diff --git a/src/searcher.rs b/src/searcher.rs
index 73d36e3..f942fa2 100644
--- a/src/searcher.rs
+++ b/src/searcher.rs
@@ -250,6 +250,108 @@ impl UserData for StaticClosureSearcher {
     }
 }
 
+/// Like `Searcher`, but with function pointers as `modules` values, to facilitate
+/// setting up an `rlua::Context` with Rust code.
+///
+/// Enables exposing `UserData` types to an `rlua::Context`.
+pub struct FunctionSearcher {
+    /// Functions must accept three parameters:
+    ///
+    /// 1. An `rlua::Context`, which the function body can do what it wants with.
+    ///
+    /// 2. An `rlua::Table` containing globals (i.e. Lua’s `_G`), which can be passed
+    ///    to `Chunk.set_environment()`.
+    ///
+    /// 3. The name of the module to be loaded (`&str`).
+    ///
+    /// Functions must return an `rlua::Result`-wrapped `Function`. This `Function`
+    /// acts as the module loader.
+    modules: HashMap<
+        String,
+        for<'ctx> fn(Context<'ctx>, Table<'ctx>, &str) -> rlua::Result<Function<'ctx>>,
+    >,
+
+    globals: RegistryKey,
+}
+
+impl FunctionSearcher {
+    pub fn new(
+        modules: HashMap<
+            String,
+            for<'ctx> fn(Context<'ctx>, Table<'ctx>, &str) -> rlua::Result<Function<'ctx>>,
+        >,
+        globals: RegistryKey,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self { modules, globals }
+    }
+}
+
+impl UserData for FunctionSearcher {
+    fn add_methods<'lua, M>(methods: &mut M)
+    where
+        M: UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>,
+    {
+        methods.add_meta_method(
+            MetaMethod::Call,
+            |lua_ctx: Context<'lua>, this, name: String| {
+                let name = name.as_str();
+                match this.modules.get(name) {
+                    Some(ref function) => Ok(Value::Function(function(
+                        lua_ctx,
+                        lua_ctx.registry_value::<Table>(&this.globals)?,
+                        name,
+                    )?)),
+                    None => Ok(Value::Nil),
+                }
+            },
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// Like `FunctionSearcher`, but with `&'static str` keys in `modules`.
+pub struct StaticFunctionSearcher {
+    modules: HashMap<
+        &'static str,
+        for<'ctx> fn(Context<'ctx>, Table<'ctx>, &str) -> rlua::Result<Function<'ctx>>,
+    >,
+
+    globals: RegistryKey,
+}
+
+impl StaticFunctionSearcher {
+    pub fn new(
+        modules: HashMap<
+            &'static str,
+            for<'ctx> fn(Context<'ctx>, Table<'ctx>, &str) -> rlua::Result<Function<'ctx>>,
+        >,
+        globals: RegistryKey,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self { modules, globals }
+    }
+}
+
+impl UserData for StaticFunctionSearcher {
+    fn add_methods<'lua, M>(methods: &mut M)
+    where
+        M: UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>,
+    {
+        methods.add_meta_method(
+            MetaMethod::Call,
+            |lua_ctx: Context<'lua>, this, name: String| {
+                let name = name.as_str();
+                match this.modules.get(name) {
+                    Some(ref function) => Ok(Value::Function(function(
+                        lua_ctx,
+                        lua_ctx.registry_value::<Table>(&this.globals)?,
+                        name,
+                    )?)),
+                    None => Ok(Value::Nil),
+                }
+            },
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 /// Extend `rlua::Context` to support `require`ing Lua modules by name.
 pub trait AddSearcher {
     /// Add a `HashMap` of Lua modules indexed by module name to Lua’s
@@ -300,6 +402,24 @@ pub trait AddSearcher {
             >,
         >,
     ) -> Result<()>;
+
+    /// Like `add_searcher`, but with user-provided function for `rlua::Context` setup.
+    fn add_function_searcher(
+        &self,
+        modules: HashMap<
+            String,
+            for<'ctx> fn(Context<'ctx>, Table<'ctx>, &str) -> rlua::Result<Function<'ctx>>,
+        >,
+    ) -> Result<()>;
+
+    /// Like `add_function_searcher`, but with `&'static str` keys in `modules`.
+    fn add_static_function_searcher(
+        &self,
+        modules: HashMap<
+            &'static str,
+            for<'ctx> fn(Context<'ctx>, Table<'ctx>, &str) -> rlua::Result<Function<'ctx>>,
+        >,
+    ) -> Result<()>;
 }
 
