diff --git a/src/fs.rs b/src/fs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f7f766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+//! The `fs` module contains functionality for interfacing custom resource loading.
+//!
+//! Implement the FileSystem trait for your custom resource loading, with its open() method returning
+//! objects satisfying the FileOperations trait.
+use russimp_sys::{aiFile, aiFileIO, aiOrigin, aiReturn};
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::io::SeekFrom;
+
+/// Implement FileSystem to use custom resource loading using `Scene::from_filesystem()`.
+///
+/// Rusty version of the underlying aiFileIO type.
+pub trait FileSystem {
+    fn open(&self, file_path: &str, mode: &str) -> Option<Box<dyn FileOperations>>;
+}
+
+/// Implement this for a given resource to support custom resource loading.
+///
+/// This trait class is the rusty version of the underlying aiFile type.
+pub trait FileOperations {
+    /// Should return the number of bytes read, or Err if read unsuccessful.
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, ()>;
+    /// Should return the number of bytes written, or Err if write unsuccessful.
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, ()>;
+    fn tell(&mut self) -> usize;
+    fn size(&mut self) -> usize;
+    fn seek(&mut self, seek_from: SeekFrom) -> Result<(), ()>;
+    fn flush(&mut self);
+    fn close(&mut self);
+}
+
+/// This type allows us to generate C stubs for whatever trait object the user supplies.
+pub(crate) struct FileOperationsWrapper<T: FileSystem> {
+    ai_file: aiFileIO,
+    _phantom: std::marker::PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+impl<T: FileSystem> FileOperationsWrapper<T> {
+    /// Returns a wrapper that can create an aiFileIO to be used with the assimp C-API.
+    pub fn new(file_system: &T) -> FileOperationsWrapper<T> {
+        let trait_obj: &dyn FileSystem = file_system;
+        let managed_box = Box::new(trait_obj);
+        let user_data = Box::into_raw(managed_box);
+        let user_data = user_data as *mut i8;
+        FileOperationsWrapper {
+            ai_file: aiFileIO {
+                OpenProc: Some(FileOperationsWrapper::<T>::io_open),
+                CloseProc: Some(FileOperationsWrapper::<T>::io_close),
+                UserData: user_data,
+            },
+            _phantom: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+    /// Get the aiFileIO to pass to the C-interface.
+    pub fn ai_file(&mut self) -> &mut aiFileIO {
+        &mut self.ai_file
+    }
+    /// Implementation for aiFileIO::OpenProc.
+    unsafe extern "C" fn io_open(
+        ai_file_io: *mut aiFileIO,
+        file_path: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char,
+        mode: *const ::std::os::raw::c_char,
+    ) -> *mut aiFile {
+        let file_system = Box::leak(Box::from_raw(
+            (*ai_file_io).UserData as *mut &dyn FileSystem,
+        ));
+
+        let file_path = CStr::from_ptr(file_path)
+            .to_str()
+            .unwrap_or("Invalid UTF-8 Filename");
+        let mode = CStr::from_ptr(mode)
+            .to_str()
+            .unwrap_or("Invalid UTF-8 Mode");
+        let file = match file_system.open(file_path, mode) {
+            None => return std::ptr::null_mut(),
+            Some(file) => file,
+        };
+
+        // Take the returned file, and double box it here so that it can be converted to a single
+        // raw pointer that can be stuffed in the UserData.
+        let double_box = Box::new(file);
+        let managed_box = Box::into_raw(double_box); // Cleaned up in io_close.
+        let user_data = managed_box as *mut i8;
+        let ai_file = aiFile {
+            ReadProc: Some(Self::io_read),
+            WriteProc: Some(Self::io_write),
+            TellProc: Some(Self::io_tell),
+            FileSizeProc: Some(Self::io_size),
+            SeekProc: Some(Self::io_seek),
+            FlushProc: Some(Self::io_flush),
+            UserData: user_data,
+        };
+        // Lifetime of ai_file is managed by backend assimp library, cleaned up in io_close().
+        Box::into_raw(Box::new(ai_file))
+    }
+
+    /// Implementation for aiFileIO::CloseProc.
+    unsafe extern "C" fn io_close(_ai_file_io: *mut aiFileIO, ai_file: *mut aiFile) {
+        // Given that this is close, we are careful to not leak, but instead drop the file when we
+        // exit this scope.
+        let ai_file = Box::from_raw(ai_file);
+        let mut file: Box<Box<dyn FileOperations>> =
+            Box::from_raw((*ai_file).UserData as *mut Box<dyn FileOperations>);
+        file.close();
+    }
+    /// Turn an aiFile pointer into a the "self" object.
+    ///
+    /// Safety: Only safe to call once from within each of the io_* callbacks. This assumes that
+    /// the loading library has ownership of the aiFile object that was returned by the FileSystem.
+    /// It is expected to only be called serially on a single thread for the lifetype 'a, which
+    /// *should* keep access scoped to within the io_* callback.
