diff --git a/lib/git/lib.rb b/lib/git/lib.rb
index ba9a4da1..92d603bf 100644
--- a/lib/git/lib.rb
+++ b/lib/git/lib.rb
@@ -550,6 +550,18 @@ def remove(path = '.', opts = {})
       command('rm', arr_opts)
     end
 
+    # Takes the commit message with the options and executes the commit command
+    #
+    # accepts options:
+    #  :amend
+    #  :all
+    #  :allow_empty
+    #  :author
+    #  :date
+    #  :no_verify
+    #
+    # @param [String] message the commit message to be used
+    # @param [Array] opts the commit options to be used
     def commit(message, opts = {})
       arr_opts = []
       arr_opts << "--message=#{message}" if message
@@ -558,6 +570,7 @@ def commit(message, opts = {})
       arr_opts << '--allow-empty' if opts[:allow_empty]
       arr_opts << "--author=#{opts[:author]}" if opts[:author]
       arr_opts << "--date=#{opts[:date]}" if opts[:date].is_a? String
+      arr_opts << '--no-verify' if opts[:no_verify]
 
       command('commit', arr_opts)
     end
diff --git a/tests/test_helper.rb b/tests/test_helper.rb
index 565ee1fe..617d8c83 100644
--- a/tests/test_helper.rb
+++ b/tests/test_helper.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ def update_file(path, content)
   def delete_file(path)
     File.delete(path)
   end
+
+  def move_file(source_path, target_path)
+    File.rename source_path, target_path
+  end
   
   def new_file(name, contents)
     create_file(name,contents)
diff --git a/tests/units/test_lib.rb b/tests/units/test_lib.rb
index 8796dc88..c007d168 100644
--- a/tests/units/test_lib.rb
+++ b/tests/units/test_lib.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,37 @@ def test_commit_with_date
     assert_equal("Scott Chacon <schacon@gmail.com> #{author_date.strftime("%s %z")}", data['author'])
   end
 
+  def test_commit_with_no_verify
+    # Backup current pre-commit hook
+    pre_commit_path = "#{@wdir}/.git/hooks/pre-commit"
+    pre_commit_path_bak = "#{pre_commit_path}-bak"
+    move_file(pre_commit_path, pre_commit_path_bak)
+
+    # Adds a pre-commit file that should throw an error
+    create_file(pre_commit_path, 'echo Pre-commit file. Shoud not execute; exit 1') # Error when executed
+    File.chmod(0111, pre_commit_path)
+
+    create_file("#{@wdir}/test_file_2", 'content test_file_2')
+    @lib.add('test_file_2')
+
+    # Error raised because of pre-commit hook and no use of no_verify option
+    assert_raise Git::GitExecuteError do
+      @lib.commit('commit without no verify and pre-commit file')
+    end
+
+    # Error is not raised when no_verify is passed
+    assert_nothing_raised do
+      @lib.commit('commit with no verify and pre-commit file', no_verify: true )
+    end
+
+    # Restore pre-commit hook
+    move_file(pre_commit_path_bak, pre_commit_path)
+
+    # Verify the commit was created
+    data = @lib.commit_data('HEAD')
+    assert_equal("commit with no verify and pre-commit file\n", data['message'])
+  end
+
   def test_checkout
     assert(@lib.checkout('test_checkout_b',{:new_branch=>true}))
     assert(@lib.checkout('master'))