diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 236df00020bb682007966f0113d1eac5a945396d..d76d8987535c7e5bef27dba96b73082585e84b3d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,15 @@ variables:
   # The tag should be updated each time the list of packages is updated.
   # Changing a tag forces the associated image to be rebuilt.
   # Note: the tag has no meaning, we use a date format purely for readability
-  FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG:  '2021-12-04.0'
-  FDO_DISTRIBUTION_PACKAGES:  'git gcc pkgconf autoconf automake make xorg-util-macros xorgproto libxaw libxmu libxt'
+  FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: '2025-03-02.0'
+  # minimal set of packages required to build and install either way
+  BASE_PACKAGES: 'git gcc clang pkgconf xorgproto libxaw libxmu libxt'
+  # packages needed to build and install with each set of tools
+  AUTOTOOLS_PACKAGES: 'autoconf automake make xorg-util-macros'
+  MESON_PACKAGES: 'meson ninja'
+  # extra packages we need for comparing autotools & meson builds
+  EXTRA_PACKAGES: 'diffoscope diffutils findutils jq'
+  FDO_DISTRIBUTION_PACKAGES: $BASE_PACKAGES $AUTOTOOLS_PACKAGES $MESON_PACKAGES $EXTRA_PACKAGES
 
 
 #
@@ -81,9 +88,9 @@ container-prep:
 
 
 #
-# The default build, runs on the image built above.
+# The autotools build, runs on the image built above.
 #
-build:
+autotools:
   stage: build
   extends:
     - .fdo.distribution-image@arch
@@ -95,4 +102,75 @@ build:
     - make
     - make check
     - make distcheck
+    - mv viewres-*.tar.gz ..
     - popd > /dev/null
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - viewres-*.tar.gz
+
+#
+# The meson build, runs on the image built above.
+#
+.meson_build:
+  stage: build
+  extends:
+    - .fdo.distribution-image@arch
+  script:
+    - CC="${CC}" meson setup _builddir --prefix="$PWD/_install"
+    - meson compile -C _builddir
+    - meson test -C _builddir
+    - meson install -C _builddir
+
+# Run meson build with different compilers
+meson:
+  extends:
+    - .meson_build
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      - CC: ["gcc", "clang"]
+
+
+meson from tarball:
+  extends:
+    - .fdo.distribution-image@arch
+  stage: test
+  script:
+    - mkdir -p _tarball_build
+    - tar xf viewres-*.tar.gz -C _tarball_build
+    - cd _tarball_build/viewres-*
+    - meson setup _builddir
+    - meson compile -C _builddir
+    - meson test -C _builddir
+  needs:
+    - autotools
+
+compare meson and autotools:
+  extends:
+    - .fdo.distribution-image@arch
+  stage: test
+  script:
+    - mkdir -p $PWD/_meson_inst $PWD/_autotools_inst
+    - CFLAGS="-O2"
+      meson setup builddir --prefix=/usr --buildtype=plain
+    - meson compile -C builddir -v
+    - DESTDIR=$PWD/_meson_inst meson install -C builddir
+    # VIEWRES_LIBS are specified in the same order as meson links them
+    - ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
+      CFLAGS="-O2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
+      VIEWRES_LIBS="-lXaw -lXt -lX11 -lXmu"
+    - make V=1 && make install DESTDIR=$PWD/_autotools_inst
+    # get rid of expected differences between the two
+    - find $PWD/_meson_inst $PWD/_autotools_inst
+      -exec touch -h -r $PWD/_meson_inst/ {} \+
+    - diffoscope --text-color=always _autotools_inst _meson_inst
+
+check versions are in sync:
+  extends:
+    - .fdo.distribution-image@arch
+  stage: test
+  script:
+    - autoreconf -ivf
+    - ./configure --version | head -n 1 | sed -e 's/viewres configure //' > autotools.version
+    - meson introspect meson.build --projectinfo | jq -r '.version' > meson.version
+    - diff -u autotools.version meson.version ||
+      (echo "ERROR - autotools and meson versions not in sync" && false)
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 959d138d1689d5b0a01ef58ed0878ff51c299069..fa4dbc6e267559e15b3787a526d1b8a8aeca16eb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ ChangeLog:
 
 dist-hook: ChangeLog INSTALL
 
-EXTRA_DIST = README.md
+EXTRA_DIST = README.md meson.build meson.options
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..94b4799916366c121dfde146ddcc1e254601a010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+# paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+# Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+# THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+# DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+
+project(
+  'viewres',
+  'c',
+  version: '1.0.7',
+  license: 'MIT-Open-Group',
+  license_files: 'COPYING',
+  meson_version: '>= 1.1.0',
+)
+
+cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
+
+conf = configuration_data()
+conf.set_quoted('PACKAGE_STRING',
+                ' '.join(meson.project_name(), meson.project_version()))
+config_h = configure_file(output: 'config.h', configuration: conf)
+add_project_arguments('-DHAVE_CONFIG_H', language: ['c'])
+
+# Replacement for XORG_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
+if cc.has_argument('-fno-strict-aliasing')
+  add_project_arguments('-fno-strict-aliasing', language: 'c')
+endif
+
+# Checks for pkg-config packages
+dep_libxaw = dependency('xaw7', required: true)
+dep_libxmu = dependency('xmu', required: true)
+dep_libxt  = dependency('xt', required: true)
+dep_xproto = dependency('xproto', required: true, version: '>= 7.0.22')
+
+add_project_arguments('-D_CONST_X_STRING', language: ['c'])
+
+executable(
+  'viewres',
+  [config_h, 'viewres.c'],
+  dependencies: [dep_libxaw, dep_libxmu, dep_libxt, dep_xproto],
+  install: true
+)
+
+# Find directory for installing app-defaults files
+appdefaultdir = get_option('appdefaultdir')
+if appdefaultdir == ''
+  appdefaultdir = dep_libxt.get_variable('appdefaultdir')
+endif
+summary('appdefaultdir', appdefaultdir)
+
+# App default files
+appdefaults = [
+  'app-defaults/Viewres',
+  'app-defaults/Viewres-color'
+]
+install_data(appdefaults, install_dir: appdefaultdir)
+
+prog_sed = find_program('sed')
+
+custom_target(
+  'viewres.man',
+  input: 'man/viewres.man',
+  output: 'viewres.1',
+  command: [
+    prog_sed,
+    '-e', 's/__xorgversion__/"viewres @0@" "X Version 11"/'.format(meson.project_version()),
+    '-e', 's/__appmansuffix__/1/g',
+    '-e', 's/__miscmansuffix__/7/g',
+    '@INPUT@',
+  ],
+  capture: true,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: get_option('mandir') / 'man1',
+)
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2b5929123deeead9f0319e75e4e4ac4fc7865897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+option(
+  'appdefaultdir',
+  type: 'string',
+  description: 'directory for app-defaults files (default is autodetected)',
+)