diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fafa874a..f3444852 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ build/*
 # Codelite
 .codelite
 
+# KDevelop
+*.kdev4
+
 # .orig files
 *.orig
 
diff --git a/bench/meson.build b/bench/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e185e689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+benchmark = dependency('benchmark')
+
+bench_matrix = [
+  ['bench',           [spdlog_dep],            []],
+  ['async_bench',     [spdlog_dep],            []],
+  ['formatter-bench', [spdlog_dep, benchmark], ['all']],
+  ['latency',         [spdlog_dep, benchmark], []],
+]
+
+foreach i : bench_matrix
+  bench_exe = executable(i[0], i[0] + '.cpp', dependencies: i[1])
+  benchmark('bench_' + i[0], bench_exe, args: i[2])
+endforeach
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..552d0cda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+project('spdlog', ['cpp'],
+  license         : 'MIT',
+  version         : '1.3.1',
+  default_options : ['warning_level=3', 'cpp_std=c++11', 'default_library=static'],
+)
+
+# ------------------------
+# ---   Dependencies   ---
+# ------------------------
+
+dep_list = []
+compile_args = []
+
+# Threads
+dep_list += dependency('threads')
+
+# Check for FMT
+if get_option('extrenal_fmt')
+  if not meson.version().version_compare('>=0.49.0')
+    warning('Finding fmt can fail wit meson versions before 0.49.0')
+  endif
+  dep_list     += dependency('fmt')
+  compile_args += '-DSPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL'
+endif
+
+# ------------------------------------
+# ---   Compiled library version   ---
+# ------------------------------------
+
+spdlog_inc = include_directories('./include')
+
+spdlog = library('spdlog', ['src/spdlog.cpp'],
+  cpp_args            : [compile_args] + ['-DSPDLOG_COMPILED_LIB'],
+  include_directories : spdlog_inc,
+  dependencies        : dep_list,
+  install             : true,
+)
+
+spdlog_dep = declare_dependency(
+  link_with           : spdlog,
+  include_directories : spdlog_inc,
+  compile_args        : compile_args + ['-DSPDLOG_COMPILED_LIB'],
+  dependencies        : dep_list,
+  version             : meson.project_version(),
+)
+
+# ----------------------------------
+# ---   Header only dependency   ---
+# ----------------------------------
+
+spdlog_headeronly_dep = declare_dependency(
+  include_directories : spdlog_inc,
+  compile_args        : compile_args,
+  dependencies        : dep_list,
+  version             : meson.project_version(),
+)
+
+# ------------------------
+# ---   Installation   ---
+# ------------------------
+
+install_subdir('include/spdlog', install_dir: get_option('includedir'))
+
+pkg = import('pkgconfig')
+pkg.generate(spdlog,
+  name         : 'spdlog',
+  description  : 'Fast C++ logging library',
+  url          : 'https://github.com/gabime/spdlog',
+  extra_cflags : ['-DSPDLOG_COMPILED_LIB']
+)
+
+# -------------------------------------
+# ---   Conditionally add subdirs   ---
+# -------------------------------------
+
+if get_option('enable_tests')
+  subdir('tests')
+endif
+
+if get_option('enable_examples')
+  subdir('example')
+endif
+
+if get_option('enable_benchmarks')
+  subdir('bench')
+endif
+
+# -------------------
+# ---   Summary   ---
+# -------------------
+
+summary_str = '''spdlog build summary:
+
+  - using extrenal fmt:  @0@
+  - building tests:      @1@
+  - building examples:   @2@
+  - building benchmarks: @3@
+'''.format(
+  get_option('extrenal_fmt'),
+  get_option('enable_tests'),
+  get_option('enable_examples'),
+  get_option('enable_benchmarks')
+)
+
+message(summary_str)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7dafbf51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+option('extrenal_fmt',      type: 'boolean', value: false)
+option('enable_examples',   type: 'boolean', value: false)
+option('enable_benchmarks', type: 'boolean', value: false)
+option('enable_tests',      type: 'boolean', value: false)
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cb7eef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+test_sources = files([
+  'main.cpp',
+  'test_async.cpp',
+  'test_dup_filter.cpp',
+  'test_errors.cpp',
+  'test_file_helper.cpp',
+  'test_file_logging.cpp',
+  'test_fmt_helper.cpp',
+  'test_macros.cpp',
+  'test_misc.cpp',
+  'test_mpmc_q.cpp',
+  'test_pattern_formatter.cpp',
+  'test_registry.cpp',
+  'test_stdout_api.cpp',
+  'utils.cpp',
+])
+
+global_test_deps = []
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------
+# ---   Add the systemd test if libsystemd is found ---
+# -----------------------------------------------------
+
+systemd_dep = dependency('libsystemd', required: false)
+
+if systemd_dep.found()
+  test_sources += files(['test_systemd.cpp'])
+  global_test_deps += systemd_dep
+endif
+
+# --------------------------------------
+# ---   Build the test executables   ---
+# --------------------------------------
+
+test_matrix =  [
+  ['spdlog-utest',    spdlog_dep],
+  ['spdlog-utest-ho', spdlog_headeronly_dep],
+]
+
+foreach i : test_matrix
+  test_exe = executable(i[0], test_sources, dependencies: global_test_deps + [i[1]])
+  test('test_' + i[0], test_exe)
+endforeach