diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 928a2595..2dfa609a 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@
 [submodule "components/lws-esp32"]
 	path = components/lws-esp32
 	url = https://github.com/huming2207/lws-esp32.git
+[submodule "components/telnet/libtelnet"]
+	path = components/telnet/libtelnet
+	url = https://github.com/seanmiddleditch/libtelnet
+	branch = develop
diff --git a/components/telnet/libtelnet b/components/telnet/libtelnet
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..4218ce9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/telnet/libtelnet
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 4218ce9c01f6edb7d219b7a3590d9b3f75e12a74