diff --git a/include/mgba/core/core.h b/include/mgba/core/core.h
index b1440f2fe..7d72c7148 100644
--- a/include/mgba/core/core.h
+++ b/include/mgba/core/core.h
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ bool mCoreAutoloadSave(struct mCore* core);
 bool mCoreAutoloadPatch(struct mCore* core);
 bool mCoreAutoloadCheats(struct mCore* core);
 
+bool mCoreLoadSaveFile(struct mCore* core, const char* path, bool temporary);
+
 bool mCoreSaveState(struct mCore* core, int slot, int flags);
 bool mCoreLoadState(struct mCore* core, int slot, int flags);
 struct VFile* mCoreGetState(struct mCore* core, int slot, bool write);
diff --git a/src/core/core.c b/src/core/core.c
index 931b7feda..c4c3a3ce8 100644
--- a/src/core/core.c
+++ b/src/core/core.c
@@ -259,6 +259,18 @@ bool mCoreAutoloadCheats(struct mCore* core) {
 	return success;
 }
 
+bool mCoreLoadSaveFile(struct mCore* core, const char* path, bool temporary) {
+	struct VFile* vf = VFileOpen(path, O_CREAT | O_RDWR);
+	if (!vf) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	if (temporary) {
+		return core->loadTemporarySave(core, vf);
+	} else {
+		return core->loadSave(core, vf);
+	}
+}
+
 bool mCoreSaveState(struct mCore* core, int slot, int flags) {
 	struct VFile* vf = mCoreGetState(core, slot, true);
 	if (!vf) {
diff --git a/src/core/scripting.c b/src/core/scripting.c
index 480227b99..96f972438 100644
--- a/src/core/scripting.c
+++ b/src/core/scripting.c
@@ -393,6 +393,11 @@ static void _mScriptCoreTakeScreenshot(struct mCore* core, const char* filename)
 	}
 }
 
+// Loading functions
+mSCRIPT_DECLARE_STRUCT_METHOD(mCore, S32, loadFile, mCoreLoadFile, 1, CHARP, path);
+mSCRIPT_DECLARE_STRUCT_METHOD(mCore, S32, autoloadSave, mCoreAutoloadSave, 0);
+mSCRIPT_DECLARE_STRUCT_METHOD(mCore, S32, loadSaveFile, mCoreLoadSaveFile, 2, CHARP, path, S8, temporary);
+
 // Info functions
 mSCRIPT_DECLARE_STRUCT_CD_METHOD(mCore, S32, platform, 0);
 mSCRIPT_DECLARE_STRUCT_CD_METHOD(mCore, U32, frameCounter, 0);
@@ -442,6 +447,13 @@ mSCRIPT_DEFINE_STRUCT(mCore)
 	mSCRIPT_DEFINE_CLASS_DOCSTRING(
 		"An instance of an emulator core."
 	)
+	mSCRIPT_DEFINE_DOCSTRING("Load a ROM file into the current state of this core")
+	mSCRIPT_DEFINE_STRUCT_METHOD(mCore, loadFile)
+	mSCRIPT_DEFINE_DOCSTRING("Load the save data associated with the currently loaded ROM file")
+	mSCRIPT_DEFINE_STRUCT_METHOD(mCore, autoloadSave)
+	mSCRIPT_DEFINE_DOCSTRING("Load save data from the given path. If the `temporary` flag is set, the given save data will not be written back to disk")
+	mSCRIPT_DEFINE_STRUCT_METHOD(mCore, loadSaveFile)
+
 	mSCRIPT_DEFINE_DOCSTRING("Get which platform is being emulated. See C.PLATFORM for possible values")
 	mSCRIPT_DEFINE_STRUCT_METHOD(mCore, platform)
 	mSCRIPT_DEFINE_DOCSTRING("Get the number of the current frame")