diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fe1fcc5..81bcfae 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -108,3 +108,36 @@
     implicit_include_directories: true,
     install: true
 )
+
+build_tests = get_option('tests')
+
+# If test coverage of source files within the root directory are wanted,
+# need to define and build the tests from here
+if not build_tests.disabled()
+gtest = dependency('gtest', main: true, disabler: true, required: build_tests)
+  test(
+      'test_systemd_parser',
+      executable('test_systemd_parser',
+          './test/systemd_parser.cpp',
+          'systemd_target_parser.cpp',
+          dependencies: [
+              gtest,
+          ],
+          implicit_include_directories: true,
+          include_directories: '../'
+      )
+  )
+
+  test(
+      'test_systemd_signal',
+      executable('test_systemd_signal',
+          './test/systemd_signal.cpp',
+          'systemd_target_signal.cpp',
+          dependencies: [
+              gtest, sdbusplus, sdeventplus, phosphorlogging,
+          ],
+          implicit_include_directories: true,
+          include_directories: '../'
+      )
+  )
+endif