diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index c72f0aeb2..05d0257cc 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -153,6 +153,19 @@ void resetServerSaveParams(void) {
     server.saveparamslen = 0;
 }
 
+void queueLoadModule(sds path, sds *argv, int argc)
+{
+    struct loadmodule *loadmod = zmalloc(sizeof(struct loadmodule)+sizeof(robj*)*argc);
+    int i;
+
+    loadmod->path = sdsnew(path);
+    loadmod->argc = argc;
+    for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+        loadmod->argv[i] = createStringObject(argv[i],sdslen(argv[i]));
+    }
+    listAddNodeTail(server.loadmodule_queue,loadmod);
+}
+
 void loadServerConfigFromString(char *config) {
     char *err = NULL;
     int linenum = 0, totlines, i;
@@ -632,8 +645,8 @@ void loadServerConfigFromString(char *config) {
                     "Allowed values: 'upstart', 'systemd', 'auto', or 'no'";
                 goto loaderr;
             }
-        } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"loadmodule") && argc == 2) {
-            listAddNodeTail(server.loadmodule_queue,sdsnew(argv[1]));
+        } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"loadmodule") && argc >= 2) {
+            queueLoadModule(argv[1],&argv[2],argc-2);
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"sentinel")) {
             /* argc == 1 is handled by main() as we need to enter the sentinel
              * mode ASAP. */
diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index 6ef13f2f6..f03c7e8a6 100644
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -2897,11 +2897,11 @@ void moduleLoadFromQueue(void) {
 
     listRewind(server.loadmodule_queue,&li);
     while((ln = listNext(&li))) {
-        sds modulepath = ln->value;
-        if (moduleLoad(modulepath) == C_ERR) {
+        struct loadmodule *loadmod = ln->value;
+        if (moduleLoad(loadmod->path,(void **)loadmod->argv,loadmod->argc) == C_ERR) {
             serverLog(LL_WARNING,
                 "Can't load module from %s: server aborting",
-                modulepath);
+                loadmod->path);
             exit(1);
         }
     }
@@ -2915,8 +2915,8 @@ void moduleFreeModuleStructure(struct RedisModule *module) {
 
 /* Load a module and initialize it. On success C_OK is returned, otherwise
  * C_ERR is returned. */
-int moduleLoad(const char *path) {
-    int (*onload)(void *);
+int moduleLoad(const char *path, void **module_argv, int module_argc) {
+    int (*onload)(void *, void **, int);
     void *handle;
     RedisModuleCtx ctx = REDISMODULE_CTX_INIT;
 
@@ -2925,14 +2925,14 @@ int moduleLoad(const char *path) {
         serverLog(LL_WARNING, "Module %s failed to load: %s", path, dlerror());
         return C_ERR;
     }
-    onload = (int (*)(void *))(unsigned long) dlsym(handle,"RedisModule_OnLoad");
+    onload = (int (*)(void *, void **, int))(unsigned long) dlsym(handle,"RedisModule_OnLoad");
     if (onload == NULL) {
         serverLog(LL_WARNING,
             "Module %s does not export RedisModule_OnLoad() "
             "symbol. Module not loaded.",path);
         return C_ERR;
     }
-    if (onload((void*)&ctx) == REDISMODULE_ERR) {
+    if (onload((void*)&ctx,module_argv,module_argc) == REDISMODULE_ERR) {
         if (ctx.module) moduleFreeModuleStructure(ctx.module);
         dlclose(handle);
         serverLog(LL_WARNING,
@@ -3006,12 +3006,20 @@ int moduleUnload(sds name) {
 
 /* Redis MODULE command.
  *
- * MODULE LOAD <path> */
+ * MODULE LOAD <path> [args...] */
 void moduleCommand(client *c) {
     char *subcmd = c->argv[1]->ptr;
 
-    if (!strcasecmp(subcmd,"load") && c->argc == 3) {
-        if (moduleLoad(c->argv[2]->ptr) == C_OK)
+    if (!strcasecmp(subcmd,"load") && c->argc >= 3) {
+        robj **argv = NULL;
+        int argc = 0;
+
+        if (c->argc > 3) {
+            argc = c->argc - 3;
+            argv = &c->argv[3];
+        }
+
+        if (moduleLoad(c->argv[2]->ptr,(void **)argv,argc) == C_OK)
             addReply(c,shared.ok);
         else
             addReplyError(c,
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index e5e4ea236..82bee10a8 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -683,6 +683,12 @@ struct saveparam {
     int changes;
 };
 
+struct loadmodule {
+    sds path;
+    int argc;
+    robj *argv[];
+};
+
 struct sharedObjectsStruct {
     robj *crlf, *ok, *err, *emptybulk, *czero, *cone, *cnegone, *pong, *space,
     *colon, *nullbulk, *nullmultibulk, *queued,
@@ -1156,7 +1162,7 @@ extern dictType modulesDictType;
 
 /* Modules */
 void moduleInitModulesSystem(void);
-int moduleLoad(const char *path);
+int moduleLoad(const char *path, void **argv, int argc);
 void moduleLoadFromQueue(void);
 int *moduleGetCommandKeysViaAPI(struct redisCommand *cmd, robj **argv, int argc, int *numkeys);
 moduleType *moduleTypeLookupModuleByID(uint64_t id);