+    unsafe fn get_file<'a>(ai_file: *mut aiFile) -> &'a mut Box<dyn FileOperations> {
+        // We return a "leaked" pointer here, using the saved off double box pointer that we
+        // stuffed in the UserData. We "leak" as we don't acutally want to return ownership, only
+        // the mutable reference. The box is manually cleaned up as part of io_close.
+        Box::leak(Box::from_raw(
+            (*ai_file).UserData as *mut Box<dyn FileOperations>,
+        ))
+    }
+    // Implementation for aiFile::ReadProc.
+    unsafe extern "C" fn io_read(
+        ai_file: *mut aiFile,
+        buffer: *mut std::os::raw::c_char,
+        size: usize,
+        count: usize,
+    ) -> usize {
+        let file = Self::get_file(ai_file);
+        let mut buffer =
+            std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(buffer as *mut u8, (size * count).try_into().unwrap());
+        if size == 0 {
+            panic!("Size 0 is invalid");
+        }
+        if count == 0 {
+            panic!("Count 0 is invalid");
+        }
+        if size > std::usize::MAX {
+            panic!("huge read size not supported");
+        }
+        let size = size as usize;
+        if size == 1 {
+            // This looks like a memcpy.
+            if count > std::usize::MAX {
+                panic!("huge read not supported");
+            }
+            let count = count as usize;
+
+            let (buffer, _) = buffer.split_at_mut(count);
+            match file.read(buffer) {
+                Ok(size) => size,
+                Err(_) => std::usize::MAX,
+            }
+        } else {
+            // We have to copy in strides. Implement this by looping for each object and tally the
+            // count of full objects read.
+            let mut total: usize = 0;
+            for _ in 0..count {
+                let split = buffer.split_at_mut(size as usize);
+                buffer = split.1;
+                let bytes_read = match file.read(split.0) {
+                    Err(_) => break,
+                    Ok(bytes_read) => bytes_read,
+                };
+                if bytes_read != size {
+                    break;
+                }
+                total = total + 1;
+            }
+            total
+        }
+    }
+    // Implementation for aiFile::WriteProc.
+    unsafe extern "C" fn io_write(
+        ai_file: *mut aiFile,
+        buffer: *const std::os::raw::c_char,
+        size: usize,
+        count: usize,
+    ) -> usize {
+        let file = Self::get_file(ai_file);
+        let mut buffer =
+            std::slice::from_raw_parts(buffer as *mut u8, (size * count).try_into().unwrap());
+        if size == 0 {
+            panic!("Write of size 0");
+        }
+        if count == 0 {
+            panic!("Write of count 0");
+        }
+        if size > std::usize::MAX {
+            panic!("huge write size not supported");
+        }
+        let size = size as usize;
+        if size == 1 {
+            if count > std::usize::MAX {
+                panic!("huge write not supported");
+            }
+            let count = count as usize;
+
+            let (buffer, _) = buffer.split_at(count);
+            match file.write(buffer) {
+                Ok(size) => size,
+                Err(_) => std::usize::MAX,
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Write in strides. Implement this by looping for each object and tally the
+            // count of full objects written.
+            let mut total: usize = 0;
+            for _ in 0..count {
+                let split = buffer.split_at(size as usize);
+                buffer = split.1;
+                let bytes_written = match file.write(split.0) {
+                    Err(_) => break,
+                    Ok(bytes_written) => bytes_written,
+                };
+                if bytes_written != size {
+                    break;
+                }
+                total = total + 1;
+            }
+            total
+        }
+    }
+    // Implementation for aiFile::TellProc.
+    unsafe extern "C" fn io_tell(ai_file: *mut aiFile) -> usize {
+        let file = Self::get_file(ai_file);
+        file.tell()
+    }
+    // Implementation for aiFile::FileSizeProc.
+    unsafe extern "C" fn io_size(ai_file: *mut aiFile) -> usize {
+        let file = Self::get_file(ai_file);
+        file.size()
+    }
+    // Implementation for aiFile::SeekProc.
+    unsafe extern "C" fn io_seek(ai_file: *mut aiFile, pos: usize, origin: aiOrigin) -> aiReturn {
+        let file = Self::get_file(ai_file);
+        let seek_from = match origin {
+            russimp_sys::aiOrigin_aiOrigin_SET => SeekFrom::Start(pos as u64),
+            russimp_sys::aiOrigin_aiOrigin_CUR => SeekFrom::Current(pos as i64),
+            russimp_sys::aiOrigin_aiOrigin_END => SeekFrom::End(pos as i64),
+            _ => panic!("Assimp passed invalid origin"),
+        };
+        match file.seek(seek_from) {
+            Ok(()) => 0,
+            Err(()) => russimp_sys::aiReturn_aiReturn_FAILURE,
+        }
+    }
+    // Implementation for aiFile::FlushProc.
