diff --git a/config2.h.in b/config2.h.in
index bca65592..05e342ee 100644
--- a/config2.h.in
+++ b/config2.h.in
@@ -825,6 +825,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `mkstemps' function. */
 #mesondefine HAVE_MKSTEMPS
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have `typeof` */
+#mesondefine HAVE_TYPEOF
+
 /* Define as const if the declaration of iconv() needs const. */
 #mesondefine ICONV_CONST
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 03d2e8ca..1886c0da 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -698,6 +698,10 @@ if compiler.has_function('mkstemps', prefix: '#include <stdlib.h>', args: '-D_GN
     conf_data.set('HAVE_MKSTEMPS', 1)
 endif
 
+if compiler.compiles('int a; typeof(a) b;')
+    conf_data.set('HAVE_TYPEOF', 1)
+endif
+
 conf_data.set('ICONV_CONST', true)
 
 sysconfdir = get_option('prefix') / get_option('sysconfdir')/'elinks'