diff --git a/pykd/dbgext.cpp b/pykd/dbgext.cpp
index fe8c167..4cfabcb 100644
--- a/pykd/dbgext.cpp
+++ b/pykd/dbgext.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS( getLocals_, getLocals, 0, 1 );
 BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS( setSoftwareBp_, setSoftwareBp, 1, 2 );
 BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS( setHardwareBp_, setHardwareBp, 3, 4 );
 
+BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS( pyDia_GlobalScope_loadExe, pyDia::GlobalScope::loadExe, 1, 2 );
+
 BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS( DebugClient_loadChars, DebugClient::loadChars, 2, 3 );
 BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS( DebugClient_loadWChars, DebugClient::loadWChars, 2, 3 );
 BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS( DebugClient_loadBytes, DebugClient::loadBytes, 2, 3 );
@@ -672,6 +674,8 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE( pykd )
 
     python::def( "diaLoadPdb", &pyDia::GlobalScope::loadPdb, 
         "Open pdb file for querying debug symbols. Return DiaSymbol of global scope");
+    python::def( "diaLoadExe", &pyDia::GlobalScope::loadExe, pyDia_GlobalScope_loadExe( python::args( "fileName", "searchPath" ) ,
+        "Load the debug symbols associated with the executable file. Return DiaSymbol of global scope") );
 
     python::class_<pyDia::Symbol, pyDia::SymbolPtr>(
         "DiaSymbol", "class wrapper for MS DIA Symbol", python::no_init )
diff --git a/pykd/diacallback.h b/pykd/diacallback.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8386ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pykd/diacallback.h
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// 
+// DIA load callback
+// 
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace pyDia {
+
+class LoadCallback : public IDiaLoadCallback2 {
+    int m_nRefCount;
+public:
+    LoadCallback() : m_nRefCount(1) {}
+
+    ULONG STDMETHODCALLTYPE AddRef() {
+        m_nRefCount++;
+        return m_nRefCount;
+    }
+    ULONG STDMETHODCALLTYPE Release() {
+        if ( (--m_nRefCount) == 0 )
+            delete this;
+        return m_nRefCount;
+    }
+    HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE QueryInterface( REFIID rid, void **ppUnk ) {
+        if ( ppUnk == NULL )
+            return E_INVALIDARG;
+
+        if (rid == __uuidof( IDiaLoadCallback2 ) )
+            *ppUnk = (IDiaLoadCallback2 *)this;
+        else if (rid == __uuidof( IDiaLoadCallback ) )
+            *ppUnk = (IDiaLoadCallback *)this;
+        else if (rid == __uuidof( IUnknown ) )
+            *ppUnk = (IUnknown *)this;
+        else
+            *ppUnk = NULL;
+
+        if ( *ppUnk != NULL ) {
+            AddRef();
+            return S_OK;
+        }
+        return E_NOINTERFACE;
+    }
+
+    HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE NotifyDebugDir(
+        BOOL fExecutable, 
+        DWORD cbData,
+        BYTE data[]
+    ) 
+    {
+        DBG_UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(fExecutable);
+        DBG_UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(cbData);
+        DBG_UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(data);
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+    HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE NotifyOpenDBG(
+        LPCOLESTR dbgPath, 
+        HRESULT resultCode
+    )
+    {
+        DBG_UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(dbgPath);
+        DBG_UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(resultCode);
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE NotifyOpenPDB(
+        LPCOLESTR pdbPath, 
+        HRESULT resultCode
+    )
+    {
+        DBG_UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(pdbPath);
+        DBG_UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(resultCode);
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+    HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE RestrictRegistryAccess() {
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+    HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE RestrictSymbolServerAccess() {
+      return S_OK;
+    }
+    HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE RestrictOriginalPathAccess() {
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+    HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE RestrictReferencePathAccess() {
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+    HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE RestrictDBGAccess() {
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+    HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE RestrictSystemRootAccess() {
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+};
+
+}
diff --git a/pykd/diawrapper.cpp b/pykd/diawrapper.cpp
index bf9e0fd..a43c7e9 100644
--- a/pykd/diawrapper.cpp
+++ b/pykd/diawrapper.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "stdafx.h"
 
