diff --git a/packages/nuqs/package.json b/packages/nuqs/package.json
index d317741b..ebc74aa3 100644
--- a/packages/nuqs/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuqs/package.json
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
     {
       "name": "Server",
       "path": "dist/server.js",
-      "limit": "2 kB",
+      "limit": "2.5 kB",
       "ignore": [
         "react",
         "next"
diff --git a/packages/nuqs/src/cache.ts b/packages/nuqs/src/cache.ts
index df3df919..9b28701b 100644
--- a/packages/nuqs/src/cache.ts
+++ b/packages/nuqs/src/cache.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@
 import { cache } from 'react'
 import type { SearchParams } from './defs'
 import { error } from './errors'
-import type { ParserBuilder, inferParserType } from './parsers'
+import type { inferParserType, ParserMap, UrlKeys } from './parsers'
 
 const $input: unique symbol = Symbol('Input')
 
-export function createSearchParamsCache<
-  Parsers extends Record<string, ParserBuilder<any>>
->(
+export function createSearchParamsCache<Parsers extends ParserMap>(
   parsers: Parsers,
-  { urlKeys = {} }: { urlKeys?: Partial<Record<keyof Parsers, string>> } = {}
+  { urlKeys = {} }: { urlKeys?: UrlKeys<Parsers> } = {}
 ) {
   type Keys = keyof Parsers
   type ParsedSearchParams = {
diff --git a/packages/nuqs/src/index.server.ts b/packages/nuqs/src/index.server.ts
index 3bfc4845..f94d7bbc 100644
--- a/packages/nuqs/src/index.server.ts
+++ b/packages/nuqs/src/index.server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 export { createSearchParamsCache } from './cache'
 export type { HistoryOptions, Nullable, Options, SearchParams } from './defs'
+export {
+  createLoader,
+  type LoaderFunction,
+  type LoaderInput,
+  type LoaderOptions
+} from './loader'
 export * from './parsers'
 export { createSerializer } from './serializer'
diff --git a/packages/nuqs/src/index.ts b/packages/nuqs/src/index.ts
index b8bc6f51..cf144973 100644
--- a/packages/nuqs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nuqs/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 export type { HistoryOptions, Nullable, Options, SearchParams } from './defs'
+export {
+  createLoader,
+  type LoaderFunction,
+  type LoaderInput,
+  type LoaderOptions
+} from './loader'
 export * from './parsers'
 export { createSerializer } from './serializer'
 export * from './useQueryState'
diff --git a/packages/nuqs/src/loader.test.ts b/packages/nuqs/src/loader.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7e24392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nuqs/src/loader.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { createLoader } from './loader'
+import { parseAsInteger } from './parsers'
+
+describe('loader', () => {
+  describe('sync', () => {
+    it('parses a URL object', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load(new URL('http://example.com/?a=1&b=2'))
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('parses a Request object', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load(new Request('http://example.com/?a=1&b=2'))
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('parses a URLSearchParams object', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load(new URLSearchParams('a=1&b=2'))
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('parses a Record<string, string | string[] | undefined> object', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load({
+        a: '1',
+        b: '2'
+      })
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('parses a URL string', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load('https://example.com/?a=1&b=2')
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('parses a search params string', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load('?a=1&b=2')
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('supports urlKeys', () => {
+      const load = createLoader(
+        {
+          urlKey: parseAsInteger
+        },
+        {
+          urlKeys: {
+            urlKey: 'a'
+          }
+        }
+      )
+      const result = load('?a=1')
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        urlKey: 1
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('async', () => {
+    it('parses a URL object', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load(
+        Promise.resolve(new URL('http://example.com/?a=1&b=2'))
+      )
+      return expect(result).resolves.toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('parses a Request object', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load(
+        Promise.resolve(new Request('http://example.com/?a=1&b=2'))
+      )
+      return expect(result).resolves.toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('parses a URLSearchParams object', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load(Promise.resolve(new URLSearchParams('a=1&b=2')))
+      return expect(result).resolves.toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('parses a Record<string, string | string[] | undefined> object', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load(
+        Promise.resolve({
+          a: '1',
+          b: '2'
+        })
+      )
+      return expect(result).resolves.toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('parses a URL string', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load(Promise.resolve('https://example.com/?a=1&b=2'))
+      return expect(result).resolves.toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('parses a search params string', () => {
+      const load = createLoader({
+        a: parseAsInteger,
+        b: parseAsInteger
+      })
+      const result = load(Promise.resolve('?a=1&b=2'))
+      return expect(result).resolves.toEqual({
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2
+      })
+    })
+    it('supports urlKeys', () => {
+      const load = createLoader(
+        {
+          urlKey: parseAsInteger
+        },
+        {
+          urlKeys: {
