diff --git a/src/i18n/__tests__/use-custom-i18n.test.tsx b/src/i18n/__tests__/use-custom-i18n.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7134321cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n/__tests__/use-custom-i18n.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { I18nProvider, I18nProviderProps, useCustomI18n } from '../../../lib/components/i18n';
+import { MESSAGES, TestComponent } from './test-component';
+
+const THIRD_PARTY_NAMESPACE = 'third-party-library';
+const OTHER_NAMESPACE = 'other-library';
+const COMPONENT = 'test-component';
+
+interface ThirdPartyFormatArgTypes {
+  'test-component': {
+    label: never;
+    itemCount: { count: number };
+  };
+}
+
+interface OtherFormatArgTypes {
+  'test-component': {
+    label: never;
+  };
+}
+
+const THIRD_PARTY_MESSAGES: I18nProviderProps.Messages = {
+  [THIRD_PARTY_NAMESPACE]: {
+    en: {
+      [COMPONENT]: {
+        label: 'Provider label',
+        itemCount: '{count, plural, one {# item} other {# items}}',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+const OTHER_MESSAGES: I18nProviderProps.Messages = {
+  [OTHER_NAMESPACE]: {
+    en: {
+      [COMPONENT]: {
+        label: 'Other namespace label',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+function ThirdPartyComponent({ id = 'third-party-result' }: { id?: string }) {
+  const i18n = useCustomI18n<ThirdPartyFormatArgTypes, typeof COMPONENT>(THIRD_PARTY_NAMESPACE, COMPONENT);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <span id={id}>{i18n('label', undefined)}</span>
+      <span id={`${id}-count`}>{i18n('itemCount', undefined, format => format({ count: 2 }))}</span>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function MultiNamespaceComponent() {
+  const thirdPartyI18n = useCustomI18n<ThirdPartyFormatArgTypes, typeof COMPONENT>(THIRD_PARTY_NAMESPACE, COMPONENT);
+  const otherI18n = useCustomI18n<OtherFormatArgTypes, typeof COMPONENT>(OTHER_NAMESPACE, COMPONENT);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <span id="third-party">{thirdPartyI18n('label', undefined)}</span>
+      <span id="third-party-count">{thirdPartyI18n('itemCount', undefined, format => format({ count: 2 }))}</span>
+      <span id="other">{otherI18n('label', undefined)}</span>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+it('resolves messages independently across multiple namespaces', () => {
+  const { container } = render(
+    <I18nProvider messages={[THIRD_PARTY_MESSAGES, OTHER_MESSAGES]} locale="en">
+      <MultiNamespaceComponent />
+    </I18nProvider>
+  );
+
+  expect(container.querySelector('#third-party')).toHaveTextContent('Provider label');
+  expect(container.querySelector('#third-party-count')).toHaveTextContent('2 items');
+  expect(container.querySelector('#other')).toHaveTextContent('Other namespace label');
+});
+
+it('merges messages from nested providers across namespaces', () => {
+  const { container } = render(
+    <I18nProvider messages={[THIRD_PARTY_MESSAGES]} locale="en">
+      <I18nProvider messages={[OTHER_MESSAGES]} locale="en">
+        <MultiNamespaceComponent />
+      </I18nProvider>
+    </I18nProvider>
+  );
+
+  expect(container.querySelector('#third-party')).toHaveTextContent('Provider label');
+  expect(container.querySelector('#other')).toHaveTextContent('Other namespace label');
+});
+
+it('allows Cloudscape and third-party components to share one provider', () => {
+  const { container } = render(
+    <I18nProvider messages={[MESSAGES, THIRD_PARTY_MESSAGES]} locale="en">
+      <TestComponent />
+      <ThirdPartyComponent />
+    </I18nProvider>
+  );
+
+  expect(container.querySelector('#top-level-string')).toHaveTextContent('top level string');
+  expect(container.querySelector('#third-party-result')).toHaveTextContent('Provider label');
+  expect(container.querySelector('#third-party-result-count')).toHaveTextContent('2 items');
+});
diff --git a/src/i18n/context.ts b/src/i18n/context.ts
index c5a5f8cfc4..6f9da0095f 100644
--- a/src/i18n/context.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/context.ts
@@ -41,35 +41,64 @@ export function useLocale(): string | null {
  */
