diff --git a/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst b/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
index 52b52f68c..09d7db123 100644
--- a/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
@@ -462,9 +462,23 @@ attributes/sub-elements:
   :library:
     If this attribute is given, it indicates that the source is to be
     instantiated from an externally compiled source function. This source can be
-    as complex as is required to define the source for your problem. The only
-    requirement is that there is a function called ``sample_source()``. More
-    documentation on how to build sources can be found in :ref:`custom_source`.
+    as complex as is required to define the source for your problem. The library
+    has a few basic requirements:
+
+    * It must contain a class that inherits from ``openmc::CustomSource``;
+    * The class must implement a function called ``sample()``;
+    * There must be an ``openmc_create_source()`` function that creates the source
+      as a unique pointer. This function can be used to pass parameters through to
+      the source from the XML, if needed.
+
+    More documentation on how to build sources can be found in :ref:`custom_source`.
+
+    *Default*: None
+
+  :parameters:
+    If this attribute is given, it provides the parameters to pass through to the
+    class generated using the ``library`` parameter . More documentation on how to
+    build parametrized sources can be found in :ref:`parameterized_custom_source`.
 
     *Default*: None
 
diff --git a/docs/source/usersguide/settings.rst b/docs/source/usersguide/settings.rst
index a879fe6d1..340d4af00 100644
--- a/docs/source/usersguide/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usersguide/settings.rst
@@ -182,42 +182,56 @@ Custom Sources
 
 It is often the case that one may wish to simulate a complex source distribution
 that is not possible to represent with the classes described above. For these
-situations, it is possible to define a complex source with an externally defined
-source function that is loaded at runtime. A simple example source is shown
+situations, it is possible to define a complex source class containing an externally
+defined source function that is loaded at runtime. A simple example source is shown
 below.
 
 .. code-block:: c++
 
-   #include "openmc/random_lcg.h"
-   #include "openmc/source.h"
-   #include "openmc/particle.h"
+  #include <memory> // for unique_ptr
 
-   // you must have external C linkage here
-   extern "C" openmc::Particle::Bank sample_source(uint64_t* seed) {
-     openmc::Particle::Bank particle;
-     // weight
-     particle.particle = openmc::Particle::Type::neutron;
-     particle.wgt = 1.0;
-     // position
-     double angle = 2.0 * M_PI * openmc::prn(seed);
-     double radius = 3.0;
-     particle.r.x = radius * std::cos(angle);
-     particle.r.y = radius * std::sin(angle);
-     particle.r.z = 0.0;
-     // angle
-     particle.u = {1.0, 0.0, 0.0};
-     particle.E = 14.08e6;
-     particle.delayed_group = 0;
-     return particle;
+  #include "openmc/random_lcg.h"
+  #include "openmc/source.h"
+  #include "openmc/particle.h"
+
+  class Source : public openmc::CustomSource
+  {
+    openmc::Particle::Bank sample(uint64_t* seed)
+    {
+      openmc::Particle::Bank particle;
+      // weight
+      particle.particle = openmc::Particle::Type::neutron;
+      particle.wgt = 1.0;
+      // position
+      double angle = 2.0 * M_PI * openmc::prn(seed);
+      double radius = 3.0;
+      particle.r.x = radius * std::cos(angle);
+      particle.r.y = radius * std::sin(angle);
+      particle.r.z = 0.0;
+      // angle
+      particle.u = {1.0, 0.0, 0.0};
+      particle.E = 14.08e6;
+      particle.delayed_group = 0;
+      return particle;
+    }
+  };
+
+  extern "C" std::unique_ptr<Source> openmc_create_source(std::string parameters)
+  {
+    return std::make_unique<Source>();
   }
 
 The above source creates monodirectional 14.08 MeV neutrons that are distributed
 in a ring with a 3 cm radius. This routine is not particularly complex, but
 should serve as an example upon which to build more complicated sources.
 
-  .. note:: The function signature must be declared ``extern "C"``.
+  .. note:: The source class must inherit from ``openmc::CustomSource`` and
+            implement a ``sample()`` function.
 
-  .. note:: You should only use the openmc::prn() random number generator
+  .. note:: The ``openmc_create_source()`` function signature must be declared
+            ``extern "C"``.
+
+  .. note:: You should only use the ``openmc::prn()`` random number generator.
 
