diff --git a/pre_commit/clientlib.py b/pre_commit/clientlib.py
index 7d87ee043..6377a8b67 100644
--- a/pre_commit/clientlib.py
+++ b/pre_commit/clientlib.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def _make_argparser(filenames_help: str) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     ),
     cfgv.Optional('args', cfgv.check_array(cfgv.check_string), []),
     cfgv.Optional('always_run', cfgv.check_bool, False),
+    cfgv.Optional('fail_fast', cfgv.check_bool, False),
     cfgv.Optional('pass_filenames', cfgv.check_bool, True),
     cfgv.Optional('description', cfgv.check_string, ''),
     cfgv.Optional('language_version', cfgv.check_string, C.DEFAULT),
diff --git a/pre_commit/commands/run.py b/pre_commit/commands/run.py
index 95ad5e964..2714faf40 100644
--- a/pre_commit/commands/run.py
+++ b/pre_commit/commands/run.py
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ def _run_hooks(
             verbose=args.verbose, use_color=args.color,
         )
         retval |= current_retval
-        if retval and config['fail_fast']:
+        if retval and (config['fail_fast'] or hook.fail_fast):
             break
     if retval and args.show_diff_on_failure and prior_diff:
         if args.all_files:
diff --git a/pre_commit/hook.py b/pre_commit/hook.py
index ea773942b..82e99c543 100644
--- a/pre_commit/hook.py
+++ b/pre_commit/hook.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Hook(NamedTuple):
     additional_dependencies: Sequence[str]
     args: Sequence[str]
     always_run: bool
+    fail_fast: bool
     pass_filenames: bool
     description: str
     language_version: str
diff --git a/tests/commands/run_test.py b/tests/commands/run_test.py
index 8c153957b..3a6fa2a10 100644
--- a/tests/commands/run_test.py
+++ b/tests/commands/run_test.py
@@ -985,6 +985,18 @@ def test_fail_fast(cap_out, store, repo_with_failing_hook):
     assert printed.count(b'Failing hook') == 1
 
 
+def test_fail_fast_per_hook(cap_out, store, repo_with_failing_hook):
+    with modify_config() as config:
+        # More than one hook
+        config['repos'][0]['hooks'] *= 2
+        config['repos'][0]['hooks'][0]['fail_fast'] = True
+    stage_a_file()
+
+    ret, printed = _do_run(cap_out, store, repo_with_failing_hook, run_opts())
+    # it should have only run one hook
+    assert printed.count(b'Failing hook') == 1
+
+
 def test_classifier_removes_dne():
     classifier = Classifier(('this_file_does_not_exist',))
     assert classifier.filenames == []
diff --git a/tests/repository_test.py b/tests/repository_test.py
index 5f259070e..96c54e834 100644
--- a/tests/repository_test.py
+++ b/tests/repository_test.py
@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ def test_manifest_hooks(tempdir_factory, store):
         types=['file'],
         types_or=[],
         verbose=False,
+        fail_fast=False,
     )