1diff --git a/libglib-testing/tests/meson.build b/libglib-testing/tests/meson.build
2index 4789c63..2b8525d 100644
3--- a/libglib-testing/tests/meson.build
4+++ b/libglib-testing/tests/meson.build
5@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ test_programs = [
6 ['signal-logger', [], deps],
7 ]
8
9-installed_tests_metadir = join_paths(datadir, 'installed-tests',
10+installed_tests_metadir = join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'share', 'installed-tests',
11 'libglib-testing-' + libglib_testing_api_version)
12-installed_tests_execdir = join_paths(libexecdir, 'installed-tests',
13+installed_tests_execdir = join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'libexec', 'installed-tests',
14 'libglib-testing-' + libglib_testing_api_version)
15
16 foreach program: test_programs
17@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ foreach program: test_programs
18 exe,
19 env: envs,
20 )
21-endforeach
22\ No newline at end of file
23+endforeach
24diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
25index e69263e..7cb1ee8 100644
26--- a/meson_options.txt
27+++ b/meson_options.txt
28@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ option(
29 value: false,
30 description: 'enable installed tests'
31 )
32+option('installed_test_prefix', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Prefix for installed tests')