diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index cd4315ed..9b58bc0d 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -319,8 +319,14 @@
 	branch = dev
 	status = preview
 [submodule "qtquick3d"]
-	depends = qtbase qtdeclarative
+	depends = qtbase qtdeclarative qtshadertools
 	path = qtquick3d
 	url = ../qtquick3d.git
 	branch = dev
 	status = preview
+[submodule "qtshadertools"]
+	depends = qtbase
+	path = qtshadertools
+	url = ../qtshadertools.git
+	branch = dev
+	status = addon
diff --git a/qtshadertools b/qtshadertools
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..b40f116b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qtshadertools
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit b40f116b919e11388e35249597b63c813be85988