 In order to build your external source, you will need to link it against the
 OpenMC shared library. This can be done by writing a CMakeLists.txt file:
@@ -235,6 +249,58 @@ file in your build directory. Setting the :attr:`openmc.Source.library`
 attribute to the path of this shared library will indicate that it should be
 used for sampling source particles at runtime.
 
+.. _parameterized_custom_source:
+
+Custom Parameterized Sources
+----------------------------
+
+Some custom sources may have values (parameters) that can be changed between
+runs. This is supported by using the ``openmc_create_source()`` function to
+pass parameters defined in the :attr:`openmc.Source.parameters` attribute to
+the source class when it is created:
+
+.. code-block:: c++
+
+  #include <memory> // for unique_ptr
+
+  #include "openmc/source.h"
+  #include "openmc/particle.h"
+
+  class Source : public openmc::CustomSource {
+  public:
+    Source(double energy) : energy_{energy} { }
+
+    // Samples from an instance of this class.
+    openmc::Particle::Bank sample(uint64_t* seed)
+    {
+      openmc::Particle::Bank particle;
+      // weight
+      particle.particle = openmc::Particle::Type::neutron;
+      particle.wgt = 1.0;
+      // position
+      particle.r.x = 0.0;
+      particle.r.y = 0.0;
+      particle.r.z = 0.0;
+      // angle
+      particle.u = {1.0, 0.0, 0.0};
+      particle.E = this->energy_;
+      particle.delayed_group = 0;
+
+      return particle;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    double energy_;
+  };
+
+  extern "C" std::unique_ptr<Source> openmc_create_source(std::string parameter) {
+    double energy = std::stod(parameter);
+    return std::make_unique<Source>(energy);
+  }
+
+As with the basic custom source functionality, the custom source library
+location must be provided in the :attr:`openmc.Source.library` attribute.
+
 ---------------
 Shannon Entropy
 ---------------
diff --git a/examples/custom_source/source_ring.cpp b/examples/custom_source/source_ring.cpp
index d68122dd7..bc8a8a7f8 100644
--- a/examples/custom_source/source_ring.cpp
+++ b/examples/custom_source/source_ring.cpp
@@ -1,26 +1,36 @@
 #include <cmath> // for M_PI
+#include <memory> // for unique_ptr
 
 #include "openmc/random_lcg.h"
 #include "openmc/source.h"
 #include "openmc/particle.h"
 
