diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c80287c..f443405 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ When not in `staged` pre-commit mode, use this flag to compare changes with the
 
 Outputs the name of each file right before it is proccessed. This can be useful if Prettier throws an error and you can't identify which file is causing the problem.
 
+## `--fail-on-fix`
+
+Makes pretty-quick to exit with a non-zero exit code if any file is fixed. The intent is to abort the git commit.
+
 <!-- Undocumented = Unsupported :D
 
 ### `--config`
diff --git a/bin/pretty-quick.js b/bin/pretty-quick.js
index 04d6d5c..f7dc006 100755
--- a/bin/pretty-quick.js
+++ b/bin/pretty-quick.js
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ const mri = require('mri');
 
 const prettyQuick = require('..').default;
 
-const args = mri(process.argv.slice(2));
+const args = mri(process.argv.slice(2), {
+  boolean: ['fail-on-fix'],
+  default: { 'fail-on-fix': false },
+});
+
+const failOnFix = args['fail-on-fix'];
 
 let success = true;
 prettyQuick(
@@ -36,6 +41,9 @@ prettyQuick(
 
     onWriteFile: file => {
       console.log(`✍️  Fixing up ${chalk.bold(file)}.`);
+      if (failOnFix) {
+        success = false;
+      }
     },
 
     onExamineFile: file => {