diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 12388f743a..7cebb52d19 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -694,6 +694,13 @@ if graphene_has_sse2 or graphene_has_gcc
   endif
 endif
 
+introspection_enabled = get_option('introspection')
+if introspection_enabled and meson.version().version_compare('>= 0.54.0')
+  gi_dep = dependency('gobject-introspection-1.0', required: true,
+    fallback: ['gobject-introspection', 'girepo_dep'],
+  )
+endif
+
 subdir('gtk/css')
 subdir('gdk')
 subdir('gsk')
diff --git a/subprojects/gobject-introspection.wrap b/subprojects/gobject-introspection.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a4aec806a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/gobject-introspection.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[wrap-git]
+directory=gobject-introspection
+url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gobject-introspection.git
+push-url=ssh://git@gitlab.gnome.org:GNOME/gobject-introspection.git
+revision=master