diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 966dc3e89..3b44d28b3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ endif
 systemduserunitdir = get_option('systemduserunitdir')
 # the default value is set below
 
+udevrulesdir = get_option('udevrulesdir')
+if udevrulesdir == ''
+  udevrulesdir = join_paths('lib', 'udev', 'rules.d')
+endif
+
 vapidir = join_paths(datadir, 'vala', 'vapi')
 
 bashcompletiondir = get_option('bashcompletiondir')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 7e5b4d073..df49710c2 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ option('modlibexecdir',
 option('systemduserunitdir',
        type : 'string',
        description : 'Directory for systemd user service files')
+option('udevrulesdir',
+       type : 'string',
+       description : 'Directory for udev rules (defaults to /lib/udev/rules.d)')
 option('bashcompletiondir',
        type : 'string',
        description : 'Directory for bash completion files')