diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a63b6a9..ffef7c8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     i2c = cpp.find_library('i2c')
 endif
 
-if get_option('devicetree-vpd')
+if get_option('devicetree-vpd') or get_option('gpio-presence')
     phosphor_dbus_interfaces_dep = dependency(
         'phosphor-dbus-interfaces',
         include_type: 'system',
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 sdbusplus = dependency('sdbusplus', include_type: 'system')
 phosphor_logging_dep = dependency('phosphor-logging')
 
+if get_option('gpio-presence') or get_option('tests').allowed()
+    libgpio_dep = dependency('libgpiodcxx', default_options: ['bindings=cxx'])
+endif
+
 systemd = dependency('systemd')
 systemd_system_unit_dir = systemd.get_variable(
     'systemdsystemunitdir',
@@ -182,4 +186,22 @@
             include_directories: 'src',
         ),
     )
+
+    test(
+        'test_gpio_presence',
+        executable(
+            'test_gpio_presence',
+            'test/test_gpio_presence.cpp',
+            cpp_args: test_boost_args,
+            include_directories: ['src'],
+            dependencies: [
+                boost,
+                gtest,
+                gmock,
+                phosphor_logging_dep,
+                libgpio_dep,
+            ],
+            link_with: gpio_presence_lib,
+        ),
+    )
 endif