diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f5055865..5a3eb6fc 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -121,3 +121,6 @@
 [submodule "tools/cde"]
 	path = tools/cde
 	url = https://github.com/chipsalliance/cde.git
+[submodule "software/embench/embench-iot"]
+	path = software/embench/embench-iot
+	url = https://github.com/embench/embench-iot.git
diff --git a/software/embench/build.sh b/software/embench/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2d22166c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/software/embench/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+echo  "Building embench-iot for riscv64"
+BUILDDIR=$(pwd)/build
+mkdir -p $BUILDDIR
+
+cd embench-iot
+# use the riscv32 target, but use riscv64 compiler
+./build_all.py --arch riscv32 --chip generic --board ri5cyverilator --cc riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc --cflags="-c -O2 -ffunction-sections -mabi=lp64d -specs=htif_nano.specs" --ldflags="-Wl,-gc-sections -specs=htif_nano.specs" --user-libs="-lm" --clean -v
+
+echo "Copying binaries to $BUILDDIR"
+bmarks=("aha-mont64" "crc32" "cubic" "edn" "huffbench"
+        "matmult-int" "minver" "nbody" "nettle-aes"
+        "nettle-sha256" "nsichneu" "picojpeg"
+        "qrduino" "sglib-combined" "slre" "st"
+        "statemate" "ud" "wikisort")
+for bmark in "${bmarks[@]}"
+do
+    cp bd/src/$bmark/$bmark $BUILDDIR/
+done
+
diff --git a/software/embench/embench-iot b/software/embench/embench-iot
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..d9b30cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/software/embench/embench-iot
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit d9b30cdf805133bef9db5f7ecf84ae1ce8124291