diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ac75b0f..fe16155 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 [submodule "libraries/helpers/displayio_dial"]
 	path = libraries/helpers/displayio_dial
 	url = https://github.com/circuitpython/CircuitPython_Org_DisplayIO_Dial.git
+[submodule "libraries/helpers/displayio_effects"]
+	path = libraries/helpers/displayio_effects
+	url = https://github.com/circuitpython/CircuitPython_Org_DisplayIO_Effects.git
diff --git a/libraries/helpers/displayio_effects b/libraries/helpers/displayio_effects
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..199f434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/helpers/displayio_effects
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 199f434db2cc799b3c1afe6711b21701af88af80