 impl<'a> AddSearcher for Context<'a> {
@@ -392,4 +512,36 @@ impl<'a> AddSearcher for Context<'a> {
             .set(searchers.len()? + 1, searcher)
             .map_err(|e| e.into())
     }
+
+    fn add_function_searcher(
+        &self,
+        modules: HashMap<
+            String,
+            for<'ctx> fn(Context<'ctx>, Table<'ctx>, &str) -> rlua::Result<Function<'ctx>>,
+        >,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let globals = self.globals();
+        let searchers: Table = globals.get::<_, Table>("package")?.get("searchers")?;
+        let registry_key = self.create_registry_value(globals)?;
+        let searcher = FunctionSearcher::new(modules, registry_key);
+        searchers
+            .set(searchers.len()? + 1, searcher)
+            .map_err(|e| e.into())
+    }
+
+    fn add_static_function_searcher(
+        &self,
+        modules: HashMap<
+            &'static str,
+            for<'ctx> fn(Context<'ctx>, Table<'ctx>, &str) -> rlua::Result<Function<'ctx>>,
+        >,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let globals = self.globals();
+        let searchers: Table = globals.get::<_, Table>("package")?.get("searchers")?;
+        let registry_key = self.create_registry_value(globals)?;
+        let searcher = StaticFunctionSearcher::new(modules, registry_key);
+        searchers
+            .set(searchers.len()? + 1, searcher)
+            .map_err(|e| e.into())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/tests.rs b/tests/tests.rs
index bd390b6..c0bc7c9 100644
--- a/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/tests.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ fn module_reloading_works() {
     assert_eq!("hello lume", hello);
 }
 
+fn read_lume_to_string() -> String {
+    r#"return "hello lume""#.to_string()
+}
+
+fn read_lume_to_str() -> &'static str {
+    r#"return "hello lume""#
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn add_closure_searcher_works() {
     let lua = Lua::new();
@@ -288,10 +296,107 @@ impl UserData for Instrument {
     }
 }
 
-fn read_lume_to_string() -> String {
-    r#"return "hello lume""#.to_string()
+#[test]
+fn add_function_searcher_works() {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    let mut modules: HashMap<
+        String,
+        for<'ctx> fn(Context<'ctx>, Table<'ctx>, &str) -> rlua::Result<Function<'ctx>>,
+    > = HashMap::new();
+
+    modules.insert("cartridge".to_string(), cartridge_loader);
+
+    let title = lua
+        .context::<_, Result<String>>(|lua_ctx| {
+            lua_ctx.add_function_searcher(modules)?;
+
+            // Ensure global variable `cartridge` is unset.
+            let nil: String = lua_ctx.load("return type(cartridge)").eval()?;
+            assert_eq!(nil, "nil");
+
+            Ok(lua_ctx
+                .load(
+                    r#"local cartridge = require("cartridge")
+                       local smash = cartridge.pick()
+                       return smash:play()"#,
+                )
+                .eval()?)
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(title, "Super Smash Brothers 64");
 }
 
-fn read_lume_to_str() -> &'static str {
-    r#"return "hello lume""#
+#[test]
+fn add_static_function_searcher_works() {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    let mut modules: HashMap<
+        &'static str,
+        for<'ctx> fn(Context<'ctx>, Table<'ctx>, &str) -> rlua::Result<Function<'ctx>>,
+    > = HashMap::new();
+
+    modules.insert("cartridge", cartridge_loader);
+
+    let title = lua
+        .context::<_, Result<String>>(|lua_ctx| {
+            lua_ctx.add_static_function_searcher(modules)?;
+
+            // Ensure global variable `cartridge` is unset.
+            let nil: String = lua_ctx.load("return type(cartridge)").eval()?;
+            assert_eq!(nil, "nil");
+
+            Ok(lua_ctx
+                .load(
+                    r#"local cartridge = require("cartridge")
+                       local smash = cartridge.pick()
+                       return smash:play()"#,
+                )
+                .eval()?)
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(title, "Super Smash Brothers 64");
+}
+
+struct Cartridge {
+    title: String,
+}
+
+impl Cartridge {
+    pub fn pick() -> Self {
+        let title = "Super Smash Brothers 64".to_string();
+        Self { title }
+    }
+
+    pub fn play(&self) -> String {
+        self.title.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+impl UserData for Cartridge {
+    fn add_methods<'lua, M>(methods: &mut M)
+    where
+        M: UserDataMethods<'lua, Self>,
+    {
+        methods.add_method("play", |_, cartridge, ()| Ok(cartridge.play()));
+    }
+}
+
+fn cartridge_loader<'ctx>(
+    lua_ctx: Context<'ctx>,
+    env: Table<'ctx>,
+    name: &str,
+) -> rlua::Result<Function<'ctx>> {
+    let globals = lua_ctx.globals();
+    let pick = lua_ctx.create_function(|_, ()| Ok(Cartridge::pick()))?;
+    let tbl = lua_ctx.create_table()?;
+    tbl.set("pick", pick)?;
+    globals.set("cartridge", tbl)?;
+    Ok(lua_ctx
+        .load("return cartridge")
+        .set_name(name)?
+        .set_environment(env)?
+        .into_function()?)
 }