diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f30d3ebb..dad6df24 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,44 +1,60 @@
 project('sol2', 'cpp')
 
-# Expose standard dependency
+# Find lua dependency
+if get_option('lua_cpp')
+	lua_cpp = 'true'
+else
+	lua_cpp = 'false'
+endif
+
+lua_dep = dependency('lua', fallback: [ 'lua', 'lua_dep' ], default_options: [ 'lua_cpp=' + lua_cpp ])
+
+# Set compiler flags if we're compiling lua as C++.
+compile_args = []
+
+if get_option('lua_cpp')
+	compile_args = [ '-DSOL_USING_CXX_LUA=1' ]
+endif
+
+# Expose standard dependency.
 sol2_dep = declare_dependency(
 	include_directories: include_directories('.'),
+	compile_args: compile_args,
+	dependencies: [ lua_dep ],
 )
 
+# Single header targets requested.
+if get_option('single')
 
-# Check if we have python installed (required for creating single)
-python = find_program('python3', required: false)
+	# Check if we have python installed (required for creating single).
+	python = find_program('python3', required: false)
 
-if not python.found()
-	python = find_program('python', required: false)
-endif
+	if not python.found()
+		python = find_program('python', required: false)
+	endif
 
-single_opt = get_option('single')
+	if not python.found() 
+		error('Could not locate Python. Python is required when building a single header.')
+	endif
 
-if not python.found() and single_opt
-	error('Could not locate Python. Python is required when building a single header.')
-endif
-
-
-# Single header targets requested
-if single_opt
-
-	# Get sol header files
+	# List all headers that the single header comprises of.
 	cmd = run_command(python, 'list-headers.py')
 
 	if cmd.returncode() != 0
 		error('Could not list sol2 header files.')
 	endif
 
-	# Setup the single generation target
-	sol2_single = custom_target('sol2_single', 
-		output: 'sol2.hpp',
+	# Create our custom target to generate the single header file.
+	sol2_single = custom_target('sol2_single',
 		input: cmd.stdout().strip().split('\n'),
-		command: [ python, 'single.py', '--output', '@OUTPUT@' ],
+		output: 'sol.hpp',
+		command: [ python, files('single.py'), '--output', '@OUTPUT@' ]
 	)
 
-	# Create the dependency
-	sol2_single_dep = declare_dependency(
+	# Expose the dependency.
+	sol2_dep = declare_dependency(
 		sources: [ sol2_single ],
+		compile_args: compile_args,
+		dependencies: [ lua_dep ],
 	)
 endif
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diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index a4d904cf..b0155d65 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-option('single', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Generate the sol2 single header and expose the corresponding build targets')
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+option('single', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Generate the sol2 single header and expose the corresponding build targets')
+option('lua_cpp', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Compile lua as C++ code')
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diff --git a/single.py b/single.py
index 09e65a6a..bd8cad79 100644
--- a/single.py
+++ b/single.py
@@ -30,15 +30,29 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 single_file = ''
 forward_single_file = ''
 single_file = args.output[0]
+
 if len(args.output) > 1:
 	forward_single_file = args.output[1]
 else:
 	a, b = os.path.splitext(single_file)
 	forward_single_file = a + '_forward' + b
+
+single_file_dir = os.path.dirname(single_file)
+forward_single_file_dir = os.path.dirname(forward_single_file)
+
 script_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
 working_dir = os.getcwd()
 os.chdir(script_path)
 
+# If the user didn't provide absolute paths then construct them based on the current working dir.
+if not os.path.isabs(single_file):
+	single_file = os.path.join(working_dir, single_file)
+	single_file_dir = os.path.join(working_dir, single_file_dir)
+
+if not os.path.isabs(forward_single_file):
+	forward_single_file = os.path.join(working_dir, forward_single_file)
+	forward_single_file_dir = os.path.join(working_dir, forward_single_file_dir)
+
 intro = """// The MIT License (MIT)
 
 // Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Rapptz, ThePhD and contributors
@@ -70,8 +84,6 @@ intro = """// The MIT License (MIT)
 
 """
 
-module_path = os.path.join(script_path)
-
 includes = set([])
 standard_include = re.compile(r'#include <(.*?)>')
 local_include = re.compile(r'#(\s*?)include "(.*?)"')
@@ -226,6 +238,10 @@ forward_ss.close()
 if not args.quiet:
 	print('finished creating single forward declaration header for sol\n')
 
+# Create the output directories if they don't already exist.
+os.makedirs(single_file_dir, exist_ok=True)
+os.makedirs(forward_single_file_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
 with open(single_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
 	if not args.quiet:
 		print('writing {}...'.format(single_file))
diff --git a/subprojects/lua.wrap b/subprojects/lua.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f0fa4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/lua.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = lua-5.3.4
+
+source_url = https://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.3.4.tar.gz
+source_filename = lua-5.3.4.tar.gz
+source_hash = f681aa518233bc407e23acf0f5887c884f17436f000d453b2491a9f11a52400c
+
+patch_url = https://github.com/OrfeasZ/lua-meson/releases/download/v5.3.4/lua-5.3.4-wrap.zip
+patch_filename = lua-5.3.4-wrap.zip
+patch_hash = 950424da95331eabdbc57afee5e1168ba5890adaf8127f3be507ed4a1b23a876
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