diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.FileLoader.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.FileLoader.cs
index 3ab451bcb2..5b9b666f0e 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.FileLoader.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.FileLoader.cs
@@ -95,14 +95,20 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			if (Emulator.IsNull())
 			{
 				OpenRom();
+				if (Emulator.IsNull())
+				{
+					return;
+				}
 			}
 
-			if (Emulator.IsNull())
+			if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<TAStudio>())
 			{
-				return;
+				Tools.TAStudio.LoadMovieFile(filename);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				StartNewMovie(MovieSession.Get(filename), false);
 			}
-
-			StartNewMovie(MovieSession.Get(filename), false);
 		}
 
 		private void LoadRom(string filename, string archive = null)
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs
index ad15853fed..36f38453e1 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.IToolForm.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Ask whether changes should be saved. Returns false if cancelled, else true.
+		/// </summary>
 		public override bool AskSaveChanges()
 		{
 			if (_suppressAskSave)
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
index 56eaca2217..53b34c4b7e 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
@@ -111,36 +111,49 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				var result = ofd.ShowHawkDialog();
 				if (result.IsOk())
 				{
-					if (ofd.FileName.EndsWith(MovieService.TasMovieExtension))
-					{
-						LoadFileWithFallback(ofd.FileName);
-					}
-					else if (ofd.FileName.EndsWith(MovieService.StandardMovieExtension))
-					{
-						var result1 = MessageBox.Show("This is a regular movie, a new project must be created from it, in order to use in TAStudio\nProceed?", "Convert movie", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel, MessageBoxIcon.Question);
-						if (result1.IsOk())
-						{
-							_initializing = true; // Starting a new movie causes a core reboot
-							WantsToControlReboot = false;
-							_engaged = false;
-							MainForm.StartNewMovie(MovieSession.Get(ofd.FileName), false);
-							ConvertCurrentMovieToTasproj();
-							_initializing = false;
-							StartNewMovieWrapper(CurrentTasMovie);
-							_engaged = true;
-							WantsToControlReboot = true;
-							SetUpColumns();
-							UpdateWindowTitle();
-						}
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						MessageBox.Show("This is not a BizHawk movie!", "Movie load error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
-					}
+					LoadMovieFile(ofd.FileName, false);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Load the movie with the given filename within TAStudio.
+		/// </summary>
+		public void LoadMovieFile(string filename, bool askToSave = true)
+		{
+			if (askToSave && !AskSaveChanges())
+			{
+				return;
+			}
+			
+			if (filename.EndsWith(MovieService.TasMovieExtension))
+			{
+				LoadFileWithFallback(filename);
+			}
+			else if (filename.EndsWith(MovieService.StandardMovieExtension))
+			{
+				var result1 = MessageBox.Show("This is a regular movie, a new project must be created from it to use in TAStudio\nProceed?", "Convert movie", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel, MessageBoxIcon.Question);
+				if (result1.IsOk())
+				{
+					_initializing = true; // Starting a new movie causes a core reboot
+					WantsToControlReboot = false;
+					_engaged = false;
+					MainForm.StartNewMovie(MovieSession.Get(filename), false);
+					ConvertCurrentMovieToTasproj();
+					_initializing = false;
+					StartNewMovieWrapper(CurrentTasMovie);
+					_engaged = true;
+					WantsToControlReboot = true;
+					SetUpColumns();
+					UpdateWindowTitle();
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				MessageBox.Show("This is not a BizHawk movie!", "Movie load error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+			}
+		}
+
 		private void SaveTasMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			SaveTas();
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
index 8dd6d7ae88..9bdaad3416 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs
@@ -1129,20 +1129,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void TAStudio_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
 		{
-			if (!AskSaveChanges())
-			{
-				return;
-			}
-
+			// TODO: Maybe this should call Mainform's DragDrop method, 
+			// since that can file types that are not movies,
+			// and it can process multiple files sequentially
 			var filePaths = (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
-			if (Path.GetExtension(filePaths[0]) == $".{MovieService.TasMovieExtension}")
-			{
-				FileInfo file = new FileInfo(filePaths[0]);
-				if (file.Exists)
-				{
-					LoadFile(file);
-				}
-			}
+			LoadMovieFile(filePaths[0]);
 		}
 
 		private void TAStudio_MouseLeave(object sender, EventArgs e)