diff --git a/pre_commit/commands/hook_impl.py b/pre_commit/commands/hook_impl.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0916c02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pre_commit/commands/hook_impl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import argparse
+import os.path
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from typing import Optional
+from typing import Sequence
+from typing import Tuple
+
+from pre_commit.commands.run import run
+from pre_commit.envcontext import envcontext
+from pre_commit.parse_shebang import normalize_cmd
+from pre_commit.store import Store
+
+Z40 = '0' * 40
+
+
+def _run_legacy(
+        hook_type: str,
+        hook_dir: str,
+        args: Sequence[str],
+) -> Tuple[int, bytes]:
+    if os.environ.get('PRE_COMMIT_RUNNING_LEGACY'):
+        raise SystemExit(
+            f"bug: pre-commit's script is installed in migration mode\n"
+            f'run `pre-commit install -f --hook-type {hook_type}` to fix '
+            f'this\n\n'
+            f'Please report this bug at '
+            f'https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit/issues',
+        )
+
+    if hook_type == 'pre-push':
+        stdin = sys.stdin.buffer.read()
+    else:
+        stdin = b''
+
+    # not running in legacy mode
+    legacy_hook = os.path.join(hook_dir, f'{hook_type}.legacy')
+    if not os.access(legacy_hook, os.X_OK):
+        return 0, stdin
+
+    with envcontext((('PRE_COMMIT_RUNNING_LEGACY', '1'),)):
+        cmd = normalize_cmd((legacy_hook, *args))
+        return subprocess.run(cmd, input=stdin).returncode, stdin
+
+
+def _validate_config(
+        retv: int,
+        config: str,
+        skip_on_missing_config: bool,
+) -> None:
+    if not os.path.isfile(config):
+        if skip_on_missing_config or os.getenv('PRE_COMMIT_ALLOW_NO_CONFIG'):
+            print(f'`{config}` config file not found. Skipping `pre-commit`.')
+            raise SystemExit(retv)
+        else:
+            print(
+                f'No {config} file was found\n'
+                f'- To temporarily silence this, run '
+                f'`PRE_COMMIT_ALLOW_NO_CONFIG=1 git ...`\n'
+                f'- To permanently silence this, install pre-commit with the '
+                f'--allow-missing-config option\n'
+                f'- To uninstall pre-commit run `pre-commit uninstall`',
+            )
+            raise SystemExit(1)
+
+
+def _ns(
+        hook_type: str,
+        color: bool,
+        *,
+        all_files: bool = False,
+        origin: Optional[str] = None,
+        source: Optional[str] = None,
+        remote_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        remote_url: Optional[str] = None,
+        commit_msg_filename: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> argparse.Namespace:
+    return argparse.Namespace(
+        color=color,
+        hook_stage=hook_type.replace('pre-', ''),
+        origin=origin,
+        source=source,
+        remote_name=remote_name,
+        remote_url=remote_url,
+        commit_msg_filename=commit_msg_filename,
+        all_files=all_files,
+        files=(),
+        hook=None,
+        verbose=False,
+        show_diff_on_failure=False,
+    )
+
+
+def _rev_exists(rev: str) -> bool:
+    return not subprocess.call(('git', 'rev-list', '--quiet', rev))
+
+
+def _pre_push_ns(
+        color: bool,
+        args: Sequence[str],
+        stdin: bytes,
+) -> Optional[argparse.Namespace]:
+    remote_name = args[0]
+    remote_url = args[1]
+
+    for line in stdin.decode().splitlines():
+        _, local_sha, _, remote_sha = line.split()
+        if local_sha == Z40:
+            continue
+        elif remote_sha != Z40 and _rev_exists(remote_sha):
+            return _ns(
+                'pre-push', color,
+                origin=local_sha, source=remote_sha,
+                remote_name=remote_name, remote_url=remote_url,
+            )
+        else:
+            # ancestors not found in remote
+            ancestors = subprocess.check_output((
+                'git', 'rev-list', local_sha, '--topo-order', '--reverse',
+                '--not', f'--remotes={remote_name}',
+            )).decode().strip()
+            if not ancestors:
+                continue
+            else:
+                first_ancestor = ancestors.splitlines()[0]
+                cmd = ('git', 'rev-list', '--max-parents=0', local_sha)
+                roots = set(subprocess.check_output(cmd).decode().splitlines())
+                if first_ancestor in roots:
+                    # pushing the whole tree including root commit
+                    return _ns(
+                        'pre-push', color,
+                        all_files=True,
+                        remote_name=remote_name, remote_url=remote_url,
+                    )
+                else:
+                    rev_cmd = ('git', 'rev-parse', f'{first_ancestor}^')
+                    source = subprocess.check_output(rev_cmd).decode().strip()
+                    return _ns(
+                        'pre-push', color,
+                        origin=local_sha, source=source,
+                        remote_name=remote_name, remote_url=remote_url,
+                    )
+
+    # nothing to push
+    return None
+
+
+def _run_ns(
+        hook_type: str,
+        color: bool,
+        args: Sequence[str],
+        stdin: bytes,
+) -> Optional[argparse.Namespace]:
+    if hook_type == 'pre-push':
+        return _pre_push_ns(color, args, stdin)
+    elif hook_type in {'prepare-commit-msg', 'commit-msg'}:
+        return _ns(hook_type, color, commit_msg_filename=args[0])
+    elif hook_type in {'pre-merge-commit', 'pre-commit'}:
+        return _ns(hook_type, color)
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError(f'unexpected hook type: {hook_type}')
+
+
+def hook_impl(
+        store: Store,
+        *,
+        config: str,
+        color: bool,
+        hook_type: str,
+        hook_dir: str,
+        skip_on_missing_config: bool,
+        args: Sequence[str],
+) -> int:
+    retv, stdin = _run_legacy(hook_type, hook_dir, args)
+    _validate_config(retv, config, skip_on_missing_config)
+    ns = _run_ns(hook_type, color, args, stdin)
+    if ns is None:
+        return retv
+    else:
+        return retv | run(config, store, ns)
diff --git a/pre_commit/commands/install_uninstall.py b/pre_commit/commands/install_uninstall.py
index a9c46d90..93721761 100644
--- a/pre_commit/commands/install_uninstall.py
+++ b/pre_commit/commands/install_uninstall.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def shebang() -> str:
             f'python{sys.version_info[0]}',
         ]
         for path, exe in itertools.product(path_choices, exe_choices):
-            if os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, exe)):
+            if os.access(os.path.join(path, exe), os.X_OK):
                 py = exe
                 break
         else:
@@ -92,12 +92,10 @@ def _install_hook_script(
             f'Use -f to use only pre-commit.',
         )
 
