diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index a1a5e51..1652570 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { parse } from 'esprima-next';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import i18next from 'i18next';
 import _ from 'lodash';
+import path from 'path';
 import parse5 from 'parse5';
 import sortObject from 'sortobject';
 import jsxwalk from './acorn-jsx-walk';
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ const defaults = {
 
   defaultValue: '', // default value used if not passed to `parser.set`
 
+  dynamicNamespaceCreation: false, // automatically create namespace files during parsing if they don't already exist
+
   // resource
   resource: {
     // The path where resources get loaded from. Relative to current working directory.
@@ -323,6 +326,34 @@ class Parser {
         .replace(regex.ns, ns);
   }
 
+  createNamespaceFile(lng, ns) {
+    const resPath = this.formatResourceLoadPath(lng, ns);
+
+    try {
+      // Create directory structure if needed
+      const dirPath = path.dirname(resPath);
+      if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
+        fs.mkdirSync(dirPath, { recursive: true });
+      }
+
+      // Create empty JSON file if it doesn't exist
+      if (!fs.existsSync(resPath)) {
+        fs.writeFileSync(resPath, '{}', 'utf-8');
+        this.log(chalk.green(`Created namespace file: ${chalk.yellow(resPath)}`));
+      }
+
+      // Initialize resStore and resScan for this namespace
+      this.resStore[lng][ns] = {};
+      this.resScan[lng][ns] = {};
+
+      return true;
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.error(`Unable to create namespace file while parsing: ${chalk.yellow(JSON.stringify(resPath))}: lng=${lng}, ns=${ns}`);
+      this.error(err);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   fixStringAfterRegExpAsArray(strToFix) {
     let fixedString = _.trim(strToFix);
     const firstChar = fixedString[0];
@@ -953,8 +984,19 @@ class Parser {
       let resScan = this.resScan[lng] && this.resScan[lng][ns];
 
       if (!_.isPlainObject(resLoad)) { // Skip undefined namespace
-        this.error(`${chalk.yellow(JSON.stringify(ns))} does not exist in the namespaces (${chalk.yellow(JSON.stringify(this.options.ns))}): key=${chalk.yellow(JSON.stringify(key))}, options=${chalk.yellow(JSON.stringify(options))}`);
-        return;
+        // Early error escape if dynamic namespace creation was not enabled
+        if (!this.options.dynamicNamespaceCreation) {
+          this.error(`${chalk.yellow(JSON.stringify(ns))} does not exist in the namespaces (${chalk.yellow(JSON.stringify(this.options.ns))}): key=${chalk.yellow(JSON.stringify(key))}, options=${chalk.yellow(JSON.stringify(options))}`);
+          return;
+        }
+        if (!this.createNamespaceFile(lng, ns)) {
+          // Failed to create namespace, skip this language+ns combination
+          return;
+        } else {
+          // Namespace was created successfully, update references and continue
+          resLoad = this.resStore[lng][ns];
+          resScan = this.resScan[lng][ns];
+        }
       }
 
