diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b064cb8..1a470cf 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
libexecdir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('libexecdir'))
datadir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('datadir'))
-installed_test_bindir = join_paths(libexecdir, 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
-installed_test_datadir = join_paths(datadir, 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
+installed_test_bindir = join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'libexec', 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
+installed_test_datadir = join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'share', 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
gio = dependency('gio-2.0', version : '>= 2.45.8')
uuid = dependency('uuid')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 27e8cb6..74548ae 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
option('introspection', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'generate GObject Introspection data')
option('tests', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable tests')
option('stemmer', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'enable stemmer support')
+option('installed_test_prefix', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Prefix for installed tests')