diff --git a/localise.go b/localise.go
index 0dbd356..e323c58 100644
--- a/localise.go
+++ b/localise.go
@@ -164,6 +164,15 @@ func CurrentRTL() bool {
 //
 //	cat := i18n.CurrentPluralCategory(2)
 func CurrentPluralCategory(n int) PluralCategory {
+	return PluralCategoryOf(n)
+}
+
+// PluralCategoryOf returns the plural category for the current default language.
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	cat := i18n.PluralCategoryOf(2)
+func PluralCategoryOf(n int) PluralCategory {
 	return defaultServiceValue(PluralOther, func(svc *Service) PluralCategory { return svc.PluralCategory(n) })
 }
 
diff --git a/localise_test.go b/localise_test.go
index 2c225e0..e744517 100644
--- a/localise_test.go
+++ b/localise_test.go
@@ -284,6 +284,28 @@ func TestCurrentPluralCategory_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, PluralOther, CurrentPluralCategory(2))
 }
 
+// --- Package-level PluralCategoryOf ---
+
+func TestPluralCategoryOf_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := Default()
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		SetDefault(prev)
+	})
+
+	svc, err := New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	SetDefault(svc)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, PluralOther, PluralCategoryOf(0))
+	assert.Equal(t, PluralOne, PluralCategoryOf(1))
+	assert.Equal(t, PluralOther, PluralCategoryOf(2))
+
+	require.NoError(t, SetLanguage("fr"))
+	assert.Equal(t, PluralOne, PluralCategoryOf(0))
+	assert.Equal(t, PluralOne, PluralCategoryOf(1))
+	assert.Equal(t, PluralOther, PluralCategoryOf(2))
+}
+
 func TestCurrentPluralCategory_NoDefaultService(t *testing.T) {
 	prev := Default()
 	t.Cleanup(func() {