diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/runtime/hooks.ts b/packages/i18n/src/runtime/hooks.ts
index 44c67c4..7fa297c 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/runtime/hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/runtime/hooks.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from "react"
-import { useLingui } from "@lingui/react"
+import { LinguiContext, useLingui } from "@lingui/react"
 
 import { I18nRuntimeContext } from "./context"
 import { createIntlFormatters } from "./intl-formatters"
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ export function useTranslate(): TranslateFunction {
   )
 }
 
+/**
+ * Indicates whether the component is nested in an I18nProvider without
+ * invoking the provider-dependent Lingui hooks.
+ */
+export function useI18nProvider(): boolean {
+  return React.useContext(LinguiContext) !== null
+}
+
 export function useMessage(descriptor: MessageDescriptor): string
 export function useMessage(
   id: MessageId,
diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/runtime/index.ts b/packages/i18n/src/runtime/index.ts
index 1c53ed1..8fe7892 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/runtime/index.ts
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/runtime/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 export { I18nProvider, type I18nProviderProps } from "./i18n-provider"
+export { LocalizedText, type LocalizedTextProps } from "./localized-text"
 export { Translate, type TranslateProps } from "./translate"
 export { createIntlFormatters } from "./intl-formatters"
 export { mergeMessageCatalogs, type MessageCatalogSource } from "./catalogs"
 export {
   useFormatters,
+  useI18nProvider,
   useLocale,
   useLocaleDefinition,
   useLocales,
diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/runtime/localized-text.tsx b/packages/i18n/src/runtime/localized-text.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62f2f40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/runtime/localized-text.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { useMessage } from "./hooks"
+import type { MessageDescriptor } from "./types"
+
+export interface LocalizedTextProps {
+  message: MessageDescriptor
+}
+
+/** Renders a message descriptor as localized text without adding a DOM node. */
+export function LocalizedText({ message }: LocalizedTextProps) {
+  return useMessage(message)
+}
diff --git a/packages/i18n/src/runtime/runtime.test.tsx b/packages/i18n/src/runtime/runtime.test.tsx
index c400489..b4dd632 100644
--- a/packages/i18n/src/runtime/runtime.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/i18n/src/runtime/runtime.test.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   useMessage,
   useTranslate,
 } from "./hooks"
+import { LocalizedText } from "./localized-text"
 import { Translate } from "./translate"
 
 const catalogs = {
@@ -96,6 +97,18 @@ describe("i18n runtime", () => {
     expect(container.innerHTML).toBe("<p>Hello</p>")
   })
 
+  it("renders localized text without adding a DOM element", () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <I18nProvider catalogs={catalogs} locale="zh-Hans">
+        <p>
+          <LocalizedText message={{ id: "greeting", message: "Fallback" }} />
+        </p>
+      </I18nProvider>
+    )
+
+    expect(container.innerHTML).toBe("<p>你好</p>")
+  })
+
   it("infers right-to-left locale direction", () => {
     function DirectionProbe() {
       return <span>{useLocales()[0]?.direction}</span>