diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Tastudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Tastudio.cs
index a75ff34f9d..9a3e927d3c 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Tastudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Tastudio.cs
@@ -428,6 +428,16 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			return table;
 		}
 
+		[LuaMethodExample("tastudio.loadbranch(0)")]
+		[LuaMethod("loadbranch", "Loads a branch at the given index, if a branch at that index exists.")]
+		public void LoadBranch(int index)
+		{
+			if (Engaged())
+			{
+				Tastudio.LoadBranchByIndex(index);
+			}
+		}
+
 		#endregion
 
 		#region Markers
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/BookmarksBranchesBox.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/BookmarksBranchesBox.cs
index cf5398c62e..2c49574ac1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/BookmarksBranchesBox.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/BookmarksBranchesBox.cs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			};
 		}
 
-		private void LoadBranch(TasBranch branch)
+		public void LoadBranch(TasBranch branch)
 		{
 			if (Tastudio.Settings.OldControlSchemeForBranches && !Tastudio.TasPlaybackBox.RecordingMode)
 			{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 6ea394212b..7b3807f193 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			LastPositionFrame = -1;
 		}
 
+		public void LoadBranchByIndex(int index)
+		{
+			if (index < CurrentTasMovie.BranchCount)
+			{
+				var branch = CurrentTasMovie.Branches[index];
+				BookMarkControl.LoadBranch(branch);
+			}
+		}
+
 		private void AutosaveTimerEventProcessor(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			if (CurrentTasMovie == null)