diff --git a/generate/input/descriptor.json b/generate/input/descriptor.json
index 13fc597c4..090153968 100644
--- a/generate/input/descriptor.json
+++ b/generate/input/descriptor.json
@@ -2000,7 +2000,19 @@
           }
         },
         "git_submodule_location": {
-          "ignore": true
+          "isAsync": true,
+          "args": {
+            "location_status": {
+              "shouldAlloc": true,
+              "isReturn": true
+            },
+            "submodule": {
+              "isSelf": true
+            }
+          },
+          "return": {
+            "isErrorCode": true
+          }
         },
         "git_submodule_open": {
           "isAsync": true,
diff --git a/test/tests/submodule.js b/test/tests/submodule.js
index b2fd923cc..002b4ef12 100644
--- a/test/tests/submodule.js
+++ b/test/tests/submodule.js
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ describe("Submodule", function() {
       });
   });
 
+  it("can get submodule location", function() {
+    var repo = this.workdirRepository;
+    var submoduleName = "vendor/libgit2";
+
+    return Submodule.lookup(repo, submoduleName)
+      .then(function(submodule) {
+        return submodule.location();
+      })
+      .then(function(status) {
+        assert.equal(Submodule.STATUS.IN_CONFIG, status);
+      });
+  });
+
   it("can set submodule ignore", function() {
     var repo = this.workdirRepository;
     var submoduleName = "vendor/libgit2";