-// you must have external C linkage here otherwise
-// dlopen will not find the file
-extern "C" openmc::Particle::Bank sample_source(uint64_t* seed)
+class Source : public openmc::CustomSource
 {
-  openmc::Particle::Bank particle;
-  // wgt
-  particle.particle = openmc::Particle::Type::neutron;
-  particle.wgt = 1.0;
-  // position
-  double angle = 2. * M_PI * openmc::prn(seed);
-  double radius = 3.0;
-  particle.r.x = radius * std::cos(angle);
-  particle.r.y = radius * std::sin(angle);
-  particle.r.z = 0.0;
-  // angle
-  particle.u = {1.0, 0.0, 0.0};
-  particle.E = 14.08e6;
-  particle.delayed_group = 0;
-  return particle;
+  openmc::Particle::Bank sample(uint64_t* seed)
+  {
+    openmc::Particle::Bank particle;
+    // wgt
+    particle.particle = openmc::Particle::Type::neutron;
+    particle.wgt = 1.0;
+    // position
+    double angle = 2.0 * M_PI * openmc::prn(seed);
+    double radius = 3.0;
+    particle.r.x = radius * std::cos(angle);
+    particle.r.y = radius * std::sin(angle);
+    particle.r.z = 0.0;
+    // angle
+    particle.u = {1.0, 0.0, 0.0};
+    particle.E = 14.08e6;
+    particle.delayed_group = 0;
+    return particle;
+  }
+};
+
+// A function to create a unique pointer to an instance of this class when generated
+// via a plugin call using dlopen/dlsym.
+// You must have external C linkage here otherwise dlopen will not find the file
+extern "C" std::unique_ptr<Source> openmc_create_source(std::string parameters)
+{
+  return std::make_unique<Source>();
 }
diff --git a/examples/parameterized_custom_source/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/parameterized_custom_source/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3024e90cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/parameterized_custom_source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3 FATAL_ERROR)
+project(openmc_sources CXX)
+add_library(parameterized_source SHARED parameterized_source_ring.cpp)
+find_package(OpenMC REQUIRED)
+if (OpenMC_FOUND)
+  message(STATUS "Found OpenMC: ${OpenMC_DIR}")
+endif()
+target_link_libraries(parameterized_source OpenMC::libopenmc)
diff --git a/examples/parameterized_custom_source/README.md b/examples/parameterized_custom_source/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9116fadea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/parameterized_custom_source/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Building a Parameterized Custom Source
+
+To run this example, you first need to compile the custom source library, which
+requires headers from OpenMC. A CMakeLists.txt file has been set up for you that
+will search for OpenMC and build the custom library. To build the source
+library, you can run:
+
+    mkdir build && cd build
+    OPENMC_ROOT=<path_to_openmc_install> cmake ..
+    make
+
+After this, you can build the model by running `python build_xml.py`. In the XML
+files that are created, you should see a reference to build/libparameterized_source.so,
+the custom source library that was built by CMake, and values in the parameters
+attribute. The model is also set up with a mesh tally of the flux, so once you run
+`openmc`, you will get a statepoint file with the tally results in it. Running
+`python show_flux.py` will pull in the results from the statepoint file and display
+them. If all worked well, you should see a ring "imprint" as well as a higher flux to
+the right side (since the custom source has all particles moving in the positive x
+direction).
+
+Once built, you can edit the parameters attribute on the source to change the radius of
+the sampled ring or the energy of the sampled particles.
diff --git a/examples/parameterized_custom_source/build_xml.py b/examples/parameterized_custom_source/build_xml.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5edb204df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/parameterized_custom_source/build_xml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import openmc
+
+# Create a single material
+iron = openmc.Material()
+iron.set_density('g/cm3', 5.0)
+iron.add_element('Fe', 1.0)
+mats = openmc.Materials([iron])
+mats.export_to_xml()
+
+# Create a 5 cm x 5 cm box filled with iron
+box = openmc.model.rectangular_prism(10.0, 10.0, boundary_type='vacuum')
+cell = openmc.Cell(fill=iron, region=box)
+geometry = openmc.Geometry([cell])
+geometry.export_to_xml()
+
+# Tell OpenMC we're going to use our custom source
+settings = openmc.Settings()
+settings.run_mode = 'fixed source'
+settings.batches = 10
+settings.particles = 1000
+source = openmc.Source()
+source.library = 'build/libparameterized_source.so'
+source.parameters = 'radius=3.0, energy=14.08e6'
+settings.source = source
+settings.export_to_xml()
+
+# Finally, define a mesh tally so that we can see the resulting flux
+mesh = openmc.RegularMesh()
+mesh.lower_left = (-5.0, -5.0)
+mesh.upper_right = (5.0, 5.0)
+mesh.dimension = (50, 50)
+
+tally = openmc.Tally()
+tally.filters = [openmc.MeshFilter(mesh)]
+tally.scores = ['flux']
+tallies = openmc.Tallies([tally])
+tallies.export_to_xml()
diff --git a/examples/parameterized_custom_source/parameterized_source_ring.cpp b/examples/parameterized_custom_source/parameterized_source_ring.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c88333e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/parameterized_custom_source/parameterized_source_ring.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#include <cmath> // for M_PI
+#include <memory> // for unique_ptr
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include "openmc/random_lcg.h"
+#include "openmc/source.h"
+#include "openmc/particle.h"
+
+class Source : public openmc::CustomSource
+{
+  public:
+    Source(double radius, double energy) : radius_(radius), energy_(energy) { }
+
+    // Defines a function that can create a unique pointer to a new instance of this class
+    // by extracting the parameters from the provided string.
+    static std::unique_ptr<Source> from_string(std::string parameters)
+    {
+      std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> parameter_mapping;
+
+      std::stringstream ss(parameters);
+      std::string parameter;
+      while (std::getline(ss, parameter, ',')) {
+        parameter.erase(0, parameter.find_first_not_of(' '));
+        std::string key = parameter.substr(0, parameter.find_first_of('='));
+        std::string value = parameter.substr(parameter.find_first_of('=') + 1, parameter.length());
+        parameter_mapping[key] = value;
+      }
+
+      double radius = std::stod(parameter_mapping["radius"]);
+      double energy = std::stod(parameter_mapping["energy"]);
+      return std::make_unique<Source>(radius, energy);
+    }
+
+    // Samples from an instance of this class.
+    openmc::Particle::Bank sample(uint64_t* seed)
+    {
+      openmc::Particle::Bank particle;
+      // wgt
+      particle.particle = openmc::Particle::Type::neutron;
+      particle.wgt = 1.0;
+      // position
+      double angle = 2.0 * M_PI * openmc::prn(seed);
+      double radius = this->radius_;
+      particle.r.x = radius * std::cos(angle);
+      particle.r.y = radius * std::sin(angle);
+      particle.r.z = 0.0;
+      // angle
+      particle.u = {1.0, 0.0, 0.0};
+      particle.E = this->energy_;
+      particle.delayed_group = 0;
+
+      return particle;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    double radius_;
+    double energy_;
+};
+
+// A function to create a unique pointer to an instance of this class when generated
+// via a plugin call using dlopen/dlsym.
+// You must have external C linkage here otherwise dlopen will not find the file
+extern "C" std::unique_ptr<Source> openmc_create_source(std::string parameters)
+{
+  return Source::from_string(parameters);
+}
diff --git a/examples/parameterized_custom_source/show_flux.py b/examples/parameterized_custom_source/show_flux.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f5494301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/parameterized_custom_source/show_flux.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import openmc
+
+# Get the flux from the statepoint
+with openmc.StatePoint('statepoint.10.h5') as sp:
+    flux = sp.tallies[1].mean
+    flux.shape = (50, 50)
+
+# Plot the flux
+fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+ax.imshow(flux, origin='lower', extent=(-5.0, 5.0, -5.0, 5.0))
+ax.set_xlabel('x [cm]')
+ax.set_ylabel('y [cm]')
+plt.show()
diff --git a/include/openmc/source.h b/include/openmc/source.h
index 78e4043b9..529cb1836 100644
--- a/include/openmc/source.h
+++ b/include/openmc/source.h
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ private:
   UPtrDist energy_; //!< Energy distribution
 };
 
