diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index df9099d0..4e5c417d 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -181,6 +181,18 @@ if pipelines.contains('auto')
     pipelines += ['uvcvideo']
 endif
 
+if pipelines.contains('all')
+    pipelines = [
+        'imx8-isi',
+        'ipu3',
+        'raspberrypi',
+        'rkisp1',
+        'simple',
+        'uvcvideo',
+        'vimc'
+    ]
+endif
+
 if get_option('test') and 'vimc' not in pipelines
     message('Enabling vimc pipeline handler to support tests')
     pipelines += ['vimc']
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 793cda93..2443acf3 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ option('pipelines',
         type : 'array',
         value : ['auto'],
         choices : [
+            'all',
             'auto',
             'imx8-isi',
             'ipu3',
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ option('pipelines',
             'uvcvideo',
             'vimc'
         ],
-        description : 'Select which pipeline handlers to build. If this is set to auto, all the pipelines applicable to the target architecture will be built.')
+        description : 'Select which pipeline handlers to build. If this is set to auto, all the pipelines applicable to the target architecture will be built. If this is set to all, all the pipelines will be built. ')
 
 option('qcam',
         type : 'feature',