diff --git a/pykd/dia/diaload.cpp b/pykd/dia/diaload.cpp
index 9bb24d1..7584750 100644
--- a/pykd/dia/diaload.cpp
+++ b/pykd/dia/diaload.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public:
         /* [out] */ DWORD *pcbData,
         /* [size_is][out] */ BYTE *pbData
     ) override {
-        return 
+        return
             readMemoryImpl(
                 m_loadBase + relativeVirtualAddress,
                 pbData,
@@ -134,6 +134,41 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+struct SymSrvLoadHelper : boost::noncopyable
+{
+    static std::wstring g_symSrvDir;
+
+    HMODULE m_loadedSymSrv;
+
+    SymSrvLoadHelper() : m_loadedSymSrv(NULL)
+    {
+        if (g_symSrvDir.empty())
+            return;
+
+        if (::GetModuleHandle(_T("symsrv.dll")))
+        {
+            // already loaded
+            return;
+        }
+
+        std::wstring symSrvFullPath = g_symSrvDir;
+        if (L'\\' != *symSrvFullPath.rbegin())
+            symSrvFullPath += L"\\";
+        symSrvFullPath += L"symsrv.dll";
+
+        m_loadedSymSrv = ::LoadLibraryW( symSrvFullPath.c_str() );
+    }
+
+    ~SymSrvLoadHelper()
+    {
+        if (m_loadedSymSrv)
+            ::FreeLibrary(m_loadedSymSrv);
+    }
+};
+std::wstring SymSrvLoadHelper::g_symSrvDir;
+
 // Load debug symbols using ReadExeAtRVACallback
 struct DataForExeByRva : IDataProvider {
 
@@ -155,6 +190,7 @@ struct DataForExeByRva : IDataProvider {
 
     virtual HRESULT load(__inout IDiaDataSource &dataSource) override {
         CComPtr< IUnknown > readExeAtRVACallback(new ReadExeAtRVACallback(m_loadBase, m_openedSymbolFile) );
+        SymSrvLoadHelper symSrvLoadHelper;
         return 
             dataSource.loadDataForExe(
                 m_executable.c_str(),
@@ -200,4 +236,11 @@ SymbolSessionPtr loadSymbolFile(
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+void setSymSrvDir(const std::wstring &symSrvDir)
+{
+    diaLoad::SymSrvLoadHelper::g_symSrvDir = symSrvDir;
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 }   // namespace pykd
diff --git a/pykd/pymod.cpp b/pykd/pymod.cpp
index 88cf7a7..2239b89 100644
--- a/pykd/pymod.cpp
+++ b/pykd/pymod.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE( pykd )
     python::def( "setImplicitThread", &setImplicitThread, 
         "Set implicit thread for current process" );
 
+    python::def( "setSymSrvDir", &setSymSrvDir,
+        "Set directory of SYMSRV.dll library.\nUsually this is a directory of WinDbg");
+
     // symbol path
     python::def( "getSymbolPath", &getSymbolPath, "Returns current symbol path");
     python::def( "setSymbolPath", &setSymbolPath, "Set current symbol path");
diff --git a/pykd/symengine.h b/pykd/symengine.h
index c05beba..78093dc 100644
--- a/pykd/symengine.h
+++ b/pykd/symengine.h
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ SymbolSessionPtr loadSymbolFile(
     __in_opt std::string symbolSearchPath = std::string()
 );
 
+void setSymSrvDir(const std::wstring &symSrvDirectory);
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 }; // end pykd endpoint
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