diff --git a/src/marshmallow_generic/schema.py b/src/marshmallow_generic/schema.py
index c857bc0..797faac 100644
--- a/src/marshmallow_generic/schema.py
+++ b/src/marshmallow_generic/schema.py
@@ -66,3 +66,44 @@ class GenericSchema(GenericInsightMixin[_T], Schema):
             correctly based on the type argument passed to a specific subclass.
             """
             ...
+
+        @overload  # type: ignore[override]
+        def loads(
+            self,
+            json_data: str,
+            *,
+            many: Literal[True],
+            partial: Union[bool, Sequence[str], set[str], None] = None,
+            unknown: Optional[str] = None,
+            **kwargs: Any,
+        ) -> list[_T]:
+            ...
+
+        @overload
+        def loads(
+            self,
+            json_data: str,
+            *,
+            many: Optional[Literal[False]] = None,
+            partial: Union[bool, Sequence[str], set[str], None] = None,
+            unknown: Optional[str] = None,
+            **kwargs: Any,
+        ) -> _T:
+            ...
+
+        def loads(
+            self,
+            json_data: str,
+            *,
+            many: Optional[bool] = None,
+            partial: Union[bool, Sequence[str], set[str], None] = None,
+            unknown: Optional[str] = None,
+            **kwargs: Any,
+        ) -> Union[list[_T], _T]:
+            """
+            Same as `marshmallow.Schema.loads` at runtime.
+
+            Annotations ensure that type checkers will infer the return type
+            correctly based on the type argument passed to a specific subclass.
+            """
+            ...
diff --git a/tests/test_schema.py b/tests/test_schema.py
index 0c4f6e2..59e17e6 100644
--- a/tests/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/test_schema.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class GenericSchemaTestCase(TestCase):
         mock__get_type_arg.assert_called_once_with()
         mock_cls.assert_called_once_with(**mock_data)
 
-    def test_load(self) -> None:
+    def test_load_and_loads(self) -> None:
         """Mainly for static type checking purposes."""
 
         class Foo:
@@ -29,9 +29,16 @@ class GenericSchemaTestCase(TestCase):
         class TestSchema(schema.GenericSchema[Foo]):
             pass
 
-        single: Foo = TestSchema().load({})
+        single: Foo
+        single = TestSchema().load({})
+        self.assertIsInstance(single, Foo)
+        single = TestSchema().loads("{}")
         self.assertIsInstance(single, Foo)
 
-        multiple: list[Foo] = TestSchema().load([{}], many=True)
+        multiple: list[Foo]
+        multiple = TestSchema().load([{}], many=True)
+        self.assertIsInstance(multiple, list)
+        self.assertIsInstance(multiple[0], Foo)
+        multiple = TestSchema().loads("[{}]", many=True)
         self.assertIsInstance(multiple, list)
         self.assertIsInstance(multiple[0], Foo)