diff --git a/src/include/switch_loadable_module.h b/src/include/switch_loadable_module.h
index 7d9b2e34bb..fbf5a64ec7 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_loadable_module.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_loadable_module.h
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_loadable_module_get_codecs_sorted(switch_codec_interf
 */
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_api_execute(char *cmd, char *arg, char *retbuf, switch_size_t len);
 
+
+/*!
+  \brief Load a module
+  \param dir the directory where the module resides
+  \param fname the file name of the module
+  \return the status
+*/
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_loadable_module_load_module(char *dir, char *fname);
+
 /* Prototypes of module interface functions */
 
 /*!
@@ -202,6 +211,7 @@ SWITCH_MOD_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_module_resume(void);
 SWITCH_MOD_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_module_status(void);
 SWITCH_MOD_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_module_runtime(void);
 
+
 /*!
   \brief Shutdown a module
   \return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS on a successful shutdown
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index 35517097af..e35de19a51 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
 static const char modname[] = "mod_commands";
 
 
+static switch_status load_function(char *mod, char *out, size_t outlen)
+{
+	switch_loadable_module_load_module((char *) SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.mod_dir, (char *) mod);
+	snprintf(out, outlen, "OK\n");
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static switch_status kill_function(char *dest, char *out, size_t outlen)
 {
 	switch_core_session *session = NULL;
@@ -51,11 +58,19 @@ static switch_status kill_function(char *dest, char *out, size_t outlen)
 }
 
 
+static struct switch_api_interface load_api_interface = {
+	/*.interface_name */ "load",
+	/*.desc */ "Load Modile",
+	/*.function */ load_function,
+	/*.next */ NULL
+};
+
+
 static struct switch_api_interface commands_api_interface = {
 	/*.interface_name */ "killchan",
 	/*.desc */ "Kill Channel",
 	/*.function */ kill_function,
-	/*.next */ NULL
+	/*.next */ &load_api_interface
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/switch_loadable_module.c b/src/switch_loadable_module.c
index 95a12c5566..f09be47ec7 100644
--- a/src/switch_loadable_module.c
+++ b/src/switch_loadable_module.c
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ static void *switch_loadable_module_exec(switch_thread *thread, void *obj)
 
 typedef switch_status (*switch_load_fp_t)(switch_loadable_module_interface **, char *);
 
-static switch_status switch_loadable_module_load_file(char *filename, switch_memory_pool *pool,
-													  switch_loadable_module **new_module)
+static switch_status switch_loadable_module_load_file(char *filename, switch_loadable_module **new_module)
 {
 	switch_loadable_module *module = NULL;
 	apr_dso_handle_t *dso = NULL;
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ static switch_status switch_loadable_module_load_file(char *filename, switch_mem
 	assert(filename != NULL);
 
 	*new_module = NULL;
-	status = apr_dso_load(&dso, filename, pool);
+	status = apr_dso_load(&dso, filename, loadable_modules.pool);
 
 	while (loading) {
 		if (status != APR_SUCCESS) {
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ static switch_status switch_loadable_module_load_file(char *filename, switch_mem
 
 }
 
-static void process_module_file(char *dir, char *fname)
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_loadable_module_load_module(char *dir, char *fname)
 {
 	switch_size_t len = 0;
 	char *path;
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ static void process_module_file(char *dir, char *fname)
 
 
 	if ((file = switch_core_strdup(loadable_modules.pool, fname)) == 0) {
-		return;
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 	}
 
 	if (*file == '/') {
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ static void process_module_file(char *dir, char *fname)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (switch_loadable_module_load_file(path, loadable_modules.pool, &new_module) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	if (switch_loadable_module_load_file(path, &new_module) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_core_hash_insert(loadable_modules.module_hash, (char *) file, new_module);
 
 		if (new_module->interface->endpoint_interface) {
@@ -326,6 +325,8 @@ static void process_module_file(char *dir, char *fname)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_loadable_module_init()
 							switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CONSOLE, "Invalid extension for %s\n", val);
 							continue;
 						}
-						process_module_file((char *) SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.mod_dir, (char *) val);
+						switch_loadable_module_load_module((char *) SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.mod_dir, (char *) val);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -450,7 +451,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status) switch_loadable_module_init()
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			process_module_file((char *) SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.mod_dir, (char *) fname);
+			switch_loadable_module_load_module((char *) SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.mod_dir, (char *) fname);
 		}
 		apr_dir_close(module_dir_handle);
 	}