diff --git a/Source/cmake.cxx b/Source/cmake.cxx
index 121e0dfb1..3a4a0d55d 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmake.cxx
@@ -1160,6 +1160,13 @@ int cmake::Run(const std::vector<std::string>& args, bool noconfigure)
     cmSystemTools::Error("Problem processing arguments. Aborting.\n");
     return -1;
     }
+
+  std::string pre_load = this->GetHomeDirectory();
+  pre_load += "/PreLoad.cmake";
+  if ( cmSystemTools::FileExists(pre_load.c_str()) )
+    {
+    this->ReadListFile(pre_load.c_str());
+    }
  
   std::string systemFile = this->GetHomeOutputDirectory();
   systemFile += "/CMakeSystem.cmake";
diff --git a/Tests/CommandLineTest/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CommandLineTest/CMakeLists.txt
index be36860c1..73b8a4788 100644
--- a/Tests/CommandLineTest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CommandLineTest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,3 +23,13 @@ ELSE(DUMP_DOC_EXE)
 ENDIF(DUMP_DOC_EXE)
 
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(CommandLineTest CommandLineTest.cxx)
+
+IF(THIS_SHOULD_BE_SET)
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "***************************")
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "PreLoad.cmake works fine.")
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "***************************")
+ELSE(THIS_SHOULD_BE_SET)
+  MESSAGE("***************************")
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "PreLoad.cmake does not work.")
+ENDIF(THIS_SHOULD_BE_SET)
+  
diff --git a/Tests/CommandLineTest/PreLoad.cmake b/Tests/CommandLineTest/PreLoad.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87284aff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CommandLineTest/PreLoad.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SET(THIS_SHOULD_BE_SET ON CACHE BOOL "Some variable")