diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 76904873..31dd506c 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 option('tests', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Build the unit tests')
+
+option('windows_seh', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Enable Windows SEH exception handling when available')
diff --git a/src/catch2/meson.build b/src/catch2/meson.build
index 5b2a047d..37565960 100644
--- a/src/catch2/meson.build
+++ b/src/catch2/meson.build
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ conf_data = configuration_data()
 conf_data.set('CATCH_CONFIG_DEFAULT_REPORTER', 'console')
 conf_data.set('CATCH_CONFIG_CONSOLE_WIDTH', '80')
 
+windows_seh = get_option('windows_seh')
+conf_data.set('CATCH_CONFIG_WINDOWS_SEH', windows_seh)
+conf_data.set('CATCH_CONFIG_NO_WINDOWS_SEH', not windows_seh)
+
 configure_file(
   input: 'catch_user_config.hpp.in',
   output: 'catch_user_config.hpp',