diff --git a/src/perl/common/Core.xs b/src/perl/common/Core.xs
index 7229cd4f..52b3a0b7 100644
--- a/src/perl/common/Core.xs
+++ b/src/perl/common/Core.xs
@@ -323,21 +323,12 @@ command_bind(cmd, category, func)
 	char *category
 	char *func
 CODE:
-	char *signal;
-
 	if (*category == '\0') category = "Perl scripts' commands";
-	command_bind(cmd, category, NULL);
-	signal = g_strconcat("command ", cmd, NULL);
-	perl_signal_add(signal, func);
-	g_free(signal);
+	perl_command_bind(cmd, category, func);
 
 void
 command_unbind(cmd, func)
 	char *cmd
 	char *func
 CODE:
-	char *signal;
-
-	signal = g_strconcat("command ", cmd, NULL);
-	perl_signal_remove(signal, func);
-	g_free(signal);
+	perl_command_unbind(cmd, func);
diff --git a/src/perl/perl-signals.c b/src/perl/perl-signals.c
index 3734873f..ae857aea 100644
--- a/src/perl/perl-signals.c
+++ b/src/perl/perl-signals.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "servers.h"
 
 #include "perl-common.h"
+#include "perl-signals.h"
 
 typedef struct {
 	int signal_id;
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ void perl_signal_add_to(const char *signal, const char *func, int priority)
 static void perl_signal_destroy(PERL_SIGNAL_REC *rec)
 {
 	if (strncmp(rec->signal, "command ", 8) == 0)
-		command_unbind(rec->signal+8, NULL);
+		command_unbind(rec->signal+8, sig_func_default);
 
 	g_free(rec->signal);
 	g_free(rec->func);
@@ -260,6 +261,27 @@ void perl_signal_remove(const char *signal, const char *func)
 	g_free(fullfunc);
 }
 
+void perl_command_bind(const char *cmd, const char *category, const char *func)
+{
+	char *signal;
+
+	command_bind(cmd, category, sig_func_default);
+
+	signal = g_strconcat("command ", cmd, NULL);
+	perl_signal_add(signal, func);
+	g_free(signal);
+}
+
+void perl_command_unbind(const char *cmd, const char *func)
+{
+	char *signal;
+
+        /* perl_signal_remove() calls command_unbind() */
+	signal = g_strconcat("command ", cmd, NULL);
+	perl_signal_remove(signal, func);
+	g_free(signal);
+}
+
 static int signal_destroy_hash(void *key, GSList **list, const char *package)
 {
 	GSList *tmp, *next;
diff --git a/src/perl/perl-signals.h b/src/perl/perl-signals.h
index ddebfeec..3f9e5ff3 100644
--- a/src/perl/perl-signals.h
+++ b/src/perl/perl-signals.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ void perl_signal_add_to(const char *signal, const char *func, int priority);
 
 void perl_signal_remove(const char *signal, const char *func);
 
+void perl_command_bind(const char *cmd, const char *category,
+		       const char *func);
+void perl_command_unbind(const char *cmd, const char *func);
+
 /* destroy all signals used by package */
 void perl_signals_package_destroy(const char *package);