diff --git a/inc/init.php b/inc/init.php
index 5a565c9af..aa0748207 100644
--- a/inc/init.php
+++ b/inc/init.php
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
   }
   define('DOKU_START_TIME', delta_time());
 
+  // if available load a preload config file
+  @include(fullpath(dirname(__FILE__)).'/preload.php');
+
   // define the include path
   if(!defined('DOKU_INC')) define('DOKU_INC',fullpath(dirname(__FILE__).'/../').'/');