-    params = {
-        'CONFIG': config_file,
-        'HOOK_TYPE': hook_type,
-        'INSTALL_PYTHON': sys.executable,
-        'SKIP_ON_MISSING_CONFIG': skip_on_missing_config,
-    }
+    args = ['hook-impl', f'--config={config_file}', f'--hook-type={hook_type}']
+    if skip_on_missing_config:
+        args.append('--skip-on-missing-config')
+    params = {'INSTALL_PYTHON': sys.executable, 'ARGS': args}
 
     with open(hook_path, 'w') as hook_file:
         contents = resource_text('hook-tmpl')
diff --git a/pre_commit/languages/python.py b/pre_commit/languages/python.py
index 1def27b0..2a5cfe77 100644
--- a/pre_commit/languages/python.py
+++ b/pre_commit/languages/python.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def _find_by_sys_executable() -> Optional[str]:
     def _norm(path: str) -> Optional[str]:
         _, exe = os.path.split(path.lower())
         exe, _, _ = exe.partition('.exe')
-        if find_executable(exe) and exe not in {'python', 'pythonw'}:
+        if exe not in {'python', 'pythonw'} and find_executable(exe):
             return exe
         return None
 
diff --git a/pre_commit/main.py b/pre_commit/main.py
index e65d8ae8..1d849c05 100644
--- a/pre_commit/main.py
+++ b/pre_commit/main.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from pre_commit import git
 from pre_commit.commands.autoupdate import autoupdate
 from pre_commit.commands.clean import clean
 from pre_commit.commands.gc import gc
+from pre_commit.commands.hook_impl import hook_impl
 from pre_commit.commands.init_templatedir import init_templatedir
 from pre_commit.commands.install_uninstall import install
 from pre_commit.commands.install_uninstall import install_hooks
@@ -197,6 +198,16 @@ def main(argv: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None) -> int:
     _add_color_option(clean_parser)
     _add_config_option(clean_parser)
 
