diff --git a/src/storage/node-fs.ts b/src/storage/node-fs.ts
index a8bdc65..2124077 100644
--- a/src/storage/node-fs.ts
+++ b/src/storage/node-fs.ts
@@ -1,72 +1,79 @@
-import type { Stats } from "node:fs";
 import { resolve, parse, join } from "pathe";
 import { createError } from "h3";
 import { cachedPromise, getEnv } from "../utils";
 import type { IPXStorage } from "../types";
 
 export type NodeFSSOptions = {
-  dir?: string;
+  dir?: string | string[];
   maxAge?: number;
 };
 
 export function ipxFSStorage(_options: NodeFSSOptions = {}): IPXStorage {
-  const rootDir = resolve(_options.dir || getEnv("IPX_FS_DIR") || ".");
+  const dirs = resolveDirs(_options.dir);
   const maxAge = _options.maxAge || getEnv("IPX_FS_MAX_AGE");
 
-  const _resolve = (id: string) => {
-    const resolved = join(rootDir, id);
-    if (!isValidPath(resolved) || !resolved.startsWith(rootDir)) {
+  const _getFS = cachedPromise(() =>
+    import("node:fs/promises").catch(() => {
       throw createError({
-        statusCode: 403,
-        statusText: `IPX_FORBIDDEN_PATH`,
-        message: `Forbidden path: ${id}`,
+        statusCode: 500,
+        statusText: `IPX_FILESYSTEM_ERROR`,
+        message: `Failed to resolve filesystem module`,
       });
-    }
-    return resolved;
-  };
-
-  const _getFS = cachedPromise(() => import("node:fs/promises"));
-
-  return {
-    name: "ipx:node-fs",
-    async getMeta(id) {
-      const fsPath = _resolve(id);
+    }),
+  );
 
-      let stats: Stats;
+  const resolveFile = async (id: string) => {
+    const fs = await _getFS();
+    for (const dir of dirs) {
+      const filePath = join(dir, id);
+      if (!isValidPath(filePath) || !filePath.startsWith(dir)) {
+        throw createError({
+          statusCode: 403,
+          statusText: `IPX_FORBIDDEN_PATH`,
+          message: `Forbidden path: ${id}`,
+        });
+      }
       try {
-        const fs = await _getFS();
-        stats = await fs.stat(fsPath);
+        const stats = await fs.stat(filePath);
+        if (!stats.isFile()) {
+          // Keep looking in other dirs we are looking for a file!
+          continue;
+        }
+        return {
+          stats,
+          read: () => fs.readFile(filePath),
+        };
       } catch (error: any) {
-        throw error.code === "ENOENT"
-          ? createError({
-              statusCode: 404,
-              statusText: `IPX_FILE_NOT_FOUND`,
-              message: `File not found: ${id}`,
-            })
-          : createError({
-              statusCode: 403,
-              statusText: `IPX_FORBIDDEN_FILE`,
-              message: `File access forbidden: (${error.code}) ${id}`,
-            });
-      }
-      if (!stats.isFile()) {
+        if (error.code === "ENOENT") {
+          // Keep looking in other dirs
+          continue;
+        }
         throw createError({
-          statusCode: 400,
-          statusText: `IPX_INVALID_FILE`,
-          message: `Path should be a file: ${id}`,
+          statusCode: 403,
+          statusText: `IPX_FORBIDDEN_FILE`,
+          message: `Cannot access file: ${id}`,
         });
       }
+    }
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 404,
+      statusText: `IPX_FILE_NOT_FOUND`,
+      message: `File not found: ${id}`,
+    });
+  };
 
+  return {
+    name: "ipx:node-fs",
+    async getMeta(id) {
+      const { stats } = await resolveFile(id);
       return {
         mtime: stats.mtime,
         maxAge,
       };
     },
     async getData(id) {
-      const fsPath = _resolve(id);
-      const fs = await _getFS();
-      const contents = await fs.readFile(fsPath);
-      return contents;
+      const { read } = await resolveFile(id);
+      return read();
     },
   };
 }
@@ -85,3 +92,11 @@ function isValidPath(fp: string) {
   }
   return true;
 }
+
+function resolveDirs(dirs?: string | string[]) {
+  if (!dirs || !Array.isArray(dirs)) {
+    const dir = resolve(dirs || getEnv("IPX_FS_DIR") || ".");
+    return [dir];
+  }
+  return dirs.map((dirs) => resolve(dirs));
+}
diff --git a/test/assets2/bliss.jpg b/test/assets2/bliss.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cda9a5
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/assets2/bliss.jpg differ
diff --git a/test/assets2/unjs.jpg b/test/assets2/unjs.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82405a2
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/assets2/unjs.jpg differ
diff --git a/test/fs-dirs.test.ts b/test/fs-dirs.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc982aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fs-dirs.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from "vitest";
+import { IPX, createIPX, ipxFSStorage } from "../src";
+
+describe("ipx: fs with multiple dirs", () => {
+  let ipx: IPX;
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    ipx = createIPX({
+      storage: ipxFSStorage({
+        dir: ["assets", "assets2"].map((d) =>
+          fileURLToPath(new URL(d, import.meta.url)),
+        ),
+      }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("local file: 1st layer", async () => {
+    const source = await ipx("giphy.gif");
+    const { data, format } = await source.process();
+    expect(data).toBeInstanceOf(Buffer);
+    expect(format).toBe("gif");
+  });
+
+  it("local file: 2nd layer", async () => {
+    const source = await ipx("unjs.jpg");
+    const { data, format } = await source.process();
+    expect(data).toBeInstanceOf(Buffer);
+    expect(format).toBe("jpeg");
+  });
+
+  it("local file: priority", async () => {
+    const source = await ipx("bliss.jpg");
+    const { data, format, meta } = await source.process();
+    expect(data).toBeInstanceOf(Buffer);
+    expect(format).toBe("jpeg");
+    expect(meta?.height).toBe(2160);
+  });
+
+  it("error: not found", async () => {
+    const source = await ipx("unknown.png");
+    await expect(() => source.process()).rejects.toThrowError(
+      "File not found: /unknown.png",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("error: forbidden path", async () => {
+    const source = await ipx("*.png");
+    await expect(() => source.process()).rejects.toThrowError(
+      "Forbidden path: /*.png",
+    );
+  });
+});