diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 668960e1c..c4fc23955 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -400,7 +400,9 @@ subdir('libaegisub')
 subdir('packages')
 subdir('po')
 subdir('src')
-subdir('tests')
+if get_option('tests')
+    subdir('tests')
+endif
 
 aegisub_cpp_pch = ['src/include/agi_pre.h']
 aegisub_c_pch = ['src/include/agi_pre_c.h']
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index f46373529..4c00f520f 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ option('update_server', type: 'string', value: 'https://aegisub-updates.redvice.
 option('update_url', type: 'string', value: '/trunk', description: 'Base path to use for the update checker')
 
 option('build_osx_bundle', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Package Aegisub.app on OSX')
+
+option('tests', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Build tests')