+class CustomSource {
+  public:
+    virtual ~CustomSource() {}
+
+    virtual Particle::Bank sample(uint64_t* seed) = 0;
+};
+
+typedef std::unique_ptr<CustomSource> create_custom_source_t(std::string parameters);
+
 //==============================================================================
 // Functions
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/openmc/source.py b/openmc/source.py
index cc749c324..22952b4a5 100644
--- a/openmc/source.py
+++ b/openmc/source.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class Source:
         Source file from which sites should be sampled
     library : str
         Path to a custom source library
+    parameters : str
+        Parameters to be provided to the custom source library
 
         .. versionadded:: 0.12
     strength : float
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ class Source:
         Source file from which sites should be sampled
     library : str or None
         Path to a custom source library
+    parameters : str
+        Parameters to be provided to the custom source library
     strength : float
         Strength of the source
     particle : {'neutron', 'photon'}
@@ -49,12 +53,13 @@ class Source:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, space=None, angle=None, energy=None, filename=None,
-                 library=None, strength=1.0, particle='neutron'):
+                 library=None, parameters=None, strength=1.0, particle='neutron'):
         self._space = None
         self._angle = None
         self._energy = None
         self._file = None
         self._library = None
+        self._parameters = None
 
         if space is not None:
             self.space = space
@@ -66,6 +71,8 @@ class Source:
             self.file = filename
         if library is not None:
             self.library = library
+        if parameters is not None:
+            self.parameters = parameters
         self.strength = strength
         self.particle = particle
 
@@ -77,6 +84,10 @@ class Source:
     def library(self):
         return self._library
 
+    @property
+    def parameters(self):
+        return self._parameters
+
     @property
     def space(self):
         return self._space
@@ -107,6 +118,11 @@ class Source:
         cv.check_type('library', library_name, str)
         self._library = library_name
 
+    @parameters.setter
+    def parameters(self, parameters_path):
+        cv.check_type('parameters', parameters_path, str)
+        self._parameters = parameters_path
+
     @space.setter
     def space(self, space):
         cv.check_type('spatial distribution', space, Spatial)
@@ -150,6 +166,8 @@ class Source:
             element.set("file", self.file)
         if self.library is not None:
             element.set("library", self.library)
+        if self.parameters is not None:
+            element.set("parameters", self.parameters)
         if self.space is not None:
             element.append(self.space.to_xml_element())
         if self.angle is not None:
@@ -191,6 +209,10 @@ class Source:
         if library is not None:
             source.library = library
 
