diff --git a/Manual.md b/Manual.md
index b6a4ffa0a71..21162641e47 100644
--- a/Manual.md
+++ b/Manual.md
@@ -1083,6 +1083,11 @@ meson for cross builds. This is particularly useful for building packages that w
 invocations (e.g., `python3-pep517` packages that use a meson backend) and is added by default
 for packages that use the `meson` build style.
 
+- `numpy` configures the environment for cross-compilation of python packages that provide
+compiled extensions linking to NumPy C libraries. If the `meson` build helper is also
+configured, a secondary cross file, `${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/meson/xbps_numpy.cross`, will be
+written to inform meson where common NumPy components may be found.
+
 - `python3` configures the cross-build environment to use Python libraries, header files, and
 interpreter configurations in the target root. The `python3` helper is added by default for
 packages that use the `python3-module` or `python3-pep517` build styles.
diff --git a/common/build-helper/numpy.sh b/common/build-helper/numpy.sh
index 74c64211652..bf40390ad1c 100644
--- a/common/build-helper/numpy.sh
+++ b/common/build-helper/numpy.sh
@@ -34,4 +34,14 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		ln -sf "${_gfortran}" "${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/gfortran"
 	fi
 	unset _gfortran
+
+	# Write a secondary meson cross file for numpy configuration
+	if [[ "${build_helper}" = *meson* ]]; then
+		mkdir -p "${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/meson"
+		cat > "${XBPS_WRAPPERDIR}/meson/xbps_numpy.cross" <<-EOF
+			[properties]
+			numpy-include-dir = '${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_sitelib}/numpy/core/include'
+			pythran-include-dir = '${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_sitelib}/pythran'
+			EOF
+	fi
 fi