diff --git a/.builds/alpine.yml b/.builds/alpine.yml
index 1b09320a..9bb633b0 100644
--- a/.builds/alpine.yml
+++ b/.builds/alpine.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ packages:
   - xcb-util-image-dev
   - xcb-util-renderutil-dev
   - xcb-util-wm-dev
+  - xorg-server-xwayland
 sources:
   - https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots
 tasks:
diff --git a/.builds/archlinux.yml b/.builds/archlinux.yml
index c4346179..27601d21 100644
--- a/.builds/archlinux.yml
+++ b/.builds/archlinux.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ packages:
   - xcb-util-image
   - xcb-util-renderutil
   - xcb-util-wm
+  - xorg-xwayland
   - seatd
 sources:
   - https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots
diff --git a/.builds/freebsd.yml b/.builds/freebsd.yml
index aaa4eb13..f42e895a 100644
--- a/.builds/freebsd.yml
+++ b/.builds/freebsd.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ packages:
   - x11/xcb-util-errors
   - x11/xcb-util-renderutil
   - x11/xcb-util-wm
+  - x11-servers/xwayland
   - sysutils/seatd
   - gmake
 sources:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0e72270..97e31b6f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Install dependencies:
 
 If you choose to enable X11 support:
 
+* xwayland (build-time only, optional at runtime)
 * xcb
 * xcb-composite
 * xcb-xfixes
diff --git a/xwayland/meson.build b/xwayland/meson.build
index e7956759..a4b51bf2 100644
--- a/xwayland/meson.build
+++ b/xwayland/meson.build
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@ if not get_option('xwayland').disabled()
 	msg += 'Required for Xwayland support.'
 endif
 
+xwayland = dependency('xwayland', required: false)
+if not xwayland.found()
+	# There's no Xwayland release with the pkg-config file shipped yet.
+	xwayland_prog = find_program('Xwayland', required: false)
+	if not xwayland_prog.found()
+		if get_option('xwayland').enabled()
+			error('\n'.join(msg).format('xwayland'))
+		else
+			subdir_done()
+		endif
+	endif
+endif
+
 foreach lib : xwayland_required
 	dep = dependency(lib,
 		required: get_option('xwayland'),