+    hook_impl_parser = subparsers.add_parser('hook-impl')
+    _add_color_option(hook_impl_parser)
+    _add_config_option(hook_impl_parser)
+    hook_impl_parser.add_argument('--hook-type')
+    hook_impl_parser.add_argument('--hook-dir')
+    hook_impl_parser.add_argument(
+        '--skip-on-missing-config', action='store_true',
+    )
+    hook_impl_parser.add_argument(dest='rest', nargs=argparse.REMAINDER)
+
     gc_parser = subparsers.add_parser('gc', help='Clean unused cached repos.')
     _add_color_option(gc_parser)
     _add_config_option(gc_parser)
@@ -329,6 +340,16 @@ def main(argv: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None) -> int:
             return clean(store)
         elif args.command == 'gc':
             return gc(store)
+        elif args.command == 'hook-impl':
+            return hook_impl(
+                store,
+                config=args.config,
+                color=args.color,
+                hook_type=args.hook_type,
+                hook_dir=args.hook_dir,
+                skip_on_missing_config=args.skip_on_missing_config,
+                args=args.rest[1:],
+            )
         elif args.command == 'install':
             return install(
                 args.config, store,
diff --git a/pre_commit/parse_shebang.py b/pre_commit/parse_shebang.py
index 128a5c8d..3dc8dcae 100644
--- a/pre_commit/parse_shebang.py
+++ b/pre_commit/parse_shebang.py
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ def find_executable(
     environ = _environ if _environ is not None else os.environ
 
     if 'PATHEXT' in environ:
-        possible_exe_names = tuple(
-            exe + ext.lower() for ext in environ['PATHEXT'].split(os.pathsep)
-        ) + (exe,)
-
+        exts = environ['PATHEXT'].split(os.pathsep)
+        possible_exe_names = tuple(f'{exe}{ext}' for ext in exts) + (exe,)
     else:
         possible_exe_names = (exe,)
 
diff --git a/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl b/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl
index 573335a9..299144ec 100755
--- a/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl
+++ b/pre_commit/resources/hook-tmpl
@@ -1,197 +1,44 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""File generated by pre-commit: https://pre-commit.com"""
-import distutils.spawn
+# File generated by pre-commit: https://pre-commit.com
+# ID: 138fd403232d2ddd5efb44317e38bf03
 import os
-import subprocess
 import sys
-from typing import Callable
-from typing import Dict
-from typing import Tuple
+
+# we try our best, but the shebang of this script is difficult to determine:
+# - macos doesn't ship with python3
+# - windows executables are almost always `python.exe`
+# therefore we continue to support python2 for this small script
+if sys.version_info < (3, 3):
+    from distutils.spawn import find_executable as which
+else:
+    from shutil import which
 
 # work around https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues/30445
 os.environ.pop('__PYVENV_LAUNCHER__', None)
 
-HERE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-Z40 = '0' * 40
-ID_HASH = '138fd403232d2ddd5efb44317e38bf03'
 # start templated
-CONFIG = ''
-HOOK_TYPE = ''
 INSTALL_PYTHON = ''
-SKIP_ON_MISSING_CONFIG = False
+ARGS = ['hook-impl']
 # end templated
+ARGS.extend(('--hook-dir', os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
+ARGS.append('--')
+ARGS.extend(sys.argv[1:])
 
