diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 2c2a4683b..ce364d93a 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ option('examples',
        description: 'Build examples',
        type: 'boolean',
        value: true)
+option('media-session',
+       description: 'Build and install pipewire-media-session',
+       type: 'boolean',
+       value: true)
 option('man',
        description: 'Build manpages',
        type: 'boolean',
diff --git a/src/daemon/meson.build b/src/daemon/meson.build
index c445c588c..7929ff1e9 100644
--- a/src/daemon/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/meson.build
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ executable('pipewire-pulse',
 #  )
 #endif
 
-subdir('media-session.d')
+if get_option('media-session')
+  subdir('media-session.d')
+endif
 if get_option('systemd') and systemd.found()
   subdir('systemd')
 endif
diff --git a/src/examples/meson.build b/src/examples/meson.build
index 409ad8fbf..7b2f1cd27 100644
--- a/src/examples/meson.build
+++ b/src/examples/meson.build
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ executable('export-spa-device',
   dependencies : [pipewire_dep, mathlib],
 )
 
-if alsa_dep.found()
+if get_option('media-session') and alsa_dep.found()
   executable('pipewire-media-session',
     'media-session/access-flatpak.c',
     'media-session/access-portal.c',