diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index d911df8c..580e9bb7 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ pub const App = struct {
         try deps.append(.{ .name = "mach", .module = module(b, options.optimize, options.target) });
         try deps.append(.{ .name = "sysaudio", .module = sysaudio.module(b, options.optimize, options.target) });
         if (options.use_freetype) |name| {
-            const freetype_dep = b.dependency("mach_freetype", .{ .target = options.target, .optimize = options.optimize });
-            try deps.append(.{ .name = name, .module = freetype_dep.module("mach-freetype") });
+            const mach_freetype_dep = b.dependency("mach_freetype", .{ .target = options.target, .optimize = options.optimize });
+            try deps.append(.{ .name = name, .module = mach_freetype_dep.module("mach-freetype") });
         }
 
         const app = try core.App.init(b, .{
@@ -158,7 +158,13 @@ pub const App = struct {
                 .target = app.compile.target,
                 .optimize = app.compile.optimize,
             });
+            const harfbuzz_dep = app.b.dependency("harfbuzz", .{
+                .target = app.compile.target,
+                .optimize = app.compile.optimize,
+                .enable_freetype = true,
+            });
             app.compile.linkLibrary(mach_basisu.artifact("mach-basisu"));
+            app.compile.linkLibrary(harfbuzz_dep.artifact("harfbuzz"));
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index a8837e97..6fe6c9bd 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
             .url = "https://pkg.machengine.org/mach-freetype/1f064ee503c6fbc25585a08e29e97977a39967ee.tar.gz",
             .hash = "1220d25639a4f634e294a83787bbd70088f4d1fd03d840ca3cda2d2e76c1765ecebb",
         },
+        .harfbuzz = .{
+            .url = "https://pkg.machengine.org/harfbuzz/b2b05db76bf1bdc36114fae3c4d2d6a6cc37672b.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "122091fd50873c798922f94af3b3806625c4f9d78918db0b19535074f657af6e7635",
+        },
+        .freetype = .{
+            .url = "https://pkg.machengine.org/freetype/f966f8117fdef886a04b84ced45801bf8add5c69.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "1220d8459bdcc6914e698acb582f6aca34b70a5b30bdd665cdcd969087c98e08a99a",
+        },
         .glfw = .{
             .url = "https://pkg.machengine.org/glfw/0e4cdba4216c6def0423462a2f21fef80683d56d.tar.gz",
             .hash = "1220a0b036095c2c54af347c86514ed9dab431299f0140b0e434ed119f85a976c32b",