diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9678d59d..01f8a9b4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ RUN npm config set package-lock true  \
 ##############################
 # Installs Perl dependencies #
 ##############################
-RUN curl --retry 5 --retry-delay 5 -sL https://cpanmin.us/ | perl - -nq --no-wget Perl::Critic \
+RUN curl --retry 5 --retry-delay 5 -sL https://cpanmin.us/ | perl - -nq --no-wget Perl::Critic Perl::Critic::Community \
     #######################
     # Installs ActionLint #
     #######################
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c7bc9af..d585edb5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ But if you wish to select or exclude specific linters, we give you full control
 | **MARKDOWN_CUSTOM_RULE_GLOBS**     | `.markdown-lint/rules,rules/**` | Comma-separated list of [file globs](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli#globbing) matching [custom Markdownlint rule files](https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/main/doc/CustomRules.md). |
 | **MULTI_STATUS**                   | `true`                          | A status API is made for each language that is linted to make visual parsing easier.                                                                                                                                 |
 | **NATURAL_LANGUAGE_CONFIG_FILE**   | `.textlintrc`                   | Filename for [textlint configuration](https://textlint.github.io/docs/getting-started.html#configuration) (ex: `.textlintrc`)                                                                                        |
+| **PERL_PERLCRITIC_OPTIONS**        | `null`                          | Additional arguments to pass to the command-line when running **perlcritic** (Example: --theme community)                                                                                                            |
 | **PHP_CONFIG_FILE**                | `php.ini`                       | Filename for [PHP Configuration](https://www.php.net/manual/en/configuration.file.php) (ex: `php.ini`)                                                                                                               |
 | **PROTOBUF_CONFIG_FILE**           | `.protolintrc.yml`              | Filename for [protolint configuration](https://github.com/yoheimuta/protolint/blob/master/_example/config/.protolint.yaml) (ex: `.protolintrc.yml`)                                                                  |
 | **PYTHON_BLACK_CONFIG_FILE**       | `.python-black`                 | Filename for [black configuration](https://github.com/psf/black/blob/main/docs/guides/using_black_with_other_tools.md#black-compatible-configurations) (ex: `.isort.cfg`, `pyproject.toml`)                          |
diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index ac4e0305..de26d295 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ MARKDOWN_FILE_NAME="${MARKDOWN_CONFIG_FILE:-.markdown-lint.yml}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 OPENAPI_FILE_NAME=".openapirc.yml"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
+PERL_PERLCRITIC_OPTIONS="${PERL_PERLCRITIC_OPTIONS:-null}"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 PHP_BUILTIN_FILE_NAME="${PHP_CONFIG_FILE:-php.ini}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 PHP_PHPCS_FILE_NAME="phpcs.xml"
@@ -930,7 +932,11 @@ if [ -n "${MARKDOWN_CUSTOM_RULE_GLOBS}" ]; then
 fi
 LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY['NATURAL_LANGUAGE']="textlint -c ${NATURAL_LANGUAGE_LINTER_RULES}"
 LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY['OPENAPI']="spectral lint -r ${OPENAPI_LINTER_RULES} -D"
-LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY['PERL']="perlcritic"
+if [ "${PERL_PERLCRITIC_OPTIONS}" == "null" ] || [ -z "${PERL_PERLCRITIC_OPTIONS}" ]; then
+  LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY['PERL']="perlcritic"
+else
+  LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY['PERL']="perlcritic ${PERL_PERLCRITIC_OPTIONS}"
+fi
 LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY['PHP_BUILTIN']="php -l -c ${PHP_BUILTIN_LINTER_RULES}"
 LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY['PHP_PHPCS']="phpcs --standard=${PHP_PHPCS_LINTER_RULES}"
 LINTER_COMMANDS_ARRAY['PHP_PHPSTAN']="phpstan analyse --no-progress --no-ansi --memory-limit 1G -c ${PHP_PHPSTAN_LINTER_RULES}"