diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1267c216efda9f43c7015bdc8ca8fb4691e32f68..e8bcd65cdcfcc6be346b8566b1a19f6baaff2288 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@
 [submodule "src/panda_simulation"]
 	path = src/panda_simulation
 	url = ../panda_simulation.git
+[submodule "src/sample_applications"]
+	path = src/sample_applications
+	url = ../sample_applications.git