diff --git a/build-sdbusplus.sh b/build-sdbusplus.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dbf4824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-sdbusplus.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+if [ ! -d $MESON_BUILD_ROOT/sdbusplus ]; then
+    cp -r $MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/subprojects/sdbusplus $MESON_BUILD_ROOT
+    cd $MESON_BUILD_ROOT/sdbusplus
+    ./bootstrap.sh
+    ./configure --enable-transaction
+    make -j libsdbusplus.la
+fi
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6f68902..74086d5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -38,7 +38,19 @@
         ]
     )
 endif
-sdbusplus = dependency('sdbusplus')
+sdbusplus = dependency('sdbusplus', required: false)
+if not sdbusplus.found()
+    subproject('sdbusplus', required: false)
+    run_command(find_program('build-sdbusplus.sh'), check: true)
+    sdbusplus = declare_dependency(
+        dependencies: dependency('libsystemd'),
+        include_directories: 'sdbusplus',
+        link_args: [
+            'sdbusplus/.libs/libsdbusplus.so',
+            '-Wl,-rpath,$ORIGIN/../sdbusplus/.libs'
+        ],
+    )
+endif
 systemd = dependency('systemd')
 systemd_system_unit_dir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable(
     'systemdsystemunitdir',
diff --git a/subprojects/sdbusplus.wrap b/subprojects/sdbusplus.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d470130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/sdbusplus.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://github.com/openbmc/sdbusplus.git
+revision = HEAD