@@ -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),
 
@@ -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:
 
@@ -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
 
@@ -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 == []
 
@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ def test_manifest_hooks(tempdir_factory, store):
         types=['file'],
         types_or=[],
         verbose=False,
+        fail_fast=False,
     )
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`@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ def _run_hooks(`
`290`	`290`	`verbose=args.verbose, use_color=args.color,`
`291`	`291`	`)`
`292`	`292`	`retval \|= current_retval`
`293`		`- if retval and config['fail_fast']:`
	`293`	`+ if retval and (config['fail_fast'] or hook.fail_fast):`
`294`	`294`	`break`
`295`	`295`	`if retval and args.show_diff_on_failure and prior_diff:`
`296`	`296`	`if args.all_files:`
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`@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ def test_manifest_hooks(tempdir_factory, store):`
`1002`	`1002`	`types=['file'],`
`1003`	`1003`	`types_or=[],`
`1004`	`1004`	`verbose=False,`
	`1005`	`+ fail_fast=False,`
`1005`	`1006`	`)`
`1006`	`1007`
`1007`	`1008`