diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 66d3b592..40b00df2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1112,3 +1112,6 @@
 [submodule "libraries/drivers/qmc5883p"]
 	path = libraries/drivers/qmc5883p
 	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_QMC5883P.git
+[submodule "libraries/drivers/uc8253"]
+	path = libraries/drivers/uc8253
+	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_UC8253.git
diff --git a/docs/drivers.rst b/docs/drivers.rst
index 97b966f5..94708c54 100644
--- a/docs/drivers.rst
+++ b/docs/drivers.rst
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ E-Paper / E-Ink
     SSD1680 (displayio) (adafruit_ssd1680) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/ssd1680/en/latest/>
     SSD1681 (displayio) (adafruit_ssd1681) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/ssd1681/en/latest/>
     UC8151D (displayio) (adafruit_uc8151d) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/uc8151d/en/latest/>
+    UC8253 (displayio) (adafruit_uc8253) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/uc8253/en/latest/>
 
 Other
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/libraries/drivers/uc8253 b/libraries/drivers/uc8253
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..9756f8f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/drivers/uc8253
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 9756f8f4dcd3bae3cb73fa145899c2e49a9f3c13