diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 95b6d2f..879b4db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ data/ui/shortcut_handlers
 .vscode/
 *.glade~
 dist/uberwriter-2.0b0-py3.7.egg
+buildir/*
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e2985b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+project('uberwriter',
+  version: '2.1.4',
+  meson_version: '>= 0.40.0'
+)
+i18n = import('i18n')
+python = import('python3')
+project_id = 'de.wolfvollprecht.UberWriter'
+
+message('Looking for dependencies')
+python_bin = python.find_python()
+if not python_bin.found()
+    error('No valid python3 binary found')
+else
+    message('Found python3 binary')
+endif
+dependency('glib-2.0')
+dependency('gobject-introspection-1.0', version: '>=1.35.9')
+dependency('gtk+-3.0', version :'>=3.20')
+
+python_dir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), python.sysconfig_path('purelib'))
+LIBEXEC_DIR = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libexecdir'))
+DATA_DIR = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'), meson.project_name())
+bindir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('bindir'))
+
+conf = configuration_data()
+conf.set('PACKAGE_URL', 'http://uberwriter.github.io/uberwriter/')
+conf.set('DATA_DIR', DATA_DIR)
+conf.set('LOCALE_DIR', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'), 'locale'))
+conf.set('PYTHON_DIR', python_dir)
+#conf.set('PYTHON_EXEC_DIR', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), python.sysconfig_path('stdlib')))
+conf.set('libexecdir', LIBEXEC_DIR)
+conf.set('VERSION', meson.project_version())
+conf.set('PYTHON', python_bin.path())
+
+#subdir('data')
+#subdir('po')
+
+install_subdir(
+  'uberwriter',
+  install_dir: python_dir
+)
+
+install_subdir(
+  'data',
+  install_dir: DATA_DIR
+)
+
+install_subdir(
+  'thirdparty',
+  install_dir: join_paths(python_dir, 'lollypop')
+)
+
+message('Preparing init file')
+configure_file(
+  input: 'bin/uberwriter',
+  output: 'uberwriter',
+  configuration: conf,
+  install_dir: bindir
+)
+
+#meson.add_install_script('meson_post_install.py')