diff --git a/meson-scripts/make-worker.sh b/meson-scripts/make-worker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..adf6c1e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson-scripts/make-worker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if ! [[ -d $MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/bin ]]; then
+  mkdir -p $MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/bin
+fi
+
+if [[ -d $MESON_BUILD_ROOT ]]; then
+  if [[ -f $MESON_BUILD_ROOT/urbit ]]; then
+    cp $MESON_BUILD_ROOT/urbit $MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/bin/
+    if ! [[ -f $MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/bin/urbit-worker ]]; then
+      ln -s $MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/bin/urbit $MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/bin/urbit-worker
+	fi
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fc135b1b6..707121676 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -329,3 +329,5 @@ dependencies: [openssl_dep,
                murmur3_dep,
                softfloat3_dep] + os_deps,
 install: true)
+
+run_target('worker', command: 'meson-scripts/make-worker.sh')
diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index bf5353f54..e89fe8e8f 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 mkdir ./build &> /dev/null
 meson . ./build --buildtype=release
-ninja -C build
+ninja -C build && ninja -C build worker