diff --git a/ggshield/pre_receive_cmd.py b/ggshield/pre_receive_cmd.py
index a6d6821205..84ea569aa5 100644
--- a/ggshield/pre_receive_cmd.py
+++ b/ggshield/pre_receive_cmd.py
@@ -59,9 +59,15 @@ def get_breakglass_option() -> bool:
 
 @click.command()
 @click.argument("prereceive_args", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
+@click.option(
+    "--web",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=None,
+    help="Scan commits added through the web interface (gitlab only)",
+)
 @click.pass_context
 @exit_after(PRERECEIVE_TIMEOUT)
-def prereceive_cmd(ctx: click.Context, prereceive_args: List[str]) -> int:
+def prereceive_cmd(ctx: click.Context, web: bool, prereceive_args: List[str]) -> int:
     """
     scan as a pre-push git hook.
     """
@@ -70,6 +76,14 @@ def prereceive_cmd(ctx: click.Context, prereceive_args: List[str]) -> int:
     breakglass = get_breakglass_option()
     if breakglass:
         click.echo("SKIP: breakglass detected. Skipping GitGuardian pre-receive hook.")
+
+        return 0
+
+    if not web and os.getenv("GL_PROTOCOL", "") == "web":
+        click.echo(
+            "GL-HOOK-ERR: SKIP: web push detected. Skipping GitGuardian pre-receive hook."
+        )
+
         return 0
 
     args = sys.stdin.read().strip().split()
diff --git a/tests/test_prereceive_cmd.py b/tests/test_prereceive_cmd.py
index 5131c26db9..b0d591abbd 100644
--- a/tests/test_prereceive_cmd.py
+++ b/tests/test_prereceive_cmd.py
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@
 class TestPreReceive:
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.get_list_commit_SHA")
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.scan_commit_range")
-    @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.check_git_dir")
     def test_stdin_input(
         self,
-        check_dir_mock: Mock,
         scan_commit_range_mock: Mock,
         get_list_mock: Mock,
         cli_fs_runner: CliRunner,
@@ -35,10 +33,8 @@ def test_stdin_input(
 
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.get_list_commit_SHA")
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.scan_commit_range")
-    @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.check_git_dir")
     def test_stdin_input_secret(
         self,
-        check_dir_mock: Mock,
         scan_commit_range_mock: Mock,
         get_list_mock: Mock,
         cli_fs_runner: CliRunner,
@@ -64,10 +60,8 @@ def test_stdin_input_secret(
 
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.get_list_commit_SHA")
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.scan_commit_range")
-    @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.check_git_dir")
     def test_stdin_input_no_commits(
         self,
-        check_dir_mock: Mock,
         scan_commit_range_mock: Mock,
         get_list_mock: Mock,
         cli_fs_runner: CliRunner,
@@ -93,10 +87,8 @@ def test_stdin_input_no_commits(
 
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.get_list_commit_SHA")
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.scan_commit_range")
-    @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.check_git_dir")
     def test_stdin_breakglass_2ndoption(
         self,
-        check_dir_mock: Mock,
         scan_commit_range_mock: Mock,
         get_list_mock: Mock,
         cli_fs_runner: CliRunner,
@@ -128,10 +120,39 @@ def test_stdin_breakglass_2ndoption(
 
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.get_list_commit_SHA")
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.scan_commit_range")
-    @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.check_git_dir")
+    def test_stdin_skip_web_pushes(
+        self,
+        scan_commit_range_mock: Mock,
+        get_list_mock: Mock,
+        cli_fs_runner: CliRunner,
+    ):
+        """
+        GIVEN 20 commits through stdin input but it's a webpush and --web was not passed
+        WHEN the command is run
+        THEN it should return 0 and display SKIP
+        """
+        get_list_mock.return_value = ["a" for _ in range(20)]
+
+        result = cli_fs_runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            ["-v", "scan", "pre-receive"],
+            input="bbbb\naaaa\norigin/main\n",
+            env={
+                "GL_PROTOCOL": "web",
+            },
+        )
+        get_list_mock.assert_not_called()
+        scan_commit_range_mock.assert_not_called()
+        assert (
+            "GL-HOOK-ERR: SKIP: web push detected. Skipping GitGuardian pre-receive hook.\n"
+            in result.output
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.get_list_commit_SHA")
+    @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.scan_commit_range")
     def test_stdin_input_empty(
         self,
-        check_dir_mock: Mock,
         scan_commit_range_mock: Mock,
         get_list_mock: Mock,
         cli_fs_runner: CliRunner,
@@ -148,10 +169,8 @@ def test_stdin_input_empty(
 
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.get_list_commit_SHA")
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.scan_commit_range")
-    @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.check_git_dir")
     def test_stdin_input_creation(
         self,
-        check_dir_mock: Mock,
         scan_commit_range_mock: Mock,
         get_list_mock: Mock,
         cli_fs_runner: CliRunner,
@@ -179,10 +198,8 @@ def test_stdin_input_creation(
 
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.get_list_commit_SHA")
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.scan_commit_range")
-    @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.check_git_dir")
     def test_stdin_input_deletion(
         self,
-        check_dir_mock: Mock,
         scan_commit_range_mock: Mock,
         get_list_mock: Mock,
         cli_fs_runner: CliRunner,
@@ -201,10 +218,8 @@ def test_stdin_input_deletion(
 
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.get_list_commit_SHA")
     @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.scan_commit_range")
-    @patch("ggshield.pre_receive_cmd.check_git_dir")
     def test_stdin_input_no_newline(
         self,
-        check_dir_mock: Mock,
         scan_commit_range_mock: Mock,
         get_list_mock: Mock,
         cli_fs_runner: CliRunner,