diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 561fc8de..08792395 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -935,6 +935,9 @@
 [submodule "libraries/helpers/pixelmap"]
 	path = libraries/helpers/pixelmap
 	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_PixelMap.git
+[submodule "libraries/helpers/gfx"]
+	path = libraries/helpers/gfx
+	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_GFX.git
 [submodule "libraries/drivers/spd1656"]
 	path = libraries/drivers/spd1656
 	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_SPD1656.git
diff --git a/libraries/helpers/gfx b/libraries/helpers/gfx
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..e68ce57f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/helpers/gfx
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit e68ce57f16316edc4e20e7b574ff05c0165aa9da