diff --git a/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json b/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json
index f127fe3f..0a8e4b87 100644
--- a/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json
+++ b/flatpak/net.zoite.Zoitechat.json
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
     "--filesystem=~/.icons:ro",
     "--filesystem=xdg-run/tray-icon:create",
     "--env=GTK_CSD=1",
-
     "--talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications",
     "--talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher",
     "--talk-name=com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar",
-
     "--talk-name=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.*"
   ],
   "add-extensions": {
@@ -41,6 +39,7 @@
     "shared-modules/libcanberra/libcanberra.json",
     "shared-modules/libayatana-appindicator/libayatana-appindicator-gtk3.json",
     "python3-cffi.json",
+    "perl.json",
     {
       "name": "lgi",
       "buildsystem": "meson",
@@ -57,8 +56,8 @@
       "buildsystem": "meson",
       "config-opts": [
         "-Ddbus-service-use-appid=true",
-        "-Dwith-perl=false",
-        "-Dwith-python=false",
+        "-Dwith-perl=perl",
+        "-Dwith-python=python3",
         "-Dwith-lua=lua"
       ],
       "build-options": {
diff --git a/flatpak/perl.json b/flatpak/perl.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29942010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flatpak/perl.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "name": "perl",
+  "buildsystem": "simple",
+  "build-commands": [
+    "./Configure -des -Dprefix=/app -Dvendorprefix=/app -Duseshrplib -Dman1dir=none -Dman3dir=none",
+    "make -j${FLATPAK_BUILDER_N_JOBS}",
+    "make install"
+  ],
+  "cleanup": [
+    "/share/man",
+    "/lib/perl5/*/*/CORE/*.a"
+  ],
+  "sources": [
+    {
+      "type": "archive",
+      "url": "https://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-5.40.1.tar.xz",
+      "sha256": "c8fef42d36fef2e129532d38648d4f9efb06efec87d20fdbd2865ed24dbadb68"
+    }
+  ]
+}