diff --git a/config.h.meson b/config.h.meson
index 74a90d3df8..b792b4ae93 100644
--- a/config.h.meson
+++ b/config.h.meson
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if CUPS 1.6 API is available */
 #mesondefine HAVE_CUPS_API_1_6
 
+/* Define to 1 if CUPS 2.0 API is available */
+#mesondefine HAVE_CUPS_API_2_0
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `dcgettext' function. */
 #mesondefine HAVE_DCGETTEXT
 
diff --git a/modules/printbackends/meson.build b/modules/printbackends/meson.build
index 0e26d829f9..00ee33a80d 100644
--- a/modules/printbackends/meson.build
+++ b/modules/printbackends/meson.build
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ if enable_cups
       if cups_major_version > 1 or cups_minor_version >= 6
         cdata.set('HAVE_CUPS_API_1_6', 1)
       endif
+      if cups_major_version > 1 or cups_minor_version >= 7
+        cdata.set('HAVE_CUPS_API_2_0', 1)
+      endif
 
       if cc.compiles('#include <cups/http.h> \n http_t http; char *s = http.authstring;')
         cdata.set('HAVE_HTTP_AUTHSTRING', 1,