diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 45212ef19e25..963e92559353 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -229,6 +229,19 @@ repos:
               .*/testdata/.*\.golden
           )$
       - id: check-links
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-build-graph
+        name: Check build graph
+        entry: scripts/check_build_graph.py
+        language: python
+        files: |
+          (?x)^(
+            .*BUILD.*|
+            .*MODULE.bazel.*|
+            .*WORKSPACE.*|
+            .*\.bzl
+          )$
 
 # This excludes third-party code, and patches to third-party code.
 exclude: |
diff --git a/scripts/check_build_graph.py b/scripts/check_build_graph.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..d9237d541fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check_build_graph.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""Verify that the bazel build graph is in a valid state, for pre-commit."""
+
+__copyright__ = """
+Part of the Carbon Language project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM
+Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+"""
+
+import subprocess
+
+import scripts_utils
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    scripts_utils.chdir_repo_root()
+    bazel = scripts_utils.locate_bazel()
+    subprocess.check_call([bazel, "build", "--nobuild", "//..."])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()