diff --git a/hooks/_common.sh b/hooks/_common.sh
index ae221b4de..8011e45e1 100644
--- a/hooks/_common.sh
+++ b/hooks/_common.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,43 @@ function common::parse_cmdline {
   done
 }
 
+#######################################################################
+# This is a workaround to improve performance when all files are passed
+# See: https://github.com/antonbabenko/pre-commit-terraform/issues/309
+# Arguments:
+#   hook_id (string) hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+#   files (array) filenames to check
+# Outputs:
+#   Return 0 if `-a|--all` arg was passed to `pre-commit`
+#######################################################################
+function common::is_hook_run_on_whole_repo {
+  local -r hook_id="$1"
+  shift 1
+  local -a -r files=("$@")
+  # get directory containing `.pre-commit-hooks.yaml` file
+  local -r root_config_dir="$(dirname "$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")")"
+  # get included and excluded files from .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+  local -r hook_config_block=$(sed -n "/^- id: $hook_id$/,/^$/p" "$root_config_dir/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml")
+  local -r included_files=$(awk '$1 == "files:" {print $2; exit}' <<< "$hook_config_block")
+  local -r excluded_files=$(awk '$1 == "exclude:" {print $2; exit}' <<< "$hook_config_block")
+  # sorted string with the files passed to the hook by pre-commit
+  local -r files_to_check=$(printf '%s\n' "${files[@]}" | sort | tr '\n' ' ')
+  # git ls-files sorted string
+  local all_files_that_can_be_checked
+
+  if [ -z "$excluded_files" ]; then
+    all_files_that_can_be_checked=$(git ls-files | sort | grep -e "$included_files" | tr '\n' ' ')
+  else
+    all_files_that_can_be_checked=$(git ls-files | sort | grep -e "$included_files" | grep -v -e "$excluded_files" | tr '\n' ' ')
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$files_to_check" == "$all_files_that_can_be_checked" ]; then
+    return 0
+  else
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
 #######################################################################
 # Hook execution boilerplate logic which is common to hooks, that run
 # on per dir basis.
@@ -64,13 +101,23 @@ function common::parse_cmdline {
 # 3. Complete hook execution and return exit code
 # Arguments:
 #   args (string with array) arguments that configure wrapped tool behavior
+#   hook_id (string) hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
 #   files (array) filenames to check
 #######################################################################
 function common::per_dir_hook {
   local -r args="$1"
-  shift 1
+  local -r hook_id="$2"
+  shift 2
   local -a -r files=("$@")
 
+  # check is (optional) function defined
+  if [ "$(type -t run_hook_on_whole_repo)" == function ] &&
+    # check is hook run via `pre-commit run --all`
+    common::is_hook_run_on_whole_repo "$hook_id" "${files[@]}"; then
+    run_hook_on_whole_repo "$args"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
   # consume modified files passed from pre-commit so that
   # hook runs against only those relevant directories
   local index=0
diff --git a/hooks/infracost_breakdown.sh b/hooks/infracost_breakdown.sh
index dc7bc51b1..86fa86499 100755
--- a/hooks/infracost_breakdown.sh
+++ b/hooks/infracost_breakdown.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail
 
+# globals variables
+# hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034 # Unused var.
+readonly HOOK_ID='infracost_breakdown'
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # No way to assign to readonly variable in separate lines
 readonly SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 # shellcheck source=_common.sh
diff --git a/hooks/terraform_docs.sh b/hooks/terraform_docs.sh
index e71aae474..9bfc94003 100755
--- a/hooks/terraform_docs.sh
+++ b/hooks/terraform_docs.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail
 
+# globals variables
+# hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034 # Unused var.
+readonly HOOK_ID='terraform_docs'
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # No way to assign to readonly variable in separate lines
 readonly SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 # shellcheck source=_common.sh
diff --git a/hooks/terraform_fmt.sh b/hooks/terraform_fmt.sh
index 84746a62b..62e70810e 100755
--- a/hooks/terraform_fmt.sh
+++ b/hooks/terraform_fmt.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail
 
+# globals variables
+# hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034 # Unused var.
+readonly HOOK_ID='terraform_fmt'
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # No way to assign to readonly variable in separate lines
 readonly SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 # shellcheck source=_common.sh
diff --git a/hooks/terraform_providers_lock.sh b/hooks/terraform_providers_lock.sh
index 510ff3b4d..011ee45eb 100755
--- a/hooks/terraform_providers_lock.sh
+++ b/hooks/terraform_providers_lock.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 set -eo pipefail
 
+# globals variables
+# hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+readonly HOOK_ID='terraform_providers_lock'
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # No way to assign to readonly variable in separate lines
 readonly SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 # shellcheck source=_common.sh
@@ -11,7 +14,7 @@ function main {
   common::initialize "$SCRIPT_DIR"
   common::parse_cmdline "$@"
   # shellcheck disable=SC2153 # False positive
-  common::per_dir_hook "${ARGS[*]}" "${FILES[@]}"
+  common::per_dir_hook "${ARGS[*]}" "$HOOK_ID" "${FILES[@]}"
 }
 
 #######################################################################
diff --git a/hooks/terraform_tflint.sh b/hooks/terraform_tflint.sh
index b3788a92e..f89ab58bf 100755
--- a/hooks/terraform_tflint.sh
+++ b/hooks/terraform_tflint.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 set -eo pipefail
 
