diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 6326d2d5b6..547bba19b2 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
 subdir('check')
 endif
 
+subdir('validate')
+
diff --git a/tests/validate/meson.build b/tests/validate/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9437f5224a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validate/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+subdir ('scenarios')
+
+install_data (['geslaunch.py'],
+    install_dir : join_paths(get_option('libdir'),
+      'gst-validate-launcher', 'python', 'launcher', 'apps'))
diff --git a/tests/validate/scenarios/meson.build b/tests/validate/scenarios/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abf7cbbdae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validate/scenarios/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+install_data (['ges-edit-clip-while-paused.scenario'],
+    install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'),
+      'gstreamer-1.0', 'validate', 'scenarios'))