diff --git a/rc/base/perl.kak b/rc/base/perl.kak
index 01f84b12..97c8c0fa 100644
--- a/rc/base/perl.kak
+++ b/rc/base/perl.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.pl %{
     set buffer filetype perl
 }
 
+hook global BufCreate .*\.pm %{
+    set buffer filetype perl
+}
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