diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 12556414..d206ca49 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ endif
 subdir('wp')
 if build_modules
   subdir('wplua')
+  subdir('scripts')
   subdir('modules')
 endif
 subdir('examples')
diff --git a/tests/wplua/script-tester.c b/tests/script-tester.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/wplua/script-tester.c
rename to tests/script-tester.c
diff --git a/tests/scripts/meson.build b/tests/scripts/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30af4171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+common_deps = [wplua_dep, pipewire_dep, wp_dep]
+common_env = common_test_env
+common_env.set('G_TEST_SRCDIR', meson.current_source_dir())
+common_env.set('G_TEST_BUILDDIR', meson.current_build_dir())
+common_args = [
+  '-D_GNU_SOURCE',
+]
+
+script_tester = executable('script-tester',
+    '..'/'script-tester.c',
+    dependencies: common_deps, c_args: common_args
+)
+
+test(
+  'test-lua-event-policy-hooks',
+  script_tester,
+  args: ['policy-tests', 'policy-hooks.lua'],
+  env: common_env,
+)
diff --git a/tests/wplua/scripts/policy-tests.lua b/tests/scripts/policy-tests.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/wplua/scripts/policy-tests.lua
rename to tests/scripts/policy-tests.lua
diff --git a/tests/wplua/meson.build b/tests/wplua/meson.build
index 695ef7d8..616fca21 100644
--- a/tests/wplua/meson.build
+++ b/tests/wplua/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ test(
 )
 
 script_tester = executable('script-tester',
-    'script-tester.c',
+    '..'/'script-tester.c',
     dependencies: common_deps, c_args: common_args
 )
 
@@ -60,9 +60,3 @@ test(
   args: ['lua-api-tests', 'event-hooks.lua'],
   env: common_env,
 )
-test(
-  'test-lua-event-policy-hooks',
-  script_tester,
-  args: ['policy-tests', 'policy-hooks.lua'],
-  env: common_env,
-)