diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e0f254df..6dfac873 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Re-export `referencing::Registry` as `jsonschema::Registry`.
+- `ValidationOptions::with_registry` that allows for providing a predefined `referencing::Registry`. [#682](https://github.com/Stranger6667/jsonschema/issues/682)
+
 ## [0.28.3] - 2025-01-24
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/crates/jsonschema-referencing/src/registry.rs b/crates/jsonschema-referencing/src/registry.rs
index a8bc6a3b..3ab5122f 100644
--- a/crates/jsonschema-referencing/src/registry.rs
+++ b/crates/jsonschema-referencing/src/registry.rs
@@ -336,6 +336,12 @@ impl Registry {
             _ => unreachable!(),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn resources(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&Uri<String>, Arc<Resource>)> {
+        self.resources
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(uri, resource)| (uri, Arc::clone(resource)))
+    }
 }
 
 fn process_resources(
diff --git a/crates/jsonschema/src/lib.rs b/crates/jsonschema/src/lib.rs
index be2ec0f3..a1568492 100644
--- a/crates/jsonschema/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/jsonschema/src/lib.rs
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ pub use error::{ErrorIterator, MaskedValidationError, ValidationError};
 pub use keywords::custom::Keyword;
 pub use options::ValidationOptions;
 pub use output::BasicOutput;
-pub use referencing::{Draft, Error as ReferencingError, Resource, Retrieve, Uri};
+pub use referencing::{Draft, Error as ReferencingError, Registry, Resource, Retrieve, Uri};
 pub use validator::Validator;
 
 use serde_json::Value;
diff --git a/crates/jsonschema/src/options.rs b/crates/jsonschema/src/options.rs
index 7a6b4fad..e0ec8125 100644
--- a/crates/jsonschema/src/options.rs
+++ b/crates/jsonschema/src/options.rs
@@ -311,6 +311,42 @@ impl ValidationOptions {
         }
         self
     }
+
+    /// Use external schema resources from the registry, making them accessible via references
+    /// during validation.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use serde_json::json;
+    /// # fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    /// use jsonschema::{Registry, Resource};
+    ///
+    /// let registry = Registry::try_new(
+    ///     "urn:name-schema",
+    ///     Resource::from_contents(json!({"type": "string"}))?
+    /// )?;
+    /// let schema = json!({
+    ///     "properties": {
+    ///         "name": { "$ref": "urn:name-schema" }
+    ///     }
+    /// });
+    /// let validator = jsonschema::options()
+    ///     .with_registry(registry)
+    ///     .build(&schema)?;
+    /// assert!(validator.is_valid(&json!({ "name": "Valid String" })));
+    /// assert!(!validator.is_valid(&json!({ "name": 123 })));
+    /// # Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    pub fn with_registry(&mut self, registry: referencing::Registry) -> &mut Self {
+        // NOTE: This is not particularly efficient, and should be changed in the future
+        for (uri, resource) in registry.resources() {
+            self.resources
+                .insert(uri.as_str().to_string(), (*resource).clone());
+        }
+        self
+    }
     /// Register a custom format validator.
     ///
     /// # Example
@@ -467,6 +503,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for ValidationOptions {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use referencing::{Registry, Resource};
     use serde_json::json;
 
     fn custom(s: &str) -> bool {
@@ -484,4 +521,24 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!validator.is_valid(&json!("foo")));
         assert!(validator.is_valid(&json!("foo42!")));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn with_registry() {
+        let registry = Registry::try_new(
+            "urn:name-schema",
+            Resource::from_contents(json!({"type": "string"})).expect("Invalid resource"),
+        )
+        .expect("Invalid URI");
+        let schema = json!({
+            "properties": {
+                "name": { "$ref": "urn:name-schema" }
+            }
+        });
+        let validator = crate::options()
+            .with_registry(registry)
+            .build(&schema)
+            .expect("Invalid schema");
+        assert!(validator.is_valid(&json!({ "name": "Valid String" })));
+        assert!(!validator.is_valid(&json!({ "name": 123 })));
+    }
 }