diff --git a/releases.json b/releases.json
index 928d526f11..c4ae4d0031 100644
--- a/releases.json
+++ b/releases.json
@@ -1068,6 +1068,14 @@
       "1.0.7-1"
     ]
   },
+  "google-highway": {
+    "dependency_names": [
+      "highway"
+    ],
+    "versions": [
+      "1.2.0-1"
+    ]
+  },
   "google-snappy": {
     "dependency_names": [
       "snappy"
diff --git a/subprojects/google-highway.wrap b/subprojects/google-highway.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8318f5bbc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/google-highway.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = highway-1.2.0
+source_url = https://github.com/google/highway/releases/download/1.2.0/highway-1.2.0.tar.gz
+source_filename = highway-1.2.0.tar.gz
+source_hash = 58e9d5d41d6573ad15245ad76aec53a69499ca7480c092d899c4424812ed906f
+patch_directory = google-highway
+
+[provide]
+highway = google_highway_dep
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/google-highway/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/google-highway/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c29c6dcfbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/google-highway/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+project(
+  'highway',
+  'cpp',
+  version: '1.2.0',
+  license: 'Apache-2.0',
+)
+
+highway_sources = files(
+    'hwy/abort.cc',
+    'hwy/aligned_allocator.cc',
+    'hwy/nanobenchmark.cc',
+    'hwy/per_target.cc',
+    'hwy/print.cc',
+    'hwy/targets.cc',
+    'hwy/timer.cc',
+)
+
+if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+  add_project_arguments('-DNOMINMAX', language: 'cpp')
+endif
+is_shared = (get_option('default_library') != 'static')
+args = is_shared ? ['-DHWY_SHARED_DEFINE', '-Dhwy_EXPORTS'] : ['-DHWY_STATIC_DEFINE']
+
+lib_highway = library(
+    'highway',
+    highway_sources,
+    cpp_args: args,
+    gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
+)
+
+inc = include_directories('.')
+
+google_highway_dep = declare_dependency(
+    link_with: lib_highway,
+    include_directories: inc,
+)
+
+if not get_option('tests').disabled()
+  highway_test_sources = [
+      'hwy/tests/hwy_gtest.h',
+      'hwy/tests/test_util-inl.h',
+      'hwy/tests/test_util.cc',
+      'hwy/tests/test_util.h',
+  ]
+
+  test_args = is_shared ? ['-DHWY_SHARED_DEFINE', '-Dhwy_test_EXPORTS'] : ['-DHWY_STATIC_DEFINE']
+
+  highway_test_lib = library(
+      'highway-test',
+      highway_test_sources,
+      dependencies: [google_highway_dep],
+      cpp_args: test_args,
+      gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
+  )
+
+  highway_tests = [
+    'hwy/contrib/algo/copy_test.cc',
+    'hwy/contrib/algo/find_test.cc',
+    'hwy/contrib/algo/transform_test.cc',
+    'hwy/abort_test.cc',
+    'hwy/aligned_allocator_test.cc',
+    'hwy/base_test.cc',
+    'hwy/bit_set_test.cc',
+    'hwy/highway_test.cc',
+    'hwy/nanobenchmark_test.cc',
+    'hwy/targets_test.cc',
+    'hwy/examples/skeleton_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/arithmetic_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/bit_permute_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/blockwise_shift_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/blockwise_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/cast_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/combine_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/compare_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/compress_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/convert_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/count_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/crypto_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/demote_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/div_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/dup128_vec_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/expand_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/float_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/foreach_vec_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/if_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/in_range_float_to_int_conv_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/interleaved_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/logical_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/mask_combine_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/mask_convert_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/mask_mem_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/mask_slide_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/mask_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/masked_arithmetic_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/masked_minmax_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/memory_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/minmax_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/mul_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/reduction_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/resize_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/reverse_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/saturated_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/shift_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/shuffle4_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/slide_up_down_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/sums_abs_diff_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/swizzle_block_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/swizzle_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/table_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/test_util_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/truncate_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/tuple_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/widen_mul_test.cc',
+  ]
+
+  benchmarks_no_main = [
+    'hwy/contrib/algo/copy_test.cc',
+    'hwy/contrib/algo/find_test.cc',
+    'hwy/contrib/algo/transform_test.cc',
+    'hwy/abort_test.cc',
+    'hwy/aligned_allocator_test.cc',
+    'hwy/base_test.cc',
+    'hwy/bit_set_test.cc',
+    'hwy/highway_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/bit_permute_test.cc',
+    'hwy/nanobenchmark_test.cc',
+    'hwy/targets_test.cc',
+    'hwy/examples/skeleton_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/arithmetic_test.cc',
+    'hwy/tests/blockwise_shift_test.cc',
+  ]
+
+  fs = import('fs')
+
+  if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+    gtest_dep = dependency('gtest')
+  else
+    gtest_dep = dependency('gtest_main')
+  endif
+
+  foreach t : highway_tests
+    stem = fs.stem(t)
+    sources = highway_test_sources + t
+    if stem == 'skeleton_test'
+      sources += 'hwy/examples/skeleton.cc'
+    endif
+
+    test(stem,
+      executable(stem, sources,
+        link_with: [highway_test_lib],
+        dependencies: [google_highway_dep, gtest_dep])
+    )
+  endforeach
+endif
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/google-highway/meson_options.txt b/subprojects/packagefiles/google-highway/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..388e88dd02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/google-highway/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+option('tests', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Build unit tests')