diff --git a/pre_commit_hooks/debug_statement_hook.py b/pre_commit_hooks/debug_statement_hook.py
index 7e6be95e..a083bb3c 100644
--- a/pre_commit_hooks/debug_statement_hook.py
+++ b/pre_commit_hooks/debug_statement_hook.py
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
     'wdb',
 }
 
+DEBUG_CALL_STATEMENTS = {
+    'breakpoint',
+    'print',
+}
+
 
 class Debug(NamedTuple):
     line: int
@@ -45,7 +50,10 @@ def visit_ImportFrom(self, node: ast.ImportFrom) -> None:
 
     def visit_Call(self, node: ast.Call) -> None:
         """python3.7+ breakpoint()"""
-        if isinstance(node.func, ast.Name) and node.func.id == 'breakpoint':
+        if (
+            isinstance(node.func, ast.Name) and
+            node.func.id in DEBUG_CALL_STATEMENTS
+        ):
             st = Debug(node.lineno, node.col_offset, node.func.id, 'called')
             self.breakpoints.append(st)
         self.generic_visit(node)
diff --git a/tests/debug_statement_hook_test.py b/tests/debug_statement_hook_test.py
index 5a8e0bb2..da9c218c 100644
--- a/tests/debug_statement_hook_test.py
+++ b/tests/debug_statement_hook_test.py
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ def test_finds_breakpoint():
     assert visitor.breakpoints == [Debug(1, 0, 'breakpoint', 'called')]
 
 
+def test_finds_print():
+    visitor = DebugStatementParser()
+    visitor.visit(ast.parse('print()'))
+    assert visitor.breakpoints == [Debug(1, 0, 'print', 'called')]
+
+
 def test_returns_one_for_failing_file(tmpdir):
     f_py = tmpdir.join('f.py')
     f_py.write('def f():\n    import pdb; pdb.set_trace()')