diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2dbefee9..363b55bd 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -169,3 +169,6 @@
 [submodule "libraries/helpers/onewire"]
 	path = libraries/helpers/onewire
 	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_OneWire.git
+[submodule "libraries/drivers/vl6180x"]
+	path = libraries/drivers/vl6180x
+	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_VL6180X.git
diff --git a/libraries/drivers/vl6180x b/libraries/drivers/vl6180x
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..2a9035d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/drivers/vl6180x
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 2a9035d975f3bc59ca0b277418515c88f071ba77