diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f22fa7be2..38fa5c606 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -38,6 +38,34 @@ if is_freebsd
 	add_project_arguments('-D_C11_SOURCE', language: 'c')
 endif
 
+# Check for (currrently) optional libsfdo
+sfdo_basedir = dependency(
+  'libsfdo-basedir',
+  default_options: ['default_library=static', 'examples=false', 'tests=false'],
+  version: '>=0.1.3',
+  required: get_option('sfdo'),
+)
+sfdo_desktop = dependency(
+  'libsfdo-desktop',
+  default_options: ['default_library=static', 'examples=false', 'tests=false'],
+  version: '>=0.1.3',
+  required: get_option('sfdo'),
+)
+sfdo_desktop_file = dependency(
+  'libsfdo-desktop-file',
+  default_options: ['default_library=static', 'examples=false', 'tests=false'],
+  version: '>=0.1.3',
+  required: get_option('sfdo'),
+)
+sfdo_icon = dependency(
+  'libsfdo-icon',
+  default_options: ['default_library=static', 'examples=false', 'tests=false'],
+  version: '>=0.1.3',
+  required: get_option('sfdo'),
+)
+have_libsfdo = sfdo_basedir.found() and sfdo_desktop.found() and sfdo_desktop_file.found() and sfdo_icon.found()
+
+
 # Execute the wlroots subproject, if any
 wlroots_version = ['>=0.20.0', '<0.21.0']
 subproject(