diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 51f3108d..5bc503b9 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ PACKAGES=	unit 							\
 		unit-php 						\
 		unit-python unit-python2.7 unit-python3.4		\
 		unit-python3.5 unit-python3.6				\
-		unit-go unit-go1.7 unit-go1.8 unit-go1.9
+		unit-go unit-go1.7 unit-go1.8 unit-go1.9		\
+		unit-perl
 
 
 all:		changes changelogs
diff --git a/docs/changes.xml b/docs/changes.xml
index 7909f7c7..13a9d254 100644
--- a/docs/changes.xml
+++ b/docs/changes.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@
 <change_log title="unit">
 
 
+<changes apply="unit-perl" ver="0.5" rev="1"
+         date="2018-02-01" time="18:00:00 +0300"
+         packager="Andrei Belov &lt;defan@nginx.com&gt;">
+
+<change>
+<para>
+Initial release of Perl module for NGINX Unit.
+</para>
+</change>
+
+</changes>
+
+
 <changes apply="unit-go1.9" ver="0.4" rev="1"
          date="2018-01-15" time="18:00:00 +0300"
          packager="Andrei Belov &lt;defan@nginx.com&gt;">
diff --git a/pkg/deb/Makefile b/pkg/deb/Makefile
index b0daebeb..1f941b44 100644
--- a/pkg/deb/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/deb/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ include Makefile.python27
 include Makefile.python36
 include Makefile.go18
 include Makefile.go19
+include Makefile.perl
 endif
 
 # Ubuntu 17.04
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ include Makefile.python27
 include Makefile.python35
 include Makefile.go17
 include Makefile.go18
+include Makefile.perl
 endif
 
 # Ubuntu 16.04
@@ -41,12 +43,14 @@ include Makefile.php
 include Makefile.python27
 include Makefile.python35
 include Makefile.go
+include Makefile.perl
 endif
 
 # Ubuntu 14.04
 ifeq ($(CODENAME),trusty)
 include Makefile.php
 include Makefile.python
+include Makefile.perl
 endif
 
 # Debian 9
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ include Makefile.python27
 include Makefile.python35
 include Makefile.go17
 include Makefile.go18
+include Makefile.perl
 endif
 
 # Debian 8
@@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ ifeq ($(CODENAME),jessie)
 include Makefile.php
 include Makefile.python27
 include Makefile.python34
+include Makefile.perl
 endif
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=\
diff --git a/pkg/deb/Makefile.perl b/pkg/deb/Makefile.perl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6106de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/deb/Makefile.perl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+MODULES+=		perl
+MODULE_SUFFIX_perl=	perl
+
+MODULE_SUMMARY_perl=	Perl module for NGINX Unit
+
+MODULE_VERSION_perl=	$(VERSION)
+MODULE_RELEASE_perl=	1
+
+MODULE_CONFARGS_perl=	perl
+MODULE_MAKEARGS_perl=	perl
+MODULE_INSTARGS_perl=	perl-install
+
+MODULE_SOURCES_perl=	unit.example-perl-app \
+			unit.example-perl-config
+
+BUILD_DEPENDS_perl=	libperl-dev
+BUILD_DEPENDS+=         $(BUILD_DEPENDS_perl)
+
+MODULE_BUILD_DEPENDS_perl=,libperl-dev
+
+define MODULE_PREINSTALL_perl
+	mkdir -p debian/unit-perl/usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app
+	install -m 644 -p debian/unit.example-perl-app debian/unit-perl/usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app/index.pl
+	install -m 644 -p debian/unit.example-perl-config debian/unit-perl/usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/unit.config
+endef
+export MODULE_PREINSTALL_perl
+
+define MODULE_POST_perl
+cat <<BANNER
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The $(MODULE_SUMMARY_perl) has been installed.
+
+To check out the sample app, run these commands:
+
+ sudo service unit restart
+ sudo service unit loadconfig /usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/unit.config
+ curl http://localhost:8600/
+
+Online documentation is available at https://unit.nginx.org
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+BANNER
+endef
+export MODULE_POST_perl
diff --git a/pkg/deb/debian.module/unit.example-perl-app b/pkg/deb/debian.module/unit.example-perl-app
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33be1d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/deb/debian.module/unit.example-perl-app
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+my $app = sub {
+      my $env = shift;
+      return [
+          '200',
+          [ 'Content-Type' => 'text/plain' ],
+          [ "Hello from Unit, Perl $^V, environment:\n\n", Dumper($env) ],
+      ];
+};
diff --git a/pkg/deb/debian.module/unit.example-perl-config b/pkg/deb/debian.module/unit.example-perl-config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0329b78a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/deb/debian.module/unit.example-perl-config
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+	"applications": {
+		"example_perl": {
+			"type": "perl",
+			"user": "nobody",
+			"processes": 1,
+			"working_directory": "/usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app",
+			"script": "/usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app/index.pl"
+		}
+	},
+
+	"listeners": {
+		"*:8600": {
+			"application": "example_perl"
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/deb/debian/unit.example.config b/pkg/deb/debian/unit.example.config
index 6dbae2b6..f3126457 100644
--- a/pkg/deb/debian/unit.example.config
+++ b/pkg/deb/debian/unit.example.config
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 			"type": "go",
 			"user": "nobody",
 			"executable": "/tmp/go-app"
+		},
+
+		"example_perl": {
+			"type": "perl",
+			"user": "nobody",
+			"processes": 1,
+			"working_directory": "/usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app",
+			"script": "/usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app/index.pl"
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -34,6 +42,10 @@
 
