diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index c09d2db..fb3c0f5 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -6,19 +6,28 @@ zathura_resources = gnome.compile_resources(
   dependencies: files('zathura.css_t', 'org.pwmt.zathura.xml')
 )
 
-install_data('org.pwmt.zathura.appdata.xml', install_dir: metainfodir)
 install_data('org.pwmt.zathura.xml', install_dir: dbusinterfacesdir)
 
 i18n = import('i18n')
+podir = join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'po')
+
 desktop = i18n.merge_file('desktop',
   input: 'org.pwmt.zathura.desktop.in',
   output: 'org.pwmt.zathura.desktop',
   install: true,
   install_dir: desktopdir,
-  po_dir: join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'po'),
+  po_dir: podir,
   type: 'desktop'
 )
 
+appdata = i18n.merge_file('appdata',
+  input: 'org.pwmt.zathura.appdata.xml.in',
+  output: 'org.pwmt.zathura.appdata.xml',
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: metainfodir,
+  po_dir: podir,
+)
+
 desktop_file_validate = find_program('desktop-file-validate', required: false)
 if desktop_file_validate.found()
   test('validate-desktop',
@@ -26,3 +35,11 @@ if desktop_file_validate.found()
     args: [desktop.full_path()]
   )
 endif
+
+appstream_util = find_program('appstream-util', required: false)
+if appstream_util.found()
+  test('validate-appdata',
+    appstream_util,
+    args: ['validate-relax', appdata.full_path()]
+  )
+endif
diff --git a/data/org.pwmt.zathura.appdata.xml b/data/org.pwmt.zathura.appdata.xml.in
similarity index 100%
rename from data/org.pwmt.zathura.appdata.xml
rename to data/org.pwmt.zathura.appdata.xml.in