diff --git a/src/config.cc b/src/config.cc
index e79e0328a8265ea6d1a6726fb0e738c2a9dfa498..9a24295ffa81aa9b913a11963225d56397ad2ae4 100644
--- a/src/config.cc
+++ b/src/config.cc
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ void Config::read(const boost::property_tree::ptree &cfg) {
   theme.variant = cfg.get<std::string>("gtk_theme.variant");
   theme.font = cfg.get<std::string>("gtk_theme.font");
 
+  project.default_build_system = cfg.get<std::string>("project.default_build_system");
   project.default_build_path = cfg.get<std::string>("project.default_build_path");
   project.debug_build_path = cfg.get<std::string>("project.debug_build_path");
   project.cmake.command = cfg.get<std::string>("project.cmake.command");
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index b744516111cb07b305a0cf8bc42f0ec3391a9171..ec1ffacdad5ceb258e7540a65275e83fb9f998ee 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
       std::string compile_command;
     };
 
+    std::string default_build_system;
     std::string default_build_path;
     std::string debug_build_path;
     CMake cmake;
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index a211046f6c701b53f8c945c54cbc3b00775457a7..f69331ff3fcc8656661844714ad43a816760dd57 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -267,11 +267,21 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
         if(chr == ' ')
           chr = '_';
       }
-      auto cmakelists_path = project_path / "CMakeLists.txt";
+      boost::filesystem::path buildsys_path;
+      std::string buildsys;
+      // Depending on default_build_system, generate build configuration
+      if(Config::get().project.default_build_system == "cmake") {
+        buildsys_path = project_path / "CMakeLists.txt";
+        buildsys = "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)\n\nproject(" + project_name + ")\n\nset(CMAKE_C_FLAGS \"${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=c11 -Wall -Wextra\")\n\nadd_executable(" + project_name + " main.c)\n";
+      }
+      else if(Config::get().project.default_build_system == "meson") {
+        buildsys_path = project_path / "meson.build";
+        buildsys = "project('" + project_name + "', 'c')\nexecutable('" + project_name + "', 'main.c')\n";
+      }
       auto c_main_path = project_path / "main.c";
       auto clang_format_path = project_path / ".clang-format";
-      if(boost::filesystem::exists(cmakelists_path)) {
-        Terminal::get().print("Error: " + cmakelists_path.string() + " already exists.\n", true);
+      if(boost::filesystem::exists(buildsys_path)) {
+        Terminal::get().print("Error: " + buildsys_path.string() + " already exists.\n", true);
         return;
       }
       if(boost::filesystem::exists(c_main_path)) {
@@ -282,10 +292,9 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
         Terminal::get().print("Error: " + clang_format_path.string() + " already exists.\n", true);
         return;
       }
-      std::string cmakelists = "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)\n\nproject(" + project_name + ")\n\nset(CMAKE_C_FLAGS \"${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=c11 -Wall -Wextra\")\n\nadd_executable(" + project_name + " main.c)\n";
       std::string c_main = "#include <stdio.h>\n\nint main() {\n  printf(\"Hello World!\\n\");\n}\n";
       std::string clang_format = "IndentWidth: 2\nAccessModifierOffset: -2\nUseTab: Never\nColumnLimit: 0\n";
-      if(filesystem::write(cmakelists_path, cmakelists) && filesystem::write(c_main_path, c_main) && filesystem::write(clang_format_path, clang_format)) {
+      if(filesystem::write(buildsys_path, buildsys) && filesystem::write(c_main_path, c_main) && filesystem::write(clang_format_path, clang_format)) {
         Directories::get().open(project_path);
         Notebook::get().open(c_main_path);
         Directories::get().update();
@@ -303,11 +312,21 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
         if(chr == ' ')
           chr = '_';
       }
-      auto cmakelists_path = project_path / "CMakeLists.txt";
+      boost::filesystem::path buildsys_path;
+      std::string buildsys;
+      // Depending on default_build_system, generate build configuration
+      if(Config::get().project.default_build_system == "cmake") {
+        buildsys_path = project_path / "CMakeLists.txt";
+        buildsys = "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)\n\nproject(" + project_name + ")\n\nset(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS \"${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++1y -Wall -Wextra\")\n\nadd_executable(" + project_name + " main.cpp)\n";
+      }
+      else if(Config::get().project.default_build_system == "meson") {
+        buildsys_path = project_path / "meson.build";
+        buildsys = "project('" + project_name + "', 'cpp')\nexecutable('" + project_name + "', 'main.cpp')\n";
+      }
       auto cpp_main_path = project_path / "main.cpp";
       auto clang_format_path = project_path / ".clang-format";
-      if(boost::filesystem::exists(cmakelists_path)) {
-        Terminal::get().print("Error: " + cmakelists_path.string() + " already exists.\n", true);
+      if(boost::filesystem::exists(buildsys_path)) {
+        Terminal::get().print("Error: " + buildsys_path.string() + " already exists.\n", true);
         return;
       }
       if(boost::filesystem::exists(cpp_main_path)) {
@@ -318,10 +337,9 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
         Terminal::get().print("Error: " + clang_format_path.string() + " already exists.\n", true);
         return;
       }
-      std::string cmakelists = "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)\n\nproject(" + project_name + ")\n\nset(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS \"${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++1y -Wall -Wextra\")\n\nadd_executable(" + project_name + " main.cpp)\n";
       std::string cpp_main = "#include <iostream>\n\nint main() {\n  std::cout << \"Hello World!\\n\";\n}\n";
       std::string clang_format = "IndentWidth: 2\nAccessModifierOffset: -2\nUseTab: Never\nColumnLimit: 0\nNamespaceIndentation: All\n";
-      if(filesystem::write(cmakelists_path, cmakelists) && filesystem::write(cpp_main_path, cpp_main) && filesystem::write(clang_format_path, clang_format)) {
+      if(filesystem::write(buildsys_path, buildsys) && filesystem::write(cpp_main_path, cpp_main) && filesystem::write(clang_format_path, clang_format)) {
         Directories::get().open(project_path);
         Notebook::get().open(cpp_main_path);
         Directories::get().update();