diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f4468e9..8d12a67 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ set_target_properties(${TOWNENGINE_TARGET} PROPERTIES
                                            C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
                                            C_EXTENSIONS ON) # extensions are required by stb_ds.h
 
+target_precompile_headers(${TOWNENGINE_TARGET} PRIVATE
+        third-party/glad/include/glad/glad.h
+        third-party/stb/stb_ds.h
+)
+
 # distribution definitions
 set(ORGANIZATION_NAME "wanp" CACHE STRING
                       "App developer/publisher's identifier")