diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54bf182..ec0a1de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,6 +95,25 @@ module: {
 }
 ```
 
+## Including templates
+
+The loader adds a `def.loadfile(filename)` function to include and compile doT templates.
+
+For example, a `parts.dot` file:
+
+```
+{{##def.works:
+  {{='It works!'}}
+#}}
+```
+
+And some other template file:
+
+```
+{{#def.loadfile('parts.dot')}}
+{{#def.works}}
+```   
+
 ## Similar projects
 
 [`dot-loader`](https://github.com/ross-pfahler/dot-loader) is another loader
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index c1f0704..df97c0e 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+
 import doT from 'dot';
 import { getOptions } from 'loader-utils';
 import validateOptions from 'schema-utils';
@@ -40,5 +43,14 @@ export default function (source) {
 
   doT.templateSettings.selfcontained = true;
 
-  return 'export default ' + doT.template(source);
+  var webpackContext = this;
+
+  function loadfile (filename) {
+    const filepath = path.resolve(webpackContext.context, filename);
+    webpackContext.addDependency(filepath);
+
+    return fs.readFileSync(filepath);
+  }
+
+  return 'export default ' + doT.template(source, undefined, {loadfile: loadfile});
 };