diff --git a/ci/gha/tests/default.nix b/ci/gha/tests/default.nix
index d9115f92c..09fb6ec23 100644
--- a/ci/gha/tests/default.nix
+++ b/ci/gha/tests/default.nix
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@ let
   packages' = nixFlake.packages.${system};
   stdenv = (getStdenv pkgs);
 
-  enableSanitizersLayer = finalAttrs: prevAttrs: {
-    mesonFlags =
-      (prevAttrs.mesonFlags or [ ])
-      ++ [ (lib.mesonOption "b_sanitize" "address,undefined") ]
-      ++ (lib.optionals stdenv.cc.isClang [
-        # https://www.github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/764
-        (lib.mesonBool "b_lundef" false)
-      ]);
-  };
-
   collectCoverageLayer = finalAttrs: prevAttrs: {
     env =
       let
@@ -55,14 +45,15 @@ let
     '';
   };
 
-  componentOverrides =
-    (lib.optional withSanitizers enableSanitizersLayer)
-    ++ (lib.optional withCoverage collectCoverageLayer);
+  componentOverrides = (lib.optional withCoverage collectCoverageLayer);
 in
 
 rec {
   nixComponentsInstrumented = nixComponents.overrideScope (
     final: prev: {
+      withASan = withSanitizers;
+      withUBSan = withSanitizers;
+
       nix-store-tests = prev.nix-store-tests.override { withBenchmarks = true; };
       # Boehm is incompatible with ASAN.
       nix-expr = prev.nix-expr.override { enableGC = !withSanitizers; };
diff --git a/packaging/components.nix b/packaging/components.nix
index 2be4fa61d..106e96723 100644
--- a/packaging/components.nix
+++ b/packaging/components.nix
@@ -204,6 +204,25 @@ let
       mesonFlags = [ (lib.mesonBool "b_asneeded" false) ] ++ prevAttrs.mesonFlags or [ ];
     };
 
+  enableSanitizersLayer =
+    finalAttrs: prevAttrs:
+    let
+      sanitizers = lib.optional scope.withASan "address" ++ lib.optional scope.withUBSan "undefined";
+    in
+    {
+      mesonFlags =
+        (prevAttrs.mesonFlags or [ ])
+        ++ lib.optionals (lib.length sanitizers > 0) (
+          [
+            (lib.mesonOption "b_sanitize" (lib.concatStringsSep "," sanitizers))
+          ]
+          ++ (lib.optionals stdenv.cc.isClang [
+            # https://www.github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/764
+            (lib.mesonBool "b_lundef" false)
+          ])
+        );
+    };
+
   nixDefaultsLayer = finalAttrs: prevAttrs: {
     strictDeps = prevAttrs.strictDeps or true;
     enableParallelBuilding = true;
@@ -246,6 +265,16 @@ in
 
   inherit filesetToSource;
 
+  /**
+    Whether meson components are built with [AddressSanitizer](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AddressSanitizer.html).
+  */
+  withASan = false;
+
+  /**
+    Whether meson components are built with [UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer.html).
+  */
+  withUBSan = false;
+
   /**
     A user-provided extension function to apply to each component derivation.
   */
@@ -332,6 +361,7 @@ in
     setVersionLayer
     mesonLayer
     fixupStaticLayer
+    enableSanitizersLayer
     scope.mesonComponentOverrides
   ];
   mkMesonExecutable = mkPackageBuilder [
@@ -342,6 +372,7 @@ in
     mesonLayer
     mesonBuildLayer
     fixupStaticLayer
+    enableSanitizersLayer
     scope.mesonComponentOverrides
   ];
   mkMesonLibrary = mkPackageBuilder [
@@ -353,6 +384,7 @@ in
     mesonBuildLayer
     mesonLibraryLayer
     fixupStaticLayer
+    enableSanitizersLayer
     scope.mesonComponentOverrides
   ];