diff --git a/lib/acx/enforcer_server.ex b/lib/acx/enforcer_server.ex
index b568ab6..aa76cce 100644
--- a/lib/acx/enforcer_server.ex
+++ b/lib/acx/enforcer_server.ex
@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@ defmodule Acx.EnforcerServer do
     GenServer.call(via_tuple(ename), {:load_policies, pfile})
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Loads policy rules from the configured persist adapter and adds them
+  to the enforcer's memory.
+
+  This function is useful for loading policies from a database adapter
+  (like EctoAdapter) on application startup.
+
+  See `Enforcer.load_policies!/1` for more details.
+  """
+  def load_policies_from_adapter(ename) do
+    GenServer.call(via_tuple(ename), {:load_policies_from_adapter})
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Loads filtered policies from the persist adapter.
   Only policies matching the filter are loaded into the enforcer.
@@ -173,6 +186,19 @@ defmodule Acx.EnforcerServer do
     GenServer.call(via_tuple(ename), {:load_mapping_policies, fname})
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Loads mapping policies from the configured persist adapter and adds them
+  to the enforcer's memory.
+
+  This function is useful for loading role mappings from a database adapter
+  (like EctoAdapter) on application startup.
+
+  See `Enforcer.load_mapping_policies!/1` for more details.
+  """
+  def load_mapping_policies_from_adapter(ename) do
+    GenServer.call(via_tuple(ename), {:load_mapping_policies_from_adapter})
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Return a fresh enforcer.
 
@@ -255,6 +281,12 @@ defmodule Acx.EnforcerServer do
     {:reply, :ok, new_enforcer}
   end
 
+  def handle_call({:load_policies_from_adapter}, _from, enforcer) do
+    new_enforcer = enforcer |> Enforcer.load_policies!()
+    :ets.insert(:enforcers_table, {self_name(), new_enforcer})
+    {:reply, :ok, new_enforcer}
+  end
+
   def handle_call({:load_filtered_policies, filter}, _from, enforcer) do
     new_enforcer = enforcer |> Enforcer.load_filtered_policies!(filter)
     :ets.insert(:enforcers_table, {self_name(), new_enforcer})
@@ -292,6 +324,12 @@ defmodule Acx.EnforcerServer do
     {:reply, :ok, new_enforcer}
   end
 
