diff --git a/doc/meson.build b/doc/meson.build
index af4d87d3..12570e70 100644
--- a/doc/meson.build
+++ b/doc/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ if conf_data.get('CONFIG_REPRODUCIBLE')
 else
     asciidoc_env = []
 endif
-doc_dir = get_option('prefix') / 'share/doc/elinks'
+
+doc_dir = get_option('docdir')
+
+if doc_dir == ''
+    doc_dir = get_option('prefix') / 'share/doc/elinks'
+endif
 
 if pod2html.found()
     perl_html = custom_target('perl.html',
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 3e410630..db10d2a7 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -73,3 +73,4 @@ option('dgi', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'DOS Gateway Interface
 option('mujs', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'use mujs library')
 option('codepoint', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'whether check codepoints on Linux console')
 option('test', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'whether build test programs')
+option('docdir', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Documentation installation directory. Default $prefix/share/doc/elinks.')