 #include "diawrapper.h"
+#include "diacallback.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
 namespace pyDia {
@@ -386,6 +387,57 @@ GlobalScope::GlobalScope(
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 GlobalScopePtr GlobalScope::loadPdb(const std::string &filePath)
+{
+    class CLoaderFromPdb : public IScopeDataLoader {
+    public:
+        CLoaderFromPdb(const std::string &filePath) : m_filePath(filePath) {}
+
+        virtual void loadData(IDiaDataSource *_scope) override {
+            HRESULT hres = _scope->loadDataFromPdb( toWStr(m_filePath) );
+            if ( S_OK != hres )
+                throw Exception("Call IDiaDataSource::loadDataFromPdb", hres);
+        }
+
+    private:
+        const std::string &m_filePath;
+    } loaderFromPdb(filePath);
+
+    return loadImpl(loaderFromPdb);
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+GlobalScopePtr GlobalScope::loadExe(const std::string &filePath, PCSTR searchPath /*= NULL*/)
+{
+    if (!searchPath)
+        searchPath = "SRV**\\\\symbols\\symbols";
+
+    class CLoaderForExe : public IScopeDataLoader {
+    public:
+        CLoaderForExe(const std::string &filePath, PCSTR searchPath)
+            : m_filePath(filePath), m_searchPath(searchPath)
+        {
+        }
+
+        virtual void loadData(IDiaDataSource *_scope) override {
+            LoadCallback loadCallback;
+            HRESULT hres = 
+                _scope->loadDataForExe( toWStr(m_filePath), toWStr(m_searchPath), &loadCallback );
+            if ( S_OK != hres )
+                throw Exception("Call IDiaDataSource::loadDataForExe", hres);
+        }
+
+    private:
+        const std::string &m_filePath;
+        const std::string m_searchPath;
+    } loaderForExe(filePath, searchPath);
+
+    return loadImpl(loaderForExe);
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+GlobalScopePtr GlobalScope::loadImpl(IScopeDataLoader &ScopeDataLoader)
 {
     DiaDataSourcePtr _scope;
 
@@ -394,9 +446,7 @@ GlobalScopePtr GlobalScope::loadPdb(const std::string &filePath)
     if ( S_OK != hres )
         throw Exception("Call ::CoCreateInstance", hres);
 
-    hres = _scope->loadDataFromPdb( toWStr(filePath) );
-    if ( S_OK != hres )
-        throw Exception("Call IDiaDataSource::loadDataFromPdb", hres);
+    ScopeDataLoader.loadData(_scope);
 
     DiaSessionPtr _session;
     hres = _scope->openSession(&_session);
diff --git a/pykd/diawrapper.h b/pykd/diawrapper.h
index e0fc09c..da49df3 100644
--- a/pykd/diawrapper.h
+++ b/pykd/diawrapper.h
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ public:
 
     // GlobalScope factory
     static GlobalScopePtr loadPdb(const std::string &filePath);
+    static GlobalScopePtr loadExe(const std::string &filePath, PCSTR searchPath = NULL);
 
     // RVA -> Symbol
     python::tuple findByRva(
@@ -253,6 +254,11 @@ public:
     SymbolPtr getSymbolById(ULONG symId);
 
 private:
+    interface IScopeDataLoader {
+        virtual ~IScopeDataLoader() {}
+        virtual void loadData(IDiaDataSource *_scope) = 0;
+    };
+    static GlobalScopePtr loadImpl(IScopeDataLoader &ScopeDataLoader);
 
     GlobalScope(
         __inout DiaDataSourcePtr &_scope,
diff --git a/pykd/pykd_2008.vcproj b/pykd/pykd_2008.vcproj
index 30db6c7..d4f0bac 100644
--- a/pykd/pykd_2008.vcproj
+++ b/pykd/pykd_2008.vcproj
@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@
 				RelativePath=".\defctxi386.h"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\diacallback.h"
+				>
+			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\diaregs.h"
 				>