diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 397554882..a30e2d773 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -90,6 +90,18 @@ option('bluez5-backend-hsphfpd',
        description: 'Enable hsphfpd backend in bluez5 spa plugin',
        type: 'feature',
        value: 'auto')
+option('bluez5-codec-aptx',
+        description: 'Enable AptX Qualcomm proprietary codec implementation',
+        type: 'feature',
+        value: 'auto')
+option('bluez5-codec-ldac',
+        description: 'Enable LDAC Sony proprietary codec implementation',
+        type: 'feature',
+        value: 'auto')
+option('bluez5-codec-aac',
+        description: 'Enable Fraunhofer FDK AAC open source codec implementation',
+        type: 'feature',
+        value: 'auto')
 option('control',
        description: 'Enable control spa plugin integration',
        type: 'feature',
diff --git a/spa/meson.build b/spa/meson.build
index b246b90cc..170503e0e 100644
--- a/spa/meson.build
+++ b/spa/meson.build
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ if not get_option('spa-plugins').disabled()
   alsa_dep = dependency('alsa', required: get_option('alsa'))
   bluez_dep = dependency('bluez', version : '>= 4.101', required: get_option('bluez5'))
   sbc_dep = dependency('sbc', required: get_option('bluez5'))
-  ldac_dep = dependency('ldacBT-enc', required : false)
-  ldac_abr_dep = dependency('ldacBT-abr', required : false)
-  aptx_dep = dependency('libopenaptx', required : false)
-  fdk_aac_dep = dependency('fdk-aac', required : false)
+  ldac_dep = dependency('ldacBT-enc', required : get_option('bluez5-codec-ldac'))
+  ldac_abr_dep = dependency('ldacBT-abr', required : get_option('bluez5-codec-ldac'))
+  aptx_dep = dependency('libopenaptx', required : get_option('bluez5-codec-aptx'))
+  fdk_aac_dep = dependency('fdk-aac', required : get_option('bluez5-codec-aac'))
   avcodec_dep = dependency('libavcodec', required: get_option('ffmpeg'))
   avformat_dep = dependency('libavformat', required: get_option('ffmpeg'))
   jack_dep = dependency('jack', version : '>= 1.9.10', required: get_option('jack'))