diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2c7c4aaa59e..2b1b68f87b9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1428,6 +1428,10 @@ if with_any_intel and ['x86', 'x86_64'].contains(host_machine.cpu_family())
   pre_args += '-DSUPPORT_INTEL_INTEGRATED_GPUS'
 endif
 
+if get_option('intel-xe-kmd').enabled()
+  pre_args += '-DINTEL_XE_KMD_SUPPORTED'
+endif
+
 # Determine whether or not the rt library is needed for time functions
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows' or cc.has_function('clock_gettime')
   dep_clock = null_dep
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 3b66f75ae83..93a71f77001 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -630,3 +630,9 @@ option(
                 'the default driconf file is hardcoded into Mesa. ' +
                 'Requires expat.'
 )
+option (
+  'intel-xe-kmd',
+  type : 'feature',
+  value : 'disabled',
+  description: 'Enable Intel Xe KMD support.'
+)