diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
index b20c90b894..d0ea64d8d4 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// TAStudio Dialog
 		public bool TAStudioSaveWindowPosition = true;
 		public bool AutoloadTAStudio = false;
+		public bool AutoloadTAStudioProject = false;
 		public bool TAStudioTopMost = true;
 		public int TASWndx = -1;
 		public int TASWndy = -1;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/TasMovie.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/TasMovie.cs
index 94ef7b9c01..222215a0da 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/TasMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/TasMovie.cs
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		public bool Load()
 		{
+			var file = new FileInfo(Filename);
+			if (!file.Exists)
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
 			// there's a lot of common code here with SavestateManager.  refactor?
 			using (BinaryStateLoader bw = BinaryStateLoader.LoadAndDetect(Filename))
 			{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs
index 94b2d57b4c..7b66bf52c8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			this.MarkerDescriptionBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
 			this.TopMarkerBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
 			this.TopMarkerLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
+			this.AutoloadProjectMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
 			this.TASMenu.SuspendLayout();
 			this.SuspendLayout();
 			// 
@@ -578,6 +579,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			// 
 			this.SettingsSubMenu.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
             this.AutoloadMenuItem,
+            this.AutoloadProjectMenuItem,
             this.SaveWindowPositionMenuItem,
             this.AlwaysOnTopMenuItem,
             this.toolStripSeparator12,
@@ -718,6 +720,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			this.TopMarkerLabel.TabIndex = 4;
 			this.TopMarkerLabel.Text = "Marker 99999";
 			// 
+			// AutloadProjectMenuItem
+			// 
+			this.AutoloadProjectMenuItem.Name = "AutloadProjectMenuItem";
+			this.AutoloadProjectMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(199, 22);
+			this.AutoloadProjectMenuItem.Text = "Autload &Project";
+			this.AutoloadProjectMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.AutoloadProjectMenuItem_Click);
+			// 
 			// TAStudio
 			// 
 			this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
@@ -819,5 +828,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox MarkerDescriptionBox;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox TopMarkerBox;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.Label TopMarkerLabel;
+		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem AutoloadProjectMenuItem;
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index ff385aba0b..18ac32baf1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -158,10 +158,23 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 			}
 
-			EngageTasStudio();
-			LoadConfigSettings();
-			_tas.ActivePlayers = new List<string> { "Player 1" };
+			if (Global.Config.AutoloadTAStudioProject)
+			{
+				Global.MovieSession.Movie = new TasMovie();
+				_tas = Global.MovieSession.Movie as TasMovie;
+				LoadFileFromRecent(Global.Config.RecentTas[0]);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				EngageTasStudio();
+				
+			}
+
+			_tas.ActivePlayers = new List<string> { "Player 1" }; // TODO
+
+
 			SetUpColumns();
+			LoadConfigSettings();
 		}
 
 		private void EngageTasStudio()
@@ -239,13 +252,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public void LoadFileFromRecent(string path)
 		{
-			var askResult = true;
-			if (_tas.Changes)
-			{
-				askResult = AskSave();
-			}
-
-			if (askResult)
+			if (AskSave())
 			{
 				_tas.Filename = path;
 				var loadResult = _tas.Load();
@@ -286,14 +293,17 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void OpenTASMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			var file = ToolHelpers.GetTasProjFileFromUser(_tas.Filename);
-			if (file != null)
+			if (AskSave())
 			{
-				_tas.Filename = file.FullName;
-				_tas.Load();
-				Global.Config.RecentTas.Add(_tas.Filename);
-				TASView.ItemCount = _tas.InputLogLength;
-				// TOOD: message to the user
+				var file = ToolHelpers.GetTasProjFileFromUser(_tas.Filename);
+				if (file != null)
+				{
+					_tas.Filename = file.FullName;
+					_tas.Load();
+					Global.Config.RecentTas.Add(_tas.Filename);
+					TASView.ItemCount = _tas.InputLogLength;
+					// TOOD: message to the user
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -349,6 +359,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			SaveWindowPositionMenuItem.Checked = Global.Config.TAStudioSaveWindowPosition;
 			AutoloadMenuItem.Checked = Global.Config.AutoloadTAStudio;
+			AutoloadProjectMenuItem.Checked = Global.Config.AutoloadTAStudioProject;
 			AlwaysOnTopMenuItem.Checked = Global.Config.TAStudioTopMost;
 		}
 
@@ -357,6 +368,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			Global.Config.AutoloadTAStudio ^= true;
 		}
 
+		private void AutoloadProjectMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			Global.Config.AutoloadTAStudioProject ^= true;
+		}
+
 		private void SaveWindowPositionMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			Global.Config.TAStudioSaveWindowPosition ^= true;