diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 669a308d..c42520cb 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1121,3 +1121,6 @@
 [submodule "libraries/drivers/bmp5xx"]
 	path = libraries/drivers/bmp5xx
 	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BMP5xx.git
+[submodule "libraries/drivers/uc8179"]
+	path = libraries/drivers/uc8179
+	url = https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_UC8179.git
diff --git a/docs/drivers.rst b/docs/drivers.rst
index d0ccf95a..910361c9 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/>
+    UC8179 (displayio) (adafruit_uc8179) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/uc8179/en/latest/>
     UC8253 (displayio) (adafruit_uc8253) <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/uc8253/en/latest/>
 
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diff --git a/libraries/drivers/uc8179 b/libraries/drivers/uc8179
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..91f2187e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/drivers/uc8179
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 91f2187e1a71e0635e72cd34e09d063fb3b38fab