diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
index d0326d795016..615548e0920e 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
@@ -352,6 +352,13 @@ def __init__(self, ccache: T.List[str], exelist: T.List[str], version: str, for_
         CCompiler.__init__(self, ccache, exelist, version, for_machine, is_cross,
                            info, linker=linker, full_version=full_version)
         PGICompiler.__init__(self)
+    def get_options(self) -> 'MutableKeyedOptionDictType':
+        opts = CCompiler.get_options(self)
+        stds = ['c89', 'c90', 'c99', 'c11', 'c17', 'c18']
+        std_opt = opts[OptionKey('std', machine=self.for_machine, lang=self.language)]
+        assert isinstance(std_opt, options.UserStdOption), 'for mypy'
+        std_opt.set_versions(stds,gnu=True)
+        return opts
 
 
 class ElbrusCCompiler(ElbrusCompiler, CCompiler):
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
index ea5182370fe3..c1e84d4fde0e 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
@@ -549,6 +549,17 @@ def __init__(self, ccache: T.List[str], exelist: T.List[str], version: str, for_
                              info, linker=linker, full_version=full_version)
         PGICompiler.__init__(self)
 
+    def get_options(self) -> 'MutableKeyedOptionDictType':
+        cppstd_choices = [
+            'c++98', 'c++03', 'c++11', 'c++14', 'c++17', 'c++20', 'c++23',
+            'gnu++98', 'gnu++03', 'gnu++11', 'gnu++14', 'gnu++17', 'gnu++20'
+        ]
+        opts = CPPCompiler.get_options(self)
+        std_opt = opts[OptionKey('std', machine=self.for_machine, lang=self.language)]
+        assert isinstance(std_opt, options.UserStdOption), 'for mypy'
+        std_opt.set_versions(cppstd_choices)
+        return opts
+
 
 class ElbrusCPPCompiler(ElbrusCompiler, CPPCompiler):
     def __init__(self, ccache: T.List[str], exelist: T.List[str], version: str, for_machine: MachineChoice, is_cross: bool,