diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index db80788414..56a20e2e6e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -2951,6 +2951,38 @@ (define-public emacs-flymake-guile
 compile}.")
     (license license:gpl3+)))
 
+(define-public emacs-flymake-perlcritic
+  (let ((commit "c11fee87370d8bd889a6c00d4f689fd5f08f2922")
+        (revision "0"))
+    (package
+      (name "emacs-flymake-perlcritic")
+      (version (git-version "1.0.3" revision commit))
+      (source
+       (origin
+         (method git-fetch)
+         (uri (git-reference
+               (url "https://github.com/flymake/emacs-flymake-perlcritic")
+               (commit commit)))
+         (sha256
+          (base32 "1n2682ly8pw8sjj7bix4qjjxc5x396m6sxbv0k6vs93z4i1gy2qm"))))
+      (build-system emacs-build-system)
+      (arguments
+       (list
+        #:phases
+        #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
+            (add-after 'unpack 'set-command
+              (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                (emacs-substitute-variables "flymake-perlcritic.el"
+                  ("flymake-perlcritic-command"
+                   (search-input-file inputs "/bin/perlcritic"))))))))
+      (inputs (list perl-critic))
+      (home-page "https://github.com/flymake/emacs-flymake-perlcritic")
+      (synopsis "Flymake handler for perlcritic")
+      (description
+       "Flymake Perlcritic adds support to Flymake for running Perl::Critic to
+perform static analysis of Perl code.")
+      (license license:gpl3+))))
+
 (define-public emacs-flymake-popon
   (package
     (name "emacs-flymake-popon")