diff --git a/rc/base/perl.kak b/rc/base/perl.kak
index aefb7f9cc..54f147aa4 100644
--- a/rc/base/perl.kak
+++ b/rc/base/perl.kak
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Detection
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
-hook global BufCreate .*\.p[lm] %{
+hook global BufCreate .*\.(t|p[lm])$ %{
     set-option buffer filetype perl
 }