diff --git a/pre_commit/languages/all.py b/pre_commit/languages/all.py
index cfd42ce2..5f77d2c0 100644
--- a/pre_commit/languages/all.py
+++ b/pre_commit/languages/all.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from pre_commit.languages import python
 from pre_commit.languages import r
 from pre_commit.languages import ruby
 from pre_commit.languages import rust
+from pre_commit.languages import sbt
 from pre_commit.languages import script
 from pre_commit.languages import swift
 from pre_commit.languages import system
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ languages = {
     'r': Language(name='r', ENVIRONMENT_DIR=r.ENVIRONMENT_DIR, get_default_version=r.get_default_version, health_check=r.health_check, install_environment=r.install_environment, run_hook=r.run_hook),  # noqa: E501
     'ruby': Language(name='ruby', ENVIRONMENT_DIR=ruby.ENVIRONMENT_DIR, get_default_version=ruby.get_default_version, health_check=ruby.health_check, install_environment=ruby.install_environment, run_hook=ruby.run_hook),  # noqa: E501
     'rust': Language(name='rust', ENVIRONMENT_DIR=rust.ENVIRONMENT_DIR, get_default_version=rust.get_default_version, health_check=rust.health_check, install_environment=rust.install_environment, run_hook=rust.run_hook),  # noqa: E501
+    'sbt': Language(name='sbt', ENVIRONMENT_DIR=sbt.ENVIRONMENT_DIR, get_default_version=sbt.get_default_version, health_check=sbt.health_check, install_environment=sbt.install_environment, run_hook=sbt.run_hook),  # noqa: E501
     'script': Language(name='script', ENVIRONMENT_DIR=script.ENVIRONMENT_DIR, get_default_version=script.get_default_version, health_check=script.health_check, install_environment=script.install_environment, run_hook=script.run_hook),  # noqa: E501
     'swift': Language(name='swift', ENVIRONMENT_DIR=swift.ENVIRONMENT_DIR, get_default_version=swift.get_default_version, health_check=swift.health_check, install_environment=swift.install_environment, run_hook=swift.run_hook),  # noqa: E501
     'system': Language(name='system', ENVIRONMENT_DIR=system.ENVIRONMENT_DIR, get_default_version=system.get_default_version, health_check=system.health_check, install_environment=system.install_environment, run_hook=system.run_hook),  # noqa: E501
diff --git a/pre_commit/languages/sbt.py b/pre_commit/languages/sbt.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf8c55a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pre_commit/languages/sbt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Sequence
+
+from pre_commit.hook import Hook
+from pre_commit.languages import helpers
+
+ENVIRONMENT_DIR = None
+install_environment = helpers.no_install
+health_check = helpers.basic_health_check
+get_default_version = helpers.basic_get_default_version
+
+
+def run_hook(
+        hook: Hook,
+        file_args: Sequence[str],
+        color: bool,
+) -> tuple[int, bytes]:
+    # TODO: Improve impl to connect to run commands via SBT server
+    return run_sbt_hook_via_commandline(hook, file_args, color)
+
+
+def run_sbt_hook_via_commandline(
+        hook: Hook,
+        file_args: Sequence[str],
+        color: bool,
+) -> tuple[int, bytes]:
+    """
+    Run an SBT hook, via the commandline. The command to be run is:
+        sbt ${entry} ${args} ${files}
+    The entry and args will not be quoted (so should be wrapped in quotes as
+    appropriate by the hook author),however files will be quoted, so any
+    filenames with spaces will be interpreted as a single argument by SBT
+    """
+    entry_part = hook.entry
+    args_part = ' '.join(hook.args)
+    files_part = ' '.join(_quote(file) for file in file_args)
+    sbt_command = f'{entry_part} {args_part} {files_part}'
+    shell_cmd = ('sbt', sbt_command)
+    return helpers.run_xargs(hook, shell_cmd, [], color=color)
+
+
+def _quote(s: str) -> str:
+    return f"\"{s}\""
diff --git a/testing/gen-languages-all b/testing/gen-languages-all
index 05f89295..e3c10f2a 100755
--- a/testing/gen-languages-all
+++ b/testing/gen-languages-all
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sys
 LANGUAGES = (
     'conda', 'coursier', 'dart', 'docker', 'docker_image', 'dotnet', 'fail',
     'golang', 'lua', 'node', 'perl', 'pygrep', 'python', 'r', 'ruby', 'rust',
-    'script', 'swift', 'system',
+    'sbt', 'script', 'swift', 'system',
 )
 FIELDS = (
     'ENVIRONMENT_DIR', 'get_default_version', 'health_check',
diff --git a/testing/resources/sbt_hooks_repo/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/testing/resources/sbt_hooks_repo/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cab90bc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/resources/sbt_hooks_repo/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-   id: sbt-create-files
+    name: touch
+    entry: touch
+    args: ["file1.txt", "\"file2 with space.txt\""]
+    description: "creates files provided by `args` or `files`"
+    language: sbt
diff --git a/testing/resources/sbt_repo_with_touch_command/build.sbt b/testing/resources/sbt_repo_with_touch_command/build.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1878d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/resources/sbt_repo_with_touch_command/build.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import TouchCommand._
+
+lazy val root = (project in file("."))
