diff --git a/ale_linters/perl/perlcritic.vim b/ale_linters/perl/perlcritic.vim
index df2f8b23..24f7eb86 100644
--- a/ale_linters/perl/perlcritic.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/perl/perlcritic.vim
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ function! ale_linters#perl#perlcritic#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
         \   'lnum': l:match[1],
         \   'col': l:match[2],
         \   'text': l:match[3],
+        \   'type': 'W'
         \})
     endfor
 
diff --git a/test/handler/test_perlcritic_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_perlcritic_handler.vader
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f00b07da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/handler/test_perlcritic_handler.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Before:
+  runtime ale_linters/perl/perlcritic.vim
+
+After:
+  call ale#linter#Reset()
+
+Execute(The Perl::Critic handler should create all issues as warnings):
+  AssertEqual
+  \  [
+  \    {
+  \      'lnum': '21',
+  \      'col': '17',
+  \      'text': 'Regular expression without "/m" flag',
+  \      'type': 'W',
+  \    }
+  \  ],
+  \  ale_linters#perl#perlcritic#Handle(99, [
+  \      '21:17 Regular expression without "/m" flag'
+  \  ])
+