diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 79c15e8e..1b6b96e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## master (unreleased)
 
+* Add [`metadata-json-lint`](https://voxpupuli.org/blog/2014/11/06/linting-metadata-json/) pre-commit hook
 * Fix `LineEndings` pre-commit hook handling of file paths with spaces
 
 ## 0.41.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a62737f..b311322a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ issue](https://github.com/brigade/overcommit/issues/238) for more details.
 * [PhpCs](lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/php_cs.rb)
 * [PhpLint](lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/php_lint.rb)
 * [PuppetLint](lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/puppet_lint.rb)
+* [PuppetMetadataJsonLint](lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/puppet_metadata_json_lint.rb)
 * [Pycodestyle](lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/pycodestyle.rb)
 * [Pydocstyle](lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/pydocstyle.rb)
 * [Pyflakes](lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/pyflakes.rb)
diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index 2f73647d..bac9a8a5 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -427,6 +427,14 @@ PreCommit:
     required_executable: 'grep'
     flags: ['-IHn', "^<<<<<<<[ \t]"]
 
+  PuppetMetadataJsonLint:
+    enabled: false
+    description: 'Checking module metadata'
+    flags: ['--strict-license', '--strict-dependencies', '--fail-on-warning']
+    include: 'metadata.json'
+    required_executable: 'metadata-json-lint'
+    install_command: 'gem install metadata-json-lint'
+
   NginxTest:
     enabled: false
     description: 'Test nginx configs'
diff --git a/lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/puppet_metadata_json_lint.rb b/lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/puppet_metadata_json_lint.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60fb3d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/puppet_metadata_json_lint.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module Overcommit::Hook::PreCommit
+  #
+  # Run's the Puppet metadata linter. It has support for adding options
+  # in the .overcommit.yaml
+  #
+  # @see https://voxpupuli.org/blog/2014/11/06/linting-metadata-json/
+  #
+  class PuppetMetadataJsonLint < Base
+    MESSAGE_REGEX = /\((?<type>.*)\).*/
+
+    MESSAGE_TYPE_CATEGORIZER = lambda do |type|
+      type == 'WARN' ? :warning : :error
+    end
+
+    def run
+      result = execute(command, args: applicable_files)
+      output = result.stdout.chomp.gsub(/^"|"$/, '')
+      return :pass if result.success? && output.empty?
+
+      extract_messages(
+        output.split("\n"),
+        MESSAGE_REGEX,
+        MESSAGE_TYPE_CATEGORIZER
+      )
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/puppet_metadata_json_lint_spec.rb b/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/puppet_metadata_json_lint_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43da8eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/overcommit/hook/pre_commit/puppet_metadata_json_lint_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Overcommit::Hook::PreCommit::PuppetMetadataJsonLint do
+  let(:config)  { Overcommit::ConfigurationLoader.default_configuration }
+  let(:context) { double('context') }
+  subject { described_class.new(config, context) }
+
+  before do
+    subject.stub(:applicable_files).and_return(%w[file1.pp file2.pp metadata.json])
+  end
+
+  context 'when metadata-json-lint exits successfully' do
+    let(:result) { double('result') }
+
+    before do
+      result.stub(:success?).and_return(true)
+      subject.stub(:execute).and_return(result)
+    end
+
+    context 'with no output' do
+      before do
+        result.stub(:stdout).and_return('')
+      end
+
+      it { should pass }
+    end
+
+    context 'and it reports a warning' do
+      before do
+        result.stub(:stdout).and_return(normalize_indent(<<-OUT))
+          (WARN) requirements: The 'pe' requirement is no longer supported by the Forge.
+        OUT
+      end
+
+      it { should warn }
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when metadata-json-lint exits unsuccessfully' do
+    let(:result) { double('result') }
+
+    before do
+      result.stub(:success?).and_return(false)
+      subject.stub(:execute).and_return(result)
+    end
+
+    context 'and it reports a warning' do
+      before do
+        result.stub(:stdout).and_return(normalize_indent(<<-OUT))
+          (WARN) requirements: The 'pe' requirement is no longer supported by the Forge.
+        OUT
+      end
+
+      it { should warn }
+    end
+
+    context 'and it reports an error' do
+      before do
+        result.stub(:stdout).and_return(normalize_indent(<<-OUT))
+          (ERR) requirements: The 'pe' requirement is no longer supported by the Forge.
+        OUT
+      end
+
+      it { should fail_hook }
+    end
+  end
+end