diff --git a/tests/examples/meson.build b/tests/examples/meson.build
index 356587f694..c0963d6102 100644
--- a/tests/examples/meson.build
+++ b/tests/examples/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ subdir('mpegts')
 #subdir('mxf')
 #subdir('opencv')
 #subdir('uvch264')
-#subdir('waylandsink')
+subdir('waylandsink')
 subdir('webrtc')
 
 executable('playout',
diff --git a/tests/examples/waylandsink/meson.build b/tests/examples/waylandsink/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9dd183bc1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/waylandsink/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+gtk_dep = dependency('gtk+-3.0', required : false)
+gtk_wayland_dep = dependency('gtk+-wayland-3.0', required : false)
+
+if use_wayland and gtk_dep.found() and gtk_wayland_dep.found()
+  executable('waylandsink',
+    'main.c',
+    extra_files: ['window.ui'],
+    install: false,
+    include_directories : [configinc],
+    dependencies : [gtk_dep, gtk_wayland_dep, gst_dep, gstwayland_dep],
+    c_args : ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1', '-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API=1'],
+  )
+endif