diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 52202311..9ae64710 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -103,3 +103,6 @@
 [submodule "libraries/drivers/vc0706"]
 	path = libraries/drivers/vc0706
 	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_VC0706.git
+[submodule "libraries/drivers/charlcd"]
+	path = libraries/drivers/charlcd
+	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CharLCD.git
diff --git a/libraries/drivers/charlcd b/libraries/drivers/charlcd
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..e1a939ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/drivers/charlcd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit e1a939ad4879f78ed473faa2b8c82ff79c72baf9