+  .settings(
+    commands ++= Seq(touchCommand)
+  )
diff --git a/testing/resources/sbt_repo_with_touch_command/project/TouchCommand.scala b/testing/resources/sbt_repo_with_touch_command/project/TouchCommand.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e08d52e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/resources/sbt_repo_with_touch_command/project/TouchCommand.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import sbt.Command
+
+import java.nio.file.{Files, Paths}
+
+object TouchCommand {
+  def touchCommand = Command.args("touch", "args") { (state, args) =>
+    args.map(Paths.get(_).toAbsolutePath).foreach { path =>
+      println(f"Creating file: $path")
+      Files.createFile(path)
+    }
+    state
+  }
+}
diff --git a/testing/util.py b/testing/util.py
index e807f048..bf4e5980 100644
--- a/testing/util.py
+++ b/testing/util.py
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ skipif_cant_run_lua = pytest.mark.skipif(
     os.name == 'nt',
     reason="lua isn't installed or can't be found",
 )
+skipif_cant_run_sbt = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    parse_shebang.find_executable('sbt') is None,
+    reason="SBT isn't installed or can't be found",
+)
 skipif_cant_run_swift = pytest.mark.skipif(
     parse_shebang.find_executable('swift') is None,
     reason="swift isn't installed or can't be found",
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 30761715..d3813cc5 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import functools
 import io
 import logging
 import os.path
+from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ from pre_commit.util import cmd_output
 from pre_commit.util import make_executable
 from testing.fixtures import git_dir
 from testing.fixtures import make_consuming_repo
+from testing.fixtures import make_repo
 from testing.fixtures import write_config
 from testing.util import cwd
 from testing.util import git_commit
@@ -250,3 +252,9 @@ def set_git_templatedir(tmpdir_factory):
     tdir = str(tmpdir_factory.mktemp('git_template_dir'))
     with envcontext((('GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR', tdir),)):
         yield
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sbt_project_with_touch_command(tempdir_factory):
+    project_repo = make_repo(tempdir_factory, 'sbt_repo_with_touch_command')
+    return Path(project_repo)
diff --git a/tests/languages/sbt_test.py b/tests/languages/sbt_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..790d388a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/languages/sbt_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from itertools import product
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+import pytest
+
+from pre_commit.hook import Hook
+from pre_commit.languages import sbt
+from testing.util import cwd
+from testing.util import skipif_cant_run_sbt
+
+
+@skipif_cant_run_sbt
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ['args', 'files'],
+    product(
+        [
+            [], ['argfile1.txt'], ['argfile1.txt', 'argfile2.txt'],
+            ['\"arg file1.txt\"'], ['\"arg file1.txt\"', '\"arg file2.txt\"'],
+        ],
+        [
+            [], ['filesfile1.txt'], ['filesfile1.txt', 'filesfile2.txt'],
+            ['files file1.txt'], ['files file1.txt', 'files file2.txt'],
+        ],
+    ),
+)
+def test_sbt_hook(
+        sbt_project_with_touch_command: Path,
+        args: list[str],
+        files: list[str],
+) -> None:
+    # arrange
+    project_root = sbt_project_with_touch_command
+    hook = _create_hook(
+        language='sbt',
+        entry='touch',
+        args=args,
+    )
+
+    # act
+    with cwd(project_root):
+        ret, out = sbt.run_hook(hook, files, False)
+
+    # assert
+    output = out.decode('UTF-8')
+    assert ret == 0
+    for file in args + files:
+        unquoted_file = _unquote(file)
+        expected_file = project_root.joinpath(unquoted_file).absolute()
+        assert expected_file.exists()
+        assert f'Creating file: {expected_file}' in output
+
+
+def _unquote(s: str) -> str:
+    return s.strip("\"")
+
+
+def _create_hook(**kwargs: Any) -> Hook:
+    default_values = {field: None for field in Hook._fields}
+    actual_values = {**default_values, **kwargs}
+    return Hook(**actual_values)  # type: ignore
diff --git a/tests/repository_test.py b/tests/repository_test.py
index 8705d886..9dbbb687 100644
--- a/tests/repository_test.py
+++ b/tests/repository_test.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from testing.util import get_resource_path
 from testing.util import skipif_cant_run_coursier
 from testing.util import skipif_cant_run_docker
 from testing.util import skipif_cant_run_lua
+from testing.util import skipif_cant_run_sbt
 from testing.util import skipif_cant_run_swift
 from testing.util import xfailif_windows
 
@@ -1150,3 +1151,40 @@ def test_local_lua_additional_dependencies(store):
     ret, out = _hook_run(hook, (), color=False)
     assert b'Luacheck' in out
     assert ret == 0
+
+
+@skipif_cant_run_sbt
+def test_sbt_hook(
+        sbt_project_with_touch_command,
+        tempdir_factory,
+        store,
+):
+    # arrange
+    project_root = sbt_project_with_touch_command
+    hooks_repo = make_repo(tempdir_factory, 'sbt_hooks_repo')
+    config = make_config_from_repo(hooks_repo)
+    hook = _get_hook(config, store, 'sbt-create-files')
+
+    # act
+    with cwd(project_root):
+        ret, out = _hook_run(
+            hook,
+            ['file3.txt', 'file4 with space.txt'],
+            color=False,
+        )
+
+    # assert
+    output = out.decode('UTF-8')
+    assert ret == 0
+    file1 = project_root.joinpath('file1.txt').absolute()
+    assert file1.exists()
+    assert f'Creating file: {file1}' in output
+    file2 = project_root.joinpath('file2 with space.txt').absolute()
+    assert file2.exists()
+    assert f'Creating file: {file2}' in output
+    file3 = project_root.joinpath('file3.txt').absolute()
+    assert file3.exists()
+    assert f'Creating file: {file3}' in output
+    file4 = project_root.joinpath('file4 with space.txt').absolute()
+    assert file4.exists()
+    assert f'Creating file: {file4}' in output