diff --git a/contrib/plugins/meson.build b/contrib/plugins/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63a32c2b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/plugins/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+contrib_plugins = ['bbv', 'cache', 'cflow', 'drcov', 'execlog', 'hotblocks',
+                   'hotpages', 'howvec', 'hwprofile', 'ips', 'stoptrigger']
+if host_os != 'windows'
+  # lockstep uses socket.h
+  contrib_plugins += 'lockstep'
+endif
+
+t = []
+if get_option('plugins')
+  foreach i : contrib_plugins
+    if host_os == 'windows'
+      t += shared_module(i, files(i + '.c') + 'win32_linker.c',
+                        include_directories: '../../include/qemu',
+                        link_depends: [win32_qemu_plugin_api_lib],
+                        link_args: ['-Lplugins', '-lqemu_plugin_api'],
+                        dependencies: glib)
+    else
+      t += shared_module(i, files(i + '.c'),
+                        include_directories: '../../include/qemu',
+                        dependencies: glib)
+    endif
+  endforeach
+endif
+if t.length() > 0
+  alias_target('contrib-plugins', t)
+else
+  run_target('contrib-plugins', command: find_program('true'))
+endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c386593c52..2fe34c4462 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3690,6 +3690,10 @@ subdir('accel')
 subdir('plugins')
 subdir('ebpf')
 
+if 'CONFIG_TCG' in config_all_accel
+  subdir('contrib/plugins')
+endif
+
 common_user_inc = []
 
 subdir('common-user')