diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b1400fa1a7..3a72332d1d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 /subprojects/libpng-*/
 /subprojects/zlib-*/
 /subprojects/packagecache
+/subprojects/constgen/
 
 # CLion folders
 .idea/
diff --git a/subprojects/constgen.wrap b/subprojects/constgen.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31272a0225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/constgen.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[wrap-git]
+url = https://github.com/lhearachel/constgen.git
+revision = meson
+depth = 1
+directory = constgen
diff --git a/tools/meson.build b/tools/meson.build
index 97754c1d0a..5444fa698a 100644
--- a/tools/meson.build
+++ b/tools/meson.build
@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@ if not nitrogfx_exe.found()
     subproject('nitrogfx', default_options: 'native=true')
     nitrogfx_exe = find_program('nitrogfx', native: true)
 endif
+
+constgen_py = find_program('constgen_py', native: true, required: false)
+if not constgen_py.found()
+    subproject('constgen')
+    constgen_py = find_program('constgen_py', native: true)
+endif