diff --git a/src/formatters.ts b/src/formatters.ts
index d5af3c9..2b422ee 100644
--- a/src/formatters.ts
+++ b/src/formatters.ts
@@ -4,33 +4,40 @@ import { ToolCheckFunc, Tool, type FormattingProvider } from "./types.js";
 import * as muon from "./tools/muon.js";
 import * as meson from "./tools/meson.js";
 
-type FormatterFunc = (tool: Tool, root: string, document: vscode.TextDocument) => Promise<vscode.TextEdit[]>;
-
-type FormatterDefinition = {
-  format: FormatterFunc;
-  check: ToolCheckFunc;
+type FormatterFunc<Options> = (
+  tool: Tool<Options>,
+  root: string,
+  document: vscode.TextDocument,
+) => Promise<vscode.TextEdit[]>;
+
+type FormatterDefinition<Options> = {
+  format: FormatterFunc<Options>;
+  check: ToolCheckFunc<Options>;
   priority: number;
 };
 
 //NOTE: the highest priority number means it is tested first, the lowest is tested last
-const formatters: Record<FormattingProvider, FormatterDefinition> = {
+const formatters: Record<
+  FormattingProvider,
+  FormatterDefinition<muon.MuonOptions> | FormatterDefinition<meson.MesonOptions>
+> = {
   muon: {
     format: muon.format,
     check: muon.check,
     priority: 0,
-  },
+  } as FormatterDefinition<muon.MuonOptions>,
   meson: {
     format: meson.format,
     check: meson.check,
     priority: 1,
-  },
+  } as FormatterDefinition<meson.MesonOptions>,
 };
 
 type FormatterError = { provider: FormattingProvider; error: string };
 
 type BestTool = {
   provider: FormattingProvider;
-  tool: Tool;
+  tool: Tool<muon.MuonOptions> | Tool<meson.MesonOptions>;
 };
 
 type BestFormatterResult = BestTool | FormatterError[];
@@ -44,7 +51,7 @@ async function getBestAvailableFormatter(provider: FormattingProvider | "auto"):
       return [{ provider, error: checkResult.error }];
     }
 
-    return { provider, tool: checkResult.tool };
+    return { provider, tool: checkResult.data };
   }
 
   // sort the available providers by priority
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ async function getBestAvailableFormatter(provider: FormattingProvider | "auto"):
       continue;
     }
 
-    return { provider: providerName, tool: checkResult.tool };
+    return { provider: providerName, tool: checkResult.data };
   }
 
   return errors;
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ async function reloadFormatters(sourceRoot: string, context: vscode.ExtensionCon
 
   const sub = vscode.languages.registerDocumentFormattingEditProvider("meson", {
     async provideDocumentFormattingEdits(document: vscode.TextDocument): Promise<vscode.TextEdit[]> {
-      return await props.format(tool, sourceRoot, document);
+      return await (props.format as FormatterFunc<unknown>)(tool as Tool<unknown>, sourceRoot, document);
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/src/linters.ts b/src/linters.ts
index 9899051..c41fb87 100644
--- a/src/linters.ts
+++ b/src/linters.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ import { extensionConfiguration, getOutputChannel } from "./utils.js";
 import { ExtensionConfiguration, LinterConfiguration, ToolCheckFunc, Tool } from "./types.js";
 import * as muon from "./tools/muon.js";
 
-type LinterFunc = (tool: Tool, sourceRoot: string, document: vscode.TextDocument) => Promise<vscode.Diagnostic[]>;
+type LinterFunc = (
+  tool: Tool<muon.MuonOptions>,
+  sourceRoot: string,
+  document: vscode.TextDocument,
+) => Promise<vscode.Diagnostic[]>;
 
 type LinterDefinition = {
   lint: LinterFunc;
-  check: ToolCheckFunc;
+  check: ToolCheckFunc<muon.MuonOptions>;
 };
 
 const linters: Record<keyof ExtensionConfiguration["linter"], LinterDefinition> = {
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ async function reloadLinters(
       continue;
     }
 
-    const linter = async (document: vscode.TextDocument) => await props.lint(checkResult.tool, sourceRoot, document);
+    const linter = async (document: vscode.TextDocument) => await props.lint(checkResult.data, sourceRoot, document);
     enabledLinters.push(linter);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/meson.ts b/src/tools/meson.ts
index f3b98f8..7f2a20a 100644
--- a/src/tools/meson.ts
+++ b/src/tools/meson.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { execFeed, extensionConfiguration, getOutputChannel, mesonProgram } from "../utils.js";
-import { Tool, ToolCheckResult } from "../types.js";
+import { Tool, CheckResult } from "../types.js";
 import { getMesonVersion } from "../introspection.js";
 import { Version } from "../version.js";
 
