diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a3b507d..edce139 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -33,6 +33,28 @@ rt = cc.find_library('rt')
 subdir('protocols')
 subdir('docs')
 
+shared_library(
+	'wmenu',
+	files(
+		'menu.c',
+		'pango.c',
+		'pool-buffer.c',
+		'render.c',
+		'wayland.c',
+		'wmenu.c',
+	),
+	dependencies: [
+		cairo,
+		client_protos,
+		pango,
+		pangocairo,
+		rt,
+		wayland_client,
+		wayland_protos,
+		xkbcommon,
+	],
+)
+
 executable(
 	'wmenu',
 	files(