diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 077e103..fbb67ab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Structured logging for ingest, query, and retriever stages, including timing and empty-ingest warnings (closes #41).
 - `RecursiveChunker.from_config()` for creating a chunker from pipeline configuration (closes #25).
+- `DirectoryLoader` for loading supported documents from a directory with per-extension loader dispatch, including recursive and non-recursive traversal, `on_error` handling, and a skipped-file count (closes #34).
 
 ### Fixed
 - `TextFileLoader` and `MarkdownLoader` now convert Unicode decoding and unknown encoding errors to `LoaderError`, with configurable text decoding error handling (closes #24).
diff --git a/ragframework/document/__init__.py b/ragframework/document/__init__.py
index d09b1bb..d5b6d96 100644
--- a/ragframework/document/__init__.py
+++ b/ragframework/document/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 )
 
 from .html import HTMLLoader
-from .loaders import DocxLoader, MarkdownLoader, PDFLoader, TextFileLoader
+from .loaders import DirectoryLoader, DocxLoader, MarkdownLoader, PDFLoader, TextFileLoader
 from .tabular import CSVLoader, JSONLLoader
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "CSVLoader",
     "JSONLLoader",
     "HTMLLoader",
+    "DirectoryLoader",
     "FixedSizeChunker",
     "RecursiveChunker",
     "SentenceChunker",
diff --git a/ragframework/document/loaders.py b/ragframework/document/loaders.py
index 3447e71..e3c882d 100644
--- a/ragframework/document/loaders.py
+++ b/ragframework/document/loaders.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import hashlib
+import importlib.util
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from ragframework.base import Document, DocumentLoader
@@ -214,3 +215,78 @@ def load(self, source: str) -> list[Document]:
                     )
                 )
         return documents
+
+
+class DirectoryLoader(DocumentLoader):
+    """Load documents from a directory using loaders selected by file extension."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        loaders: dict[str, DocumentLoader] | None = None,
+        glob: str = "**/*",
+        recursive: bool = True,
+        on_error: str = "raise",
+    ) -> None:
+        if on_error not in {"skip", "raise"}:
+            raise ValueError("on_error must be either 'skip' or 'raise'")
+
+        if loaders is None:
+            loaders = {
+                ".txt": TextFileLoader(),
+                ".md": MarkdownLoader(),
+                ".markdown": MarkdownLoader(),
+            }
+            if importlib.util.find_spec("pypdf") is not None:
+                loaders[".pdf"] = PDFLoader()
+
+        self.loaders = loaders
+        self.glob = glob
+        self.recursive = recursive
+        self.on_error = on_error
+        self.skipped_count = 0
+
+
+    def load(self, source: str) -> list[Document]:
+        root = Path(source)
+
+        if not root.exists():
+            raise LoaderError(f"Directory not found: {source}")
+
+        if not root.is_dir():
+            raise LoaderError(f"Not a directory: {source}")
+
+        paths = root.rglob(self.glob) if self.recursive else root.glob(self.glob)
+
+        documents: list[Document] = []
+
+        for path in sorted(paths):
+            if not path.is_file():
+                continue
+
+            if not self.recursive and path.parent != root:
+                continue
+
+            extension = path.suffix.lower()
+            loader = self.loaders.get(extension)
+
+            if loader is None:
+                self.skipped_count += 1
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                loaded_documents = loader.load(str(path))
+            except Exception as exc:
+                if self.on_error == "skip":
+                    continue
+
+                raise LoaderError(
+                    f"Failed to load {path}: {exc}"
+                ) from exc
+
+            relative_path = path.relative_to(root).as_posix()
+
+            for document in loaded_documents:
+                document.metadata["relative_path"] = relative_path
+                documents.append(document)
+
+        return documents
diff --git a/tests/test_document/test_loaders.py b/tests/test_document/test_loaders.py
index 2a3ac80..4f61f75 100644
--- a/tests/test_document/test_loaders.py
+++ b/tests/test_document/test_loaders.py
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 import builtins
 import sys
 import types
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
+from ragframework.base import Document, DocumentLoader
 from ragframework.document.loaders import (
+    DirectoryLoader,
     DocxLoader,
     MarkdownLoader,
     PDFLoader,
@@ -262,3 +265,215 @@ def __init__(self, source):
     assert len(docs_whole) == 1
     assert "page1" in docs_whole[0].content
     assert "page2" in docs_whole[0].content
+
+def test_directory_loader_loads_matching_files(tmp_path):
+    docs_dir = tmp_path / "docs"
+    docs_dir.mkdir()
+
+    (docs_dir / "hello.txt").write_text(
+        "Hello from text.",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    (docs_dir / "readme.md").write_text(
+        "# README",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    (docs_dir / "ignored.py").write_text(
+        "print('ignored')",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    loader = DirectoryLoader(
+        loaders={
+            ".txt": TextFileLoader(),
+            ".md": MarkdownLoader(),
+        }
+    )
+
+    docs = loader.load(str(docs_dir))
