diff --git a/docs/manual/adding-packages-meson.txt b/docs/manual/adding-packages-meson.txt
index 30c338f486..8e2d448788 100644
--- a/docs/manual/adding-packages-meson.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/adding-packages-meson.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ will therefore only use a few of them.
 * +FOO_CONF_OPTS+, to specify additional options to pass to +meson+ for the
   configuration step. By default, empty.
 
+* +FOO_CFLAGS+, to specify compiler arguments added to the package specific
+  +cross-compile.conf+ file +c_args+ property. By default, the value of
+  +TARGET_CFLAGS+.
+
+* +FOO_CXXFLAGS+, to specify compiler arguments added to the package specific
+  +cross-compile.conf+ file +cpp_args+ property. By default, the value of
+  +TARGET_CXXFLAGS+.
+
+* +FOO_LDFLAGS+, to specify compiler arguments added to the package specific
+  +cross-compile.conf+ file +c_link_args+ and +cpp_link_args+ properties. By
+  default, the value of +TARGET_LDFLAGS+.
+
 * +FOO_NINJA_ENV+, to specify additional environment variables to pass to
   +ninja+, meson companion tool in charge of the build operations. By default,
   empty.
diff --git a/package/meson/meson.mk b/package/meson/meson.mk
index 511be05a46..dffa301191 100644
--- a/package/meson/meson.mk
+++ b/package/meson/meson.mk
@@ -50,18 +50,24 @@ HOST_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS = $(if $(strip $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)),`printf '"%s"$(comma) '
 HOST_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS = $(if $(strip $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)),`printf '"%s"$(comma) ' $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)`)
 
 # Generate a Meson cross-compilation.conf suitable for use with the
-# SDK
+# SDK; also install the file as a template for users to add their
+# own flags if they need to.
 define HOST_MESON_INSTALL_CROSS_CONF
 	mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson
 	sed -e "s%@TARGET_CROSS@%$(TARGET_CROSS)%g" \
 	    -e "s%@TARGET_ARCH@%$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_CPU_FAMILY)%g" \
 	    -e "s%@TARGET_CPU@%$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_CPU)%g" \
 	    -e "s%@TARGET_ENDIAN@%$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_ENDIAN)%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_CFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_CFLAGS)%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_LDFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS)%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_CFLAGS)@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_LDFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS)@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%$(HOST_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS)@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%g" \
 	    -e "s%@HOST_DIR@%$(HOST_DIR)%g" \
 	    $(HOST_MESON_PKGDIR)/cross-compilation.conf.in \
+	    > $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in
+	sed -e "s%@PKG_TARGET_CFLAGS@%%g" \
+	    -e "s%@PKG_TARGET_LDFLAGS@%%g" \
+	    -e "s%@PKG_TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%%g" \
+	    $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in \
 	    > $(HOST_DIR)/etc/meson/cross-compilation.conf
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index 886fcf7205..0b811d1cc0 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ $(2)_NINJA_ENV		?=
 ifndef $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 ifeq ($(4),target)
 
+$(2)_CFLAGS ?= $$(TARGET_CFLAGS)
+$(2)_LDFLAGS ?= $$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
+$(2)_CXXFLAGS ?= $$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)
+
+$(2)_MESON_SED_CFLAGS = $$(if $$(strip $$($(2)_CFLAGS)),`printf '"%s"$$(comma) ' $$($(2)_CFLAGS)`)
+$(2)_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS = $$(if $$(strip $$($(2)_LDFLAGS)),`printf '"%s"$$(comma) ' $$($(2)_LDFLAGS)`)
+$(2)_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS = $$(if $$(strip $$($(2)_CXXFLAGS)),`printf '"%s"$$(comma) ' $$($(2)_CXXFLAGS)`)
+
 # Configure package for target
 #
 #
@@ -67,9 +75,9 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	    -e "s%@TARGET_ARCH@%$$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_CPU_FAMILY)%g" \
 	    -e "s%@TARGET_CPU@%$$(GCC_TARGET_CPU)%g" \
 	    -e "s%@TARGET_ENDIAN@%$$(call LOWERCASE,$$(BR2_ENDIAN))%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_CFLAGS@%$$(HOST_MESON_SED_CFLAGS)%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_LDFLAGS@%$$(HOST_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS)%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%$$(HOST_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CFLAGS@%$$($(2)_MESON_SED_CFLAGS)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_LDFLAGS@%$$($(2)_MESON_SED_LDFLAGS)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_CXXFLAGS@%$$($(2)_MESON_SED_CXXFLAGS)%g" \
 	    -e "s%@HOST_DIR@%$$(HOST_DIR)%g" \
 	    package/meson/cross-compilation.conf.in \
 	    > $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build/cross-compilation.conf