-
-class EarlyExit(RuntimeError):
-    pass
-
-
-class FatalError(RuntimeError):
-    pass
-
-
-def _norm_exe(exe: str) -> Tuple[str, ...]:
-    """Necessary for shebang support on windows.
-
-    roughly lifted from `identify.identify.parse_shebang`
-    """
-    with open(exe, 'rb') as f:
-        if f.read(2) != b'#!':
-            return ()
-        try:
-            first_line = f.readline().decode()
-        except UnicodeDecodeError:
-            return ()
-
-        cmd = first_line.split()
-        if cmd[0] == '/usr/bin/env':
-            del cmd[0]
-        return tuple(cmd)
-
-
-def _run_legacy() -> Tuple[int, bytes]:
-    if __file__.endswith('.legacy'):
-        raise SystemExit(
-            f"bug: pre-commit's script is installed in migration mode\n"
-            f'run `pre-commit install -f --hook-type {HOOK_TYPE}` to fix '
-            f'this\n\n'
-            f'Please report this bug at '
-            f'https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit/issues',
-        )
-
-    if HOOK_TYPE == 'pre-push':
-        stdin = sys.stdin.buffer.read()
-    else:
-        stdin = b''
-
-    legacy_hook = os.path.join(HERE, f'{HOOK_TYPE}.legacy')
-    if os.access(legacy_hook, os.X_OK):
-        cmd = _norm_exe(legacy_hook) + (legacy_hook,) + tuple(sys.argv[1:])
-        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE if stdin else None)
-        proc.communicate(stdin)
-        return proc.returncode, stdin
-    else:
-        return 0, stdin
-
-
-def _validate_config() -> None:
-    cmd = ('git', 'rev-parse', '--show-toplevel')
-    top_level = subprocess.check_output(cmd).decode().strip()
-    cfg = os.path.join(top_level, CONFIG)
-    if os.path.isfile(cfg):
-        pass
-    elif SKIP_ON_MISSING_CONFIG or os.getenv('PRE_COMMIT_ALLOW_NO_CONFIG'):
-        print(f'`{CONFIG}` config file not found. Skipping `pre-commit`.')
-        raise EarlyExit()
-    else:
-        raise FatalError(
-            f'No {CONFIG} file was found\n'
-            f'- To temporarily silence this, run '
-            f'`PRE_COMMIT_ALLOW_NO_CONFIG=1 git ...`\n'
-            f'- To permanently silence this, install pre-commit with the '
-            f'--allow-missing-config option\n'
-            f'- To uninstall pre-commit run '
-            f'`pre-commit uninstall`',
-        )
-
-
-def _exe() -> Tuple[str, ...]:
-    with open(os.devnull, 'wb') as devnull:
-        for exe in (INSTALL_PYTHON, sys.executable):
-            try:
-                if not subprocess.call(
-                        (exe, '-c', 'import pre_commit.main'),
-                        stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull,
-                ):
-                    return (exe, '-m', 'pre_commit.main', 'run')
-            except OSError:
-                pass
-
-    if distutils.spawn.find_executable('pre-commit'):
-        return ('pre-commit', 'run')
-
-    raise FatalError(
-        '`pre-commit` not found.  Did you forget to activate your virtualenv?',
-    )
-
-
-def _rev_exists(rev: str) -> bool:
-    return not subprocess.call(('git', 'rev-list', '--quiet', rev))
-
-
-def _pre_push(stdin: bytes) -> Tuple[str, ...]:
-    remote_name = sys.argv[1]
-    remote_url = sys.argv[2]
-
-    opts: Tuple[str, ...] = ()
-    for line in stdin.decode().splitlines():
-        _, local_sha, _, remote_sha = line.split()
-        if local_sha == Z40:
-            continue
-        elif remote_sha != Z40 and _rev_exists(remote_sha):
-            opts = ('--origin', local_sha, '--source', remote_sha)
-        else:
-            # ancestors not found in remote
-            ancestors = subprocess.check_output((
-                'git', 'rev-list', local_sha, '--topo-order', '--reverse',
-                '--not', f'--remotes={remote_name}',
-            )).decode().strip()
-            if not ancestors:
-                continue
-            else:
-                first_ancestor = ancestors.splitlines()[0]
-                cmd = ('git', 'rev-list', '--max-parents=0', local_sha)
-                roots = set(subprocess.check_output(cmd).decode().splitlines())
-                if first_ancestor in roots:
-                    # pushing the whole tree including root commit
-                    opts = ('--all-files',)
-                else:
-                    rev_cmd = ('git', 'rev-parse', f'{first_ancestor}^')
-                    source = subprocess.check_output(rev_cmd).decode().strip()
-                    opts = ('--origin', local_sha, '--source', source)
-
-    if opts:
-        return (
-            *opts, '--remote-name', remote_name, '--remote-url', remote_url,
-        )
-    else:
-        # An attempt to push an empty changeset
-        raise EarlyExit()
-
-
-def _opts(stdin: bytes) -> Tuple[str, ...]:
-    fns: Dict[str, Callable[[bytes], Tuple[str, ...]]] = {
-        'prepare-commit-msg': lambda _: ('--commit-msg-filename', sys.argv[1]),
-        'commit-msg': lambda _: ('--commit-msg-filename', sys.argv[1]),
-        'pre-merge-commit': lambda _: (),
-        'pre-commit': lambda _: (),
-        'pre-push': _pre_push,
-    }
-    stage = HOOK_TYPE.replace('pre-', '')
-    return ('--config', CONFIG, '--hook-stage', stage) + fns[HOOK_TYPE](stdin)
-
-
-if sys.version_info < (3, 7):  # https://bugs.python.org/issue25942
-    # this is the python 2.7 implementation
-    def _subprocess_call(cmd: Tuple[str, ...]) -> int:
-        return subprocess.Popen(cmd).wait()
+DNE = '`pre-commit` not found.  Did you forget to activate your virtualenv?'
+if os.access(INSTALL_PYTHON, os.X_OK):
+    CMD = [INSTALL_PYTHON, '-mpre_commit']
+elif which('pre-commit'):
+    CMD = ['pre-commit']
 else:
-    _subprocess_call = subprocess.call
+    raise SystemExit(DNE)
 
