diff --git a/mob.ini b/mob.ini
index 77a4555..53aaae5 100644
--- a/mob.ini
+++ b/mob.ini
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ boost          = 1.85.0
 boost_vs       = 14.3
 fmt            = 10.2.1
 gtest          = main
+directxtex     = main
 libloot        = 0.22.4
 lz4            = v1.9.4
 nmm            = 0.71.2
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4c74d3f..ce35867 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ namespace mob {
             .add_task<libbsarch>()
             .add_task<libloot>()
             .add_task<openssl>()
-            .add_task<bzip2>();
+            .add_task<bzip2>()
+            .add_task<directxtex>();
 
         add_task<parallel_tasks>()
             .add_task<tasks::python>()
diff --git a/src/tasks/directxtex.cpp b/src/tasks/directxtex.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7d79f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tasks/directxtex.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "tasks.h"
+
+namespace mob::tasks {
+
+    namespace {
+
+        msbuild create_msbuild_tool(arch a, config config,
+                                    msbuild::ops o = msbuild::build)
+        {
+            return std::move(msbuild(o).architecture(a).configuration(config).solution(
+                directxtex::source_path() / "DirectXTex" /
+                "DirectXTex_Desktop_2022.vcxproj"));
+        }
+
+    }  // namespace
+
+    directxtex::directxtex() : basic_task("directxtex") {}
+
+    std::string directxtex::version()
+    {
+        return conf().version().get("directxtex");
+    }
+
+    bool directxtex::prebuilt()
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    fs::path directxtex::source_path()
+    {
+        return conf().path().build() / "DirectXTex";
+    }
+
+    void directxtex::do_clean(clean c)
+    {
+        if (is_set(c, clean::reclone)) {
+            git_wrap::delete_directory(cx(), source_path());
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (is_set(c, clean::rebuild)) {
+            run_tool(create_msbuild_tool(arch::x64, config::release, msbuild::clean));
+            run_tool(create_msbuild_tool(arch::x64, config::debug, msbuild::clean));
+        }
+    }
+
+    void directxtex::do_fetch()
+    {
+        run_tool(make_git()
+                     .url(make_git_url("microsoft", "DirectXTex"))
+                     .branch(version())
+                     .root(source_path()));
+    }
+
+    void directxtex::do_build_and_install()
+    {
+        op::create_directories(cx(), directxtex::source_path() / "Include");
+        op::create_directories(cx(), directxtex::source_path() / "Lib" / "Debug");
+        op::create_directories(cx(), directxtex::source_path() / "Lib" / "Release");
+
+        // DO NOT run these in parallel because both generate files that are shared
+        // between release and debug
+        run_tool(create_msbuild_tool(arch::x64, config::release));
+        run_tool(create_msbuild_tool(arch::x64, config::debug));
+
+        const auto binary_path =
+            source_path() / "DirectXTex" / "Bin" / "Desktop_2022" / "x64";
+
+        for (const auto& header : {"DDS.h", "DirectXTex.h", "DirectXTex.inl "}) {
+            op::copy_file_to_dir_if_better(cx(), source_path() / "DirectXTex" / header,
+                                           source_path() / "Include");
+        }
+        op::copy_file_to_dir_if_better(cx(), binary_path / "Debug" / "DirectXTex.lib",
+                                       source_path() / "Lib" / "Debug");
+        op::copy_file_to_dir_if_better(cx(), binary_path / "Release" / "DirectXTex.lib",
+                                       source_path() / "Lib" / "Release");
+    }
+
+}  // namespace mob::tasks
diff --git a/src/tasks/modorganizer.cpp b/src/tasks/modorganizer.cpp
index 2678c87..2ad8f9d 100644
--- a/src/tasks/modorganizer.cpp
+++ b/src/tasks/modorganizer.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ namespace mob::tasks {
                      gtest::build_path(arch::x64, c == config::debug ? config::debug
                                                                      : config::release))
                 .def("OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR", openssl::source_path())
+                .def("DIRECTXTEX_ROOT", directxtex::source_path())
                 .root(root));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tasks/tasks.h b/src/tasks/tasks.h
index 25efa26..8b9b116 100644
--- a/src/tasks/tasks.h
+++ b/src/tasks/tasks.h
@@ -77,6 +77,20 @@ namespace mob::tasks {
         void do_fetch() override;
     };
 
+    class directxtex : public basic_task<directxtex> {
+    public:
+        directxtex();
+
+        static std::string version();
+        static bool prebuilt();
+        static fs::path source_path();
+
+    protected:
+        void do_clean(clean c) override;
+        void do_fetch() override;
+        void do_build_and_install() override;
+    };
+
     class explorerpp : public basic_task<explorerpp> {
     public:
         explorerpp();