diff --git a/dependencies.py b/dependencies.py
index 20f4f2f57..3e3f877af 100644
--- a/dependencies.py
+++ b/dependencies.py
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ class ExternalLibrary(Dependency):
         return []
 
 class BoostDependency(Dependency):
+    # Some boost libraries have different names for
+    # their sources and libraries. This dict maps
+    # between the two.
+    name2lib = {'test' : 'unit_test_framework'}
+
     def __init__(self, kwargs):
         Dependency.__init__(self)
         self.name = 'boost'
@@ -372,12 +377,21 @@ class BoostDependency(Dependency):
             # pkg-config returns.
             args.append('-L' + os.path.join(self.boost_root, 'lib'))
         for module in self.requested_modules:
+            module = BoostDependency.name2lib.get(module, module)
             if module in self.lib_modules or module in self.lib_modules_mt:
                 linkcmd = '-lboost_' + module
                 args.append(linkcmd)
+                # FIXME a hack, but Boost's testing framework has a lot of
+                # different options and it's hard to determine what to do
+                # without feedback from actual users. Update this
+                # as we get more bug reports.
+                if module == 'unit_testing_framework':
+                    args.append('-lboost_test_exec_monitor')
             elif module + '-mt' in self.lib_modules_mt:
                 linkcmd = '-lboost_' + module + '-mt'
                 args.append(linkcmd)
+                if module == 'unit_testing_framework':
+                    args.append('-lboost_test_exec_monitor-mt')
         return args
 
     def get_sources(self):
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/meson.build
index 88b303682..f1a7d0e7e 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/meson.build	
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ endif
 
 nolinkdep = dependency('boost', modules: 'utility')
 linkdep = dependency('boost', modules : ['thread', 'system'])
+testdep = dependency('boost', modules : 'test')
 
 nolinkexe = executable('nolinkedexe', 'nolinkexe.cc', dependencies : nolinkdep)
 linkexe = executable('linkedexe', 'linkexe.cc', dependencies : linkdep)
+unitexe = executable('utf', 'unit_test.cpp', dependencies: testdep)
 
 test('Boost nolinktext', nolinkexe)
 test('Boost linktext', linkexe)
+test('Boost UTF test', unitexe)
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/unit_test.cpp b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/unit_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35059997d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/1 boost/unit_test.cpp	
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
+#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE "MesonTest"
+#define BOOST_TEST_MAIN
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(m_test) {
+    int x = 2+2;
+    BOOST_CHECK(true);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(x, 4);
+}