diff --git a/c64/basic/cmd_unimplemented.s b/c64/basic/cmd_unimplemented.s
index 6dfa205d..8d74a112 100644
--- a/c64/basic/cmd_unimplemented.s
+++ b/c64/basic/cmd_unimplemented.s
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ cmd_unimplemented:
 	;; Dummy action while testing IEC support
 
 	;; Try to load an IEC file
+	lda #0			; use supplied load address, not the one from the file
+	sta current_secondary_address
+	lda #$00 		; LOAD not verify
+	ldx #<$0801		; LOAD address = $0801
+	ldy #>$0801
 	jsr $ffd5
 	bcc +
 
diff --git a/c64/kernal/,aliases.s b/c64/kernal/,aliases.s
index 15615bb1..7504ed42 100644
--- a/c64/kernal/,aliases.s
+++ b/c64/kernal/,aliases.s
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	.alias IOSTATUS $90
 	; Keys down clears bits. STOP=bit 7, C= bit 6, SPACE bit 4, CTRL bit 2
 	.alias BUCKYSTATUS $91
-	.alias load_or_verify_flag $93
+	.alias kernal_load_or_verify_flag $93
 	.alias current_file_num $98
 	.alias input_device_number $99
 	; bit 6 = error messages, bit 7 = control messages
diff --git a/c64/kernal/load.s b/c64/kernal/load.s
index 1dce5587..b53450cb 100644
--- a/c64/kernal/load.s
+++ b/c64/kernal/load.s
@@ -1,7 +1,28 @@
 				; Function defined on pp272-273 of C64 Programmers Reference Guide
 	;; IEC reference at http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/programming/serial-bus.pdf
+
+	;; Definition of function from Compute's Mapping the 64 p231
+	;; Expects that SETLFS and SETNAM are called before hand.
+	;; $YYXX = load address.
+	;; (ignored if SETLFS channel = 1, i.e., like ,8,1)
+	;; If A=1 then VERIFY instead of LOAD.
+	;; On exit, $YYXX is the highest address into which data
+	;; will have been placed.
+
+	;; Searching through Compute's Mapping the 64, we find the following
+	;; things are used:
+	;; $93 = kernal_load_or_verify_flag
+	;; $AC = current pointer for loading/verifying
+	;; $C1 = similar to the above.
 load:
 
+	;; Are we loading or verifying?
+	sta kernal_load_or_verify_flag
+
+	;; Store start address of LOAD
+	stx load_save_start_ptr+0
+	sty load_save_start_ptr+1
+	
 	;; Disable IRQs, since timing matters!
 	SEI
 
@@ -70,21 +91,51 @@ load:
 
 	jsr printf
 	.byte "LOADING",$0d,0
-	
+
+	;; Get load address and store it if secondary address is zero
+	jsr iec_rx_byte
+	bcs load_error
+	ldx current_secondary_address
+	beq +
+	sta load_save_start_ptr+0
+*
+	jsr iec_rx_byte
+	bcs load_error
+	ldx current_secondary_address
+	beq +
+	sta load_save_start_ptr+1
+*
+
+load_loop:	
 	;; We are now ready to receive bytes
-*	jsr iec_rx_byte
-	php
-	;;  Write read data to screen for now
-	inc $ff
-	ldx $ff
-	sta $0400,x
-	plp
+	jsr iec_rx_byte
 	bcs load_error
 
+	;; Save it and advance pointer.
+	;; As with our BASIC, we want to enable LOADing
+	;; anywhere in memory, including over the IO space.
+	;; Thus we have to use a helper routine in low memory
+	;; to do the memory access
+
+	;; Save byte under ROMs and IO if required
+	ldx #$33
+	stx $01
+	ldy #0
+	sta (load_save_start_ptr),y
+	ldx #$37
+	stx $01
+
+	;; Advance pointer
+	inc load_save_start_ptr
+	bne +
+	inc load_save_start_ptr
+	;; If we wrap around to $0000, then this is bad.
+	beq load_error	
+*
 	;; Check for EOI -- if so, read one last byte
 	lda IOSTATUS
 	and #$40
-	beq -
+	beq load_loop
 
 load_done:
 	;; Close file on drive