diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d701d1b..e4d4d1a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+
 var shouldUseInstrumentedBuild = require('./utils').shouldUseInstrumentedBuild;
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/lib/loader/loader.js b/lib/loader/loader.js
index 2b93d37..79ef535 100644
--- a/lib/loader/loader.js
+++ b/lib/loader/loader.js
@@ -95,6 +95,36 @@ var loader, define, requireModule, require, requirejs;
 
   var defaultDeps = ['require', 'exports', 'module'];
 
+  class LoaderModule {
+    constructor(source) {
+      this.source = source;
+    }
+
+    default(dep) {
+      return this.require(dep);
+    }
+
+    define(name, deps, callback) {
+      return define(name, deps, callback);
+    }
+
+    require(dep) {
+      return require(resolve(dep, this.source));
+    }
+
+    has(dep) {
+      return has(resolve(dep, this.source));
+    }
+
+    resolve(dep) {
+      return resolve(dep, this.source);
+    }
+
+    getIds() {
+      return Object.keys(registry);
+    }
+  }
+
   function Module(name, deps, callback, alias) {
     heimdall.increment(modules);
     this.id        = uuid++;
@@ -196,6 +226,8 @@ var loader, define, requireModule, require, requirejs;
         entry.exports = this.module.exports;
       } else if (dep === 'require') {
         entry.exports = this.makeRequire();
+      } else if (dep === 'loader') {
+        entry.exports = new LoaderModule(this.name);
       } else if (dep === 'module') {
         entry.exports = this.module;
       } else {
diff --git a/tests/all.js b/tests/all.js
index c885e5f..b43a6d4 100644
--- a/tests/all.js
+++ b/tests/all.js
@@ -1647,3 +1647,158 @@ test('redefining a module when "finalized" should no-op', function(assert) {
   require('foo');
   assert.notOk(second, 'second module definition never used');
 });
+
+test('loader module API: require', function() {
+  define('foo/baz/index', function () {
+    return 'I AM baz';
+  });
+
+  define('foo/index', ['loader'], function (loader) {
+    return loader.require('./baz');
+  });
+
+  equal(require('foo'), 'I AM baz');
+
+  var stats = statsForMonitor('loaderjs', tree);
+
+  deepEqual(stats, {
+    findDeps: 2,
+    define: 2,
+    exports: 2,
+    findModule: 2,
+    modules: 2,
+    reify: 2,
+    require: 2,
+    resolve: 1,
+    resolveRelative: 1,
+    pendingQueueLength: 2
+  });
+});
+
+test('loader module API: has', function() {
+  define('foo/baz/index', function () {
+    return 'I AM baz';
+  });
+
+  define('foo/index', ['loader'], function (loader) {
+    if (loader.has('./baz')) {
+      return loader.require('./baz');
+    }
+  });
+
+  equal(require('foo'), 'I AM baz');
+
+  var stats = statsForMonitor('loaderjs', tree);
+
+  deepEqual(stats, {
+    findDeps: 2,
+    define: 2,
+    exports: 2,
+    findModule: 2,
+    modules: 2,
+    reify: 2,
+    require: 2,
+    resolve: 2,
+    resolveRelative: 2,
+    pendingQueueLength: 2
+  });
+});
+
+test('loader module API: resolve', function() {
+  expect(2);
+
+  define('foo/baz/index', function () {
+    return 'I AM baz';
+  });
+
+  define('foo/index', ['loader'], function (loader) {
+    equal(loader.resolve('./baz'), 'foo/baz');
+  });
+
+  require('foo');
+
+  var stats = statsForMonitor('loaderjs', tree);
+
+  deepEqual(stats, {
+    findDeps: 1,
+    define: 2,
+    exports: 1,
+    findModule: 1,
+    modules: 2,
+    reify: 1,
+    require: 1,
+    resolve: 1,
+    resolveRelative: 1,
+    pendingQueueLength: 1
+  });
+});
+
+test('loader module API: define', function() {
+  expect(3);
+
+  define('foo/index', ['loader'], function (loader) {
+    loader.define('foo/derp', function() {
+      ok(true, 'does not need have to have deps');
+
+      return 'derp!';
+    });
+
+    loader.define('foo/baz', ['foo/derp'], function(derp) {
+      equal(derp, 'derp!', 'can have deps');
+
+      return 'I AM baz';
+    });
+
+    return loader.require('./baz');
+  });
+
+  require('foo');
+
+  var stats = statsForMonitor('loaderjs', tree);
+
+  deepEqual(stats, {
+    findDeps: 3,
+    define: 3,
+    exports: 3,
+    findModule: 3,
+    modules: 3,
+    reify: 3,
+    require: 2,
+    resolve: 2,
+    resolveRelative: 1,
+    pendingQueueLength: 3
+  });
+});
+
+test('loader module API: getIds', function() {
+  expect(2);
+
+  define('foo/derp', function() {
+    return 'derp!';
+  });
+
+  define('foo/baz', ['foo/derp'], function() {
+    return 'I AM baz';
+  });
+
+  define('foo/index', ['loader'], function (loader) {
+    deepEqual(loader.getIds(), ['foo/derp', 'foo/baz', 'foo/index']);
+  });
+
+  require('foo');
+
+  var stats = statsForMonitor('loaderjs', tree);
+
+  deepEqual(stats, {
+    findDeps: 1,
+    define: 3,
+    exports: 1,
+    findModule: 1,
+    modules: 3,
+    reify: 1,
+    require: 1,
+    resolve: 0,
+    resolveRelative: 0,
+    pendingQueueLength: 1
+  });
+});