diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b678268..cd4dd16 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -182,3 +182,39 @@
         output: u,
     )
 endforeach
+
+# If test coverage of source files within the root directory are wanted,
+# need to define and build the tests from here
+build_tests = get_option('tests')
+if not build_tests.disabled()
+    oe_sdk = get_option('oe-sdk')
+    if oe_sdk.enabled()
+        # Setup OE SYSROOT
+        OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT = run_command('sh', '-c', 'echo $OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT').stdout().strip()
+        if OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT == ''
+            error('Unable to get $OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT, check your environment.')
+        endif
+        message('OE_SYSROOT: ' + OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT)
+        rpath = ':'.join([OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT + '/lib', OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT + '/usr/lib'])
+        ld_so = run_command('sh', '-c', 'find ' + OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT + '/lib/ld-*.so | sort -r -n | head -n1').stdout().strip()
+        dynamic_linker = ['-Wl,-dynamic-linker,' + ld_so]
+    else
+        dynamic_linker = []
+    endif
+
+    gtest = dependency('gtest', main: true, disabler: true, required: build_tests)
+    include_srcs = declare_dependency(sources: [
+        'image_verify.cpp',
+        'version.cpp']
+    )
+
+    test('utest',
+        executable(
+            'utest',
+            './test/utest.cpp',
+            link_args: dynamic_linker,
+            build_rpath: get_option('oe-sdk').enabled() ? rpath : '',
+            dependencies: [deps, gtest, include_srcs, ssl]
+        )
+)
+endif