diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dcc030e..3eb8997 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Add this to your `.pre-commit-config.yaml`
 - `name-tests-test` - Assert that files in tests/ end in _test.py
 - `pyflakes` - Run pyflakes on your python files
 - `requirements-txt-fixer` - Sorts entries in requirements.txt
+- `double-quote-string-fixer` - This hook replaces double quoted strings with single quoted strings
 - `trailing-whitespace` - Trims trailing whitespace.
 
 ### As a standalone package
diff --git a/hooks.yaml b/hooks.yaml
index d575170..9e32ce7 100644
--- a/hooks.yaml
+++ b/hooks.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@
     entry: requirements-txt-fixer
     language: python
     files: requirements.*\.txt$
+-   id: double-quote-string-fixer
+    name: Fix double quoted strings
+    description: This hook replaces double quoted strings with single quoted strings
+    entry: double-quote-string-fixer
+    language: python
+    files: \.py$
 -   id: trailing-whitespace
     name: Trim Trailing Whitespace
     description: This hook trims trailing whitespace.
diff --git a/pre_commit_hooks/string_fixer.py b/pre_commit_hooks/string_fixer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d2213a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pre_commit_hooks/string_fixer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import argparse
+import re
+import tokenize
+
+
+double_quote_starts = tuple(s for s in tokenize.single_quoted if '"' in s)
+compiled_tokenize_string = re.compile('(?<!")' + tokenize.String + '(?!")')
+
+
+def handle_match(m):
+    string = m.group(0)
+
+    for double_quote_start in double_quote_starts:
+        if string.startswith(double_quote_start):
+            meat = string[len(double_quote_start):-1]
+            if '"' in meat or "'" in meat:
+                break
+            return double_quote_start.replace('"', "'") + meat + "'"
+    return string
+
+
+def fix_strings(filename):
+    contents = open(filename).read()
+    new_contents = compiled_tokenize_string.sub(handle_match, contents)
+    retval = int(new_contents != contents)
+    if retval:
+        with open(filename, 'w') as write_handle:
+            write_handle.write(new_contents)
+    return retval
+
+
+def main(argv=None):
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('filenames', nargs='*', help='Filenames to fix')
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    retv = 0
+
+    for filename in args.filenames:
+        return_value = fix_strings(filename)
+        if return_value != 0:
+            print('Fixing strings in {0}'.format(filename))
+        retv |= return_value
+
+    return retv
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4ed93f8..1a9cf2b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ setup(
             'debug-statement-hook = pre_commit_hooks.debug_statement_hook:debug_statement_hook',
             'end-of-file-fixer = pre_commit_hooks.end_of_file_fixer:end_of_file_fixer',
             'name-tests-test = pre_commit_hooks.tests_should_end_in_test:validate_files',
+            'double-quote-string-fixer = pre_commit_hooks.string_fixer:main',
             'requirements-txt-fixer = pre_commit_hooks.requirements_txt_fixer:fix_requirements_txt',
             'trailing-whitespace-fixer = pre_commit_hooks.trailing_whitespace_fixer:fix_trailing_whitespace',
         ],
diff --git a/tests/check_docstring_first_test.py b/tests/check_docstring_first_test.py
index ecff0e3..f57e695 100644
--- a/tests/check_docstring_first_test.py
+++ b/tests/check_docstring_first_test.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ TESTS = (
     ('', 0, ''),
     # Acceptable
     ('"foo"', 0, ''),
-    # Docstrin after code
+    # Docstring after code
     (
         'from __future__ import unicode_literals\n'
         '"foo"\n',
diff --git a/tests/string_fixer_test.py b/tests/string_fixer_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15b9f19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/string_fixer_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import pytest
+
+from pre_commit_hooks.string_fixer import main
+
+TESTS = (
+    # Base cases
+    (
+        "''",
+        "''",
+        0
+    ),
+    (
+        '""',
+        "''",
+        1
+    ),
+    (
+        r'"\'"',
+        r'"\'"',
+        0
+    ),
+    (
+        r'"\""',
+        r'"\""',
+        0
+    ),
+    (
+        r"'\"\"'",
+        r"'\"\"'",
+        0
+    ),
+    # String somewhere in the line
+    (
+        'x = "foo"',
+        "x = 'foo'",
+        1
+    ),
+    # Test escaped characters
+    (
+        r'"\'"',
+        r'"\'"',
+        0
+    ),
+    # Docstring
+    (
+        '""" Foo """',
+        '""" Foo """',
+        0
+    ),
+    # Fuck it, won't even try to fix
+    (
+        """
+        x = " \\n
+        foo \\n
+        "\n
+        """,
+        """
+        x = " \\n
+        foo \\n
+        "\n
+        """,
+        0
+    ),
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(('input_s', 'expected_output', 'expected_retval'), TESTS)
+def test_rewrite(input_s, expected_output, expected_retval, tmpdir):
+    tmpfile = tmpdir.join('file.txt')
+
+    with open(tmpfile.strpath, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(input_s)
+
+    retval = main([tmpfile.strpath])
+    assert tmpfile.read() == expected_output
+    assert retval == expected_retval