+
+    assert len(docs) == 2
+    assert docs[0].metadata["relative_path"] == "hello.txt"
+    assert docs[1].metadata["relative_path"] == "readme.md"
+
+def test_directory_loader_loads_nested_files_in_sorted_order(tmp_path):
+    docs_dir = tmp_path / "docs"
+    nested_dir = docs_dir / "nested"
+    nested_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    (docs_dir / "z.txt").write_text("Z", encoding="utf-8")
+    (docs_dir / "a.txt").write_text("A", encoding="utf-8")
+    (nested_dir / "b.txt").write_text("B", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    loader = DirectoryLoader(
+        loaders={
+            ".txt": TextFileLoader(),
+        }
+    )
+
+    docs = loader.load(str(docs_dir))
+
+    assert len(docs) == 3
+
+    assert [
+        doc.metadata["relative_path"]
+        for doc in docs
+    ] == [
+        "a.txt",
+        "nested/b.txt",
+        "z.txt",
+    ]
+
+def test_directory_loader_skips_loader_errors(tmp_path):
+    docs_dir = tmp_path / "docs"
+    docs_dir.mkdir()
+
+    good_file = docs_dir / "good.txt"
+    bad_file = docs_dir / "bad.txt"
+
+    good_file.write_text("Good", encoding="utf-8")
+    bad_file.write_text("Bad", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    class FailingLoader(DocumentLoader):
+        def load(self, source: str) -> list[Document]:
+            raise LoaderError(f"Cannot load {source}")
+
+    loader = DirectoryLoader(
+        loaders={".txt": FailingLoader()},
+        on_error="skip",
+    )
+
+    docs = loader.load(str(docs_dir))
+
+    assert docs == []
+
+def test_directory_loader_raises_loader_error(tmp_path):
+    docs_dir = tmp_path / "docs"
+    docs_dir.mkdir()
+
+    bad_file = docs_dir / "bad.txt"
+    bad_file.write_text("Bad", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    class FailingLoader(DocumentLoader):
+        def load(self, source: str) -> list[Document]:
+            raise LoaderError(f"Cannot load {source}")
+
+    loader = DirectoryLoader(
+        loaders={".txt": FailingLoader()},
+        on_error="raise",
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(LoaderError, match="bad.txt"):
+        loader.load(str(docs_dir))
+
+def test_directory_loader_has_default_loaders(tmp_path):
+    docs_dir = tmp_path / "docs"
+    docs_dir.mkdir()
+
+    (docs_dir / "notes.txt").write_text(
+        "Some notes",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    (docs_dir / "readme.md").write_text(
+        "# README",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    (docs_dir / "guide.markdown").write_text(
+        "# Guide",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    loader = DirectoryLoader()
+
+    docs = loader.load(str(docs_dir))
+
+    assert len(docs) == 3
+    assert {
+        doc.metadata["relative_path"]
+        for doc in docs
+    } == {
+        "notes.txt",
+        "readme.md",
+        "guide.markdown",
+    }
+
+def test_directory_loader_rejects_invalid_on_error(tmp_path):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="on_error"):
+        DirectoryLoader(on_error="banana")
+
+def test_directory_loader_handles_unreadable_file(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    docs_dir = tmp_path / "docs"
+    docs_dir.mkdir()
+
+    good_file = docs_dir / "good.txt"
+    bad_file = docs_dir / "bad.txt"
+
+    good_file.write_text("Good", encoding="utf-8")
+    bad_file.write_text("Bad", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    original_read_text = Path.read_text
+
+    def fake_read_text(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if self == bad_file:
+            raise OSError("Permission denied")
+        return original_read_text(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "read_text", fake_read_text)
+
+    skip_loader = DirectoryLoader(on_error="skip")
+    docs = skip_loader.load(str(docs_dir))
+
+    assert len(docs) == 1
+    assert docs[0].metadata["relative_path"] == "good.txt"
+
+    raise_loader = DirectoryLoader(on_error="raise")
+
+    with pytest.raises(LoaderError, match="bad.txt"):
+        raise_loader.load(str(docs_dir))
+
+def test_directory_loader_non_recursive_ignores_nested_files(tmp_path):
+    docs_dir = tmp_path / "docs"
+    nested_dir = docs_dir / "nested"
+    nested_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    (docs_dir / "top.txt").write_text("Top", encoding="utf-8")
+    (nested_dir / "deep.txt").write_text("Deep", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    loader = DirectoryLoader(
+        loaders={".txt": TextFileLoader()},
+        recursive=False,
+    )
+
+    docs = loader.load(str(docs_dir))
+
+    assert [doc.metadata["relative_path"] for doc in docs] == ["top.txt"]
+
+def test_directory_loader_default_loaders_skip_pdf_without_pypdf(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "ragframework.document.loaders.importlib.util.find_spec",
+        lambda name: None,
+    )
+
+    loader = DirectoryLoader()
+
+    assert ".pdf" not in loader.loaders
+    assert ".txt" in loader.loaders
+
+def test_directory_loader_counts_skipped_unsupported_files(tmp_path):
+    docs_dir = tmp_path / "docs"
+    docs_dir.mkdir()
+
+    (docs_dir / "keep.txt").write_text("Keep", encoding="utf-8")
+    (docs_dir / "ignored.py").write_text("print('x')", encoding="utf-8")
+    (docs_dir / "ignored.csv").write_text("a,b", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    loader = DirectoryLoader(loaders={".txt": TextFileLoader()})
+
+    docs = loader.load(str(docs_dir))
+
+    assert len(docs) == 1
+    assert loader.skipped_count == 2