diff --git a/files/scripts/installxpadneo.sh b/files/scripts/installxpadneo.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1176772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/scripts/installxpadneo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Tell build process to exit if there are any errors.
+set -oue pipefail
+
+# move to tmp folder and clone repo
+cd /tmp
+git clone https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo.git
+
+# move into repo folder and install
+cd xpadneo
+./install.sh
+
diff --git a/recipes/components/dnf-module.yml b/recipes/components/dnf-module.yml
index 18739dd..1670169 100644
--- a/recipes/components/dnf-module.yml
+++ b/recipes/components/dnf-module.yml
@@ -121,8 +121,11 @@ modules:
         - gamescope
         # for performance view
         - mangohud
-        # controller
-        - xpadneo
+        # controller libraries
+        - dkms
+        - make
+        - kernel-devel
+        - kernel-headers
 
     remove:
       packages:
diff --git a/recipes/components/xpadneo-module.yml b/recipes/components/xpadneo-module.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c193531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/components/xpadneo-module.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+modules:
+  - type: script
+    scripts:
+      - installxpadneo.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/recipe.yml b/recipes/recipe.yml
index 7042d1c..1b0a6e1 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe.yml
+++ b/recipes/recipe.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ image-version: 42 # latest is also supported if you want new updates ASAP
 modules:
   - from-file: components/dnf-module.yml
   - from-file: components/script-module.yml
+  - from-file: components/xpadneo-module.yml
   - from-file: components/sys-files-module.yml
   - from-file: components/systemd-module.yml
   - from-file: components/default-flatpak.yml
   - from-file: components/chezmoi-module.yml
+  - from-file: initramfs
 
   - type: signing
 
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_nvidia.yml b/recipes/recipe_nvidia.yml
index bb4008e..6d3c848 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_nvidia.yml
+++ b/recipes/recipe_nvidia.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ image-version: 42 # latest is also supported if you want new updates ASAP
 modules:
   - from-file: components/dnf-module.yml
   - from-file: components/script-module.yml
+  - from-file: components/xpadneo-module.yml
   - from-file: components/sys-files-module.yml
   - from-file: components/systemd-module.yml
   - from-file: components/nvidia-module.yml