 type StringKeyOf<T> = Extract<keyof T, string>;
 
-export interface ComponentFormatFunction<ComponentName extends StringKeyOf<I18nFormatArgTypes>> {
-  <MessageKey extends StringKeyOf<I18nFormatArgTypes[ComponentName]>>(
+export interface GenericI18nFormatArgTypes {
+  [componentName: string]: {
+    [messageKey: string]: Record<string, string | number> | never;
+  };
+}
+
+export interface GenericI18nFormatFunction<
+  NamespaceTypes = GenericI18nFormatArgTypes,
+  ComponentName extends StringKeyOf<NamespaceTypes> = StringKeyOf<NamespaceTypes>,
+> {
+  <MessageKey extends StringKeyOf<NamespaceTypes[ComponentName]>>(
     key: MessageKey,
     provided: string,
-    handler?: CustomHandler<string, I18nFormatArgTypes[ComponentName][MessageKey]>
+    handler?: CustomHandler<string, NamespaceTypes[ComponentName][MessageKey]>
   ): string;
-  <MessageKey extends StringKeyOf<I18nFormatArgTypes[ComponentName]>>(
+  <MessageKey extends StringKeyOf<NamespaceTypes[ComponentName]>>(
     key: MessageKey,
     provided: string | undefined,
-    handler?: CustomHandler<string, I18nFormatArgTypes[ComponentName][MessageKey]>
+    handler?: CustomHandler<string | undefined, NamespaceTypes[ComponentName][MessageKey]>
   ): string | undefined;
-  <MessageKey extends StringKeyOf<I18nFormatArgTypes[ComponentName]>, ReturnValue>(
+  <MessageKey extends StringKeyOf<NamespaceTypes[ComponentName]>, ReturnValue>(
     key: MessageKey,
     provided: ReturnValue,
-    handler: I18nFormatArgTypes[ComponentName][MessageKey] extends never
+    handler: NamespaceTypes[ComponentName][MessageKey] extends never
       ? never
-      : CustomHandler<ReturnValue, I18nFormatArgTypes[ComponentName][MessageKey]>
+      : CustomHandler<ReturnValue, NamespaceTypes[ComponentName][MessageKey]>
   ): ReturnValue;
 }
 
-export function useInternalI18n<ComponentName extends StringKeyOf<I18nFormatArgTypes>>(
-  componentName: ComponentName
-): ComponentFormatFunction<ComponentName> {
+export type I18nFormatFunction<
+  NamespaceTypes = GenericI18nFormatArgTypes,
+  ComponentName extends StringKeyOf<NamespaceTypes> = StringKeyOf<NamespaceTypes>,
+> = GenericI18nFormatFunction<NamespaceTypes, ComponentName>;
+
+export type ComponentFormatFunction<ComponentName extends StringKeyOf<I18nFormatArgTypes>> = I18nFormatFunction<
+  I18nFormatArgTypes,
+  ComponentName
+>;
+
+/**
+ * Public hook for third-party component libraries to resolve translations
+ * through I18nProvider under their own namespace.
+ */
+export function useCustomI18n<
+  NamespaceTypes = GenericI18nFormatArgTypes,
+  ComponentName extends StringKeyOf<NamespaceTypes> = StringKeyOf<NamespaceTypes>,
+>(namespace: string, componentName: ComponentName): I18nFormatFunction<NamespaceTypes, ComponentName> {
   const { format } = useContext(InternalI18nContext) ?? defaultContextValue;
-  return <MessageKey extends StringKeyOf<I18nFormatArgTypes[ComponentName]>, ValueType>(
+  const formatFunction = <MessageKey extends StringKeyOf<NamespaceTypes[ComponentName]>, ValueType>(
     key: MessageKey,
     provided: ValueType,
-    customHandler?: CustomHandler<ValueType, I18nFormatArgTypes[ComponentName][MessageKey]>
-  ) => {
-    return format(namespace, componentName, key, provided, customHandler);
-  };
+    customHandler?: CustomHandler<ValueType, NamespaceTypes[ComponentName][MessageKey]>
+  ) => format(namespace, componentName, key, provided, customHandler);
+  return formatFunction;
+}
+
+export function useInternalI18n<ComponentName extends StringKeyOf<I18nFormatArgTypes>>(
+  componentName: ComponentName
+): ComponentFormatFunction<ComponentName> {
+  return useCustomI18n<I18nFormatArgTypes, ComponentName>(namespace, componentName);
 }
diff --git a/src/i18n/index.ts b/src/i18n/index.ts
index fd66f773c7..0284fa4e8a 100644
--- a/src/i18n/index.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/index.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 'use client';
 export { I18nProvider as default, I18nProvider, I18nProviderProps } from './provider';
 export { importMessages } from './dynamic';
+export { useCustomI18n } from './context';
+export type { I18nFormatFunction } from './context';