diff --git a/misc/git_hook/README.md b/misc/git_hook/README.md
index 67081b319..a17cc2c83 100644
--- a/misc/git_hook/README.md
+++ b/misc/git_hook/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ From the repo root:
 The script auto-updates in the future.
 
 
+## Large file check
+
+The pre-push hook rejects pushes that add or change any blob over 1.5
+MB, using the same tree diff logic as the check-file-size CI workflow.
+To push a large file intentionally, set an environment variable:
+
+    TS_SKIP_LARGE_FILE_CHECK=1 git push ...
+
+
 ## Adding your own hooks
 
 Create an executable `.git/hooks/<hook-name>.local` to chain a custom
diff --git a/misc/git_hook/git-hook.go b/misc/git_hook/git-hook.go
index 624c89f20..c9db5d84c 100644
--- a/misc/git_hook/git-hook.go
+++ b/misc/git_hook/git-hook.go
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ import (
 	"tailscale.com/misc/git_hook/githook"
 )
 
+// maxPushBlobSize is the largest new or changed blob allowed in a
+// push. It matches the 1.5 MB limit enforced by the check-file-size CI
+// workflow. Set TS_SKIP_LARGE_FILE_CHECK=1 to override.
+const maxPushBlobSize = 1_500_000
+
 var pushRemotes = []string{
 	"git@github.com:tailscale/tailscale",
 	"git@github.com:tailscale/tailscale.git",
@@ -51,7 +56,10 @@ func main() {
 	case "commit-msg":
 		err = githook.AddChangeID(args)
 	case "pre-push":
-		err = githook.CheckGoModReplaces(args, pushRemotes, nil)
+		err = githook.CheckPrePush(args, githook.PrePushConfig{
+			WatchedRemotes: pushRemotes,
+			MaxBlobSize:    maxPushBlobSize,
+		})
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("git-hook: %v: %v", cmd, err)
diff --git a/misc/git_hook/githook/HOOK_VERSION b/misc/git_hook/githook/HOOK_VERSION
index 00750edc0..b8626c4cf 100644
--- a/misc/git_hook/githook/HOOK_VERSION
+++ b/misc/git_hook/githook/HOOK_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3
+4
diff --git a/misc/git_hook/githook/largefiles.go b/misc/git_hook/githook/largefiles.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca12e5b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/git_hook/githook/largefiles.go
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+package githook
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// skipLargeFileCheckEnv is the environment variable that, when set to a
+// non-empty value, permits pushing new or changed blobs larger than the
+// configured maximum size. It matches the "skip-large-file-check" commit
+// message tag honored by the corp check-file-size CI workflow.
+const skipLargeFileCheckEnv = "TS_SKIP_LARGE_FILE_CHECK"
+
+// checkLargeBlobs rejects the push p if it adds or changes any blob
+// larger than maxSize bytes, comparing the tree being pushed against
+// the remote's previous tree (or, for new refs, the merge base with the
+// remote's default branch). The same tree diff logic runs in CI via the
+// check-git-accidental-large-file GitHub Action; this catches mistakes
+// before they permanently bloat the remote repo.
+func checkLargeBlobs(remoteName string, p push, maxSize int64) error {
+	if p.localSHA == zeroRef {
+		// Allow ref deletions.
+		return nil
+	}
+	if os.Getenv(skipLargeFileCheckEnv) != "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	afterTree, err := treeOf(p.localSHA)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resolving tree of %v: %v", p.localSHA, err)
+	}
+	beforeTree := findBaseTree(remoteName, p)
+	if beforeTree == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "git-hook: pre-push: no base tree found for %s; skipping large file check\n", p.remoteRef)
+		return nil
+	}
+	large := appendLargeAdditions(nil, beforeTree, afterTree, "", maxSize)
+	if len(large) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	for _, f := range large {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "\t%s: %d bytes (%0.1f MiB)\n", f.path, f.size, float64(f.size)/(1<<20))
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("push adds files larger than %d bytes:\n%sset %s=1 to push anyway", maxSize, sb.String(), skipLargeFileCheckEnv)
+}
+
+// findBaseTree returns the tree hash to diff the push against, or the
+// empty string if no suitable base is available locally. For updates to
+// an existing remote ref it uses the remote's old commit. For new refs
+// it falls back to the merge base with the remote's default branch.
+func findBaseTree(remoteName string, p push) string {
+	if p.remoteSHA != zeroRef {
+		if tree, err := treeOf(p.remoteSHA); err == nil {
+			return tree
+		}
+	}
+	for _, ref := range []string{
+		"refs/remotes/" + remoteName + "/HEAD",
+		"refs/remotes/" + remoteName + "/main",
+		"refs/remotes/" + remoteName + "/master",
+	} {
+		out, err := exec.Command("git", "merge-base", p.localSHA, ref).Output()
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if tree, err := treeOf(strings.TrimSpace(string(out))); err == nil {
+			return tree
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// treeOf resolves a git ref or commit to its tree hash.
+func treeOf(ref string) (string, error) {
+	out, err := exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "--verify", ref+"^{tree}").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), nil
+}
+
+// treeEntry is a single entry from git ls-tree.
+type treeEntry struct {
+	mode string
+	typ  string // "blob", "tree", or "commit"
+	hash string
+	size int64 // -1 for non-blob entries
+	name string
+}
+
+// lsTree returns the entries of the given tree object.
+func lsTree(treeHash string) ([]treeEntry, error) {
+	out, err := exec.Command("git", "ls-tree", "-z", "--long", treeHash).Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("git ls-tree %s: %v", treeHash, err)
+	}
+	var entries []treeEntry
+	for record := range bytes.SplitSeq(out, []byte{0}) {
+		if len(record) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Format: "<mode> <type> <hash> <size>\t<name>"
+		metaPart, name, ok := bytes.Cut(record, []byte{'\t'})
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		meta := strings.Fields(string(metaPart))
+		if len(meta) != 4 {
+			continue
+		}
+		var size int64 = -1
+		if meta[3] != "-" {
+			size, _ = strconv.ParseInt(meta[3], 10, 64)
+		}
+		entries = append(entries, treeEntry{
+			mode: meta[0],
+			typ:  meta[1],
+			hash: meta[2],
+			size: size,
+			name: string(name),
+		})
+	}
+	return entries, nil
+}
+
+type largeFile struct {
+	path string
+	size int64
+}
+
+// appendLargeAdditions walks two trees and returns dst plus any new or
+// changed blobs exceeding maxSize. If beforeHash is empty, all blobs in
+// afterHash are considered new. Unchanged subtrees are skipped without
+// recursing, so the walk only visits the changed parts of the tree.
+func appendLargeAdditions(dst []largeFile, beforeHash, afterHash, prefix string, maxSize int64) []largeFile {
+	afterEntries, err := lsTree(afterHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "git-hook: pre-push: %v\n", err)
+		return dst
+	}
+
+	var beforeByName map[string]treeEntry
+	if beforeHash != "" {
+		beforeEntries, err := lsTree(beforeHash)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "git-hook: pre-push: %v\n", err)
+		}
+		beforeByName = make(map[string]treeEntry, len(beforeEntries))
+		for _, e := range beforeEntries {
+			beforeByName[e.name] = e
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, ae := range afterEntries {
+		if ae.mode == "160000" {
+			continue // skip submodules
+		}
+
+		be, inBefore := beforeByName[ae.name]
+
+		switch ae.typ {
+		case "tree":
+			if inBefore && be.hash == ae.hash {
+				continue // subtree unchanged
+			}
+			var beforeSub string
+			if inBefore && be.typ == "tree" {
+				beforeSub = be.hash
+			}
+			dst = appendLargeAdditions(dst, beforeSub, ae.hash, prefix+ae.name+"/", maxSize)
+		case "blob":
+			if inBefore && be.hash == ae.hash {
+				continue // blob unchanged
+			}
+			if ae.size > maxSize {
+				dst = append(dst, largeFile{path: prefix + ae.name, size: ae.size})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return dst
+}
diff --git a/misc/git_hook/githook/pre-push.go b/misc/git_hook/githook/pre-push.go
index dd187e336..b3eeb358d 100644
--- a/misc/git_hook/githook/pre-push.go
+++ b/misc/git_hook/githook/pre-push.go
@@ -14,34 +14,49 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/mod/modfile"
 )
 
