diff --git a/pydantic_settings/main.py b/pydantic_settings/main.py
index 33ea245c..74710093 100644
--- a/pydantic_settings/main.py
+++ b/pydantic_settings/main.py
@@ -365,6 +365,22 @@ def _settings_build_values(
             # to an informative error and much better than a confusing error
             return {}
 
+
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dotenv(
+        cls,
+        env_file: DotenvType,
+        case_sensitive: bool | None = None,
+    ) -> "BaseSettings":
+        case_sensitive = case_sensitive if case_sensitive is not None else cls.model_config.get('case_sensitive')
+        env_file = env_file
+        dotenv_settings = DotEnvSettingsSource(
+            cls,
+            env_file=env_file,
+        )
+        return cls.model_validate(dotenv_settings())
+
     model_config: ClassVar[SettingsConfigDict] = SettingsConfigDict(
         extra='forbid',
         arbitrary_types_allowed=True,