+  def handle_call({:load_mapping_policies_from_adapter}, _from, enforcer) do
+    new_enforcer = enforcer |> Enforcer.load_mapping_policies!()
+    :ets.insert(:enforcers_table, {self_name(), new_enforcer})
+    {:reply, :ok, new_enforcer}
+  end
+
   def handle_call({:remove_mapping_policy, mapping}, _from, enforcer) do
     case Enforcer.remove_mapping_policy(enforcer, mapping) do
       {:error, reason} ->
@@ -374,3 +412,4 @@ defmodule Acx.EnforcerServer do
     end
   end
 end
+
diff --git a/test/enforcer_server_load_from_adapter_test.exs b/test/enforcer_server_load_from_adapter_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8431199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/enforcer_server_load_from_adapter_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+defmodule Acx.EnforcerServerLoadFromAdapterTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case, async: true
+  alias Acx.EnforcerServer
+  alias Acx.Persist.EctoAdapter
+
+  @enforcer_name "test_enforcer_load_from_adapter"
+  @model_file "../data/rbac.conf" |> Path.expand(__DIR__)
+  @policy_file "../data/acl.csv" |> Path.expand(__DIR__)
+
+  defmodule MockTestRepo do
+    use Acx.Persist.MockRepo, pfile: "../data/acl.csv" |> Path.expand(__DIR__)
+  end
+
+  defmodule MockRbacRepo do
+    use Acx.Persist.MockRepo, pfile: "../data/rbac.csv" |> Path.expand(__DIR__)
+  end
+
+  setup do
+    # Start the enforcer with just the model
+    {:ok, _pid} = EnforcerServer.start_link(@enforcer_name, @model_file)
+
+    # Clean up after the test
+    on_exit(fn ->
+      # The enforcer process will be terminated automatically
+      # Remove from ETS table if needed
+      try do
+        GenServer.stop(
+          {:via, Registry, {Acx.EnforcerRegistry, @enforcer_name}},
+          :normal,
+          100
+        )
+      catch
+        :exit, _ -> :ok
+      end
+    end)
+
+    :ok
+  end
+
+  describe "load_policies_from_adapter/1" do
+    test "loads policies from EctoAdapter into enforcer memory" do
+      # Configure adapter
+      adapter = EctoAdapter.new(MockTestRepo)
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.set_persist_adapter(@enforcer_name, adapter)
+
+      # Load policies from adapter
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.load_policies_from_adapter(@enforcer_name)
+
+      # Verify policies are loaded into memory
+      assert EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["alice", "blog_post", "read"])
+      assert EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["alice", "blog_post", "create"])
+      assert EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["bob", "blog_post", "read"])
+      refute EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["bob", "blog_post", "create"])
+    end
+
+    test "policies persist in memory after application restart simulation" do
+      # Initial setup - configure adapter and load policies
+      adapter = EctoAdapter.new(MockTestRepo)
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.set_persist_adapter(@enforcer_name, adapter)
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.load_policies_from_adapter(@enforcer_name)
+
+      # Verify initial state
+      assert EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["alice", "blog_post", "read"])
+
+      # Add a new policy (should be persisted to "database")
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.add_policy(@enforcer_name, {:p, ["charlie", "blog_post", "read"]})
+
+      # Verify new policy works
+      assert EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["charlie", "blog_post", "read"])
+    end
+
+    test "works with empty adapter" do
+      # Create a mock repo with an empty file
+      empty_file = "/tmp/empty_policies.csv"
+      File.write!(empty_file, "")
+
+      defmodule EmptyMockRepo do
+        use Acx.Persist.MockRepo, pfile: "/tmp/empty_policies.csv"
+      end
+
+      adapter = EctoAdapter.new(EmptyMockRepo)
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.set_persist_adapter(@enforcer_name, adapter)
+
+      # Should not raise error
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.load_policies_from_adapter(@enforcer_name)
+
+      # No policies should be loaded
+      refute EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["alice", "blog_post", "read"])
+
+      # Clean up
+      File.rm(empty_file)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "load_mapping_policies_from_adapter/1" do
+    test "loads role mappings from EctoAdapter into enforcer memory" do
+      # Configure adapter with RBAC policies
+      adapter = EctoAdapter.new(MockRbacRepo)
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.set_persist_adapter(@enforcer_name, adapter)
+
+      # Load both policies and mapping policies
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.load_policies_from_adapter(@enforcer_name)
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.load_mapping_policies_from_adapter(@enforcer_name)
+
+      # Verify role-based access works
+      # bob is reader (via role mapping in rbac.csv)
+      assert EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["bob", "blog_post", "read"])
+
+      # alice is admin (via role mapping in rbac.csv)
+      assert EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["alice", "blog_post", "write"])
+      assert EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["alice", "blog_post", "read"])
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "integration with load_filtered_policies/2" do
+    test "can use filtered loading after setting adapter" do
+      adapter = EctoAdapter.new(MockTestRepo)
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.set_persist_adapter(@enforcer_name, adapter)
+
+      # Load only policies for alice (filter by subject)
+      :ok = EnforcerServer.load_filtered_policies(@enforcer_name, %{v0: "alice"})
+
+      # alice's policies should be loaded
+      assert EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["alice", "blog_post", "read"])
+
+      # bob's policies should NOT be loaded (filtered out)
+      refute EnforcerServer.allow?(@enforcer_name, ["bob", "blog_post", "read"])
+    end
+  end
+end