diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index eccca68800..b27b573d70 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -30,3 +30,11 @@
 	path = 3rdparty/nanosvg
 	url = https://github.com/wxWidgets/nanosvg
 	branch = wx
+[submodule "src/stc/scintilla"]
+	path = src/stc/scintilla
+	url = https://github.com/wxWidgets/scintilla.git
+	branch = wx
+[submodule "src/stc/lexilla"]
+	path = src/stc/lexilla
+	url = https://github.com/wxWidgets/lexilla.git
+	branch = wx
diff --git a/src/stc/lexilla b/src/stc/lexilla
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..7cab74cefa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stc/lexilla
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 7cab74cefa54851e99b8c06bd6e2cd659b4958ae
diff --git a/src/stc/scintilla b/src/stc/scintilla
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..b662e55b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stc/scintilla
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit b662e55b3d8143bdad94e9a373679c0bfa3f834d