+            urlKey: 'a'
+          }
+        }
+      )
+      const result = load(Promise.resolve('?a=1'))
+      return expect(result).resolves.toEqual({
+        urlKey: 1
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/nuqs/src/loader.ts b/packages/nuqs/src/loader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d70694ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nuqs/src/loader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import type { inferParserType, ParserMap, UrlKeys } from './parsers'
+
+export type LoaderInput =
+  | URL
+  | Request
+  | URLSearchParams
+  | Record<string, string | string[] | undefined>
+  | string
+
+export type LoaderOptions<Parsers extends ParserMap> = {
+  urlKeys?: UrlKeys<Parsers>
+}
+
+export type LoaderFunction<Parsers extends ParserMap> = ReturnType<
+  typeof createLoader<Parsers>
+>
+
+export function createLoader<Parsers extends ParserMap>(
+  parsers: Parsers,
+  { urlKeys = {} }: LoaderOptions<Parsers> = {}
+) {
+  type ParsedSearchParams = inferParserType<Parsers>
+
+  /**
+   * Load & parse search params from (almost) any input.
+   *
+   * While loaders are typically used in the context of a React Router / Remix
+   * loader function, it can also be used in Next.js API routes or
+   * getServerSideProps functions, or even with the app router `searchParams`
+   * page prop (sync or async), if you don't need the cache behaviours.
+   */
+  function loadSearchParams(
+    input: LoaderInput,
+    options?: LoaderOptions<Parsers>
+  ): ParsedSearchParams
+
+  /**
+   * Load & parse search params from (almost) any input.
+   *
+   * While loaders are typically used in the context of a React Router / Remix
+   * loader function, it can also be used in Next.js API routes or
+   * getServerSideProps functions, or even with the app router `searchParams`
+   * page prop (sync or async), if you don't need the cache behaviours.
+   *
+   * Note: this async overload makes it easier to use against the `searchParams`
+   * page prop in Next.js 15 app router:
+   *
+   * ```tsx
+   * export default async function Page({ searchParams }) {
+   *   const parsedSearchParamsPromise = loadSearchParams(searchParams)
+   *   return (
+   *     // Pre-render & stream the shell immediately
+   *     <StaticShell>
+   *       <Suspense>
+   *         // Stream the Promise down
+   *         <DynamicComponent searchParams={parsedSearchParamsPromise} />
+   *       </Suspense>
+   *      </StaticShell>
+   *   )
+   * }
+   * ```
+   */
+  function loadSearchParams(
+    input: Promise<LoaderInput>,
+    options?: LoaderOptions<Parsers>
+  ): Promise<ParsedSearchParams>
+
+  function loadSearchParams(input: LoaderInput | Promise<LoaderInput>) {
+    if (input instanceof Promise) {
+      return input.then(i => loadSearchParams(i))
+    }
+    const searchParams = extractSearchParams(input)
+    const result = {} as any
+    for (const [key, parser] of Object.entries(parsers)) {
+      const urlKey = urlKeys[key] ?? key
+      const value = searchParams.get(urlKey)
+      result[key] = parser.parseServerSide(value ?? undefined)
+    }
+    return result
+  }
+  return loadSearchParams
+}
+
+function extractSearchParams(input: LoaderInput): URLSearchParams {
+  try {
+    if (input instanceof Request) {
+      if (input.url) {
+        return new URL(input.url).searchParams
+      } else {
+        return new URLSearchParams()
+      }
+    }
+    if (input instanceof URL) {
+      return input.searchParams
+    }
+    if (input instanceof URLSearchParams) {
+      return input
+    }
+    if (typeof input === 'object') {
+      const entries = Object.entries(input)
+      const searchParams = new URLSearchParams()
+      for (const [key, value] of entries) {
+        if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+          for (const v of value) {
+            searchParams.append(key, v)
+          }
+        } else if (value !== undefined) {
+          searchParams.set(key, value)
+        }
+      }
+      return searchParams
+    }
+    if (typeof input === 'string') {
+      if ('canParse' in URL && URL.canParse(input)) {
+        return new URL(input).searchParams
+      }
+      return new URLSearchParams(input)
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    return new URLSearchParams()
+  }
+  return new URLSearchParams()
+}
diff --git a/packages/nuqs/src/parsers.ts b/packages/nuqs/src/parsers.ts
index 9a94681b..9dda36d4 100644
--- a/packages/nuqs/src/parsers.ts
+++ b/packages/nuqs/src/parsers.ts
@@ -464,3 +464,12 @@ export type inferParserType<Input> =
     : Input extends Record<string, ParserBuilder<any>>
       ? inferParserRecordType<Input>
       : never
+
+export type ParserWithOptionalDefault<T> = ParserBuilder<T> & {
+  defaultValue?: T
+}
+export type ParserMap = Record<string, ParserWithOptionalDefault<any>>
+
+export type UrlKeys<Parsers extends ParserMap> = Partial<
+  Record<keyof Parsers, string>
+>
diff --git a/packages/nuqs/src/serializer.ts b/packages/nuqs/src/serializer.ts
index 272c05b1..10f3a4c1 100644
--- a/packages/nuqs/src/serializer.ts
+++ b/packages/nuqs/src/serializer.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
+import type { UrlKeys } from '../server'
 import type { Nullable, Options } from './defs'
-import type { inferParserType, ParserBuilder } from './parsers'
+import type { inferParserType, ParserMap } from './parsers'
 import { renderQueryString } from './url-encoding'
 
 type Base = string | URLSearchParams | URL
-type ParserWithOptionalDefault<T> = ParserBuilder<T> & { defaultValue?: T }
 
-export function createSerializer<
-  Parsers extends Record<string, ParserWithOptionalDefault<any>>
->(
+export function createSerializer<Parsers extends ParserMap>(
   parsers: Parsers,
   {
     clearOnDefault = true,
     urlKeys = {}
   }: Pick<Options, 'clearOnDefault'> & {
-    urlKeys?: Partial<Record<keyof Parsers, string>>
+    urlKeys?: UrlKeys<Parsers>
   } = {}
 ) {
   type Values = Partial<Nullable<inferParserType<Parsers>>>