diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/LocalizationOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/LocalizationOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1da826d83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/LocalizationOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.Framework.Localization
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides programmatic configuration for localization.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class LocalizationOptions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The relative path under application root where resource files are located.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ResourcesPath { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/LocalizationServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/LocalizationServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index f81c13afb4..543a985cda 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/LocalizationServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/LocalizationServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved. 
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information. 
 
+using System;
 using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.Framework.Internal;
 using Microsoft.Framework.Localization;
@@ -18,6 +19,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection
         /// <param name="services">The <see cref="IServiceCollection"/> to add the services to.</param>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="IServiceCollection"/>.</returns>
         public static IServiceCollection AddLocalization([NotNull] this IServiceCollection services)
+        {
+            return AddLocalization(services, setupAction: null);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adds services required for application localization.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="services">The <see cref="IServiceCollection"/> to add the services to.</param>
+        /// <param name="setupAction">An action to configure the <see cref="LocalizationOptions"/>.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="IServiceCollection"/>.</returns>
+        public static IServiceCollection AddLocalization(
+            [NotNull] this IServiceCollection services,
+            Action<LocalizationOptions> setupAction)
         {
             services.TryAdd(new ServiceDescriptor(
                 typeof(IStringLocalizerFactory),
@@ -28,6 +42,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection
                 typeof(StringLocalizer<>),
                 ServiceLifetime.Transient));
 
+            if (setupAction != null)
+            {
+                services.Configure(setupAction);
+            }
+
             return services;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/ResourceManagerStringLocalizerFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/ResourceManagerStringLocalizerFactory.cs
index b76fbdde53..49c7d12c56 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/ResourceManagerStringLocalizerFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/ResourceManagerStringLocalizerFactory.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 using System;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Resources;
-using Microsoft.Framework.Internal;
 using Microsoft.Dnx.Runtime;
+using Microsoft.Framework.Internal;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Framework.Localization
 {
@@ -18,13 +19,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.Framework.Localization
 
         private readonly IApplicationEnvironment _applicationEnvironment;
 
+        private readonly string _resourcesRelativePath;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="ResourceManagerStringLocalizer"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="applicationEnvironment"></param>
-        public ResourceManagerStringLocalizerFactory([NotNull] IApplicationEnvironment applicationEnvironment)
+        /// <param name="applicationEnvironment">The <see cref="IApplicationEnvironment"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="localizationOptions">The <see cref="IOptions{LocalizationOptions}"/>.</param>
+        public ResourceManagerStringLocalizerFactory(
+            [NotNull] IApplicationEnvironment applicationEnvironment,
+            [NotNull] IOptions<LocalizationOptions> localizationOptions)
         {
             _applicationEnvironment = applicationEnvironment;
+            _resourcesRelativePath = localizationOptions.Value.ResourcesPath ?? string.Empty;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_resourcesRelativePath))
+            {
+                _resourcesRelativePath = _resourcesRelativePath.Replace("/", ".") + ".";
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -37,9 +48,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.Framework.Localization
         {
             var typeInfo = resourceSource.GetTypeInfo();
             var assembly = typeInfo.Assembly;
-            var baseName = typeInfo.FullName;
+            var baseName = _applicationEnvironment.ApplicationName + "." + _resourcesRelativePath + resourceSource.Name;
+
             return new ResourceManagerStringLocalizer(
-                new ResourceManager(resourceSource),
+                new ResourceManager(baseName, assembly),
                 assembly,
                 baseName,
                 _resourceNamesCache);
@@ -51,9 +63,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.Framework.Localization
         /// <param name="baseName">The base name of the resource to load strings from.</param>
         /// <param name="location">The location to load resources from.</param>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="ResourceManagerStringLocalizer"/>.</returns>
-        public IStringLocalizer Create([NotNull] string baseName, [NotNull] string location)
+        public IStringLocalizer Create([NotNull] string baseName, string location)
         {
-            var assembly = Assembly.Load(new AssemblyName(location ?? _applicationEnvironment.ApplicationName));
+            var rootPath = location ?? _applicationEnvironment.ApplicationName;
+            var assembly = Assembly.Load(new AssemblyName(rootPath));
+            baseName = rootPath + "." + _resourcesRelativePath + baseName;
 
             return new ResourceManagerStringLocalizer(
                 new ResourceManager(baseName, assembly),
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/project.json b/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/project.json
index 44e1cb40b3..03fa7b30f4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Framework.Localization/project.json
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/aspnet/localization"
     },
     "dependencies": {
+        "Microsoft.Dnx.Runtime.Abstractions": "1.0.0-*",
         "Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection.Abstractions": "1.0.0-*",
         "Microsoft.Framework.Localization.Abstractions": "1.0.0-*",
         "Microsoft.Framework.NotNullAttribute.Sources": {
             "type": "build",
             "version": "1.0.0-*"
         },
-        "Microsoft.Dnx.Runtime.Abstractions": "1.0.0-*"
+        "Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel": "1.0.0-*"
     },
     "frameworks": {
         "dnx451": { },
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.Framework.Localization.Tests/LocalizationServiceCollectionExtensionsTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.Framework.Localization.Tests/LocalizationServiceCollectionExtensionsTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..213077e992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.Framework.Localization.Tests/LocalizationServiceCollectionExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved. 
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Framework.OptionsModel;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Framework.Localization.Test
+{
+    public class LocalizationServiceCollectionExtensionsTest
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void AddLocalization_AddsNeededServices()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var collection = new ServiceCollection();
+
+            // Act
+            collection.AddLocalization();
+
+            // Assert
+            var services = collection.ToList();
+            Assert.Equal(2, services.Count);
+
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(IStringLocalizerFactory), services[0].ServiceType);
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(ResourceManagerStringLocalizerFactory), services[0].ImplementationType);
+            Assert.Equal(ServiceLifetime.Singleton, services[0].Lifetime);
+
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(IStringLocalizer<>), services[1].ServiceType);
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(StringLocalizer<>), services[1].ImplementationType);
+            Assert.Equal(ServiceLifetime.Transient, services[1].Lifetime);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AddLocalizationWithLocalizationOptions_AddsNeededServices()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var collection = new ServiceCollection();
+
+            // Act
+            collection.AddLocalization(options => options.ResourcesPath = "Resources");
+
+            // Assert
+            var services = collection.ToList();
+            Assert.Equal(3, services.Count);
+
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(IStringLocalizerFactory), services[0].ServiceType);
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(ResourceManagerStringLocalizerFactory), services[0].ImplementationType);
+            Assert.Equal(ServiceLifetime.Singleton, services[0].Lifetime);
+
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(IStringLocalizer<>), services[1].ServiceType);
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(StringLocalizer<>), services[1].ImplementationType);
+            Assert.Equal(ServiceLifetime.Transient, services[1].Lifetime);
+
+            Assert.Equal(typeof(IConfigureOptions<LocalizationOptions>), services[2].ServiceType);
+            Assert.Equal(ServiceLifetime.Singleton, services[2].Lifetime);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.Framework.Localization.Tests/project.json b/test/Microsoft.Framework.Localization.Tests/project.json
index bc4a953cec..c69723680f 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.Framework.Localization.Tests/project.json
+++ b/test/Microsoft.Framework.Localization.Tests/project.json
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
+    "Microsoft.Framework.DependencyInjection": "1.0.0-*",
+    "Microsoft.Framework.Localization": "1.0.0-*",
     "xunit": "2.1.0-*",
-    "xunit.runner.dnx": "2.1.0-*",
-    "Microsoft.Framework.Localization": "1.0.0-*"
+    "xunit.runner.dnx": "2.1.0-*"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "dnx451": { },