diff --git a/run_unittests.py b/run_unittests.py
index d11c3f3bc..d85711b94 100755
--- a/run_unittests.py
+++ b/run_unittests.py
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class LinuxlikeTests(unittest.TestCase):
         src_root = os.path.dirname(__file__)
         src_root = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), src_root)
         self.builddir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        self.prefix = '/usr'
+        self.libdir = os.path.join(self.prefix, 'lib')
+        self.installdir = os.path.join(self.builddir, 'install')
         self.meson_command = [sys.executable, os.path.join(src_root, 'meson.py')]
         self.mconf_command = [sys.executable, os.path.join(src_root, 'mesonconf.py')]
         self.mintro_command = [sys.executable, os.path.join(src_root, 'mesonintrospect.py')]
@@ -77,11 +80,18 @@ class LinuxlikeTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.output += subprocess.check_output(command, env=os.environ.copy())
 
     def init(self, srcdir):
-        self._run(self.meson_command + [srcdir, self.builddir])
+        args = [srcdir, self.builddir,
+                '--prefix', self.prefix,
+                '--libdir', self.libdir]
+        self._run(self.meson_command + args)
 
     def build(self):
         self._run(self.ninja_command)
 
+    def install(self):
+        os.environ['DESTDIR'] = self.installdir
+        self._run(self.ninja_command + ['install'])
+
     def run_target(self, target):
         self.output += subprocess.check_output(self.ninja_command + [target])
 
@@ -236,8 +246,8 @@ class LinuxlikeTests(unittest.TestCase):
         intro = self.introspect('--targets')
         if intro[0]['type'] == 'executable':
             intro = intro[::-1]
-        self.assertEqual(intro[0]['install_filename'], '/usr/local/libtest/libstat.a')
-        self.assertEqual(intro[1]['install_filename'], '/usr/local/bin/prog')
+        self.assertEqual(intro[0]['install_filename'], '/usr/lib/libstat.a')
+        self.assertEqual(intro[1]['install_filename'], '/usr/bin/prog')
 
     def test_run_target_files_path(self):
         '''
@@ -323,6 +333,48 @@ class LinuxlikeTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.get_soname(bothset), 'libbothset.so.1.2.3')
         self.assertEqual(len(glob(bothset[:-3] + '*')), 3)
 
+    def test_installed_soname(self):
+        testdir = os.path.join(self.unit_test_dir, '1 soname')
+        self.init(testdir)
+        self.build()
+        self.install()
+
+        # File without aliases set.
+        nover = self.installdir + os.path.join(self.libdir, 'libnover.so')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(nover))
+        self.assertFalse(os.path.islink(nover))
+        self.assertEqual(self.get_soname(nover), 'libnover.so')
+        self.assertEqual(len(glob(nover[:-3] + '*')), 1)
+
+        # File with version set
+        verset = self.installdir + os.path.join(self.libdir, 'libverset.so')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(verset + '.4.5.6'))
+        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(verset), 'libverset.so.4')
+        self.assertEqual(self.get_soname(verset), 'libverset.so.4')
+        self.assertEqual(len(glob(verset[:-3] + '*')), 3)
+
+        # File with soversion set
+        soverset = self.installdir + os.path.join(self.libdir, 'libsoverset.so')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(soverset + '.1.2.3'))
+        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(soverset), 'libsoverset.so.1.2.3')
+        self.assertEqual(self.get_soname(soverset), 'libsoverset.so.1.2.3')
+        self.assertEqual(len(glob(soverset[:-3] + '*')), 2)
+
+        # File with version and soversion set to same values
+        settosame = self.installdir + os.path.join(self.libdir, 'libsettosame.so')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(settosame + '.7.8.9'))
+        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(settosame), 'libsettosame.so.7.8.9')
+        self.assertEqual(self.get_soname(settosame), 'libsettosame.so.7.8.9')
+        self.assertEqual(len(glob(settosame[:-3] + '*')), 2)
+
+        # File with version and soversion set to different values
+        bothset = self.installdir + os.path.join(self.libdir, 'libbothset.so')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(bothset + '.1.2.3'))
+        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(bothset), 'libbothset.so.1.2.3')
+        self.assertEqual(os.readlink(bothset + '.1.2.3'), 'libbothset.so.4.5.6')
+        self.assertEqual(self.get_soname(bothset), 'libbothset.so.1.2.3')
+        self.assertEqual(len(glob(bothset[:-3] + '*')), 3)
+
     def test_compiler_check_flags_order(self):
         '''
         Test that compiler check flags override all other flags. This can't be
diff --git a/test cases/unit/1 soname/meson.build b/test cases/unit/1 soname/meson.build
index d956afed9..950dadc5d 100644
--- a/test cases/unit/1 soname/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/unit/1 soname/meson.build	
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 project('vertest', 'c')
 
-shared_library('nover', 'versioned.c')
+shared_library('nover', 'versioned.c',
+ install : true)
 
 shared_library('verset', 'versioned.c',
+ install : true,
  version : '4.5.6')
 
 shared_library('soverset', 'versioned.c',
+ install : true,
  soversion : '1.2.3')
 
 shared_library('bothset', 'versioned.c',
+ install : true,
  soversion : '1.2.3',
  version : '4.5.6')
 
 shared_library('settosame', 'versioned.c',
+  install : true,
   soversion : '7.8.9',
   version : '7.8.9')
-