Hot pursuit (also known as fresh or immediate pursuit) refers to the urgent and direct pursuit of a criminal suspect by law enforcement officers, or by belligerents under international rules of engagement for military forces. Such a situation grants the officers in command powers they otherwise would not have.

Hot pursuit is a legal term. Hot Pursuit may also refer to:

• Hot Pursuit (1984 TV series)''
• Hot Pursuit (TV series), a Court-TV show
• Hot Pursuit (1987 film), a 1987 film
• Hot Pursuit (2015 film), a 2015 film
• John Schneider's Collier & Co. – Hot Pursuit, a 2006 film
• Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, a racing video game
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, the sequel
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, a 2010 video game developed by Criterion Games
• Hot Pursuit, a DC Comics character