+    unsafe extern "C" fn io_flush(ai_file: *mut aiFile) {
+        let file = Self::get_file(ai_file);
+        file.flush();
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: FileSystem> Drop for FileOperationsWrapper<T> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // Re-construct and drop the box that was used for the C-API.
+        let _managed_box: Box<&dyn FileSystem> =
+            unsafe { Box::from_raw(self.ai_file.UserData as *mut &dyn FileSystem) };
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use crate::scene::PostProcess;
+    use crate::scene::Scene;
+    use crate::utils;
+    use std::fs::File;
+    use std::io::{SeekFrom, prelude::*};
+
+    struct MyFileOperations {
+        file: File,
+    }
+
+    impl super::FileOperations for MyFileOperations {
+        fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, ()> {
+            self.file.read(buf).or_else(|_| Err(()))
+        }
+
+        fn write(&mut self, _buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize, ()> {
+            unimplemented!("write support");
+        }
+
+        fn tell(&mut self) -> usize {
+            self.file.seek(SeekFrom::Current(0)).unwrap_or(0)
+        }
+
+        fn size(&mut self) -> usize {
+            self.file.metadata().expect("Missing metadata").len()
+        }
+
+        fn seek(&mut self, seek_from: SeekFrom) -> Result<(), ()> {
+            match self.file.seek(seek_from) {
+                Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+                Err(_) => Err(()),
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn flush(&mut self) {
+            // write suppot not implemented.
+        }
+
+        fn close(&mut self) {
+            // Nothing to do.
+        }
+    }
+
+    struct MyFS {}
+
+    impl super::FileSystem for MyFS {
+        fn open(&self, file_path: &str, mode: &str) -> Option<Box<dyn super::FileOperations>> {
+            // We only support reading for this test.
+            assert_eq!(mode, "rb");
+            let file = File::open(file_path).expect("Couldn't open {file_path}");
+            Some(Box::new(MyFileOperations{file}))
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_file_operations() {
+        // Load the cube.obj as it also has to load the cube.mtl through the filesystem to get the
+        // materials right.
+        let model_path = utils::get_model("models/OBJ/cube.obj");
+        let mut myfs = MyFS {};
+        let scene = Scene::from_file_system(
+            model_path.as_str(),
+            vec![
+                PostProcess::CalculateTangentSpace,
+                PostProcess::Triangulate,
+                PostProcess::JoinIdenticalVertices,
+                PostProcess::SortByPrimitiveType,
+            ],
+            &mut myfs,
+        ).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(scene.meshes[0].texture_coords.len(), 8);
+        assert_eq!(scene.materials.len(), 2);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ae1ceee..2cb27f7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub mod animation;
 pub mod bone;
 pub mod camera;
 pub mod face;
+pub mod fs;
 pub mod light;
 pub mod material;
 pub mod mesh;
diff --git a/src/scene.rs b/src/scene.rs
index 3c43e0b..ff21549 100644
--- a/src/scene.rs
+++ b/src/scene.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::material::generate_materials;
 use crate::{
-    animation::Animation, camera::Camera, light::Light, material::Material, mesh::Mesh,
-    metadata::MetaData, node::Node, sys::*, *,
+    animation::Animation, camera::Camera, fs::{FileSystem, FileOperationsWrapper}, light::Light, material::Material,
+    mesh::Mesh, metadata::MetaData, node::Node, sys::*, *,
 };
 use std::{
     ffi::{CStr, CString},
@@ -430,6 +430,20 @@ impl Scene {
         result
     }
 
+    pub fn from_file_system<T: FileSystem>(file_path: &str, flags: PostProcessSteps, file_io: &mut T) -> Russult<Scene> {
+        let bitwise_flag = flags.into_iter().fold(0, |acc, x| acc | (x as u32));
+        let file_path = CString::new(file_path).unwrap();
+
+        let raw_scene = Scene::get_scene_from_filesystem(file_path, bitwise_flag, file_io);
+        if raw_scene.is_none() {
+            return Err(Scene::get_error());
+        }
+
+        let result = Scene::new(raw_scene.unwrap());
+        Scene::drop_scene(raw_scene);
+
+        result
+    }
     pub fn from_buffer(buffer: &[u8], flags: PostProcessSteps, hint: &str) -> Russult<Scene> {
         let bitwise_flag = flags.into_iter().fold(0, |acc, x| acc | (x as u32));
         let hint = CString::new(hint).unwrap();
@@ -459,6 +473,12 @@ impl Scene {
         unsafe { aiImportFile(string.as_ptr(), flags).as_ref() }
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    fn get_scene_from_filesystem<'a, T: FileSystem>(string: CString, flags: u32, fs: &mut T) -> Option<&'a aiScene> {
+        let mut file_io = FileOperationsWrapper::new(fs);
+        unsafe { aiImportFileEx(string.as_ptr(), flags, file_io.ai_file()).as_ref() }
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn get_scene_from_file_from_memory<'a>(
         buffer: &[u8],