diff --git a/cmake/macros/TargetSteamworks.cmake b/cmake/macros/TargetSteamworks.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24752ebd94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/macros/TargetSteamworks.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+#  Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+#  Created by Clement Brisset on 6/8/2016
+#
+#  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+#  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+#
+macro(TARGET_STEAMWORKS)
+    find_package(Steamworks REQUIRED)
+    target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${STEAMWORKS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${STEAMWORKS_LIBRARIES})
+endmacro()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindSteamworks.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindSteamworks.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8f00ed335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindSteamworks.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# 
+#  FindSteamworks.cmake
+# 
+#  Try to find the Steamworks controller library
+#
+#  This module defines the following variables
+#
+#  STEAMWORKS_FOUND - Was Steamworks found
+#  STEAMWORKS_INCLUDE_DIRS - the Steamworks include directory
+#  STEAMWORKS_LIBRARIES - Link this to use Steamworks
+#
+#  This module accepts the following variables
+#
+#  STEAMWORKS_ROOT - Can be set to steamworks install path or Windows build path
+#
+#  Created on 6/8/2016 by Clement Brisset
+#  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
+#
+#  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+#  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+#
+
+set(STEAMWORKS_POSSIBLE_PATHS "/Users/clement/Downloads/steamworks_sdk_137/")
+
+find_path(STEAMWORKS_INCLUDE_DIRS
+    NAMES steam_api.h
+    PATH_SUFFIXES "public/steam"
+    PATHS ${STEAMWORKS_POSSIBLE_PATHS}
+)
+
+get_filename_component(STEAMWORKS_INCLUDE_DIR_NAME ${STEAMWORKS_INCLUDE_DIRS} NAME)
+if (STEAMWORKS_INCLUDE_DIR_NAME STREQUAL "steam")
+    get_filename_component(STEAMWORKS_INCLUDE_DIRS ${STEAMWORKS_INCLUDE_DIRS} PATH)
+else()
+    message(STATUS "Include directory not named steam, this will cause issues with include statements")
+endif()
+
+find_library(STEAMWORKS_LIBRARIES
+    NAMES libsteam_api.dylib
+    PATH_SUFFIXES "redistributable_bin/osx32"
+    PATHS ${STEAMWORKS_POSSIBLE_PATHS}
+)
+
+
+find_package_handle_standard_args(Steamworks DEFAULT_MSG STEAMWORKS_LIBRARIES STEAMWORKS_INCLUDE_DIRS)
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diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 4381f3321b..ae84705da3 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ link_hifi_libraries(shared octree gpu gl gpu-gl procedural model render
                     recording fbx networking model-networking entities avatars
                     audio audio-client animation script-engine physics
                     render-utils entities-renderer ui auto-updater
-                    controllers plugins display-plugins input-plugins)
+                    controllers plugins display-plugins input-plugins steamworks-wrapper)
 
 # include the binary directory of render-utils for shader includes
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libraries/render-utils")
diff --git a/libraries/steamworks-wrapper/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/steamworks-wrapper/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cbe3bb5ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/steamworks-wrapper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set(TARGET_NAME steamworks-wrapper)
+setup_hifi_library()
+link_hifi_libraries()
+
+target_steamworks()
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diff --git a/libraries/steamworks-wrapper/src/steamworks-wrapper/SteamClient.cpp b/libraries/steamworks-wrapper/src/steamworks-wrapper/SteamClient.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f06e03672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/steamworks-wrapper/src/steamworks-wrapper/SteamClient.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//
+//  SteamClient.cpp
+//  steamworks-wrapper/src/steamworks-wrapper
+//
+//  Created by Clement Brisset on 6/8/16.
+//  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include "SteamClient.h"
+
+#include <steam/steam_api.h>
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/libraries/steamworks-wrapper/src/steamworks-wrapper/SteamClient.h b/libraries/steamworks-wrapper/src/steamworks-wrapper/SteamClient.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..369641b0c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/steamworks-wrapper/src/steamworks-wrapper/SteamClient.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//
+//  SteamClient.h
+//  steamworks-wrapper/src/steamworks-wrapper
+//
+//  Created by Clement Brisset on 6/8/16.
+//  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+
+#ifndef hifi_SteamClient_h
+#define hifi_SteamClient_h
+
+class SteamClient {
+
+
+};
+
+#endif // hifi_SteamClient_h
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