diff --git a/ext/meson.build b/ext/meson.build
index 1736ff3e83..0e08f5165c 100644
--- a/ext/meson.build
+++ b/ext/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# FIXME implement these
 subdir('assrender')
 subdir('aom')
 subdir('bs2b')
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ subdir('openexr')
 subdir('openh264')
 subdir('openjpeg')
 subdir('openmpt')
-#subdir('openni2')
+subdir('openni2')
 subdir('opus')
 subdir('resindvd')
 subdir('rsvg')
diff --git a/ext/openni2/meson.build b/ext/openni2/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..192f276eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/openni2/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+if not add_languages('cpp', required: get_option('openni2'))
+  subdir_done()
+endif
+
+openni2_dep = dependency('libopenni2', version: '>= 0.26', required: get_option('openni2'))
+if openni2_dep.found()
+  gstopenni2 = library('gstopenni2',
+    'gstopenni2.cpp', 'gstopenni2src.cpp',
+    cpp_args: gst_plugins_bad_args,
+    link_args: noseh_link_args,
+    include_directories: [configinc],
+    dependencies: [gstvideo_dep, openni2_dep],
+    install: true,
+    install_dir: plugins_install_dir,
+  )
+  pkgconfig.generate(gstopenni2, install_dir: plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
+endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index aa266e9d6b..e9cc3e52fa 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ option('openexr', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'OpenEXR plugi
 option('openh264', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'H.264 video codec plugin')
 option('openjpeg', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'JPEG2000 image codec plugin')
 option('openmpt', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'OpenMPT module music library plugin')
+option('openni2', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'OpenNI2 library plugin')
 option('opensles', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'OpenSL ES audio source/sink plugin')
 option('opus', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'OPUS audio parser plugin')
 option('resindvd', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Resin DVD playback plugin')