diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 42a062e78..4cc77efb4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ localstatedir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('localstatedir'))
 sysconfdir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('sysconfdir'))
 
 pulselibexecdir = join_paths(libexecdir, 'pulse')
+pulsesysconfdir = join_paths(sysconfdir, 'pulse')
 
 pulsedspdir = get_option('pulsedspdir')
 if pulsedspdir == ''
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ cdata.set_quoted('PA_MACHINE_ID_FALLBACK', join_paths(localstatedir, 'lib', 'dbu
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_SRCDIR', join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'src'))
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_BUILDDIR', meson.current_build_dir())
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_SOEXT', '.so')
-cdata.set_quoted('PA_DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR', join_paths(sysconfdir, 'pulse'))
+cdata.set_quoted('PA_DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR', pulsesysconfdir)
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_BINARY', join_paths(bindir, 'pulseaudio'))
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_PATH', join_paths(localstatedir, 'run', 'pulse'))
 cdata.set_quoted('PA_SYSTEM_CONFIG_PATH', join_paths(localstatedir, 'lib', 'pulse'))
diff --git a/src/daemon/meson.build b/src/daemon/meson.build
index bc631d296..40527e9c0 100644
--- a/src/daemon/meson.build
+++ b/src/daemon/meson.build
@@ -45,3 +45,67 @@ if x11_dep.found()
     install_dir : bindir,
   )
 endif
+
+# Configuration files
+
+m4 = find_program('m4', required: true)
+
+daemon_conf = configuration_data()
+daemon_conf.merge_from(cdata)
+daemon_conf.set('PA_DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR', cdata.get_unquoted('PA_DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR'))
+
+daemon_template_file = configure_file(
+  input : 'daemon.conf.in',
+  output : 'daemon.conf.tmp',
+  configuration : daemon_conf,
+)
+
+custom_target('daemon.conf',
+  input : daemon_template_file,
+  output : 'daemon.conf',
+  capture : true,
+  command : [m4, '@INPUT@'],
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : pulsesysconfdir,
+)
+
+default_conf = configuration_data()
+default_conf.merge_from(cdata)
+default_conf.set('PA_BINARY', cdata.get_unquoted('PA_BINARY'))
+default_conf.set('PA_SOEXT', cdata.get_unquoted('PA_SOEXT'))
+# TODO: OS_IS_WIN32, HAVE_MKFIFO, HAVE_AF_UNIX
+
+default_template_file = configure_file(
+  input : 'default.pa.in',
+  output : 'default.pa.tmp',
+  configuration : default_conf,
+)
+
+custom_target('default.pa',
+  input : default_template_file,
+  output : 'default.pa',
+  capture : true,
+  command : [m4, '@INPUT@'],
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : pulsesysconfdir,
+)
+
+system_conf = configuration_data()
+system_conf.merge_from(cdata)
+system_conf.set('PA_BINARY', cdata.get_unquoted('PA_BINARY'))
+system_conf.set('PA_SOEXT', cdata.get_unquoted('PA_SOEXT'))
+
+system_template_file = configure_file(
+  input : 'system.pa.in',
+  output : 'system.pa.tmp',
+  configuration : system_conf,
+)
+
+custom_target('system.pa',
+  input : system_template_file,
+  output : 'system.pa',
+  capture : true,
+  command : [m4, '@INPUT@'],
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : pulsesysconfdir,
+)
diff --git a/src/pulse/meson.build b/src/pulse/meson.build
index b1bf6433b..a34ec7b12 100644
--- a/src/pulse/meson.build
+++ b/src/pulse/meson.build
@@ -90,3 +90,15 @@ if glib_dep.found()
     install : true,
   )
 endif
+
+# Configuration files
+
+client_conf = configuration_data()
+client_conf.set('PA_BINARY', cdata.get_unquoted('PA_BINARY'))
+
+client_conf_file = configure_file(
+  input : 'client.conf.in',
+  output : 'client.conf',
+  configuration : client_conf,
+  install_dir : pulsesysconfdir,
+)