diff --git a/src/editor.c b/src/editor.c
index c6f9c267c1..12cebb9727 100644
--- a/src/editor.c
+++ b/src/editor.c
@@ -309,7 +309,14 @@ static int editor_load_landscape_from_sc4(const char *path)
  */
 static int editor_read_s6(const char *path)
 {
-	if (!scenario_load(path)) {
+	bool loadResult;
+	const char *extension = path_get_extension(path);
+	if (_stricmp(extension, ".sc6") == 0) {
+		loadResult = scenario_load(path);
+	} else if (_stricmp(extension, ".sv6") == 0) {
+		loadResult = game_load_sv6_path(path);
+	}
+	if (!loadResult) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/game.h b/src/game.h
index 23b53d2be7..f067af0dba 100644
--- a/src/game.h
+++ b/src/game.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ void game_increase_game_speed();
 void game_reduce_game_speed();
 
 void game_load_or_quit_no_save_prompt();
+bool game_load_sv6_path(const char * path);
 int game_load_sv6(SDL_RWops* rw);
 int game_load_network(SDL_RWops* rw);
 bool game_load_save(const utf8 *path);
diff --git a/src/rct2/S6Importer.cpp b/src/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
index 33fac05816..330d500023 100644
--- a/src/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
+++ b/src/rct2/S6Importer.cpp
@@ -400,6 +400,41 @@ extern "C"
         return result;
     }
 
+    bool game_load_sv6_path(const char * path)
+    {
+        bool result = false;
+        auto s6Importer = new S6Importer();
+        try
+        {
+            s6Importer->FixIssues = true;
+            s6Importer->LoadSavedGame(path);
+            s6Importer->Import();
+
+            openrct2_reset_object_tween_locations();
+            result = true;
+        }
+        catch (ObjectLoadException)
+        {
+            gErrorType = ERROR_TYPE_FILE_LOAD;
+            gErrorStringId = STR_GAME_SAVE_FAILED;
+        }
+        catch (IOException)
+        {
+            gErrorType = ERROR_TYPE_FILE_LOAD;
+            gErrorStringId = STR_GAME_SAVE_FAILED;
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            gErrorType = ERROR_TYPE_FILE_LOAD;
+            gErrorStringId = STR_FILE_CONTAINS_INVALID_DATA;
+        }
+        delete s6Importer;
+
+        gScreenAge = 0;
+        gLastAutoSaveTick = SDL_GetTicks();
+        return result;
+    }
+
     /**
      *
      *  rct2: 0x00676053