diff --git a/aider/args.py b/aider/args.py
index 15dc0efb5..42ea02fed 100644
--- a/aider/args.py
+++ b/aider/args.py
@@ -661,6 +661,11 @@ def get_parser(default_config_files, git_root):
             " (disables chat mode)"
         ),
     )
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--load",
+        metavar="LOAD_FILE",
+        help="Load and execute commands from a file",
+    )
     group.add_argument(
         "--encoding",
         default="utf-8",
diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index d1ceb4d79..c786bdb51 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -770,6 +770,10 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
             return 1
         return
 
+    if args.load:
+        commands.cmd_load(args.load)
+        return
+
     if args.exit:
         return