       Object.keys(keys).forEach((index) => {
diff --git a/test/parser.test.js b/test/parser.test.js
index 8e7295c..a194481 100644
--- a/test/parser.test.js
+++ b/test/parser.test.js
@@ -1265,3 +1265,157 @@ test('Should support fallback keys', () => {
     }
   });
 });
+
+describe('Dynamic Namespace Creation', () => {
+  const tempDir = path.resolve(__dirname, 'temp');
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // Clean up temp directory before each test
+    if (fs.existsSync(tempDir)) {
+      fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+    fs.mkdirSync(tempDir, { recursive: true });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    // Clean up temp directory after each test
+    if (fs.existsSync(tempDir)) {
+      fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('should dynamically create namespace files when enabled', () => {
+    const parser = new Parser({
+      lngs: ['en', 'fr'],
+      ns: [], // Empty namespace array to test dynamic creation
+      dynamicNamespaceCreation: true,
+      resource: {
+        loadPath: path.join(tempDir, '{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json'),
+        savePath: path.join(tempDir, '{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json')
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Try to set a key with a new namespace
+    parser.set('newNamespace:test.key', { defaultValue: 'Test value' });
+
+    // Check that namespace files were created
+    const enPath = path.join(tempDir, 'en/newNamespace.json');
+    const frPath = path.join(tempDir, 'fr/newNamespace.json');
+
+    expect(fs.existsSync(enPath)).toBe(true);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(frPath)).toBe(true);
+
+    // Check file contents are empty JSON objects
+    expect(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(enPath, 'utf-8'))).toEqual({});
+    expect(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(frPath, 'utf-8'))).toEqual({});
+
+    // Check that the key was properly set in resStore
+    const result = parser.get();
+    expect(result.en.newNamespace.test.key).toBe('Test value');
+    expect(result.fr.newNamespace.test.key).toBe('Test value');
+  });
+
+  test('should not create namespace files when dynamicNamespaceCreation is disabled', () => {
+    const parser = new Parser({
+      lngs: ['en'],
+      ns: [], // Empty namespace array
+      dynamicNamespaceCreation: false,
+      resource: {
+        loadPath: path.join(tempDir, '{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json'),
+        savePath: path.join(tempDir, '{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json')
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Capture error output
+    const originalError = parser.error;
+    const errors = [];
+    parser.error = (...args) => errors.push(args.join(' '));
+
+    // Try to set a key with a new namespace
+    parser.set('newNamespace:test.key', { defaultValue: 'Test value' });
+
+    // Check that namespace file was NOT created
+    const enPath = path.join(tempDir, 'en/newNamespace.json');
+    expect(fs.existsSync(enPath)).toBe(false);
+
+    // Check that error was logged
+    expect(errors.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(errors[0]).toContain('does not exist in the namespaces');
+
+    // Restore original error function
+    parser.error = originalError;
+  });
+
+  test('should create directory structure recursively', () => {
+    const deepPath = path.join(tempDir, 'deep/nested/structure');
+    const parser = new Parser({
+      lngs: ['en'],
+      ns: [],
+      dynamicNamespaceCreation: true,
+      resource: {
+        loadPath: path.join(deepPath, '{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json'),
+        savePath: path.join(deepPath, '{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json')
+      }
+    });
+
+    parser.set('test:key', { defaultValue: 'Test value' });
+
+    const filePath = path.join(deepPath, 'en/test.json');
+    expect(fs.existsSync(filePath)).toBe(true);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(deepPath, 'en'))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('should handle existing files gracefully', () => {
+    // Pre-create the namespace file with existing content
+    const enDir = path.join(tempDir, 'en');
+    fs.mkdirSync(enDir, { recursive: true });
+    const enPath = path.join(enDir, 'existing.json');
+    fs.writeFileSync(enPath, JSON.stringify({ existingKey: 'existing value' }), 'utf-8');
+
+    const parser = new Parser({
+      lngs: ['en'],
+      ns: ['existing'],
+      dynamicNamespaceCreation: true,
+      resource: {
+        loadPath: path.join(tempDir, '{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json'),
+        savePath: path.join(tempDir, '{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json')
+      }
+    });
+
+    // The existing file should be loaded normally
+    expect(parser.get().en.existing.existingKey).toBe('existing value');
+
+    // Now test dynamic creation of a new namespace
+    parser.set('newNs:newKey', { defaultValue: 'new value' });
+
+    const newPath = path.join(tempDir, 'en/newNs.json');
+    expect(fs.existsSync(newPath)).toBe(true);
+    expect(parser.get().en.newNs.newKey).toBe('new value');
+  });
+
+  test('should handle file creation errors gracefully', () => {
+    const parser = new Parser({
+      lngs: ['en'],
+      ns: [],
+      dynamicNamespaceCreation: true,
+      resource: {
+        loadPath: '/invalid/readonly/path/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json',
+        savePath: '/invalid/readonly/path/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json'
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Capture error output
+    const originalError = parser.error;
+    const errors = [];
+    parser.error = (...args) => errors.push(args.join(' '));
+
+    parser.set('test:key', { defaultValue: 'Test value' });
+
+    // Check that errors were logged
+    expect(errors.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(errors.some(error => error.includes('Unable to create namespace file'))).toBe(true);
+
+    // Restore original error function
+    parser.error = originalError;
+  });
+});