diff --git a/mode/perl.py b/mode/perl.py
index 9c1c009..e03e479 100644
--- a/mode/perl.py
+++ b/mode/perl.py
@@ -282,6 +282,20 @@ class Perldoc(Method):
         w.application.color_data_buffer("*Perldoc*", data, switch_to=True)
         w.set_error('displaying perldoc for %r' % name)
 
+class PerldocF(Perldoc):
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        name = vargs['name']
+        if not self.name_re.match(name):
+            w.set_error("name %r is invalid" % name)
+            return
+
+        # then try it as a function
+        data = self._try(w, name, asfunc=True)
+        if data:
+            self._show(w, data, name)
+        else:
+            w.set_error('nothing found for %r' % name)
+
 class PerldocWord(Perldoc):
     '''View documentation about a package or function using perldoc'''
     args = []
@@ -728,7 +742,7 @@ class Perl(mode.Fundamental):
     config  = {}
     lconfig = {'perl.libs': []}
     actions = [PerlSetLib, PerlCheckSyntax, PerlHashCleanup,
-               PerldocModule, PerldocWord, Perldoc, PerlWrapParagraph,
+               PerldocModule, PerldocWord, Perldoc, PerldocF, PerlWrapParagraph,
                PerlInitFunctions, PerlGotoFunction, PerlWhichFunction,
                PerlListFunctions, PerlOpenModule, PerlOpenModuleWord,
                PerlSemanticComplete]