diff --git a/src/main/java/com/goterl/resourceloader/ResourceLoader.java b/src/main/java/com/goterl/resourceloader/ResourceLoader.java
index bcf6ff3..9372712 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/goterl/resourceloader/ResourceLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/goterl/resourceloader/ResourceLoader.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class ResourceLoader {
      * Copies a file into a temporary directory regardless of
      * if it is in a JAR or not.
      * @param relativePath A relative path to a file or directory
-     *                     relative to the resources folder.
+     *                     relative to the resource folder.
      * @return The file or directory you want to load.
      * @throws IOException If at any point processing of the resource file fails.
      * @throws URISyntaxException If cannot find the resource file.
@@ -74,10 +74,24 @@ public File copyToTempDirectory(String relativePath, Class outsideClass) throws
         // from inside a JAR?
         URL fullJarPathURL = getThePathToTheJarWeAreIn(outsideClass);
 
+        File extracted;
+
+        // Check if we can access the file using the classloader.
+        // This works when this library is used in a Java modular project and merged into a single module.
+        // https://github.com/beryx/badass-jlink-plugin.
+        //
+        // This call will quickly bail out with null if we are not running in a modular runtime image.
+        //
+        // NOTE: this won't work for directory.
+        extracted = extractUsingClassLoader(mainTempDir, relativePath);
+        if (extracted != null) {
+            return extracted;
+        }
+
         // Test if we are in a JAR and if we are
         // then do the following...
         if (isJarFile(fullJarPathURL)) {
-            File extracted = extractFromWithinAJarFile(fullJarPathURL, mainTempDir, relativePath);
+            extracted = extractFromWithinAJarFile(fullJarPathURL, mainTempDir, relativePath);
             if (extracted != null) {
                 return extracted;
             }
@@ -88,6 +102,96 @@ public File copyToTempDirectory(String relativePath, Class outsideClass) throws
         return getFileFromFileSystem(relativePath, mainTempDir);
     }
 
+    // Copied from JDK 9 InputStream.transferTo()
+    private void transfer(final InputStream in, final OutputStream out) throws IOException {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(in, "in");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(out, "out");
+        int TRANSFER_BUFFER_SIZE = 8192;
+        byte[] buffer = new byte[TRANSFER_BUFFER_SIZE];
+        int read;
+        while ((read = in.read(buffer, 0, TRANSFER_BUFFER_SIZE)) >= 0) {
+            out.write(buffer, 0, read);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether we are running from a modular runtime image without involving Java 9 APIs.
+     * Resource loaded from a JrtFileSystem will have the "jrt" protocol/scheme in their URL/URI.
+     * SEE JEP220.
+     *
+     * @param relativePath any file relative path to test
+     * @return true if we are running from a modular runtime image, false otherwise
+     */
+    private boolean isModularRuntimeImage(String relativePath) {
+        final URL url = getClass().getClassLoader().getResource(relativePath);
+        if (url != null && Objects.equals(url.getProtocol(), "jrt")) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        // Fall back to false if not a JRT or if getResource return null.
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extract a resource using the traditional class loader.
+     *
+     * This is the method to use when an application is packaged as a modular runtime image (via Jlink).
+     *
+     * NOTE: This method is unable to extract a directory.
+     *
+     * @param mainTempDir Temporarily directory to extract resource
+     * @param relativePath A relative path to a file relative to the resource folder.
+     * @return The file you want to load.
+     * @throws IOException if the extraction of the resource fails (while transferring data)
+     */
+    public File extractUsingClassLoader(File mainTempDir, String relativePath) throws IOException {
+
+        // Bail out if we are not running from a modular runtime image. This is to keep backward compatibility
+        // with project already using this library and loading/copying directories.
+        if (!isModularRuntimeImage(relativePath)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        final ClassLoader cl = getClass().getClassLoader();
+        final InputStream is;
+
+        // When run from modular runtime image, getResourceAsStream must be used. The Java module system does provide a
+        // JrtFileSystem where Path are implemented with JrtPath, but, JrtPath cannot be converted to a File using.
+        // toFile() It is not supported and throws NotSupportedOperation exception if called.
+
+        // As per JEP220, the URI scheme for modular Runtime image is:
+        // jrt:/[$MODULE[/$PATH]]
+
+        // If this library is used in a modular project using jlink and the https://github.com/beryx/badass-jlink-plugin
+        // plugin, then it will be merged into a single jar before being put into the host application module.
+        // Therefore, using this class' class loader will load resources relative to the merged module.
+
+        // It should already be relative but just in case.
+        if (relativePath.charAt(0) == '/') {
+            is = cl.getResourceAsStream(relativePath.substring(1));
+        } else {
+            is = cl.getResourceAsStream(relativePath);
+        }
+
+        // Return null if resource can't be found that way.
+        if (is == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // Create the temp file under the provided temp directory.
+        final Path extractedLibraryFile =
+                Files.createTempFile(mainTempDir.toPath(), "resource-loader", null);
+
+        // Open an output stream to the tmp file then copy resource's bytes from the Java modules.
+        try (final OutputStream os = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(extractedLibraryFile.toFile()))) {
+            transfer(is, os);
+        } finally {
+            is.close();
+        }
+
+        // Finally, convert the path to a File.
+        return extractedLibraryFile.toFile();
+    }
+
     public File extractFromWithinAJarFile(URL jarPath, File mainTempDir, String relativePath)
             throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
         if (jarPath == null) {