diff --git a/lib/git-hooks.js b/lib/git-hooks.js
index 730b49e..eb30f5f 100644
--- a/lib/git-hooks.js
+++ b/lib/git-hooks.js
@@ -114,14 +114,11 @@ module.exports = {
                     return path.resolve(hooksDirname, hookName);
                 })
                 .filter(function (hookPath) {
-                    var isFile = fs.lstatSync(hookPath).isFile();
-                    var isExecutable = fs.lstatSync(hookPath).isFile() && fsHelpers.isExecutable(hookPath);
-
-                    if (isFile && !isExecutable) {
+                    if (!isExecutable(hookPath) && !isJS(hookPath) && !isBash(hookPath)) {
                         console.warn('[GIT-HOOKS WARNING] Non-executable file ' + hookPath + ' is skipped');
+                        return false;
                     }
-
-                    return isFile && isExecutable;
+                    return true;
                 });
 
             runHooks(hooks, args, callback);
@@ -167,7 +164,15 @@ function runHooks(hooks, args, callback) {
  */
 function spawnHook(hookName, args) {
     args = args || [];
-    return spawn(hookName, args, {stdio: 'inherit'});
+    if (isExecutable(hookName)) {
+        return spawn(hookName, args, {stdio: 'inherit'});
+    }
+    if (isJS(hookName)) {
+        return spawn('node', [hookName].concat(args), {stdio: 'inherit'});
+    }
+    if (isBash(hookName)) {
+        return spawn('bash', [hookName].concat(args), {stdio: 'inherit'});
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -195,3 +200,33 @@ function getClosestGitPath(currentPath) {
 
     return getClosestGitPath(nextPath);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Check if the file is executable
+ *
+ * @param {String} filePath
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+function isExecutable(filePath) {
+    return fs.lstatSync(filePath).isFile() && fsHelpers.isExecutable(filePath);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if the file is a JavaScript file
+ *
+ * @param {String} filePath
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+function isJS(filePath) {
+    return fs.lstatSync(filePath).isFile() && path.extname(filePath) === '.js';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if the file is a bash script file
+ *
+ * @param {String} filePath
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+function isBash(filePath) {
+    return fs.lstatSync(filePath).isFile() && path.extname(filePath) === '.sh';
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88676b0..f1acccb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
   },
   "engine-strict": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "./bin/git-hooks --install",
-    "preuninstall": "./bin/git-hooks --uninstall",
+    "postinstall": "node ./bin/git-hooks --install",
+    "preuninstall": "node ./bin/git-hooks --uninstall",
     "test": "jscs . && jshint . && mocha --reporter spec --recursive tests",
     "coverage": "istanbul cover _mocha --recursive tests"
   },
diff --git a/tests/run.test.js b/tests/run.test.js
index 972f54c..0db9886 100644
--- a/tests/run.test.js
+++ b/tests/run.test.js
@@ -149,5 +149,38 @@ describe('git-hook runner', function () {
                 });
             });
         });
+
+        describe('and a hook is unexecutable but is a JavaScript file', function () {
+            var logFile = SANDBOX_PATH + 'hello.log';
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                var content = 'var fs = require("fs"); ' +
+                    'fs.writeFileSync("' + logFile.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\') + '", "Hello, world!");';
+                fs.writeFileSync(PROJECT_PRECOMMIT_HOOK + 'hello.js', content);
+            });
+
+            it('should run a hook with success status', function (done) {
+                gitHooks.run(PRECOMMIT_HOOK_PATH, [], function (code) {
+                    code.should.equal(0);
+                    fs.readFileSync(logFile).toString().should.equal('Hello, world!');
+                    done();
+                });
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe('and a hook is unexecutable but is a bash script file', function () {
+            var logFile = SANDBOX_PATH + 'hello.log';
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                var content = 'echo "Hello, world!" > ' + logFile.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\');
+                fs.writeFileSync(PROJECT_PRECOMMIT_HOOK + 'hello.sh', content);
+            });
+
+            it('should run a hook with success status', function (done) {
+                gitHooks.run(PRECOMMIT_HOOK_PATH, [], function (code) {
+                    code.should.equal(0);
+                    fs.readFileSync(logFile).toString().should.equal('Hello, world!\n');
+                    done();
+                });
+            });
+        });
     });
 });