diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index fad093c4..4385d2a6 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -307,3 +307,6 @@
 [submodule "libraries/drivers/cap1188"]
 	path = libraries/drivers/cap1188
 	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CAP1188.git
+[submodule "libraries/drivers/max31856"]
+	path = libraries/drivers/max31856
+	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_MAX31856.git
diff --git a/libraries/drivers/max31856 b/libraries/drivers/max31856
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..168c9acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/drivers/max31856
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 168c9acc94a36dd4c72031172cc99e8ff0e4d25e