diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4303e826e..8a2c4102a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ project(
     'flac:default_library=static',
     'fmt:default_library=static',
     'gtest:default_library=static',
+    'lame:default_library=static',
     'liburing:default_library=static',
     'ogg:default_library=static',
     'openssl:default_library=static',
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ project(
     'flac:warning_level=0',
     'fmt:warning_level=0',
     'gtest:warning_level=0',
+    'lame:werror=false',
+    'lame:warning_level=0',
     'liburing:warning_level=0',
     'sqlite3:warning_level=0',
     'oggiopus:werror=false',
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ project(
     'curl:smtp=disabled',
     'curl:telnet=disabled',
     'curl:tftp=disabled',
+    'lame:decoder=false',
+    'lame:tools=disabled',
     'openssl:build_cli=false',
     'openssl:asm=disabled', # work around "call to undeclared function "asm" on Android
     'opus:docs=disabled',
diff --git a/python/build/libs.py b/python/build/libs.py
index 9f6f0a4f0..d7881316f 100644
--- a/python/build/libs.py
+++ b/python/build/libs.py
@@ -63,17 +63,6 @@ libmad = AutotoolsProject(
     autogen=True,
 )
 
-liblame = AutotoolsProject(
-    'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/lame/lame/3.100/lame-3.100.tar.gz',
-    'ddfe36cab873794038ae2c1210557ad34857a4b6bdc515785d1da9e175b1da1e',
-    'lib/libmp3lame.a',
-    [
-        '--disable-shared', '--enable-static',
-        '--disable-gtktest', '--disable-analyzer-hooks',
-        '--disable-decoder', '--disable-frontend',
-    ],
-)
-
 libmodplug = AutotoolsProject(
     'https://downloads.sourceforge.net/modplug-xmms/libmodplug/0.8.9.0/libmodplug-0.8.9.0.tar.gz',
     '457ca5a6c179656d66c01505c0d95fafaead4329b9dbaa0f997d00a3508ad9de',
diff --git a/src/encoder/plugins/meson.build b/src/encoder/plugins/meson.build
index 854c736bb..b0c4aed7b 100644
--- a/src/encoder/plugins/meson.build
+++ b/src/encoder/plugins/meson.build
@@ -16,7 +16,19 @@ if libvorbisenc_dep.found()
   encoder_plugins_sources += 'VorbisEncoderPlugin.cxx'
 endif
 
-liblame_dep = c_compiler.find_library('mp3lame', required: get_option('lame'))
+if not get_option('lame').disabled()
+  # LAME doesn't have a pkg-config file so we have to use
+  # find_library()
+  liblame_dep = c_compiler.find_library('mp3lame', required: false)
+  if not liblame_dep.found()
+    # only if that was not found, use dependency() which may use the
+    # LAME subproject
+    liblame_dep = dependency('mp3lame', required: get_option('lame'))
+  endif
+else
+  liblame_dep = dependency('', required: false)
+endif
+
 encoder_features.set('ENABLE_LAME', liblame_dep.found())
 if liblame_dep.found()
   encoder_plugins_sources += 'LameEncoderPlugin.cxx'
diff --git a/subprojects/.gitignore b/subprojects/.gitignore
index 07d4120fb..b21704d8a 100644
--- a/subprojects/.gitignore
+++ b/subprojects/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 /flac-*/
 /fmt-*/
 /googletest-*/
+/lame-*/
 /openssl-*/
 /opus-*/
 /sqlite-*/
diff --git a/subprojects/lame.wrap b/subprojects/lame.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9719ed4f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/lame.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = lame-3.100
+source_url = http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/lame/lame/3.100/lame-3.100.tar.gz
+source_filename = lame-3.100.tar.gz
+source_hash = ddfe36cab873794038ae2c1210557ad34857a4b6bdc515785d1da9e175b1da1e
+patch_filename = lame_3.100-9_patch.zip
+patch_url = https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/v2/lame_3.100-9/get_patch
+patch_hash = bedda639a621b2046fb04110a51870d6c9640f2f4282b5d877bc452e9943c22e
+source_fallback_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/wrapdb/releases/download/lame_3.100-9/lame-3.100.tar.gz
+wrapdb_version = 3.100-9
+
+[provide]
+mp3lame = lame_dep
+mpglib = mpglib_dep
diff --git a/win32/build.py b/win32/build.py
index 2c02c58f3..94ed9eed7 100755
--- a/win32/build.py
+++ b/win32/build.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ thirdparty_libs = [
     libmpdclient,
     zlib,
     libid3tag,
-    liblame,
     libmodplug,
     libopenmpt,
     wildmidi,