-export async function format(meson: Tool, root: string, document: vscode.TextDocument): Promise<vscode.TextEdit[]> {
+export interface MesonOptions {
+  supportsFileNameArgument: boolean;
+}
+
+export type MesonTool = Tool<MesonOptions>;
+
+export async function format(
+  meson: MesonTool,
+  root: string,
+  document: vscode.TextDocument,
+): Promise<vscode.TextEdit[]> {
   const originalDocumentText = document.getText();
 
   let args = ["format"];
@@ -15,6 +25,10 @@ export async function format(meson: Tool, root: string, document: vscode.TextDoc
   }
   args.push("-");
 
+  if (meson.options.supportsFileNameArgument) {
+    args.push("--source-file-path", document.fileName);
+  }
+
   const { stdout, stderr, error } = await execFeed(meson.path, args, { cwd: root }, originalDocumentText);
   if (error) {
     //TODO: file a bug report, meson prints some errors on stdout :(
@@ -35,8 +49,9 @@ export async function format(meson: Tool, root: string, document: vscode.TextDoc
 
 const formattingSupportedSinceVersion = new Version([1, 5, 0]);
 const formattingWithStdinSupportedSinceVersion = new Version([1, 7, 0]);
+const formattingWithFileNameArgumentSinceVersion = new Version([1, 9, 0]);
 
-export async function check(): Promise<ToolCheckResult> {
+export async function check(): Promise<CheckResult<MesonTool>> {
   const meson_path = mesonProgram();
 
   let mesonVersion;
@@ -45,23 +60,29 @@ export async function check(): Promise<ToolCheckResult> {
   } catch (e) {
     const error = e as Error;
     console.log(error);
-    return ToolCheckResult.newError(error.message);
+    return CheckResult.newError<MesonTool>(error.message);
   }
 
   // meson format was introduced in 1.5.0
   // see https://mesonbuild.com/Commands.html#format
   if (mesonVersion.compareWithOther(formattingSupportedSinceVersion) < 0) {
-    ToolCheckResult.newError(
+    return CheckResult.newError<MesonTool>(
       `Meson supports formatting only since version ${formattingSupportedSinceVersion}, but you have version ${mesonVersion}`,
     );
   }
 
   // using "-" as stdin is only supported since 1.7.0 (see https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/pull/13793)
   if (mesonVersion.compareWithOther(formattingWithStdinSupportedSinceVersion) < 0) {
-    return ToolCheckResult.newError(
+    return CheckResult.newError<MesonTool>(
       `Meson supports formatting from stdin only since version ${formattingWithStdinSupportedSinceVersion}, but you have version ${mesonVersion}`,
     );
   }
 
-  return ToolCheckResult.newTool({ path: meson_path, version: mesonVersion });
+  const supportsFileNameArgument = mesonVersion.compareWithOther(formattingWithFileNameArgumentSinceVersion) >= 0;
+
+  const options: MesonOptions = {
+    supportsFileNameArgument,
+  };
+
+  return CheckResult.newData<MesonTool>({ path: meson_path, version: mesonVersion, options });
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/muon.ts b/src/tools/muon.ts
index aa64d80..7290901 100644
--- a/src/tools/muon.ts
+++ b/src/tools/muon.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { ExecResult, exec, execFeed, extensionConfiguration, getOutputChannel } from "../utils.js";
-import { Tool, ToolCheckResult } from "../types.js";
+import { Tool, CheckResult } from "../types.js";
 import { Version, type VersionArray } from "../version.js";
 
-export async function lint(muon: Tool, root: string, document: vscode.TextDocument): Promise<vscode.Diagnostic[]> {
+export interface MuonOptions {}
+
+export type MuonTool = Tool<MuonOptions>;
+
+export async function lint(muon: MuonTool, root: string, document: vscode.TextDocument): Promise<vscode.Diagnostic[]> {
   const { stdout, stderr } = await execFeed(
     muon.path,
     ["analyze", "-l", "-O", document.uri.fsPath],
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ export async function lint(muon: Tool, root: string, document: vscode.TextDocume
   return diagnostics;
 }
 