-// CheckGoModReplaces reads pushes from stdin and, for pushes to a
-// remote URL in watchedRemotes, rejects any commit whose go.mod has a
-// directory-path replace that is not in allowedReplaceDirs. args is
-// the pre-push hook's argv (remoteName, remoteLoc).
+// PrePushConfig configures CheckPrePush.
+type PrePushConfig struct {
+	// WatchedRemotes are the remote URLs whose pushes are subject to
+	// the go.mod replace check.
+	WatchedRemotes []string
+
+	// AllowedReplaceDirs are the directory-path go.mod replace targets
+	// that are permitted in pushed commits.
+	AllowedReplaceDirs []string
+
+	// MaxBlobSize, if positive, is the largest new or changed blob in
+	// bytes allowed in a push to any remote. Pushes adding larger
+	// blobs are rejected unless the TS_SKIP_LARGE_FILE_CHECK
+	// environment variable is set to a non-empty value.
+	MaxBlobSize int64
+}
+
+// CheckPrePush reads pushes from stdin and validates them per cfg.
+// args is the pre-push hook's argv (remoteName, remoteLoc).
 //
 // Intended as a pre-push hook.
 // https://git-scm.com/docs/githooks#_pre_push
-func CheckGoModReplaces(args []string, watchedRemotes, allowedReplaceDirs []string) error {
+func CheckPrePush(args []string, cfg PrePushConfig) error {
 	if len(args) < 2 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("pre-push: expected 2 args, got %d", len(args))
 	}
-	remoteLoc := args[1]
-
-	watched := slices.Contains(watchedRemotes, remoteLoc)
-	if !watched {
-		return nil
-	}
+	remoteName, remoteLoc := args[0], args[1]
 
 	pushes, err := readPushes()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("reading pushes: %w", err)
 	}
+	watched := slices.Contains(cfg.WatchedRemotes, remoteLoc)
 	for _, p := range pushes {
-		if p.isDoNotMergeRef() {
-			continue
+		if watched && !p.isDoNotMergeRef() {
+			if err := checkCommit(p.localSHA, cfg.AllowedReplaceDirs); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("not allowing push of %v to %v: %v", p.localSHA, p.remoteRef, err)
+			}
 		}
-		if err := checkCommit(p.localSHA, allowedReplaceDirs); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("not allowing push of %v to %v: %v", p.localSHA, p.remoteRef, err)
+		if cfg.MaxBlobSize > 0 {
+			if err := checkLargeBlobs(remoteName, p, cfg.MaxBlobSize); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("not allowing push of %v to %v: %v", p.localSHA, p.remoteRef, err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil