diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 44b0b2d9c..e5d1c58f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
     "start:css": "node scripts/watch-styling.mjs",
     "start:tutorial": "yarn workspace @stream-io/stream-chat-react-tutorial dev",
     "start:vite": "yarn workspace @stream-io/stream-chat-react-vite dev",
-    "postinstall": "husky",
+    "postinstall": "node -e \"require('fs').existsSync('scripts/install-husky.mjs') && import('./scripts/install-husky.mjs')\"",
     "test": "vitest run",
     "test:watch": "vitest",
     "types": "tsc --emitDeclarationOnly false --noEmit",
diff --git a/scripts/install-husky.mjs b/scripts/install-husky.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a00e4212b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install-husky.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+
+// husky installs this repo's local git hooks and is a dev-only dependency. It is
+// invoked from a presence-guarded postinstall (see package.json) so it never runs
+// for consumers — this file is intentionally not published. The .git check is a
+// secondary guard for non-checkout environments; husky's own default() already
+// no-ops gracefully on a missing .git or HUSKY=0, and any genuine setup error is
+// left to surface rather than be swallowed. See GetStream/stream-chat-js#1763.
+if (existsSync('.git')) {
+  (await import('husky')).default();
+}