-export async function format(muon: Tool, root: string, document: vscode.TextDocument): Promise<vscode.TextEdit[]> {
+export async function format(muon: MuonTool, root: string, document: vscode.TextDocument): Promise<vscode.TextEdit[]> {
   const originalDocumentText = document.getText();
 
   let args = ["fmt"];
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ export async function format(muon: Tool, root: string, document: vscode.TextDocu
   return [new vscode.TextEdit(documentRange, stdout)];
 }
 
-export async function check(): Promise<ToolCheckResult> {
+export async function check(): Promise<CheckResult<MuonTool>> {
   const muon_path = extensionConfiguration("muonPath");
   let stdout: string, stderr: string;
 
@@ -91,12 +95,12 @@ export async function check(): Promise<ToolCheckResult> {
   } catch (e) {
     const { error, stdout, stderr } = e as ExecResult;
     console.log(error);
-    return ToolCheckResult.newError(error!.message);
+    return CheckResult.newError<MuonTool>(error!.message);
   }
 
   const line1 = stdout.split("\n")[0].split(" ");
   if (line1.length !== 2) {
-    return ToolCheckResult.newError(`Invalid version string: ${line1}`);
+    return CheckResult.newError<MuonTool>(`Invalid version string: ${line1}`);
   }
 
   const ver = line1[1]
@@ -110,5 +114,7 @@ export async function check(): Promise<ToolCheckResult> {
       return Number.parseInt(s);
     }) as VersionArray;
 
-  return ToolCheckResult.newTool({ path: muon_path, version: new Version(ver) });
+  const options: MuonOptions = {};
+
+  return CheckResult.newData<MuonTool>({ path: muon_path, version: new Version(ver), options });
 }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index aabd7a1..1307af1 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -3,35 +3,35 @@ import type { Version } from "./version.js";
 
 type Dict<T> = { [x: string]: T };
 
-export type Tool = { path: string; version: Version };
+export type Tool<Options> = { path: string; version: Version; options: Options };
 
-export type ToolCheckSuccessResult = {
-  tool: Tool;
+export type CheckSuccessResult<Data> = {
+  data: Data;
   error?: undefined;
 };
-export type ToolCheckErrorResult = {
-  tool?: undefined;
+export type CheckErrorResult = {
+  data?: undefined;
   error: string;
 };
 
-type ResultImpl = ToolCheckSuccessResult | ToolCheckErrorResult;
+type ResultImpl<Data> = CheckSuccessResult<Data> | CheckErrorResult;
 
-export class ToolCheckResult {
-  private readonly result: ResultImpl;
+export class CheckResult<Data> {
+  private readonly result: ResultImpl<Data>;
 
-  private constructor(result: ResultImpl) {
+  private constructor(result: ResultImpl<Data>) {
     this.result = result;
   }
 
-  static newError(error: string) {
-    return new ToolCheckResult({ error });
+  static newError<D>(error: string): CheckResult<D> {
+    return new CheckResult<D>({ error });
   }
 
-  static newTool(tool: Tool) {
-    return new ToolCheckResult({ tool });
+  static newData<D>(data: D): CheckResult<D> {
+    return new CheckResult<D>({ data });
   }
 
-  private hasErrorImpl(result: ResultImpl): result is ToolCheckErrorResult {
+  private hasErrorImpl(result: ResultImpl<Data>): result is CheckErrorResult {
     return !!result.error;
   }
 
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ export class ToolCheckResult {
     return this.result.error;
   }
 
-  get tool(): Tool {
+  get data(): Data {
     if (this.hasErrorImpl(this.result)) {
-      throw new Error("Wrong invocation of getter for 'tool', check the state first");
+      throw new Error("Wrong invocation of getter for 'data', check the state first");
     }
-    return this.result.tool;
+    return this.result.data;
   }
 }
 
-export type ToolCheckFunc = () => Promise<ToolCheckResult>;
+export type ToolCheckFunc<D> = () => Promise<CheckResult<Tool<D>>>;
 
 export type LinterConfiguration = {
   enabled: boolean;
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index df1c5aa..c681032 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import {
   Target,
   SettingsKey,
   ModifiableExtension,
-  type ToolCheckResult,
-  type ToolCheckErrorResult,
+  type CheckResult,
+  type CheckErrorResult,
 } from "./types.js";
 import { getMesonBuildOptions } from "./introspection.js";
 import { extensionPath, workspaceState } from "./extension.js";