diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 84ffd02a..ce8ec971 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_tox)
 add_subdirectory(./sdl)
 add_subdirectory(./imgui)
 
+add_subdirectory(./stb)
+
diff --git a/external/stb/CMakeLists.txt b/external/stb/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..211a774a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/stb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9 FATAL_ERROR)
+
+project(stb C CXX)
+
+add_library(stb INTERFACE)
+target_include_directories(stb SYSTEM INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+
+add_library(stb_image "stb/stb_image.h" "stb_image.cpp")
+target_link_libraries(stb_image stb)
+
+add_library(stb_image_write "stb/stb_image_write.h" "stb_image_write.cpp")
+target_link_libraries(stb_image_write stb)
+
diff --git a/external/stb/stb_image.cpp b/external/stb/stb_image.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2d2039e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/stb/stb_image.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#define STB_IMAGE_IMPLEMENTATION
+#include "stb/stb_image.h"
+
diff --git a/external/stb/stb_image_write.cpp b/external/stb/stb_image_write.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9199f428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/stb/stb_image_write.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#define STB_IMAGE_WRITE_IMPLEMENTATION
+#include "stb/stb_image_write.h"
+