+CMD.extend(ARGS)
+if sys.platform == 'win32':  # https://bugs.python.org/issue19124
+    import subprocess
 
-def main() -> int:
-    retv, stdin = _run_legacy()
-    try:
-        _validate_config()
-        return retv | _subprocess_call(_exe() + _opts(stdin))
-    except EarlyExit:
-        return retv
-    except FatalError as e:
-        print(e.args[0])
-        return 1
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        return 1
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    exit(main())
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 7):  # https://bugs.python.org/issue25942
+        raise SystemExit(subprocess.Popen(CMD).wait())
+    else:
+        raise SystemExit(subprocess.call(CMD))
+else:
+    os.execvp(CMD[0], CMD)
diff --git a/tests/commands/hook_impl_test.py b/tests/commands/hook_impl_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fdbd0fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/commands/hook_impl_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+
+import pre_commit.constants as C
+from pre_commit import git
+from pre_commit.commands import hook_impl
+from pre_commit.envcontext import envcontext
+from pre_commit.util import cmd_output
+from pre_commit.util import make_executable
+from testing.fixtures import git_dir
+from testing.fixtures import sample_local_config
+from testing.fixtures import write_config
+from testing.util import cwd
+from testing.util import git_commit
+
+
+def test_validate_config_file_exists(tmpdir):
+    cfg = tmpdir.join(C.CONFIG_FILE).ensure()
+    hook_impl._validate_config(0, cfg, True)
+
+
+def test_validate_config_missing(capsys):
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as excinfo:
+        hook_impl._validate_config(123, 'DNE.yaml', False)
+    ret, = excinfo.value.args
+    assert ret == 1
+    assert capsys.readouterr().out == (
+        'No DNE.yaml file was found\n'
+        '- To temporarily silence this, run '
+        '`PRE_COMMIT_ALLOW_NO_CONFIG=1 git ...`\n'
+        '- To permanently silence this, install pre-commit with the '
+        '--allow-missing-config option\n'
+        '- To uninstall pre-commit run `pre-commit uninstall`\n'
+    )
+
+
+def test_validate_config_skip_missing_config(capsys):
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as excinfo:
+        hook_impl._validate_config(123, 'DNE.yaml', True)
+    ret, = excinfo.value.args
+    assert ret == 123
+    expected = '`DNE.yaml` config file not found. Skipping `pre-commit`.\n'
+    assert capsys.readouterr().out == expected
+
+
+def test_validate_config_skip_via_env_variable(capsys):
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit) as excinfo:
+        with envcontext((('PRE_COMMIT_ALLOW_NO_CONFIG', '1'),)):
+            hook_impl._validate_config(0, 'DNE.yaml', False)
+    ret, = excinfo.value.args
+    assert ret == 0
+    expected = '`DNE.yaml` config file not found. Skipping `pre-commit`.\n'
+    assert capsys.readouterr().out == expected
+
+
+def test_run_legacy_does_not_exist(tmpdir):
+    retv, stdin = hook_impl._run_legacy('pre-commit', tmpdir, ())
+    assert (retv, stdin) == (0, b'')
+
+
+def test_run_legacy_executes_legacy_script(tmpdir, capfd):
+    hook = tmpdir.join('pre-commit.legacy')
+    hook.write('#!/usr/bin/env bash\necho hi "$@"\nexit 1\n')
+    make_executable(hook)
+    retv, stdin = hook_impl._run_legacy('pre-commit', tmpdir, ('arg1', 'arg2'))
+    assert capfd.readouterr().out.strip() == 'hi arg1 arg2'
+    assert (retv, stdin) == (1, b'')
+
+
+def test_run_legacy_pre_push_returns_stdin(tmpdir):
+    with mock.patch.object(sys.stdin.buffer, 'read', return_value=b'stdin'):
+        retv, stdin = hook_impl._run_legacy('pre-push', tmpdir, ())
+    assert (retv, stdin) == (0, b'stdin')
+
+
+def test_run_legacy_recursive(tmpdir):
+    hook = tmpdir.join('pre-commit.legacy').ensure()
+    make_executable(hook)
+
+    # simulate a call being recursive
+    def call(*_, **__):
+        return hook_impl._run_legacy('pre-commit', tmpdir, ())
+
+    with mock.patch.object(subprocess, 'run', call):
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            call()
+
+
+def test_run_ns_pre_commit():
+    ns = hook_impl._run_ns('pre-commit', True, (), b'')
+    assert ns is not None
+    assert ns.hook_stage == 'commit'
+    assert ns.color is True
+
+
+def test_run_ns_commit_msg():
