diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2723c8af..6ad6f0f9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -183,7 +183,10 @@ else
 endif
 
 if dep_vulkan.found()
-  datadir = get_option('datadir')
+  datadir = get_option('vulkan_datadir')
+  if datadir == ''
+    datadir = get_option('datadir')
+  endif
   if not datadir.startswith('/')
     datadir = get_option('prefix') / datadir
   endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index ad08f1a7..7fba6171 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 option('glibcxx_asserts', type : 'boolean', value : false)
 option('use_system_vulkan', type : 'feature', value : 'disabled', description: 'Use system vulkan headers instead of the provided ones')
+option('vulkan_datadir', type : 'string', value : '', description: 'Path to the system vulkan headers data directory if different from MangoHud\'s datadir')
 option('append_libdir_mangohud', type : 'boolean', value : true, description: 'Append "mangohud" to libdir path or not.')
 option('ld_libdir_prefix', type : 'boolean', value : false, description: 'Set ld libdir to "$prefix/lib/mangohud/\$LIB"')
 option('ld_libdir_abs', type : 'boolean', value : false, description: 'Use absolute path in LD_PRELOAD')