diff --git a/gomruby.h b/gomruby.h
index c2c1b49..8fcddc6 100644
--- a/gomruby.h
+++ b/gomruby.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <mruby/array.h>
 #include <mruby/class.h>
 #include <mruby/compile.h>
+#include <mruby/dump.h>
 #include <mruby/error.h>
 #include <mruby/irep.h>
 #include <mruby/gc.h>
@@ -72,6 +73,12 @@ static mrb_value _go_mrb_load_string(mrb_state *mrb, const char *s) {
   GOMRUBY_EXC_PROTECT_END
 }
 
+static mrb_value _go_mrb_load_irep_file(mrb_state *mrb, FILE *fp) {
+  GOMRUBY_EXC_PROTECT_START
+  result = mrb_load_irep_file(mrb, fp);
+  GOMRUBY_EXC_PROTECT_END
+}
+
 static mrb_value _go_mrb_yield_argv(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value b, mrb_int argc, const mrb_value *argv) {
   GOMRUBY_EXC_PROTECT_START
   result = mrb_yield_argv(mrb, b, argc, argv);
diff --git a/mruby.go b/mruby.go
index b5565f5..5e782ab 100644
--- a/mruby.go
+++ b/mruby.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import "unsafe"
 
 // #cgo CFLAGS: -Ivendor/mruby/include
 // #cgo LDFLAGS: ${SRCDIR}/libmruby.a -lm
+// #include <stdio.h>
 // #include <stdlib.h>
 // #include "gomruby.h"
 import "C"
@@ -187,6 +188,26 @@ func (m *Mrb) LoadString(code string) (*MrbValue, error) {
 	return newValue(m.state, value), nil
 }
 
+// LoadIrepFile loads the given compiled file (.mrb) path, executes it, and returns its final
+// value that it might return.
+func (m *Mrb) LoadIrepFile(path string) (*MrbValue, error) {
+	c1 := C.CString(path)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(c1))
+
+	c2 := C.CString("r")
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(c2))
+
+	fp := C.fopen(c1, c2)
+	defer C.fclose(fp)
+
+	value := C._go_mrb_load_irep_file(m.state, fp)
+	if exc := checkException(m.state); exc != nil {
+		return nil, exc
+	}
+
+	return newValue(m.state, value), nil
+}
+
 // Run executes the given value, which should be a proc type.
 //
 // If you're looking to execute code directly a string, look at LoadString.