+    ns = hook_impl._run_ns('commit-msg', False, ('.git/COMMIT_MSG',), b'')
+    assert ns is not None
+    assert ns.hook_stage == 'commit-msg'
+    assert ns.color is False
+    assert ns.commit_msg_filename == '.git/COMMIT_MSG'
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def push_example(tempdir_factory):
+    src = git_dir(tempdir_factory)
+    git_commit(cwd=src)
+    src_head = git.head_rev(src)
+
+    clone = tempdir_factory.get()
+    cmd_output('git', 'clone', src, clone)
+    git_commit(cwd=clone)
+    clone_head = git.head_rev(clone)
+    return (src, src_head, clone, clone_head)
+
+
+def test_run_ns_pre_push_updating_branch(push_example):
+    src, src_head, clone, clone_head = push_example
+
+    with cwd(clone):
+        args = ('origin', src)
+        stdin = f'HEAD {clone_head} refs/heads/b {src_head}\n'.encode()
+        ns = hook_impl._run_ns('pre-push', False, args, stdin)
+
+    assert ns is not None
+    assert ns.hook_stage == 'push'
+    assert ns.color is False
+    assert ns.remote_name == 'origin'
+    assert ns.remote_url == src
+    assert ns.source == src_head
+    assert ns.origin == clone_head
+    assert ns.all_files is False
+
+
+def test_run_ns_pre_push_new_branch(push_example):
+    src, src_head, clone, clone_head = push_example
+
+    with cwd(clone):
+        args = ('origin', src)
+        stdin = f'HEAD {clone_head} refs/heads/b {hook_impl.Z40}\n'.encode()
+        ns = hook_impl._run_ns('pre-push', False, args, stdin)
+
+    assert ns is not None
+    assert ns.source == src_head
+    assert ns.origin == clone_head
+
+
+def test_run_ns_pre_push_new_branch_existing_rev(push_example):
+    src, src_head, clone, _ = push_example
+
+    with cwd(clone):
+        args = ('origin', src)
+        stdin = f'HEAD {src_head} refs/heads/b2 {hook_impl.Z40}\n'.encode()
+        ns = hook_impl._run_ns('pre-push', False, args, stdin)
+
+    assert ns is None
+
+
+def test_pushing_orphan_branch(push_example):
+    src, src_head, clone, _ = push_example
+
+    cmd_output('git', 'checkout', '--orphan', 'b2', cwd=clone)
+    git_commit(cwd=clone, msg='something else to get unique hash')
+    clone_rev = git.head_rev(clone)
+
+    with cwd(clone):
+        args = ('origin', src)
+        stdin = f'HEAD {clone_rev} refs/heads/b2 {hook_impl.Z40}\n'.encode()
+        ns = hook_impl._run_ns('pre-push', False, args, stdin)
+
+    assert ns is not None
+    assert ns.all_files is True
+
+
+def test_run_ns_pre_push_deleting_branch(push_example):
+    src, src_head, clone, _ = push_example
+
+    with cwd(clone):
+        args = ('origin', src)
+        stdin = f'(delete) {hook_impl.Z40} refs/heads/b {src_head}'.encode()
+        ns = hook_impl._run_ns('pre-push', False, args, stdin)
+
+    assert ns is None
+
+
+def test_hook_impl_main_noop_pre_push(cap_out, store, push_example):
+    src, src_head, clone, _ = push_example
+
+    stdin = f'(delete) {hook_impl.Z40} refs/heads/b {src_head}'.encode()
+    with mock.patch.object(sys.stdin.buffer, 'read', return_value=stdin):
+        with cwd(clone):
+            write_config('.', sample_local_config())
+            ret = hook_impl.hook_impl(
+                store,
+                config=C.CONFIG_FILE,
+                color=False,
+                hook_type='pre-push',
+                hook_dir='.git/hooks',
+                skip_on_missing_config=False,
+                args=('origin', src),
+            )
+    assert ret == 0
+    assert cap_out.get() == ''
+
+
+def test_hook_impl_main_runs_hooks(cap_out, tempdir_factory, store):
+    with cwd(git_dir(tempdir_factory)):
+        write_config('.', sample_local_config())
+        ret = hook_impl.hook_impl(
+            store,
+            config=C.CONFIG_FILE,
+            color=False,
+            hook_type='pre-commit',
+            hook_dir='.git/hooks',
+            skip_on_missing_config=False,
+            args=(),
+        )
+    assert ret == 0
+    expected = '''\
+Block if "DO NOT COMMIT" is found....................(no files to check)Skipped
+'''
+    assert cap_out.get() == expected
diff --git a/tests/commands/install_uninstall_test.py b/tests/commands/install_uninstall_test.py
index 24f36776..6d486149 100644
--- a/tests/commands/install_uninstall_test.py
+++ b/tests/commands/install_uninstall_test.py
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ def test_shebang_posix_not_on_path():
 
