diff --git a/t/t4034-diff-words.sh b/t/t4034-diff-words.sh
index c3b1c481ce..37aeab0d5c 100755
--- a/t/t4034-diff-words.sh
+++ b/t/t4034-diff-words.sh
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ test_language_driver html
 test_language_driver java
 test_language_driver objc
 test_language_driver pascal
+test_language_driver perl
 test_language_driver php
 test_language_driver python
 test_language_driver ruby
diff --git a/t/t4034/perl/expect b/t/t4034/perl/expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1deb6b6ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4034/perl/expect
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<BOLD>diff --git a/pre b/post<RESET>
+<BOLD>index f6610d3..e8b72ef 100644<RESET>
+<BOLD>--- a/pre<RESET>
+<BOLD>+++ b/post<RESET>
+<CYAN>@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@<RESET>
+
+package Frotz;<RESET>
+sub new {<RESET>
+	my <GREEN>(<RESET>$class<GREEN>, %opts)<RESET> = <RED>shift<RESET><GREEN>@_<RESET>;
+	return bless { <GREEN>xyzzy => "nitfol", %opts<RESET> }, $class;
+}<RESET>
+
+__END__<RESET>
diff --git a/t/t4034/perl/post b/t/t4034/perl/post
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8b72ef5dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4034/perl/post
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+
+package Frotz;
+sub new {
+	my ($class, %opts) = @_;
+	return bless { xyzzy => "nitfol", %opts }, $class;
+}
+
+__END__
+=head1 NAME
+
+frotz - Frotz
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+  use frotz;
+
+  $nitfol = new Frotz();
+
+=cut
diff --git a/t/t4034/perl/pre b/t/t4034/perl/pre
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6610d37b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t4034/perl/pre
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+
+package Frotz;
+sub new {
+	my $class = shift;
+	return bless {}, $class;
+}
+
+__END__
+=head1 NAME
+
+frotz - Frotz
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+  use frotz;
+
+  $nitfol = new Frotz();
+
+=cut