1diff --git a/installed-tests/meson.build b/installed-tests/meson.build
2index 5bc38bfd..02404c3a 100644
3--- a/installed-tests/meson.build
4+++ b/installed-tests/meson.build
5@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
6 #
7 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
8
9-installed_tests_execdir = join_paths(libexecdir, 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
10-installed_tests_metadir = join_paths(datadir, 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
11+installed_tests_execdir = join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'libexec', 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
12+installed_tests_metadir = join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'share', 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
13
14 installed_tests_srcdir = meson.current_source_dir()
15 installed_tests_builddir = meson.current_build_dir()
16diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
17index 745c541c..b4b602ca 100644
18--- a/meson_options.txt
19+++ b/meson_options.txt
20@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ option(
21 description: 'Native Messaging Host directory for Mozilla'
22 )
23
24+option(
25+ 'installed_test_prefix',
26+ type: 'string',
27+ value: '',
28+ description: 'Prefix for installed tests'
29+)
30+
31 option(
32 'installed_tests',
33 type: 'boolean',