diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2107c19ec..20ccdfd9f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ lilv_lib = dependency('lilv-0', required: get_option('lv2'))
 summary({'lilv (for lv2 plugins)': lilv_lib.found()}, bool_yn: true)
 cdata.set('HAVE_LILV', lilv_lib.found())
 
-installed_tests_metadir = pipewire_datadir / 'installed-tests' / pipewire_name
-installed_tests_execdir = pipewire_libexecdir / 'installed-tests' / pipewire_name
+installed_tests_metadir = get_option('installed_test_prefix') / 'share' / 'installed-tests' / pipewire_name
+installed_tests_execdir = get_option('installed_test_prefix') / 'libexec' / 'installed-tests' / pipewire_name
 installed_tests_enabled = get_option('installed_tests').allowed()
 installed_tests_template = files('template.test.in')
 
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 961ae2a76..a36e9e45f 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ option('installed_tests',
        description: 'Install manual and automated test executables',
        type: 'feature',
        value: 'disabled')
+option('installed_test_prefix',
+       description: 'Prefix for installed tests',
+       type: 'string')
 option('gstreamer',
        description: 'Build GStreamer plugins',
        type: 'feature',