@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+from contextlib import suppress
+
+from . import abc
+
+
+class SpecLoaderAdapter:
+    """
+    Adapt a package spec to adapt the underlying loader.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, spec, adapter=lambda spec: spec.loader):
+        self.spec = spec
+        self.loader = adapter(spec)
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        return getattr(self.spec, name)
+
+
+class TraversableResourcesLoader:
+    """
+    Adapt a loader to provide TraversableResources.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, spec):
+        self.spec = spec
+
+    def get_resource_reader(self, name):
+        return DegenerateFiles(self.spec)._native()
+
+
+class DegenerateFiles:
+    """
+    Adapter for an existing or non-existant resource reader
+    to provide a degenerate .files().
+    """
+
+    class Path(abc.Traversable):
+        def iterdir(self):
+            return iter(())
+
+        def is_dir(self):
+            return False
+
+        is_file = exists = is_dir  # type: ignore
+
+        def joinpath(self, other):
+            return DegenerateFiles.Path()
+
+        def name(self):
+            return ''
+
+        def open(self):
+            raise ValueError()
+
+    def __init__(self, spec):
+        self.spec = spec
+
+    @property
+    def _reader(self):
+        with suppress(AttributeError):
+            return self.spec.loader.get_resource_reader(self.spec.name)
+
+    def _native(self):
+        """
+        Return the native reader if it supports files().
+        """
+        reader = self._reader
+        return reader if hasattr(reader, 'files') else self
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr):
+        return getattr(self._reader, attr)
+
+    def files(self):
+        return DegenerateFiles.Path()
+
+
+def wrap_spec(package):
+    """
+    Construct a package spec with traversable compatibility
+    on the spec/loader/reader.
+    """
+    return SpecLoaderAdapter(package.__spec__, TraversableResourcesLoader)
@@ -1259,6 +1259,10 @@ def load_module(self, fullname):
         # Warning implemented in _load_module_shim().
         return _bootstrap._load_module_shim(self, fullname)
 
+    def get_resource_reader(self, module):
+        from importlib.readers import NamespaceReader
+        return NamespaceReader(self._path)
+
 
 # Finders #####################################################################
 
 
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 from typing import Union, Any, Optional
 from .abc import ResourceReader
 
+from ._adapters import wrap_spec
+
 Package = Union[types.ModuleType, str]
 
 
@@ -43,18 +45,15 @@ def get_resource_reader(package):
     # zipimport.zipimporter does not support weak references, resulting in a
     # TypeError.  That seems terrible.
     spec = package.__spec__
-    reader = getattr(spec.loader, 'get_resource_reader', None)
+    reader = getattr(spec.loader, 'get_resource_reader', None)  # type: ignore
     if reader is None:
         return None
-    return reader(spec.name)
+    return reader(spec.name)  # type: ignore
 
 
 def resolve(cand):
     # type: (Package) -> types.ModuleType
-    return (
-        cand if isinstance(cand, types.ModuleType)
-        else importlib.import_module(cand)
-        )
+    return cand if isinstance(cand, types.ModuleType) else importlib.import_module(cand)
 
 
 def get_package(package):
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ def get_package(package):
     Raise an exception if the resolved module is not a package.
     """
     resolved = resolve(package)
-    if resolved.__spec__.submodule_search_locations is None:
+    if wrap_spec(resolved).submodule_search_locations is None:
         raise TypeError('{!r} is not a package'.format(package))
     return resolved
 
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ def from_package(package):
     Return a Traversable object for the given package.
 
     """
-    spec = package.__spec__
+    spec = wrap_spec(package)
     reader = spec.loader.get_resource_reader(spec.name)
     return reader.files()
 
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from ._abc import Loader
 import abc
 import warnings
+from typing import BinaryIO, Iterable, Text
 from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable
 
 
@@ -297,49 +298,45 @@ def set_data(self, path, data):
 
 
 class ResourceReader(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
-
-    """Abstract base class to provide resource-reading support.
-
-    Loaders that support resource reading are expected to implement
-    the ``get_resource_reader(fullname)`` method and have it either return None
-    or an object compatible with this ABC.
-    """
+    """Abstract base class for loaders to provide resource reading support."""
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def open_resource(self, resource):
+    def open_resource(self, resource: Text) -> BinaryIO:
         """Return an opened, file-like object for binary reading.
 
-        The 'resource' argument is expected to represent only a file name
-        and thus not contain any subdirectory components.
-
+        The 'resource' argument is expected to represent only a file name.
         If the resource cannot be found, FileNotFoundError is raised.
         """
+        # This deliberately raises FileNotFoundError instead of
+        # NotImplementedError so that if this method is accidentally called,
+        # it'll still do the right thing.
         raise FileNotFoundError
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def resource_path(self, resource):
+    def resource_path(self, resource: Text) -> Text:
         """Return the file system path to the specified resource.
 
