diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b044f920d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "external/microprofile/microprofile"]
+	path = external/microprofile/microprofile
+	url = https://github.com/jonasmr/microprofile.git
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ee3345e18..2d5fa3449 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ endif()
 # Create a rw_interface TARGET that holds all compiler options
 include("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_configure.cmake")
 
+add_subdirectory(external)
+
 add_subdirectory(rwcore)
 add_subdirectory(rwengine)
 add_subdirectory(rwgame)
diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de3bbe458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if(ENABLE_PROFILING)
+  add_subdirectory(microprofile)
+endif()
diff --git a/external/microprofile/CMakeLists.txt b/external/microprofile/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3552df525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/microprofile/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+add_library(microprofile STATIC
+    microprofile/microprofile.h
+    microprofile/microprofile_html.h
+    microprofile/microprofile.cpp
+)
+
+target_include_directories(microprofile
+    PUBLIC
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/microprofile"
+)
+
+target_compile_definitions(microprofile
+    PUBLIC
+        MICROPROFILE_GPU_TIMERS=0
+)
+
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+target_link_libraries(microprofile
+    PUBLIC
+        Threads::Threads
+)
+
+add_library(microprofile::microprofile ALIAS microprofile)
diff --git a/external/microprofile/microprofile b/external/microprofile/microprofile
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..b49ae8026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/microprofile/microprofile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit b49ae80262b206a579808dc3e442f0d8aafe81e9
diff --git a/rwengine/CMakeLists.txt b/rwengine/CMakeLists.txt
index 546f090ab..07c132e73 100644
--- a/rwengine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rwengine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ target_link_libraries(rwengine
         OpenAL::OpenAL
     )
 
+if (ENABLE_PROFILING)
+    target_link_libraries(rwengine
+        PUBLIC
+            microprofile::microprofile
+    )
+endif()
+
 target_include_directories(rwengine
     PUBLIC
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src"