diff --git a/localise.go b/localise.go
index b4a833b..e0533e4 100644
--- a/localise.go
+++ b/localise.go
@@ -73,6 +73,21 @@ func SetFormality(f Formality) {
 	}
 }
 
+// SetLocation sets the default location context on the default service.
+func SetLocation(location string) {
+	if svc := Default(); svc != nil {
+		svc.SetLocation(location)
+	}
+}
+
+// CurrentLocation returns the current default location context.
+func CurrentLocation() string {
+	if svc := Default(); svc != nil {
+		return svc.Location()
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // Direction returns the text direction for the current language.
 func Direction() TextDirection {
 	if svc := Default(); svc != nil {
diff --git a/localise_test.go b/localise_test.go
index ff5fe72..cefd15c 100644
--- a/localise_test.go
+++ b/localise_test.go
@@ -132,6 +132,33 @@ func TestCurrentFormality_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, FormalityFormal, CurrentFormality())
 }
 
+// --- Package-level SetLocation ---
+
+func TestSetLocation_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, err := New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	SetDefault(svc)
+
+	SetLocation("workspace")
+	assert.Equal(t, "workspace", svc.Location())
+
+	SetLocation("")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", svc.Location())
+}
+
+// --- Package-level CurrentLocation ---
+
+func TestCurrentLocation_Good(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, err := New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	SetDefault(svc)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "", CurrentLocation())
+
+	SetLocation("workspace")
+	assert.Equal(t, "workspace", CurrentLocation())
+}
+
 // --- Package-level Direction ---
 
 func TestDirection_Good(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 54a8ba1..4618041 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	mode             Mode
 	debug            bool
 	formality        Formality
+	location         string
 	handlers         []KeyHandler
 	mu               sync.RWMutex
 }
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@ func WithFormality(f Formality) Option {
 	return func(s *Service) { s.formality = f }
 }
 
+// WithLocation sets the default location context.
+func WithLocation(location string) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) { s.location = location }
+}
+
 // WithHandlers sets custom handlers (replaces default handlers).
 func WithHandlers(handlers ...KeyHandler) Option {
 	return func(s *Service) { s.handlers = handlers }
@@ -257,6 +263,18 @@ func (s *Service) Mode() Mode               { s.mu.RLock(); defer s.mu.RUnlock()
 func (s *Service) SetFormality(f Formality) { s.mu.Lock(); s.formality = f; s.mu.Unlock() }
 func (s *Service) Formality() Formality     { s.mu.RLock(); defer s.mu.RUnlock(); return s.formality }
 
+func (s *Service) SetLocation(location string) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.location = location
+}
+
+func (s *Service) Location() string {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return s.location
+}
+
 func (s *Service) Direction() TextDirection {
 	s.mu.RLock()
 	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
@@ -439,7 +457,7 @@ func (s *Service) getEffectiveContextGenderLocationAndFormality(data any) (strin
 		}
 		return context, gender, location, formality
 	}
-	return "", "", "", s.getEffectiveFormality(data)
+	return "", "", s.location, s.getEffectiveFormality(data)
 }
 
 func (s *Service) getEffectiveFormality(data any) Formality {
diff --git a/service_test.go b/service_test.go
index ec46076..3dbb536 100644
--- a/service_test.go
+++ b/service_test.go
@@ -216,6 +216,22 @@ func TestServiceFormality(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestServiceLocation(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, err := New()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New() failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if svc.Location() != "" {
+		t.Errorf("default Location() = %q, want empty", svc.Location())
+	}
+
+	svc.SetLocation("workspace")
+	if svc.Location() != "workspace" {
+		t.Errorf("Location() = %q, want workspace", svc.Location())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestServiceTranslationContext(t *testing.T) {
 	svc, err := New()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -270,6 +286,24 @@ func TestServiceTranslationContext(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestServiceDefaultLocationContext(t *testing.T) {
+	svc, err := New()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New() failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	SetDefault(svc)
+
+	svc.AddMessages("en", map[string]string{
+		"welcome._workspace": "welcome aboard",
+	})
+
+	svc.SetLocation("workspace")
+
+	if got := svc.T("welcome"); got != "welcome aboard" {
+		t.Errorf("T(welcome) with default location = %q, want %q", got, "welcome aboard")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestServiceTranslationContextExtrasInTemplates(t *testing.T) {
 	svc, err := New()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -382,6 +416,7 @@ func TestServiceWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	svc, err := New(
 		WithFallback("en"),
 		WithFormality(FormalityFormal),
+		WithLocation("workspace"),
 		WithMode(ModeCollect),
 		WithDebug(true),
 	)
@@ -398,6 +433,9 @@ func TestServiceWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	if !svc.Debug() {
 		t.Error("Debug should be true")
 	}
+	if svc.Location() != "workspace" {
+		t.Errorf("Location = %q, want workspace", svc.Location())
+	}
 }
 
 func TestNewWithFS(t *testing.T) {