diff --git a/git/index/fun.py b/git/index/fun.py
index 629c19b1e..64785ec12 100644
--- a/git/index/fun.py
+++ b/git/index/fun.py
@@ -81,8 +81,19 @@ def run_commit_hook(name: str, index: "IndexFile", *args: str) -> None:
         Arguments passed to hook file.
 
     :raise git.exc.HookExecutionError:
+
+    :note:
+        Respects the ``core.hooksPath`` git configuration option. When set, hooks are
+        resolved relative to that path instead of the default ``.git/hooks`` directory.
     """
-    hp = hook_path(name, index.repo.git_dir)
+    hooks_path = index.repo.config_reader().get("core", "hooksPath", fallback=None)
+    if hooks_path is not None:
+        hp = osp.join(hooks_path, name)
+        if not osp.isabs(hooks_path):
+            # Relative hooksPath is resolved against the working tree root.
+            hp = osp.join(index.repo.working_dir, hp)
+    else:
+        hp = hook_path(name, index.repo.git_dir)
     if not os.access(hp, os.X_OK):
         return
 
diff --git a/test/test_index.py b/test/test_index.py
index 3be750dbb..79a744f31 100644
--- a/test/test_index.py
+++ b/test/test_index.py
@@ -1242,6 +1242,95 @@ def test_commit_msg_hook_fail(self, rw_repo):
         else:
             raise AssertionError("Should have caught a HookExecutionError")
 
+    # ---- core.hooksPath tests ----
+
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(
+        type(_win_bash_status) is WinBashStatus.Absent,
+        reason="Can't run a hook on Windows without bash.exe.",
+        raises=HookExecutionError,
+    )
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(
+        type(_win_bash_status) is WinBashStatus.WslNoDistro,
+        reason="Currently uses the bash.exe of WSL, even with no WSL distro installed",
+        raises=HookExecutionError,
+    )
+    @with_rw_repo("HEAD", bare=True)
+    def test_run_commit_hook_respects_absolute_hooks_path(self, rw_repo):
+        """Hooks in a custom absolute core.hooksPath are found and executed."""
+        index = rw_repo.index
+        custom_hooks_dir = osp.join(rw_repo.working_dir, "custom-hooks")
+        os.makedirs(custom_hooks_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        hp = osp.join(custom_hooks_dir, "fake-hook")
+        # Use a Python script so it works on all platforms (no bash required)
+        hook_script = "#!" + sys.executable + "\nimport sys; open('output.txt', 'w').write('ran custom hook\\n')\n"
+        with open(hp, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(hook_script)
+        os.chmod(hp, 0o755)
+
+        rw_repo.config_writer().set_value("core", "hooksPath", custom_hooks_dir).release()
+        run_commit_hook("fake-hook", index)
+        output = Path(rw_repo.working_dir, "output.txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertEqual(output, "ran custom hook\n")
+
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(
+        type(_win_bash_status) is WinBashStatus.Absent,
+        reason="Can't run a hook on Windows without bash.exe.",
+        raises=HookExecutionError,
+    )
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(
+        type(_win_bash_status) is WinBashStatus.WslNoDistro,
+        reason="Currently uses the bash.exe of WSL, even with no WSL distro installed",
+        raises=HookExecutionError,
+    )
+    @with_rw_repo("HEAD", bare=True)
+    def test_run_commit_hook_respects_relative_hooks_path(self, rw_repo):
+        """A relative core.hooksPath is resolved against the working tree root."""
+        index = rw_repo.index
+        custom_hooks_dir = osp.join(rw_repo.working_dir, "hooks-relative")
+        os.makedirs(custom_hooks_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        hp = osp.join(custom_hooks_dir, "fake-hook")
+        # Use a Python script so it works on all platforms (no bash required)
+        hook_script = "#!" + sys.executable + "\nimport sys; open('output.txt', 'w').write('ran relative hook\\n')\n"
+        with open(hp, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            f.write(hook_script)
+        os.chmod(hp, 0o755)
+
+        rw_repo.config_writer().set_value("core", "hooksPath", "hooks-relative").release()
+        run_commit_hook("fake-hook", index)
+        output = Path(rw_repo.working_dir, "output.txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertEqual(output, "ran relative hook\n")
+
+    @with_rw_repo("HEAD", bare=True)
+    def test_run_commit_hook_falls_back_to_default_without_hooks_path(self, rw_repo):
+        """When core.hooksPath is not set, the default .git/hooks path is used."""
+        index = rw_repo.index
+        _make_hook(index.repo.git_dir, "fake-hook", "echo 'ran default hook' >output.txt")
+        run_commit_hook("fake-hook", index)
+        output = Path(rw_repo.git_dir, "output.txt").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertEqual(output, "ran default hook\n")
+
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(
+        type(_win_bash_status) is WinBashStatus.Absent,
+        reason="Can't run a hook on Windows without bash.exe.",
+        raises=HookExecutionError,
+    )
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(
+        type(_win_bash_status) is WinBashStatus.WslNoDistro,
+        reason="Currently uses the bash.exe of WSL, even with no WSL distro installed",
+        raises=HookExecutionError,
+    )
+    @with_rw_repo("HEAD", bare=True)
+    def test_run_commit_hook_hooks_path_skips_missing_hook(self, rw_repo):
+        """If a hook does not exist in core.hooksPath, no error is raised."""
+        index = rw_repo.index
+        custom_hooks_dir = osp.join(rw_repo.working_dir, "empty-hooks")
+        os.makedirs(custom_hooks_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        rw_repo.config_writer().set_value("core", "hooksPath", custom_hooks_dir).release()
+        # Should not raise -- the hook doesn't exist, so run_commit_hook returns silently
+        run_commit_hook("nonexistent-hook", index)
+
+    # ---- end core.hooksPath tests ----
+
     @with_rw_repo("HEAD")
     def test_index_add_pathlib(self, rw_repo):
         git_dir = Path(rw_repo.git_dir)