diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 617db509321c3..16bfa321991e9 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@
 	path = repository/boxnet
 	url = https://github.com/moodlehq/moodle-repository_boxnet
 	branch = master
+[submodule "question/type/wordselect"]
+	path = question/type/wordselect
+	url = https://github.com/marcusgreen/moodle-qtype_wordselect
+	branch = master
+	tag = v2.53
 [submodule "theme/ucsf"]
 	path = theme/ucsf
 	url = https://github.com/ucsf-education/moodle-theme-ucsf
 	branch = MOODLE_405_STABLE
+
diff --git a/question/type/wordselect b/question/type/wordselect
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000..5702165b5b3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/question/type/wordselect
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 5702165b5b3d7374efe9a3135f87538230ef5f45