+# globals variables
+# hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+readonly HOOK_ID='terraform_tflint'
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # No way to assign to readonly variable in separate lines
 readonly SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 # shellcheck source=_common.sh
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ function main {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2178 # It's the simplest syntax for that case
   ARGS=${ARGS[*]/__GIT_WORKING_DIR__/$(pwd)\/}
   # shellcheck disable=SC2128 # It's the simplest syntax for that case
-  common::per_dir_hook "$ARGS" "${FILES[@]}"
+  common::per_dir_hook "$ARGS" "$HOOK_ID" "${FILES[@]}"
 }
 
 #######################################################################
diff --git a/hooks/terraform_tfsec.sh b/hooks/terraform_tfsec.sh
index f39c0285d..b46dff426 100755
--- a/hooks/terraform_tfsec.sh
+++ b/hooks/terraform_tfsec.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail
 
+# globals variables
+# hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+readonly HOOK_ID='terraform_tfsec'
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # No way to assign to readonly variable in separate lines
 readonly SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 # shellcheck source=_common.sh
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ function main {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2178 # It's the simplest syntax for that case
   ARGS=${ARGS[*]/__GIT_WORKING_DIR__/$(pwd)\/}
   # shellcheck disable=SC2128 # It's the simplest syntax for that case
-  common::per_dir_hook "$ARGS" "${FILES[@]}"
+  common::per_dir_hook "$ARGS" "$HOOK_ID" "${FILES[@]}"
 }
 
 #######################################################################
diff --git a/hooks/terraform_validate.sh b/hooks/terraform_validate.sh
index a123d5fbd..13db4b060 100755
--- a/hooks/terraform_validate.sh
+++ b/hooks/terraform_validate.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail
 
+# globals variables
+# hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034 # Unused var.
+readonly HOOK_ID='terraform_validate'
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # No way to assign to readonly variable in separate lines
 readonly SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 # shellcheck source=_common.sh
diff --git a/hooks/terragrunt_fmt.sh b/hooks/terragrunt_fmt.sh
index c750241df..4822fc3f8 100755
--- a/hooks/terragrunt_fmt.sh
+++ b/hooks/terragrunt_fmt.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail
 
+# globals variables
+# hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+readonly HOOK_ID='terragrunt_fmt'
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # No way to assign to readonly variable in separate lines
 readonly SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 # shellcheck source=_common.sh
@@ -10,7 +13,7 @@ function main {
   common::initialize "$SCRIPT_DIR"
   common::parse_cmdline "$@"
   # shellcheck disable=SC2153 # False positive
-  common::per_dir_hook "${ARGS[*]}" "${FILES[@]}"
+  common::per_dir_hook "${ARGS[*]}" "$HOOK_ID" "${FILES[@]}"
 }
 
 #######################################################################
diff --git a/hooks/terragrunt_validate.sh b/hooks/terragrunt_validate.sh
index e68497eea..58e20c46e 100755
--- a/hooks/terragrunt_validate.sh
+++ b/hooks/terragrunt_validate.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail
 
+# globals variables
+# hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+readonly HOOK_ID='terragrunt_validate'
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # No way to assign to readonly variable in separate lines
 readonly SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 # shellcheck source=_common.sh
@@ -10,7 +13,7 @@ function main {
   common::initialize "$SCRIPT_DIR"
   common::parse_cmdline "$@"
   # shellcheck disable=SC2153 # False positive
-  common::per_dir_hook "${ARGS[*]}" "${FILES[@]}"
+  common::per_dir_hook "${ARGS[*]}" "$HOOK_ID" "${FILES[@]}"
 }
 
 #######################################################################
diff --git a/hooks/terrascan.sh b/hooks/terrascan.sh
index 31315aadd..5c6415456 100755
--- a/hooks/terrascan.sh
+++ b/hooks/terrascan.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail
 
+# globals variables
+# hook ID, see `- id` for details in .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file
+readonly HOOK_ID='terrascan'
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155 # No way to assign to readonly variable in separate lines
 readonly SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")"
 # shellcheck source=_common.sh
@@ -10,7 +13,7 @@ function main {
   common::initialize "$SCRIPT_DIR"
   common::parse_cmdline "$@"
   # shellcheck disable=SC2153 # False positive
-  common::per_dir_hook "${ARGS[*]}" "${FILES[@]}"
+  common::per_dir_hook "${ARGS[*]}" "$HOOK_ID" "${FILES[@]}"
 }
 
 #######################################################################
@@ -37,4 +40,22 @@ function per_dir_hook_unique_part {
   return $exit_code
 }
 
+#######################################################################
+# Unique part of `common::per_dir_hook`. The function is executed one time
+# in the root git repo
+# Arguments:
+#   args (string with array) arguments that configure wrapped tool behavior
+#######################################################################
+function run_hook_on_whole_repo {
+  local -r args="$1"
+
+  # pass the arguments to hook
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2068 # hook fails when quoting is used ("$arg[@]")
+  terrascan scan -i terraform ${args[@]}
+
+  # return exit code to common::per_dir_hook
+  local exit_code=$?
+  return $exit_code
+}
+
 [ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" != "$0" ] || main "$@"