diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 5805a7b20dc..d3824a75ff8 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 	path = lib/windows_x64
 	url = https://projects.blender.org/blender/lib-windows_x64.git
 	branch = main
+[submodule "lib/windows_arm64"]
+    update = none
+	path = lib/windows_arm64
+	url = https://projects.blender.org/blender/lib-windows_arm64.git
+	branch = main
 [submodule "release/datafiles/assets"]
 	path = release/datafiles/assets
 	url = https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-assets.git
diff --git a/lib/windows_arm64 b/lib/windows_arm64
new file mode 160000
index 00000000000..dc33a870493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/windows_arm64
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit dc33a8704935c49dd7a8cf49197fdf42ff52622d