diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 354c761..cce4c7b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: pylint
         name: pylint (library code)
         types: [python]
-        exclude: "^(docs/|examples/|setup.py$)"
+        exclude: "^(docs/|tests/|examples/|setup.py$)"
 -   repo: local
     hooks:
     -   id: pylint_examples
@@ -32,3 +32,11 @@ repos:
         entry: /usr/bin/env bash -c
         args: ['([[ ! -d "examples" ]] || for example in $(find . -path "./examples/*.py"); do pylint --disable=missing-docstring,invalid-name $example; done)']
         language: system
+-   repo: local
+    hooks:
+    -   id: pylint_tests
+        name: pylint (tests code)
+        description: Run pylint rules on "tests/*.py" files
+        entry: /usr/bin/env bash -c
+        args: ['([[ ! -d "tests" ]] || for test in $(find . -path "./tests/*.py"); do pylint --disable=missing-docstring $test; done)']
+        language: system