diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 63ba77f86..d01dc9065 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [submodule "ext-src/gtest"]
 	path = ext-src/gtest
 	url = https://msostc.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection/PS/_git/ext-gtest
+[submodule "ext-src/pal"]
+	path = ext-src/pal
+	url = https://msostc.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection/PS/_git/ext-pal
diff --git a/ext-src/pal b/ext-src/pal
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..56765ad5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext-src/pal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 56765ad5b11e3b061b5af45b74519ce5eda99127