diff --git a/config2.h.in b/config2.h.in
index 788b8ae1..38331597 100644
--- a/config2.h.in
+++ b/config2.h.in
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@
 /* Define if you want: libevent support */
 #mesondefine CONFIG_LIBEVENT
 
+/* Define if you want: libsixel support */
+#mesondefine CONFIG_LIBSIXEL
+
 /* Define if you want: lzma support */
 #mesondefine CONFIG_LZMA
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1d146132..ea31ebcf 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ conf_data.set('CONFIG_SCRIPTING_GUILE', get_option('guile'))
 conf_data.set('CONFIG_SCRIPTING_PERL', get_option('perl'))
 conf_data.set('CONFIG_SCRIPTING_PYTHON', get_option('python'))
 
+conf_data.set('CONFIG_LIBSIXEL', get_option('libsixel'))
+
 conf_data.set('CONFIG_REPRODUCIBLE', get_option('reproducible'))
 conf_data.set('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH', get_option('source-date-epoch'))
 
@@ -537,6 +539,11 @@ if conf_data.get('CONFIG_TERMINFO')
     deps += terminfodeps
 endif
 
+if conf_data.get('CONFIG_LIBSIXEL')
+    sixeldeps = dependency('libsixel', static: st)
+    deps += sixeldeps
+endif
+
 if conf_data.get('CONFIG_OS_DOS')
     wattdeps = compiler.find_library('watt', static: st, dirs: ['/usr/local/lib'])
     deps += wattdeps
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 19d9c9dc..2b9dc40f 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -77,3 +77,4 @@ option('apidoc', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'whether to generate
 option('htmldoc', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'whether to build html docs')
 option('pdfdoc', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'whether to build manual.pdf')
 option('libcss', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'whether to compile libcss support, requires libdom. This option is automatically enabled with js support')
+option('libsixel', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'whether to compile libsixel support to show images directly on sixel compatible terminals')