diff --git a/i18n.go b/i18n.go
index 810ea25..5c1815e 100644
--- a/i18n.go
+++ b/i18n.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package i18n
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"io/fs"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
@@ -171,6 +172,20 @@ func AddHandler(handlers ...KeyHandler) {
 	}
 }
 
+// LoadFS loads additional translations from an fs.FS into the default service.
+//
+// Call this from init() in packages that ship their own locale files:
+//
+//	//go:embed locales/*.json
+//	var localeFS embed.FS
+//
+//	func init() { i18n.LoadFS(localeFS, "locales") }
+func LoadFS(fsys fs.FS, dir string) {
+	if svc := Default(); svc != nil {
+		_ = svc.LoadFS(fsys, dir)
+	}
+}
+
 // PrependHandler inserts one or more handlers at the start of the default service's handler chain.
 func PrependHandler(handlers ...KeyHandler) {
 	if svc := Default(); svc != nil {
diff --git a/i18n_test.go b/i18n_test.go
index 14debce..73f769f 100644
--- a/i18n_test.go
+++ b/i18n_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package i18n
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"testing/fstest"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -86,6 +87,27 @@ func TestRaw_Good_BypassesHandlers(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "i18n.label.status", got)
 }
 
+func TestLoadFS_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, err := New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	prev := Default()
+	SetDefault(svc)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		SetDefault(prev)
+	})
+
+	fsys := fstest.MapFS{
+		"locales/en.json": &fstest.MapFile{
+			Data: []byte(`{"loadfs.key": "loaded via package helper"}`),
+		},
+	}
+
+	LoadFS(fsys, "locales")
+
+	got := T("loadfs.key")
+	assert.Equal(t, "loaded via package helper", got)
+}
+
 // --- SetLanguage / CurrentLanguage ---
 
 func TestSetLanguage_Good(t *testing.T) {