diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index 83dbacd04a8..eb33509503d 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ html_docs = custom_target(
   build_by_default: get_option('html-docs').enabled(),
 )
 
+html_docs_path = get_option('html-docs-path')
+if html_docs_path == ''
+  html_docs_path = join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'doc', 'mesa')
+endif
+
 install_subdir(html_docs.full_path(),
-  install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'doc', 'mesa'),
+  install_dir: html_docs_path,
   exclude_files: ['.buildinfo'],
   exclude_directories: ['.doctrees'],
   strip_directory: true
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 8fa77670e61..d07c335a2e8 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -490,6 +490,13 @@ option(
   description : 'Build HTML documentation.'
 )
 
+option(
+  'html-docs-path',
+  type : 'string',
+  value : '',
+  description : 'Location to install HTML documentation. Default: $datadir/doc/mesa.'
+)
+
 option(
   'selinux',
   type : 'boolean',