diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 80cf24f..b83796e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -88,11 +88,21 @@ if get_option('static_link')
   link_args += ['-static']
 endif
 
+ant_link_args = link_args
+if get_option('linker_map')
+  ant_linkmap = meson.project_build_root() + '/ant.linkmap'
+  if host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
+    ant_link_args += ['-Wl,-map,' + ant_linkmap]
+  else
+    ant_link_args += ['-Wl,-Map=' + ant_linkmap]
+  endif
+endif
+
 executable(
   'ant',
   files('src/main.c', 'src/watch.c') + [messages_h],
   dependencies: libant_dep,
-  link_args: link_args,
+  link_args: ant_link_args,
   export_dynamic: true
 )
 
diff --git a/meson/meson.build b/meson/meson.build
index 36b6a37..1734025 100644
--- a/meson/meson.build
+++ b/meson/meson.build
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ message('  optimization: ' + get_option('optimization'))
 message('  debug: ' + (get_option('debug') ? 'true' : 'false'))
 message('  b_lto: ' + (get_option('b_lto') ? 'true' : 'false'))
 message('  strip: ' + (get_option('strip') ? 'true' : 'false'))
+message('  linker_map: ' + (get_option('linker_map') ? 'true' : 'false'))
 
 if get_option('buildtype') != 'release'
   warning('Building in non-release mode. For best performance, use --buildtype=release')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 2703137..ceb5227 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 option('jit', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'enable JIT compiler')
 option('static_link', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'statically link the binary')
+option('linker_map', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'emit a linker map for the ant binary')
 option('build_timestamp', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'build timestamp (defaults to current time if empty)')
 option('deps_prefix_cmake', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'prefix path for finding dependencies in cmake subprojects')