diff --git a/bin/__dispatch.sh b/bin/__dispatch.sh
index 7988f16b7..7a18b8b83 100755
--- a/bin/__dispatch.sh
+++ b/bin/__dispatch.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ case "${TARGET_TOOL}" in
   rebuilder)
     attr="ops.nixos.rebuilder"
     ;;
+  meson)
+    attr="third_party.meson"
+    ;;
+  ninja)
+    attr="third_party.ninja"
+    ;;
   *)
     echo "The tool '${TARGET_TOOL}' is currently not installed in this repository."
     exit 1
diff --git a/bin/meson b/bin/meson
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..8390ec9c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/meson
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__dispatch.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/ninja b/bin/ninja
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..8390ec9c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ninja
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__dispatch.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/third_party/default.nix b/third_party/default.nix
index 79fcdd968..8749335fa 100644
--- a/third_party/default.nix
+++ b/third_party/default.nix
@@ -74,10 +74,12 @@ let
       makeFontsConf
       makeWrapper
       mdbook
+      meson
       mime-types
       moreutils
       nano
       nginx
+      ninja
       nix
       openssh
       openssl