diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 076dc21..f0d8d51 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-odin/queries/highlights.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-openscad/queries/highlights.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-org/queries/highlights.scm");
+    ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-perl/queries/highlights.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-php/queries/highlights.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-po/queries/highlights.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-powershell/queries/highlights.scm");
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-nu/queries/nu/injections.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-odin/queries/injections.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-openscad/queries/injections.scm");
+    ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-perl/queries/injections.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-php/queries/injections.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-po/queries/injections.scm");
     ts_queryfile(b, tree_sitter_dep, ts_bin_query_gen, "tree-sitter-purescript/queries/injections.scm");
diff --git a/src/file_types.zig b/src/file_types.zig
index 80cb864..81b39f4 100644
--- a/src/file_types.zig
+++ b/src/file_types.zig
@@ -431,6 +431,15 @@ pub const org = .{
     .comment = "#",
 };
 
+pub const perl = .{
+    .description = "Perl",
+    .color = 0x005c81,
+    .icon = "",
+    .extensions = .{"pl", "pm", "t"},
+    .comment = "#",
+    .injections = "tree-sitter-perl/queries/injections.scm",
+};
+
 pub const php = .{
     .description = "PHP",
     .color = 0x6181b6,