diff --git a/lib/licensee.rb b/lib/licensee.rb
index a9111e0..32e4734 100644
--- a/lib/licensee.rb
+++ b/lib/licensee.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ require_relative 'licensee/matchers/package_matcher'
 require_relative 'licensee/matchers/gemspec_matcher'
 require_relative 'licensee/matchers/npm_bower_matcher'
 require_relative 'licensee/matchers/cran_matcher'
+require_relative 'licensee/matchers/dist_zilla_matcher'
 
 module Licensee
   # Over which percent is a match considered a match by default
diff --git a/lib/licensee/matchers/dist_zilla_matcher.rb b/lib/licensee/matchers/dist_zilla_matcher.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4b475b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/licensee/matchers/dist_zilla_matcher.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module Licensee
+  module Matchers
+    class DistZilla < Package
+      attr_reader :file
+
+      LICENSE_REGEX = /
+        ^license\s*=\s*([a-z\-0-9\.]+)
+      /ix
+
+      private
+
+      def license_property
+        match = @file.content.match LICENSE_REGEX
+        match[1].downcase if match && match[1]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/licensee/project_files/package_info.rb b/lib/licensee/project_files/package_info.rb
index f14668c..fe03f8e 100644
--- a/lib/licensee/project_files/package_info.rb
+++ b/lib/licensee/project_files/package_info.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ module Licensee
         else
           if filename == 'DESCRIPTION' && content.start_with?('Package:')
             [Matchers::Cran]
+          elsif filename == 'dist.ini'
+            [Matchers::DistZilla]
           else
             []
           end
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ module Licensee
       def self.name_score(filename)
         return 1.0  if ::File.extname(filename) == '.gemspec'
         return 1.0  if filename == 'package.json'
+        return 0.95 if filename == 'dist.ini'
         return 0.9  if filename == 'DESCRIPTION'
         return 0.75 if filename == 'bower.json'
         0.0
diff --git a/spec/licensee/matchers/dist_zilla_matcher_spec.rb b/spec/licensee/matchers/dist_zilla_matcher_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a58068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/licensee/matchers/dist_zilla_matcher_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+RSpec.describe Licensee::Matchers::DistZilla do
+  let(:mit) { Licensee::License.find('mit') }
+  let(:content) { 'license = MIT' }
+  let(:file) { Licensee::Project::LicenseFile.new(content, 'dist.ini') }
+  subject { described_class.new(file) }
+
+  it 'stores the file' do
+    expect(subject.file).to eql(file)
+  end
+
+  it 'has confidence' do
+    expect(subject.confidence).to eql(90)
+  end
+
+  it 'matches' do
+    expect(subject.match).to eql(mit)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/licensee/project_files/package_info_spec.rb b/spec/licensee/project_files/package_info_spec.rb
index 1e3da91..85cb56a 100644
--- a/spec/licensee/project_files/package_info_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/licensee/project_files/package_info_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ RSpec.describe Licensee::Project::PackageInfo do
     {
       'licensee.gemspec' => 1.0,
       'package.json'     => 1.0,
+      'dist.ini'         => 0.95,
       'DESCRIPTION'      => 0.9,
       'bower.json'       => 0.75,
       'README.md'        => 0.0
@@ -39,6 +40,14 @@ RSpec.describe Licensee::Project::PackageInfo do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'with dist.ini' do
+      let(:filename) { 'dist.ini' }
+
+      it 'returns the DistZilla matcher' do
+        expect(possible_matchers).to eql([Licensee::Matchers::DistZilla])
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'with DESCRIPTION' do
       let(:filename) { 'DESCRIPTION' }
       let(:content) { 'Package: test' }