diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build b/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build
index c37b2e3772..4353fa6b7f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build
@@ -20,8 +20,14 @@ headers = files('rte_ethdev.h',
 	'rte_mtr_driver.h',
 	'rte_tm.h',
 	'rte_tm_driver.h')
+
 indirect_headers += files(
 	'rte_ethdev_core.h',
 	'rte_eth_ctrl.h')
 
+driver_sdk_headers += files(
+	'ethdev_driver.h',
+	'ethdev_pci.h',
+	'ethdev_vdev.h')
+
 deps += ['net', 'kvargs', 'meter', 'telemetry']
diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index 7712aa4977..992ebdf636 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ foreach l:libraries
 	sources = []
 	headers = []
 	indirect_headers = [] # public headers not directly included by apps
+	driver_sdk_headers = [] # public headers included by drivers
 	includes = []
 	cflags = default_cflags
 	objs = [] # other object files to link against, used e.g. for
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ foreach l:libraries
 		dpdk_conf.set('RTE_LIB_' + name.to_upper(), 1)
 		install_headers(headers)
 		install_headers(indirect_headers)
+		if get_option('enable_driver_sdk')
+			install_headers(driver_sdk_headers)
+		endif
 		dpdk_chkinc_headers += headers
 
 		libname = 'rte_' + name
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 3b8c5d316d..86bc6c88f6 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ option('drivers_install_subdir', type: 'string', value: 'dpdk/pmds-<VERSION>',
 	description: 'Subdirectory of libdir where to install PMDs. Defaults to using a versioned subdirectory.')
 option('enable_docs', type: 'boolean', value: false,
 	description: 'build documentation')
+option('enable_driver_sdk', type: 'boolean', value: false,
+	description: 'Install headers to build drivers.')
 option('enable_kmods', type: 'boolean', value: false,
 	description: 'build kernel modules')
 option('examples', type: 'string', value: '',