1diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
2index 8dd8e0c7..e2a30b06 100644
3--- a/meson_options.txt
4+++ b/meson_options.txt
5@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ option('install-docs',
6 value : true,
7 description : 'Install documentation for API and specification'
8 )
9+option('installed_test_prefix',
10+ type : 'string',
11+ value : '',
12+ description : 'Prefix for installed tests'
13+)
14
15 #
16 # For development
17diff --git a/tests/installed-tests/meson.build b/tests/installed-tests/meson.build
18index 405820ce..f592a753 100644
19--- a/tests/installed-tests/meson.build
20+++ b/tests/installed-tests/meson.build
21@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ configure_file(
22 output : 'metainfo-validate.test',
23 configuration : itconf,
24 install: true,
25- install_dir: join_paths('share', 'installed-tests', 'appstream'),
26+ install_dir: join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'share', 'installed-tests', 'appstream'),
27 )