diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f7b6147..94382db 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ Enables the Apache module mod_headers. (Debian Only)
 
 Installs and Enables the mod_pagespeed module. (Debian and RedHat Only)
 
+``apache.mod_perl2``
+-------------------
+
+Installs and enables the mod_perl2 module (Debian and FreeBSD only)
+
 ``apache.mod_php5``
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/apache/files/FreeBSD/mod_perl.conf.jinja b/apache/files/FreeBSD/mod_perl.conf.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a525f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache/files/FreeBSD/mod_perl.conf.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% from "apache/map.jinja" import apache with context %}
+
+LoadModule perl_module libexec/{{ apache.service }}/mod_perl.so
diff --git a/apache/map.jinja b/apache/map.jinja
index 0b6398d..9b69de7 100644
--- a/apache/map.jinja
+++ b/apache/map.jinja
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
         'mod_wsgi': 'libapache2-mod-wsgi',
         'mod_php5': 'libapache2-mod-php5',
+        'mod_perl2': 'libapache2-mod-perl2',
         'mod_fcgid': 'libapache2-mod-fcgid',
         'mod_pagespeed_source': 'https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/linux/direct/mod-pagespeed-stable_current_amd64.deb',
 
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@
         'portsfile': '/usr/local/etc/apache22/ports.conf',
 
         'mod_php5': 'mod_php56',
+        'mod_perl2': 'ap22-mod_perl2',
         'mod_wsgi': 'ap22-mod_wsgi3',
 
         'vhostdir': '/usr/local/etc/apache22/Includes',
diff --git a/apache/mod_perl2.sls b/apache/mod_perl2.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16b9e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache/mod_perl2.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{% from "apache/map.jinja" import apache with context %}
+
+include:
+  - apache
+
+mod-perl2:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - name: {{ apache.mod_perl2 }}
+    - order: 180
+    - require:
+      - pkg: apache
+
+{% if grains['os_family']=="Debian" %}
+a2enmod perl2:
+  cmd.run:
+    - unless: ls /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/perl2.load
+    - order: 225
+    - require:
+      - pkg: mod-perl2
+    - watch_in:
+      - module: apache-restart
+
+{% elif grains['os_family']=="FreeBSD" %}
+
+{{ apache.modulesdir }}/260_mod_perl.conf:
+  file.managed:
+    - source: salt://apache/files/{{ salt['grains.get']('os_family') }}/mod_perl.conf.jinja
+    - mode: 644
+    - template: jinja
+    - require:
+      - pkg: apache
+    - watch_in:
+      - module: apache-restart
+
+{% endif %}