diff --git a/imports/locale/shared.lua b/imports/locale/shared.lua
index 9a221b6..f051dc2 100644
--- a/imports/locale/shared.lua
+++ b/imports/locale/shared.lua
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function lib.getLocales()
     return dict
 end
 
+---Loads the ox_lib locale module. Prefer using fxmanifest instead (see [docs](https://overextended.dev/ox_lib#usage)).
 function lib.locale()
     local lang = GetConvar('ox:locale', 'en')
     local locales = json.decode(LoadResourceFile(cache.resource, ('locales/%s.json'):format(lang)))
@@ -75,4 +76,32 @@ function lib.locale()
     end
 end
 
+---Gets a locale string from another resource and adds it to the dict.
+---@param resource string
+---@param key string
+---@return string?
+function lib.getLocale(resource, key)
+    local locale = dict[key]
+
+    if locale then
+        warn(("overwriting existing locale '%s' (%s)"):format(key, locale))
+    end
+
+    locale = exports[resource]:getLocale(key)
+    dict[key] = locale
+
+    if not locale then
+        warn(("no locale exists with key '%s' in resource '%s'"):format(key, resource))
+    end
+
+    return locale
+end
+
+---Backing function for lib.getLocale.
+---@param key string
+---@return string?
+exports('getLocale', function(key)
+    return dict[key]
+end)
+
 return lib.locale
diff --git a/resource/init.lua b/resource/init.lua
index a9869eb..9eb7ba8 100644
--- a/resource/init.lua
+++ b/resource/init.lua
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ if not LoadResourceFile(lib.name, 'web/build/index.html') then
 end
 
 function lib.hasLoaded() return true end
+
+lib.locale()
diff --git a/resource/shared.lua b/resource/shared.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index aa9ba61..0000000
--- a/resource/shared.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-lib.locale()