diff --git a/pre_commit/languages/docker_image.py b/pre_commit/languages/docker_image.py
index 60caa101..d006ad47 100644
--- a/pre_commit/languages/docker_image.py
+++ b/pre_commit/languages/docker_image.py
@@ -23,9 +23,18 @@ def run_hook(
         require_serial: bool,
         color: bool,
 ) -> tuple[int, bytes]:  # pragma: win32 no cover
-    cmd = docker_cmd(color=color) + lang_base.hook_cmd(entry, args)
+    cmd = lang_base.hook_cmd(entry, args)
+
+    # To prevent duplicate simultaneous image pull attempts in `run_xargs`, we
+    # try to precache the Docker image by pulling it here first
+    try:
+        image_name = cmd[2 if cmd[0] == '--entrypoint' else 0]
+        lang_base.setup_cmd(prefix, ('docker', 'pull', image_name))
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
     return lang_base.run_xargs(
-        cmd,
+        docker_cmd(color=color) + cmd,
         file_args,
         require_serial=require_serial,
         color=color,
diff --git a/tests/languages/docker_image_test.py b/tests/languages/docker_image_test.py
index 4f720600..0a0c49f1 100644
--- a/tests/languages/docker_image_test.py
+++ b/tests/languages/docker_image_test.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
 import pytest
 
 from pre_commit.languages import docker_image
@@ -57,3 +59,35 @@ def test_docker_image_no_color_no_tty(tmp_path):
         color=False,
     )
     assert ret == (0, b'root:x:0:\n')
+
+
+@xfailif_windows  # pragma: win32 no cover
+@patch('pre_commit.lang_base.setup_cmd')
+def test_docker_image_pre_pull_regular_entry(mock_setup, tmp_path):
+    ret = run_language(
+        tmp_path,
+        docker_image,
+        'ubuntu:22.04 echo',
+        args=('hello hello world',),
+    )
+    mock_setup.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock_setup.call_args[0][0],
+        ('docker', 'pull', 'ubuntu:22.04'),
+    )
+    assert ret == (0, b'hello hello world\n')
+
+
+@xfailif_windows  # pragma: win32 no cover
+@patch('pre_commit.lang_base.setup_cmd')
+def test_docker_image_pre_pull_entrypoint_entry(mock_setup, tmp_path):
+    ret = run_language(
+        tmp_path,
+        docker_image,
+        '--entrypoint echo ubuntu:22.04',
+        args=('hello hello world',),
+    )
+    mock_setup.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock_setup.call_args[0][0],
+        ('docker', 'pull', 'ubuntu:22.04'),
+    )
+    assert ret == (0, b'hello hello world\n')