diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl-check.scm b/gnu/packages/perl-check.scm
index a1be996e04..4cac6dcd9e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/perl-check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/perl-check.scm
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Pierre Neidhardt <ambrevar@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2018 Kei Kebreau <kkebreau@posteo.net>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -364,6 +365,30 @@ (define-public perl-test-directory
 files, as well as to verify that there are no missing or unknown files.")
     (license perl-license)))
 
+(define-public perl-test-distmanifest
+  (package
+    (name "perl-test-distmanifest")
+    (version "1.014")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (string-append
+             "mirror://cpan/authors/id/E/ET/ETHER/Test-DistManifest-"
+             version ".tar.gz"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "1ifpff5simjslabwy7ac6kdylv4c0b5b39fgpwf9ha16yh6w49ix"))))
+    (build-system perl-build-system)
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("perl-module-build" ,perl-module-build)))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("perl-module-manifest" ,perl-module-manifest)))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/jawnsy/Test-DistManifest")
+    (synopsis "Author test that validates a package @file{MANIFEST}")
+    (description
+     "@code{Test::DistManifest} provides a simple method of testing that a
+@file{MANIFEST} file matches its distribution.")
+    (license perl-license)))
+
 (define-public perl-test-eol
   (package
     (name "perl-test-eol")