diff --git a/mediapipe/util/BUILD b/mediapipe/util/BUILD
index cd82a850a..e12e04050 100644
--- a/mediapipe/util/BUILD
+++ b/mediapipe/util/BUILD
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ cc_library(
     srcs = [
         "resource_util.cc",
         "resource_util_internal.h",
+        "resource_path_manager.cc",
+        "resource_path_manager.h",
     ] + select({
         "//conditions:default": ["resource_util_default.cc"],
         "//mediapipe:android": ["resource_util_android.cc"],
diff --git a/mediapipe/util/resource_path_manager.cc b/mediapipe/util/resource_path_manager.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3806be8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediapipe/util/resource_path_manager.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The MediaPipe Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "mediapipe/util/resource_path_manager.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "absl/strings/str_split.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/deps/file_path.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/port/file_helpers.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/port/ret_check.h"
+
+namespace mediapipe {
+
+std::vector<std::string> resource_search_paths_;
+
+void ResourcePathManager::AddSearchPath(const std::string& path)
+{
+  resource_search_paths_.push_back(path);
+}
+
+absl::StatusOr<std::string> ResourcePathManager::ResolveFilePath(const std::string& path)
+{
+   if (absl::StartsWith(path, "/")) {
+    return path;
+  }
+  for (auto & resource_path: resource_search_paths_) {
+    auto file_path = file::JoinPath(resource_path, path);
+    if (file::Exists(file_path).ok()) {
+      return file_path;
+    }
+  }
+  return absl::NotFoundError("No file " + path + " found in declared search paths");
+}
+
+}  // namespace mediapipe
diff --git a/mediapipe/util/resource_path_manager.h b/mediapipe/util/resource_path_manager.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad91c0760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediapipe/util/resource_path_manager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The MediaPipe Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef MEDIAPIPE_UTIL_RESOURCE_PATH_MANAGER_H_
+#define MEDIAPIPE_UTIL_RESOURCE_PATH_MANAGER_H_
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "mediapipe/framework/port/statusor.h"
+
+namespace mediapipe {
+
+// The ResourcePathManager provides additionnal search paths handling for resources (tflite...) locations.
+class ResourcePathManager {
+ public:
+    // Adds a path to search resources for.
+    static void AddSearchPath(const std::string& path);
+    // Tries to resolve a filepath from path and previously added search path.
+    // Either return the filepath when it exists, or absl::NotFoundError when the path doesn't exists.
+    static absl::StatusOr<std::string> ResolveFilePath(const std::string& path);
+};
+
+}  // namespace mediapipe
+
+#endif  // MEDIAPIPE_UTIL_RESOURCE_UTIL_H_
diff --git a/mediapipe/util/resource_util_android.cc b/mediapipe/util/resource_util_android.cc
index 1e970f212..65d413456 100644
--- a/mediapipe/util/resource_util_android.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/util/resource_util_android.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "mediapipe/framework/port/statusor.h"
 #include "mediapipe/util/android/asset_manager_util.h"
 #include "mediapipe/util/android/file/base/helpers.h"
+#include "mediapipe/util/resource_path_manager.h"
 
 namespace mediapipe {
 
@@ -79,6 +80,15 @@ absl::StatusOr<std::string> PathToResourceAsFile(const std::string& path) {
     }
   }
 
+  // try to load file in potentially declared resource paths
+  {
+    auto status_or_path = ResourcePathManager::ResolveFilePath(path);
+    if (status_or_path.ok()) {
+        LOG(INFO) << "Successfully loaded: " << path;
+        return status_or_path;
+    }
+  }
+
   // If that fails, assume it was a relative path, and try just the base name.
   {
     const size_t last_slash_idx = path.find_last_of("\\/");
diff --git a/mediapipe/util/resource_util_apple.cc b/mediapipe/util/resource_util_apple.cc
index f64718348..8d21c0b0d 100644
--- a/mediapipe/util/resource_util_apple.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/util/resource_util_apple.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "mediapipe/framework/port/ret_check.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/port/statusor.h"
 #include "mediapipe/util/resource_util.h"
+#include "mediapipe/util/resource_path_manager.h"
 
 namespace mediapipe {
 
@@ -59,6 +60,15 @@ absl::StatusOr<std::string> PathToResourceAsFile(const std::string& path) {
     return path;
   }
 
+  // try to load file in potentially declared resource paths
+  {
+    auto status_or_path = ResourcePathManager::ResolveFilePath(path);
+    if (status_or_path.ok()) {
+        LOG(INFO) << "Successfully loaded: " << path;
+        return status_or_path;
+    }
+  }
+
   // Try to load a relative path or a base filename as is.
   {
     auto status_or_path = PathToResourceAsFileInternal(path);
diff --git a/mediapipe/util/resource_util_default.cc b/mediapipe/util/resource_util_default.cc
index 3ebbd1f34..328f25b67 100644
--- a/mediapipe/util/resource_util_default.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/util/resource_util_default.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "mediapipe/framework/deps/file_path.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/port/file_helpers.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/port/statusor.h"
+#include "mediapipe/util/resource_path_manager.h"
 
 ABSL_FLAG(
     std::string, resource_root_dir, "",
@@ -43,6 +44,15 @@ absl::StatusOr<std::string> PathToResourceAsFile(const std::string& path) {
     return path;
   }
 
+  // try to load file in potentially declared resource paths
+  {
+    auto status_or_path = ResourcePathManager::ResolveFilePath(path);
+    if (status_or_path.ok()) {
+        LOG(INFO) << "Successfully loaded: " << path;
+        return status_or_path;
+    }
+  }
+
   // Try to load the file from bazel-bin. If it does not exist, fall back to the
   // resource folder.
   auto bazel_path = JoinPath("bazel-bin", path);