConfiguredRule(
+        HeaderCommentFixer::class,
+        [
+            'header' => 'Copyright © OXID eSales AG. All rights reserved.
+See LICENSE file for license details.',
+            'location' => 'after_open',
+            'comment_type' => 'PHPDoc'
+        ]
+    )
+    ->withConfiguredRule(
+        ClassAttributesSeparationFixer::class,
+        [
+            'elements' => [
+                'property' => ClassAttributesSeparationFixer::SPACING_NONE,
+                'const' => ClassAttributesSeparationFixer::SPACING_NONE,
+            ],
+        ]
+    )
+    ->withConfiguredRule(
+        OrderedImportsFixer::class,
+        [
+            'sort_algorithm' => OrderedImportsFixer::SORT_ALPHA,
+            'imports_order' => [
+                OrderedImportsFixer::IMPORT_TYPE_CLASS,
+                OrderedImportsFixer::IMPORT_TYPE_FUNCTION,
+                OrderedImportsFixer::IMPORT_TYPE_CONST,
+            ]
+        ]
+    )
+    ->withSkip(
+        [
+            NotOperatorWithSuccessorSpaceFixer::class,
+            DeclareStrictTypesFixer::class => [
+                '*Interface.php',
+            ]
+        ],
+    );