diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 165e314ac5..c724360c47 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ gst-omx
 gst-plugins-bad
 gst-plugins-base
 gst-plugins-good
+gst-plugins-rs
 gst-plugins-ugly
 gst-python
 gst-rtsp-server
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ subprojects/gst-omx
 subprojects/gst-plugins-bad
 subprojects/gst-plugins-base
 subprojects/gst-plugins-good
+subprojects/gst-plugins-rs
 subprojects/gst-plugins-ugly
 subprojects/gst-python
 subprojects/gst-rtsp-server
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b1d2a41931..5a5f6d2bd7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ subprojects = [
   ['pygobject', { 'option': get_option('python'), 'match_gst_version': false }],
   ['gst-python', { 'option': get_option('python'), 'has-plugins': true}],
   ['gst-examples', { 'option': get_option('gst-examples'), 'match_gst_versions': false}],
+  ['gst-plugins-rs', { 'option': get_option('rs'), 'has-plugins': true, 'match_gst_version': false}],
 ]
 
 symlink = '''
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 5ae2ea251f..b7b7440879 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ option('vaapi', type : 'feature', value : 'auto')
 option('sharp', type : 'feature', value : 'disabled')
 option('custom_subprojects', type : 'string', value : '', description : 'Comma-separated project names')
 option('gst-examples', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Build gst-examples')
+option('rs', type : 'feature', value : 'auto')
 
 # Common options, automatically inherited by subprojects
 option('examples', type : 'feature', value : 'auto', description : 'Build examples')
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-rs.wrap b/subprojects/gst-plugins-rs.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dd32a7a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-rs.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[wrap-git]
+directory=gst-plugins-rs
+url=https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-rs.git
+push-url=git@gitlab.freedesktop.org:gstreamer/gst-plugins-rs.git
+revision=master