diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 9c53751..644d30f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -66,3 +66,6 @@
 [submodule "vim-files/.vim/bundle/rainbow_parentheses"]
 	path = vim-files/.vim/bundle/rainbow_parentheses
 	url = https://github.com/kien/rainbow_parentheses.vim.git
+[submodule "misc-files/powerline"]
+	path = misc-files/powerline
+	url = https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline.git
diff --git a/misc-files/powerline b/misc-files/powerline
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..48a076f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc-files/powerline
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 48a076f6588b71ad6fc34ef39d83dc67585d63cb