diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index e2a0e843..76ed5412 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ pub fn module(b: *std.Build, optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode, target: std.zig
         .target = target,
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
+    const mach_freetype = b.dependency("mach_freetype", .{
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
 
     _module = b.createModule(.{
         .source_file = .{ .path = sdkPath("/src/main.zig") },
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@ pub fn module(b: *std.Build, optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode, target: std.zig
             .{ .name = "earcut", .module = mach_earcut.module("mach-earcut") },
             .{ .name = "sysaudio", .module = sysaudio.module(mach_sysaudio.builder, optimize, target) },
             .{ .name = "basisu", .module = mach_basisu.module("mach-basisu") },
+            .{ .name = "mach-freetype", .module = mach_freetype.module("mach-freetype") },
+            .{ .name = "mach-harfbuzz", .module = mach_freetype.module("mach-harfbuzz") },
         },
     });
     return _module.?;
@@ -144,6 +150,13 @@ pub const App = struct {
                 .optimize = app.compile.optimize,
             }).artifact("mach-basisu"));
         }
+
+        const mach_freetype_dep = app.b.dependency("mach_freetype", .{
+            .target = app.compile.target,
+            .optimize = app.compile.optimize,
+        });
+        @import("mach_freetype").linkFreetype(mach_freetype_dep.builder, app.compile);
+        @import("mach_freetype").linkHarfbuzz(mach_freetype_dep.builder, app.compile);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 0182bea2..f37c976a 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -22,5 +22,9 @@
             .url = "https://pkg.machengine.org/mach-sysaudio/a9bf13c14e05648e00745f5782883f4111eaeed4.tar.gz",
             .hash = "12206935288305365fe8bc46e0e30191f1119fca96632a5f93ca95ceb978b13bdb33",
         },
+        .mach_freetype = .{
+            .url = "https://pkg.machengine.org/mach-freetype/92773615e2480c0a6f561748f2ba1180376bbb68.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "12205a6057fe43a4940c6db304449ebf3e98ff15d0eec05b75f621d7616c2e7d7f2c",
+        },
     },
 }