diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 9f4f282203..368d6a7a5a 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ F:	package/eudev/
 F:	package/execline/
 F:	package/hicolor-icon-theme/
 F:	package/jemalloc/
+F:	package/meson/
 F:	package/ninja/
 F:	package/s6/
 F:	package/s6-dns/
diff --git a/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in b/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0eec74087b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Note: Buildroot's and Meson's terminologies differ about the meaning
+# of 'build', 'host' and 'target':
+# - Buildroot's 'host' is Meson's 'build'
+# - Buildroot's 'target' is Meson's 'host'
+
+[binaries]
+c = '@TARGET_CROSS@gcc'
+cpp = '@TARGET_CROSS@g++'
+ar = '@TARGET_CROSS@ar'
+strip = '@TARGET_CROSS@strip'
+pkgconfig = '@HOST_DIR@/usr/bin/pkg-config'
+
+[properties]
+c_args = [@TARGET_CFLAGS@]
+c_link_args = [@TARGET_LDFLAGS@]
+cpp_args = [@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@]
+cpp_link_args = [@TARGET_LDFLAGS@]
+
+[host_machine]
+system = 'linux'
+cpu_family ='@TARGET_ARCH@'
+cpu = '@TARGET_CPU@'
+endian = '@TARGET_ENDIAN@'
diff --git a/package/meson/meson.hash b/package/meson/meson.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..412c10eb2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/meson/meson.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Locally calculated after checking pgp signature
+# https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/0.43.0/meson-0.43.0.tar.gz.asc
+sha256 c513eca90e0d70bf14cd1eaafea2fa91cf40a73326a7ff61f08a005048057340  meson-0.43.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/meson/meson.mk b/package/meson/meson.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55ce84da07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/meson/meson.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# meson
+#
+################################################################################
+
+MESON_VERSION = 0.43.0
+MESON_SITE = https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/$(MESON_VERSION)
+MESON_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
+MESON_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+MESON_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
+
+HOST_MESON_DEPENDENCIES = host-ninja
+HOST_MESON_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON = python3
+
+HOST_MESON_TARGET_ENDIAN = $(call LOWERCASE,$(BR2_ENDIAN))
+HOST_MESON_TARGET_CPU = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_GCC_TARGET_CPU))
+
+define HOST_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
+	mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson
+	sed -e "s%@TARGET_CROSS@%$(TARGET_CROSS)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_ARCH@%$(ARCH)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CPU@%$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_CPU)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_ENDIAN@%$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_ENDIAN)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CFLAGS@%`printf '"%s", ' $(TARGET_CFLAGS)`%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_LDFLAGS@%`printf '"%s", ' $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)`%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%`printf '"%s", ' $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)`%g" \
+	    -e "s%@HOST_DIR@%$(HOST_DIR)%g" \
+	    $(HOST_MESON_PKGDIR)/cross-compilation.conf.in \
+	    > $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf
+endef
+
+HOST_MESON_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
+
+$(eval $(host-python-package))