diff --git a/src/perl/Makefile b/src/perl/Makefile
index 162b243e1..e89b948dc 100644
--- a/src/perl/Makefile
+++ b/src/perl/Makefile
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ ifeq ($(T_A),$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH))                 # No cross-builds (wrong Perl!)
 ifeq ($(findstring $(OS_CLASS),WIN32 cygwin32),) # Doesn't build on WIN32
   LOADABLE_LIBRARY_HOST = Cap5
 
-  PERL_SCRIPTS += cainfo.pl
-  PERL_SCRIPTS += caput.pl
-  PERL_SCRIPTS += caget.pl
   PERL_SCRIPTS += capr.pl
-  PERL_SCRIPTS += camonitor.pl
 
   PERL_MODULES += CA.pm
   PERL_MODULES += $(PERL_ARCHPATH)/$(LOADABLE_SHRLIB_PREFIX)Cap5$(LOADABLE_SHRLIB_SUFFIX)
diff --git a/src/template/Makefile b/src/template/Makefile
index a3376fe9a..913d92bf4 100644
--- a/src/template/Makefile
+++ b/src/template/Makefile
@@ -8,4 +8,10 @@ TEMPLATES += top/caClientApp/Makefile
 TEMPLATES += top/caClientApp/caExample.c
 TEMPLATES += top/caClientApp/caMonitor.c
 
+TEMPLATES += top/caPerlApp/Makefile
+TEMPLATES += top/caPerlApp/cainfo.pl
+TEMPLATES += top/caPerlApp/caget.pl
+TEMPLATES += top/caPerlApp/caput.pl
+TEMPLATES += top/caPerlApp/camonitor.pl
+
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
diff --git a/src/template/top/caPerlApp/Makefile b/src/template/top/caPerlApp/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57de9ae58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/template/top/caPerlApp/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+TOP=..
+
+include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD MACRO DEFINITIONS AFTER THIS LINE
+
+PERL_SCRIPTS += cainfo.pl
+PERL_SCRIPTS += caput.pl
+PERL_SCRIPTS += caget.pl
+PERL_SCRIPTS += camonitor.pl
+
+include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
+
diff --git a/src/perl/caget.pl b/src/template/top/caPerlApp/caget.pl
similarity index 100%
rename from src/perl/caget.pl
rename to src/template/top/caPerlApp/caget.pl
diff --git a/src/perl/cainfo.pl b/src/template/top/caPerlApp/cainfo.pl
similarity index 100%
rename from src/perl/cainfo.pl
rename to src/template/top/caPerlApp/cainfo.pl
diff --git a/src/perl/camonitor.pl b/src/template/top/caPerlApp/camonitor.pl
similarity index 100%
rename from src/perl/camonitor.pl
rename to src/template/top/caPerlApp/camonitor.pl
diff --git a/src/perl/caput.pl b/src/template/top/caPerlApp/caput.pl
similarity index 100%
rename from src/perl/caput.pl
rename to src/template/top/caPerlApp/caput.pl