-        The 'resource' argument is expected to represent only a file name
-        and thus not contain any subdirectory components.
-
+        The 'resource' argument is expected to represent only a file name.
         If the resource does not exist on the file system, raise
         FileNotFoundError.
         """
+        # This deliberately raises FileNotFoundError instead of
+        # NotImplementedError so that if this method is accidentally called,
+        # it'll still do the right thing.
         raise FileNotFoundError
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def is_resource(self, name):
-        """Return True if the named 'name' is consider a resource."""
+    def is_resource(self, path: Text) -> bool:
+        """Return True if the named 'path' is a resource.
+
+        Files are resources, directories are not.
+        """
         raise FileNotFoundError
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def contents(self):
-        """Return an iterable of strings over the contents of the package."""
-        return []
-
-
-_register(ResourceReader, machinery.SourceFileLoader)
+    def contents(self) -> Iterable[str]:
+        """Return an iterable of entries in `package`."""
+        raise FileNotFoundError
 
 
 @runtime_checkable
@@ -355,26 +352,28 @@ def iterdir(self):
         Yield Traversable objects in self
         """
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
     def read_bytes(self):
         """
         Read contents of self as bytes
         """
+        with self.open('rb') as strm:
+            return strm.read()
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
     def read_text(self, encoding=None):
         """
-        Read contents of self as bytes
+        Read contents of self as text
         """
+        with self.open(encoding=encoding) as strm:
+            return strm.read()
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def is_dir(self):
+    def is_dir(self) -> bool:
         """
         Return True if self is a dir
         """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def is_file(self):
+    def is_file(self) -> bool:
         """
         Return True if self is a file
         """
@@ -385,11 +384,11 @@ def joinpath(self, child):
         Return Traversable child in self
         """
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
     def __truediv__(self, child):
         """
         Return Traversable child in self
         """
+        return self.joinpath(child)
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def open(self, mode='r', *args, **kwargs):
@@ -402,14 +401,18 @@ def open(self, mode='r', *args, **kwargs):
         """
 
     @abc.abstractproperty
-    def name(self):
-        # type: () -> str
+    def name(self) -> str:
         """
         The base name of this object without any parent references.
         """
 
 
 class TraversableResources(ResourceReader):
+    """
+    The required interface for providing traversable
+    resources.
+    """
+
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def files(self):
         """Return a Traversable object for the loaded package."""
 
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+import collections
 import zipfile
 import pathlib
 from . import abc
 
 
+def remove_duplicates(items):
+    return iter(collections.OrderedDict.fromkeys(items))
+
+
 class FileReader(abc.TraversableResources):
     def __init__(self, loader):
         self.path = pathlib.Path(loader.path).parent
@@ -39,3 +44,80 @@ def is_resource(self, path):
 
     def files(self):
         return zipfile.Path(self.archive, self.prefix)
+
+
+class MultiplexedPath(abc.Traversable):
+    """
+    Given a series of Traversable objects, implement a merged
+    version of the interface across all objects. Useful for
+    namespace packages which may be multihomed at a single
+    name.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *paths):
+        self._paths = list(map(pathlib.Path, remove_duplicates(paths)))
+        if not self._paths:
+            message = 'MultiplexedPath must contain at least one path'
+            raise FileNotFoundError(message)
+        if not all(path.is_dir() for path in self._paths):
+            raise NotADirectoryError('MultiplexedPath only supports directories')
+
+    def iterdir(self):
+        visited = []
+        for path in self._paths:
+            for file in path.iterdir():
+                if file.name in visited:
+                    continue
+                visited.append(file.name)
+                yield file
+
+    def read_bytes(self):
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f'{self} is not a file')
+
+    def read_text(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f'{self} is not a file')
+
+    def is_dir(self):
+        return True
+
+    def is_file(self):
+        return False
+
+    def joinpath(self, child):
+        # first try to find child in current paths
+        for file in self.iterdir():
+            if file.name == child:
+                return file
+        # if it does not exist, construct it with the first path
+        return self._paths[0] / child
+
+    __truediv__ = joinpath
+
+    def open(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        raise FileNotFoundError('{} is not a file'.format(self))
+
+    def name(self):
+        return self._paths[0].name
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'MultiplexedPath({})'.format(
+            ', '.join("'{}'".format(path) for path in self._paths)
+        )
+
+
+class NamespaceReader(abc.TraversableResources):
+    def __init__(self, namespace_path):
+        if 'NamespacePath' not in str(namespace_path):
+            raise ValueError('Invalid path')
+        self.path = MultiplexedPath(*list(namespace_path))
+
+    def resource_path(self, resource):
+        """
+        Return the file system path to prevent
+        `resources.path()` from creating a temporary
+        copy.
+        """
+        return str(self.path.joinpath(resource))
+
+    def files(self):
+        return self.path