diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/6585.yml b/changelogs/fragments/6585.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..311fa8da3abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/6585.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+chore:
+- Adds a git pre commit hook to ensure that developer docs are always updated ([#6585](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/6585))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/precommit_hook.js b/scripts/precommit_hook.js
index 1d5485c64905..eb5347071386 100644
--- a/scripts/precommit_hook.js
+++ b/scripts/precommit_hook.js
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
  */
 
 require('@osd/optimizer').registerNodeAutoTranspilation();
+require('./generate_docs_sidebar');
 require('../src/dev/run_precommit_hook');
diff --git a/src/dev/precommit_hook/check_dev_docs.js b/src/dev/precommit_hook/check_dev_docs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3a134dffb2b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dev/precommit_hook/check_dev_docs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+const SIDEBAR_PATH = 'docs/_sidebar.md';
+
+export async function checkDevDocs(log, files) {
+  files.map((file) => {
+    const path = file.getRelativePath();
+
+    if (path === SIDEBAR_PATH) {
+      throw Error(
+        `The ${SIDEBAR_PATH} file of the developer docs has been modified but is not ready to be committed. This can be done by performing "git add ${SIDEBAR_PATH}" and committing the changes.`
+      );
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/dev/precommit_hook/get_files_for_commit.js b/src/dev/precommit_hook/get_files_for_commit.js
index b0a18f650f70..7691df3c0fa7 100644
--- a/src/dev/precommit_hook/get_files_for_commit.js
+++ b/src/dev/precommit_hook/get_files_for_commit.js
@@ -34,20 +34,9 @@ import { fromNode as fcb } from 'bluebird';
 import { REPO_ROOT } from '@osd/utils';
 import { File } from '../file';
 
-/**
- * Get the files that are staged for commit (excluding deleted files)
- * as `File` objects that are aware of their commit status.
- *
- * @param  {String} repoPath
- * @return {Promise<Array<File>>}
- */
-export async function getFilesForCommit() {
-  const simpleGit = new SimpleGit(REPO_ROOT);
-
-  const output = await fcb((cb) => simpleGit.diff(['--name-status', '--cached'], cb));
-
+function getFileList(diffText) {
   return (
-    output
+    diffText
       .split('\n')
       // Ignore blank lines
       .filter((line) => line.trim().length > 0)
@@ -69,3 +58,30 @@ export async function getFilesForCommit() {
       .filter(Boolean)
   );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Get the files that are staged for commit (excluding deleted files)
+ * as `File` objects that are aware of their commit status.
+ *
+ * @return {Promise<Array<File>>}
+ */
+export async function getFilesForCommit() {
+  const simpleGit = new SimpleGit(REPO_ROOT);
+
+  const staged = await fcb((cb) => simpleGit.diff(['--name-status', '--cached'], cb)); // staged
+
+  return getFileList(staged);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the unstaged files as `File` objects that are aware of their commit status.
+ *
+ * @return {Promise<Array<File>>}
+ */
+export async function getUnstagedFiles() {
+  const simpleGit = new SimpleGit(REPO_ROOT);
+
+  const unstaged = await fcb((cb) => simpleGit.diff(['--name-status'], cb));
+
+  return getFileList(unstaged);
+}
diff --git a/src/dev/precommit_hook/index.js b/src/dev/precommit_hook/index.js
index 14bf1af2a34b..898b4393d860 100644
--- a/src/dev/precommit_hook/index.js
+++ b/src/dev/precommit_hook/index.js
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
  */
 
 export { checkFileCasing } from './check_file_casing';
-export { getFilesForCommit } from './get_files_for_commit';
+export { getFilesForCommit, getUnstagedFiles } from './get_files_for_commit';
+export { checkDevDocs } from './check_dev_docs';
diff --git a/src/dev/run_precommit_hook.js b/src/dev/run_precommit_hook.js
index 86a279166aca..b840fca99752 100644
--- a/src/dev/run_precommit_hook.js
+++ b/src/dev/run_precommit_hook.js
@@ -31,13 +31,26 @@
 import { run, combineErrors } from '@osd/dev-utils';
 import * as Eslint from './eslint';
 import * as Stylelint from './stylelint';
-import { getFilesForCommit, checkFileCasing } from './precommit_hook';
+import {
+  getFilesForCommit,
+  getUnstagedFiles,
+  checkFileCasing,
+  checkDevDocs,
+} from './precommit_hook';
 
 run(
   async ({ log, flags }) => {
     const files = await getFilesForCommit();
+    const unstagedFiles = await getUnstagedFiles();
     const errors = [];
 
+    try {
+      // Check if the dev docs sidebar has been updated but not staged
+      await checkDevDocs(log, unstagedFiles);
+    } catch (error) {
+      errors.push(error);
+    }
+
     try {
       await checkFileCasing(log, files);
     } catch (error) {