diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index fab7f0d2..2a466074 100755
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -278,6 +278,14 @@ if is_libretro
         'zlib': 'disabled',
     }
     global_dependencies += subproject('freetype', default_options: freetype_options).get_variable('freetype_dep')
+
+    theora_options = {
+        'cflags': global_args,
+        'cppflags': global_args,
+        'default_library': 'static',
+        'b_staticpic': use_pic,
+    }
+    global_dependencies += subproject('theora', default_options: theora_options).get_variable('theoradec')
 else
     physfs = dependency('physfs', version: '>=2.1', static: build_static)
     openal = dependency('openal', static: build_static, method: 'pkg-config')
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/flac-deps.patch b/subprojects/packagefiles/flac-deps.patch
index e8730db0..8978f3dc 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/flac-deps.patch
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/flac-deps.patch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Prevents FLAC's build system from trying to look for Ogg externally since Meson already handles that.
+# Prevents FLAC from trying to look for Ogg externally since Meson already handles that.
 
 --- a/src/libFLAC/include/private/ogg_decoder_aspect.h
 +++ b/src/libFLAC/include/private/ogg_decoder_aspect.h
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/opengl-registry/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/opengl-registry/meson.build
index 7e82fa99..f970f217 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/opengl-registry/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/opengl-registry/meson.build
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 project('opengl-registry', 'c', meson_version: '>=1.3.0')
-opengl_registry = declare_dependency(include_directories: 'api', dependencies: [subproject('egl-registry').get_variable('egl_registry')])
+opengl_registry = declare_dependency(include_directories: 'api', dependencies: subproject('egl-registry').get_variable('egl_registry'))
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/theora-deps.patch b/subprojects/packagefiles/theora-deps.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f2b98d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/theora-deps.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+# Prevents Theora from trying to look for Ogg externally since Meson already handles that.
+
+--- a/include/theora/codec.h
++++ b/include/theora/codec.h
+@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
+ 
+ #if !defined(OGG_THEORA_CODEC_HEADER)
+ # define OGG_THEORA_CODEC_HEADER (1)
+-# include <ogg/ogg.h>
++# include "../../../ogg/include/ogg/ogg.h"
+ 
+ #if defined(__cplusplus)
+ extern "C" {
+--- a/include/theora/theora.h
++++ b/include/theora/theora.h
+@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ extern "C"
+ 
+ #include <stddef.h>	/* for size_t */
+ 
+-#include <ogg/ogg.h>
++#include "../../../ogg/include/ogg/ogg.h"
+ 
+ /** \file
+  * The libtheora pre-1.0 legacy C API.
+--- a/include/theora/theoradec.h
++++ b/include/theora/theoradec.h
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
+ #if !defined(OGG_THEORA_THEORADEC_HEADER)
+ # define OGG_THEORA_THEORADEC_HEADER (1)
+ # include <stddef.h>
+-# include <ogg/ogg.h>
++# include "../../../ogg/include/ogg/ogg.h"
+ # include "codec.h"
+ 
+ #if defined(__cplusplus)
+--- a/include/theora/theoraenc.h
++++ b/include/theora/theoraenc.h
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
+ #if !defined(OGG_THEORA_THEORAENC_HEADER)
+ # define OGG_THEORA_THEORAENC_HEADER (1)
+ # include <stddef.h>
+-# include <ogg/ogg.h>
++# include "../../../ogg/include/ogg/ogg.h"
+ # include "codec.h"
+ 
+ #if defined(__cplusplus)
+--- a/lib/apiwrapper.h
++++ b/lib/apiwrapper.h
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
+ 
+ #if !defined(_apiwrapper_H)
+ # define _apiwrapper_H (1)
+-# include <ogg/ogg.h>
++# include "../../ogg/include/ogg/ogg.h"
+ # include <theora/theora.h>
+ # include "theora/theoradec.h"
+ # include "theora/theoraenc.h"
+--- a/lib/decode.c
++++ b/lib/decode.c
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+-#include <ogg/ogg.h>
++#include "../../ogg/include/ogg/ogg.h"
+ #include "decint.h"
+ #if defined(OC_DUMP_IMAGES)
+ # include <stdio.h>
+--- a/lib/dequant.c
++++ b/lib/dequant.c
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+-#include <ogg/ogg.h>
++#include "../../ogg/include/ogg/ogg.h"
+ #include "dequant.h"
+ #include "decint.h"
+ 
+--- a/lib/huffdec.c
++++ b/lib/huffdec.c
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+-#include <ogg/ogg.h>
++#include "../../ogg/include/ogg/ogg.h"
+ #include "huffdec.h"
+ #include "decint.h"
+ 
+--- a/lib/huffenc.c
++++ b/lib/huffenc.c
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+-#include <ogg/ogg.h>
++#include "../../ogg/include/ogg/ogg.h"
+ #include "huffenc.h"
+ 
+ 
+--- a/lib/mathops.h
++++ b/lib/mathops.h
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ #if !defined(_mathops_H)
+ # define _mathops_H (1)
+-# include <ogg/ogg.h>
++# include "../../ogg/include/ogg/ogg.h"
+ 
+ # if __GNUC_PREREQ(3,4)
+ #  include <limits.h>
+--- a/lib/quant.c
++++ b/lib/quant.c
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+-#include <ogg/ogg.h>
++#include "../../ogg/include/ogg/ogg.h"
+ #include "quant.h"
+ #include "decint.h"
+ 
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/theora/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/theora/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a769bde1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/theora/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+project('theora', 'c', meson_version: '>=1.3.0')
+
+theoradec = declare_dependency(
+    include_directories: 'include',
+    link_with: library(
+        'theoradec',
+        c_args: get_option('cflags'),
+        include_directories: 'include',
+        sources: [
+            'lib/apiwrapper.c',
+            'lib/bitpack.c',
+            'lib/decapiwrapper.c',
+            'lib/decinfo.c',
+            'lib/decode.c',
+            'lib/dequant.c',
+            'lib/fragment.c',
+            'lib/huffdec.c',
+            'lib/idct.c',
+            'lib/info.c',
+            'lib/internal.c',
+            'lib/quant.c',
+            'lib/state.c',
+        ],
+        pic: get_option('b_staticpic'),
+        gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
+    ),
+)
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/theora/meson_options.txt b/subprojects/packagefiles/theora/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e9bf777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/theora/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+option('cflags', type: 'array', value: [])
+option('cppflags', type: 'array', value: [])
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/vorbis-deps.patch b/subprojects/packagefiles/vorbis-deps.patch
index 6561e0dd..3beee9ab 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/vorbis-deps.patch
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/vorbis-deps.patch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Prevents Vorbis's build system from trying to look for Ogg externally since Meson already handles that.
+# Prevents Vorbis from trying to look for Ogg externally since Meson already handles that.
 
 --- a/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/subprojects/theora.wrap b/subprojects/theora.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..520459b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/theora.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://github.com/xiph/theora
+revision = v1.2.0
+depth = 1
+patch_directory = theora
+diff_files = theora-deps.patch