diff --git a/bin/perldoc b/bin/perldoc
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/perldoc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+
+if [ -x "$(command -v cpandoc)" ]; then
+  exec cpandoc $*
+fi
+exec perldoc $*