diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3f993fe2..1e60f041 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ project('ncmpc', 'cpp',
   default_options: [
     'cpp_std=c++2a',
     'warning_level=3',
+
+    # If we build libmpdclient, it should be linked statically into
+    # our executable.
+    'libmpdclient:default_library=static',
   ],
   license: 'GPLv2+',
 )
diff --git a/subprojects/.gitignore b/subprojects/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6c4ee43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/libmpdclient/
diff --git a/subprojects/libmpdclient.wrap b/subprojects/libmpdclient.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..002c0032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/libmpdclient.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/libmpdclient
+revision = v2.21
+
+[provide]
+libmpdclient = libmpdclient_dep