 		"*:8500": {
 			"application": "example_go"
+		},
+
+		"*:8600": {
+			"application": "example_perl"
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/rpm/Makefile b/pkg/rpm/Makefile
index 03fa1574..2078fe3b 100644
--- a/pkg/rpm/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/rpm/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring $(OSVER),centos6 centos7 amazonlinux2))
 include Makefile.php
 include Makefile.python
 include Makefile.go
+include Makefile.perl
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(OSVER), amazonlinux1)
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ include Makefile.python34
 include Makefile.python35
 include Makefile.python36
 include Makefile.go
+include Makefile.perl
 endif
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=\
diff --git a/pkg/rpm/Makefile.perl b/pkg/rpm/Makefile.perl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b92ea6c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rpm/Makefile.perl
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+MODULES+=		perl
+
+MODULE_SUMMARY_perl=	Perl module for NGINX Unit
+
+MODULE_VERSION_perl=	$(VERSION)
+MODULE_RELEASE_perl=	1
+
+MODULE_CONFARGS_perl=	perl
+MODULE_MAKEARGS_perl=	perl
+MODULE_INSTARGS_perl=	perl-install
+
+MODULE_SOURCES_perl=	unit.example-perl-app \
+			unit.example-perl-config
+
+BUILD_DEPENDS_perl=	perl-devel perl-libs
+BUILD_DEPENDS+=		$(BUILD_DEPENDS_perl)
+
+define MODULE_PREINSTALL_perl
+%{__mkdir} -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app
+%{__install} -m 644 -p %{SOURCE100} \
+    %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app/index.pl
+%{__install} -m 644 -p %{SOURCE101} \
+    %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/doc/unit-perl/examples/unit.config
+endef
+export MODULE_PREINSTALL_perl
+
+define MODULE_FILES_perl
+%{_libdir}/unit/modules/*
+%{_libdir}/unit/debug-modules/*
+endef
+export MODULE_FILES_perl
+
+define MODULE_POST_perl
+cat <<BANNER
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The $(MODULE_SUMMARY_perl) has been installed.
+
+To check out the sample app, run these commands:
+
+ sudo service unit start
+ sudo service unit loadconfig /usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/unit.config
+ curl http://localhost:8600/
+
+Online documentation is available at https://unit.nginx.org
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+BANNER
+endef
+export MODULE_POST_perl
diff --git a/pkg/rpm/rpmbuild/SOURCES/unit.example-perl-app b/pkg/rpm/rpmbuild/SOURCES/unit.example-perl-app
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33be1d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rpm/rpmbuild/SOURCES/unit.example-perl-app
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+my $app = sub {
+      my $env = shift;
+      return [
+          '200',
+          [ 'Content-Type' => 'text/plain' ],
+          [ "Hello from Unit, Perl $^V, environment:\n\n", Dumper($env) ],
+      ];
+};
diff --git a/pkg/rpm/rpmbuild/SOURCES/unit.example-perl-config b/pkg/rpm/rpmbuild/SOURCES/unit.example-perl-config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0329b78a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rpm/rpmbuild/SOURCES/unit.example-perl-config
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+	"applications": {
+		"example_perl": {
+			"type": "perl",
+			"user": "nobody",
+			"processes": 1,
+			"working_directory": "/usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app",
+			"script": "/usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app/index.pl"
+		}
+	},
+
+	"listeners": {
+		"*:8600": {
+			"application": "example_perl"
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/rpm/rpmbuild/SOURCES/unit.example.config b/pkg/rpm/rpmbuild/SOURCES/unit.example.config
index 15fb86f1..a5f31ced 100644
--- a/pkg/rpm/rpmbuild/SOURCES/unit.example.config
+++ b/pkg/rpm/rpmbuild/SOURCES/unit.example.config
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 			"type": "go",
 			"user": "nobody",
 			"executable": "/tmp/go-app"
+		},
+
+		"example_perl": {
+			"type": "perl",
+			"user": "nobody",
+			"processes": 1,
+			"working_directory": "/usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app",
+			"script": "/usr/share/doc/unit-perl/examples/perl-app/index.pl"
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -34,6 +42,10 @@
 
 		"*:8500": {
 			"application": "example_go"
+		},
+
+		"*:8600": {
+			"application": "example_perl"
 		}
 	}
 }