+        parameters = get_text(elem, 'parameters')
+        if parameters is not None:
+            source.parameters = parameters
+
         space = elem.find('space')
         if space is not None:
             source.space = Spatial.from_xml_element(space)
diff --git a/src/source.cpp b/src/source.cpp
index e2cdace01..4f4ad117b 100644
--- a/src/source.cpp
+++ b/src/source.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <algorithm> // for move
+#include <memory> // for unique_ptr
 
 #ifdef HAS_DYNAMIC_LINKING
 #include <dlfcn.h> // for dlopen, dlsym, dlclose, dlerror
@@ -44,9 +45,9 @@ std::vector<SourceDistribution> external_sources;
 
 namespace {
 
-using sample_t = Particle::Bank (*)(uint64_t* seed);
-sample_t custom_source_function;
 void* custom_source_library;
+std::string custom_source_parameters;
+std::unique_ptr<CustomSource> custom_source;
 
 }
 
@@ -94,6 +95,10 @@ SourceDistribution::SourceDistribution(pugi::xml_node node)
       fatal_error(fmt::format("Source library '{}' does not exist.",
         settings::path_source_library));
     }
+
+    if (check_for_node(node, "parameters")) {
+      custom_source_parameters = get_node_value(node, "parameters", false, true);
+    }
   } else {
 
     // Spatial distribution for external source
@@ -366,17 +371,21 @@ void load_custom_source_library()
   // reset errors
   dlerror();
 
-  // get the function from the library
-  using sample_t = Particle::Bank (*)(uint64_t* seed);
-  custom_source_function = reinterpret_cast<sample_t>(dlsym(custom_source_library, "sample_source"));
+  // get the function to create the CustomSource from the library
+  auto create_custom_source = reinterpret_cast<create_custom_source_t*>(
+    dlsym(custom_source_library, "openmc_create_source"));
 
   // check for any dlsym errors
   auto dlsym_error = dlerror();
   if (dlsym_error) {
+    std::string error_msg = fmt::format("Couldn't open the openmc_create_source symbol: {}", dlsym_error);
     dlclose(custom_source_library);
-    fatal_error(fmt::format("Couldn't open the sample_source symbol: {}", dlsym_error));
+    fatal_error(error_msg);
   }
 
+  // create a pointer to an instance of the CustomSource
+  custom_source = create_custom_source(custom_source_parameters);
+
 #else
   fatal_error("Custom source libraries have not yet been implemented for "
     "non-POSIX systems");
@@ -385,6 +394,11 @@ void load_custom_source_library()
 
 void close_custom_source_library()
 {
+  if (custom_source.get()) {
+    // Make sure the custom source is destroyed before we close it's libary.
+    custom_source.reset();
+  }
+
 #ifdef HAS_DYNAMIC_LINKING
   dlclose(custom_source_library);
 #else
@@ -395,7 +409,8 @@ void close_custom_source_library()
 
 Particle::Bank sample_custom_source_library(uint64_t* seed)
 {
-  return custom_source_function(seed);
+  // sample from the instance of the CustomSource
+  return custom_source->sample(seed);
 }
 
 void fill_source_bank_custom_source()
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/source_sampling.cpp b/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/source_sampling.cpp
index eaf8b74d9..ea74afdd9 100644
--- a/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/source_sampling.cpp
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/source_dlopen/source_sampling.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "openmc/random_lcg.h"
 #include "openmc/source.h"
 #include "openmc/particle.h"
 
