diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 09707cec5..8e400d05d 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@ conf_data.set_quoted('__VENDORDWEBSUPPORT__', get_option('vendor_web'))
 conf_data.set_quoted('BUILDERADDR', get_option('builder_addr'))
 conf_data.set_quoted('BUILDERSTRING', get_option('builder_string'))
 
+if build_rootless
+    conf_data.set('ROOTLESS', build_rootless)
+    conf_data.set('ROOTLESS_WORKAROUND', 1)
+    conf_data.set('ROOTLESS_SAFEALPHA', 1)
+endif
+
 #
 # for xorg-server.h only
 #
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 75261f4b7..85c045ee3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ endif
 # XXX: Finish these.
 build_xquartz = false
 
+build_rootless = false
+if build_xquartz
+    build_rootless = true
+endif
+
 if get_option('ipv6') == 'auto'
     build_ipv6 = cc.has_function('getaddrinfo')
 else
@@ -590,6 +595,9 @@ subdir('dbe')
 subdir('miext/damage')
 subdir('miext/shadow')
 subdir('miext/sync')
+if build_rootless
+    subdir('miext/rootless')
+endif
 subdir('present')
 if build_xwin or build_xquartz
     subdir('pseudoramiX')
diff --git a/miext/rootless/meson.build b/miext/rootless/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66b9f06cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miext/rootless/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+srcs_miext_rootless = [
+        'rootlessCommon.c',
+        'rootlessGC.c',
+        'rootlessScreen.c',
+        'rootlessValTree.c',
+        'rootlessWindow.c',
+]
+
+libxserver_miext_rootless = static_library('libxserver_miext_rootless',
+        srcs_miext_rootless,
+        include_directories: inc,
+        dependencies: common_dep,
+)