 
 def test_shebang_posix_on_path(tmpdir):
-    tmpdir.join(f'python{sys.version_info[0]}').ensure()
+    exe = tmpdir.join(f'python{sys.version_info[0]}').ensure()
+    make_executable(exe)
 
     with mock.patch.object(sys, 'platform', 'posix'):
         with mock.patch.object(os, 'defpath', tmpdir.strpath):
diff --git a/tests/main_test.py b/tests/main_test.py
index 6a084dca..c4724768 100644
--- a/tests/main_test.py
+++ b/tests/main_test.py
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ def test_adjust_args_try_repo_repo_relative(in_git_dir):
 
 
 FNS = (
-    'autoupdate', 'clean', 'gc', 'install', 'install_hooks', 'migrate_config',
-    'run', 'sample_config', 'uninstall',
+    'autoupdate', 'clean', 'gc', 'hook_impl', 'install', 'install_hooks',
+    'migrate_config', 'run', 'sample_config', 'uninstall',
 )
 CMDS = tuple(fn.replace('_', '-') for fn in FNS)
 
diff --git a/tests/parse_shebang_test.py b/tests/parse_shebang_test.py
index 158e5719..62eb81e5 100644
--- a/tests/parse_shebang_test.py
+++ b/tests/parse_shebang_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import contextlib
-import distutils.spawn
-import os
+import os.path
+import shutil
 import sys
 
 import pytest
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from pre_commit.util import make_executable
 
 
 def _echo_exe() -> str:
-    exe = distutils.spawn.find_executable('echo')
+    exe = shutil.which('echo')
     assert exe is not None
     return exe