diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ad8d5ca..c74aec8a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ include(ECMSetupVersion)
 include(ECMMarkNonGuiExecutable)
 include(ECMGenerateHeaders)
 include(GenerateExportHeader)
+if(ECM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 5.79)
+    include(KDEGitCommitHooks)
+    include(KDEClangFormat)
+endif()
 include(FeatureSummary)
 
 find_package(Qt5 ${QT_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED
@@ -54,3 +58,10 @@ add_subdirectory(applets)
 add_subdirectory(containments)
 
 feature_summary(WHAT ALL INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
+
+if(ECM_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 5.79)
+    # add clang-format target for all our real source files
+    file(GLOB_RECURSE ALL_CLANG_FORMAT_SOURCE_FILES *.cpp *.h)
+    kde_clang_format(${ALL_CLANG_FORMAT_SOURCE_FILES})
+    kde_configure_git_pre_commit_hook(CHECKS CLANG_FORMAT)
+endif()