-// you must have external C linkage here otherwise 
-// dlopen will not find the file
-extern "C" openmc::Particle::Bank sample_source(uint64_t *seed) {
+class Source : openmc::CustomSource
+{
+  openmc::Particle::Bank sample(uint64_t *seed)
+  {
     openmc::Particle::Bank particle;
     // wgt
     particle.particle = openmc::Particle::Type::neutron;
@@ -20,4 +23,13 @@ extern "C" openmc::Particle::Bank sample_source(uint64_t *seed) {
     particle.E = 14.08e6;
     particle.delayed_group = 0;
     return particle;    
+  }
+};
+
+// A function to create a unique pointer to an instance of this class when generated
+// via a plugin call using dlopen/dlsym.
+// You must have external C linkage here otherwise dlopen will not find the file
+extern "C" std::unique_ptr<Source> openmc_create_source(std::string parameters)
+{
+  return std::make_unique<Source>();
 }
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/__init__.py b/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/inputs_true.dat b/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/inputs_true.dat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4a0eba73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/inputs_true.dat
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<geometry>
+  <cell id="1" material="1" region="-1" universe="1" />
+  <surface boundary="vacuum" coeffs="0.0 0.0 0.0 100" id="1" type="sphere" />
+</geometry>
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<materials>
+  <material id="1" name="natural_lead">
+    <density units="g/cm3" value="11.34" />
+    <nuclide ao="0.014" name="Pb204" />
+    <nuclide ao="0.241" name="Pb206" />
+    <nuclide ao="0.221" name="Pb207" />
+    <nuclide ao="0.524" name="Pb208" />
+  </material>
+</materials>
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<settings>
+  <run_mode>fixed source</run_mode>
+  <particles>1000</particles>
+  <batches>10</batches>
+  <inactive>0</inactive>
+  <source library="build/libsource.so" parameters="1e3" strength="1.0" />
+</settings>
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/parameterized_source_sampling.cpp b/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/parameterized_source_sampling.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b0875bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/parameterized_source_sampling.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "openmc/source.h"
+#include "openmc/particle.h"
+
+class Source : public openmc::CustomSource {
+  public:
+    Source(double energy) : energy_(energy) { }
+
+    // Samples from an instance of this class.
+    openmc::Particle::Bank sample(uint64_t* seed)
+    {
+      openmc::Particle::Bank particle;
+      // wgt
+      particle.particle = openmc::Particle::Type::neutron;
+      particle.wgt = 1.0;
+      // position
+      particle.r.x = 0.0;
+      particle.r.y = 0.0;
+      particle.r.z = 0.0;
+      // angle
+      particle.u = {1.0, 0.0, 0.0};
+      particle.E = this->energy_;
+      particle.delayed_group = 0;
+
+      return particle;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    double energy_;
+};
+
+// A function to create a unique pointer to an instance of this class when generated
+// via a plugin call using dlopen/dlsym.
+// You must have external C linkage here otherwise dlopen will not find the file
+extern "C" std::unique_ptr<Source> openmc_create_source(std::string parameter)
+{
+  double energy = std::stod(parameter);
+  return std::make_unique<Source>(energy);
+}
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/results_true.dat b/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/results_true.dat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/test.py b/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c613cde4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/source_parameterized_dlopen/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import textwrap
+
+import openmc
+import pytest
+
+from tests.testing_harness import PyAPITestHarness
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def compile_source(request):
+    """Compile the external source"""
+
+    # Get build directory and write CMakeLists.txt file
+    openmc_dir = Path(str(request.config.rootdir)) / 'build'
+    with open('CMakeLists.txt', 'w') as f:
+        f.write(textwrap.dedent("""
+            cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3 FATAL_ERROR)
+            project(openmc_sources CXX)
+            add_library(source SHARED parameterized_source_sampling.cpp)
+            find_package(OpenMC REQUIRED HINTS {})
+            target_link_libraries(source OpenMC::libopenmc)
+            """.format(openmc_dir)))
+
+    # Create temporary build directory and change to there
+    local_builddir = Path('build')
+    local_builddir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    os.chdir(str(local_builddir))
+
+    # Run cmake/make to build the shared libary
+    subprocess.run(['cmake', os.path.pardir], check=True)
+    subprocess.run(['make'], check=True)
+    os.chdir(os.path.pardir)
+
+    yield
+
+    # Remove local build directory when test is complete
+    shutil.rmtree('build')
+    os.remove('CMakeLists.txt')
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def model():
+    model = openmc.model.Model()
+    natural_lead = openmc.Material(name="natural_lead")
+    natural_lead.add_element('Pb', 1.0)
+    natural_lead.set_density('g/cm3', 11.34)
+    model.materials.append(natural_lead)
+
+    # geometry
+    surface_sph1 = openmc.Sphere(r=100, boundary_type='vacuum')
+    cell_1 = openmc.Cell(fill=natural_lead, region=-surface_sph1)
+    model.geometry = openmc.Geometry([cell_1])
+
+    # settings
+    model.settings.batches = 10
+    model.settings.inactive = 0
+    model.settings.particles = 1000
+    model.settings.run_mode = 'fixed source'
+
+    # custom source from shared library
+    source = openmc.Source()
+    source.library = 'build/libsource.so'
+    source.parameters = '1e3'
+    model.settings.source = source
+
+    return model
+
+
+def test_dlopen_source(compile_source, model):
+    harness = PyAPITestHarness('statepoint.10.h5', model)
+    harness.main()