1diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
2index c1b1da1..9b76022 100644
3--- a/meson_options.txt
4+++ b/meson_options.txt
5@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
6 option('vapi', type : 'boolean', value : true, description: 'generate Vala bindings (requires introspection)')
7 option('tests', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable tests')
8 option('installed_tests', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'install tests for "as-installed" testing')
9+option('installed_test_prefix', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Prefix for installed tests')
10diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
11index 1e46e2a..aa780d0 100644
12--- a/tests/meson.build
13+++ b/tests/meson.build
14@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
15-installed_tests_metadir = join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'installed-tests', 'libgcab-1.0')
16-installed_tests_execdir = join_paths(get_option('libexecdir'), 'installed-tests', 'libgcab-1.0')
17+installed_tests_metadir = join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'share', 'installed-tests', 'libgcab-1.0')
18+installed_tests_execdir = join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'libexec', 'installed-tests', 'libgcab-1.0')
19 installed_tests_enabled = get_option('installed_tests')
20 installed_tests_template_tap = files('template-tap.test.in')
21 abs_installed_tests_execdir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), installed_tests_execdir)