diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 634efa18..84dedb0b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@
 	path = qtlocation
 	url = ../qtlocation.git
 	branch = dev
+	status = ignore
+[submodule "qtpositioning"]
+	depends = qtbase
+	recommends = qtdeclarative qtserialport
+	path = qtpositioning
+	url = ../qtpositioning.git
+	branch = dev
 	status = addon
 [submodule "qtsensors"]
 	depends = qtbase
@@ -161,7 +168,7 @@
 	status = addon
 [submodule "qtwebengine"]
 	depends = qtdeclarative
-	recommends = qtlocation qtwebchannel qttools
+	recommends = qtwebchannel qttools qtpositioning
 	path = qtwebengine
 	url = ../qtwebengine.git
 	branch = dev
diff --git a/qtpositioning b/qtpositioning
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..7f6ee8fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qtpositioning
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 7f6ee8fa23a92660c4728b950bb14a46d1ec6a5b