diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index e1cc09b2ddd1c0f5d247eb765d0dccae8d81af4e..93e6d5038882d3e028a04a11a035317a1e87bc7d 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ option('oss',
     value: 'auto',
     description: 'Enable/disable OSS support (default-enabled on BSD)')
 
+option('sndio',
+    type : 'feature',
+    value : 'auto',
+    description : 'Enable/disable sndio support')
+
 option('ogg',
     type : 'feature',
     value : 'auto',
@@ -778,7 +783,6 @@ option('nfs',
 # TODO: Missing vdpau
 # TODO: Missing kva
 # TODO: Missing mmal
-# TODO: Missing sndio
 # TODO: Missing jack
 # TODO: Missing opensles
 # TODO: Missing kai
diff --git a/modules/audio_output/meson.build b/modules/audio_output/meson.build
index c5f7241cf36a31a8dc99a8ee37c8a3b1ba8aad6f..2c935086fca0de6aba19028397939ac1721da684 100644
--- a/modules/audio_output/meson.build
+++ b/modules/audio_output/meson.build
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ if jack_dep.found()
     }
 endif
 
+# sndio output
+sndio_dep = dependency('sndio', version: '>= 1.8.0', required: get_option('sndio'))
+
+vlc_modules += {
+    'name' : 'sndio',
+    'sources' : files('sndio.c'),
+    'dependencies' : [sndio_dep],
+    'enabled' : sndio_dep.found(),
+}
+
 # AUHAL output module (macOS only)
 if have_osx
     vlc_modules += {