diff --git a/c/src/lib.rs b/c/src/lib.rs
index 4c65a40b..83c3a98a 100644
--- a/c/src/lib.rs
+++ b/c/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use pathfinder_renderer::scene::Scene;
 use pathfinder_simd::default::F32x4;
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_void};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::slice;
 use std::str;
 
@@ -488,6 +489,14 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn PFFilesystemResourceLoaderLocate() -> PFResourceLoaderR
     Box::into_raw(Box::new(ResourceLoaderWrapper(loader as Box<dyn ResourceLoader>)))
 }
 
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn PFFilesystemResourceLoaderFromPath(path: *const c_char) -> PFResourceLoaderRef {
+    let string = to_rust_string(&path, 0);
+    let directory = PathBuf::from(string);
+    let loader = Box::new(FilesystemResourceLoader { directory });
+    Box::into_raw(Box::new(ResourceLoaderWrapper(loader as Box<dyn ResourceLoader>)))
+}
+
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn PFGLLoadWith(loader: PFGLFunctionLoader, userdata: *mut c_void) {
     gl::load_with(|name| {