diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index eadd0cfb..3c1f07f5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - Improved `ctk shell` to also talk to CrateDB standalone databases
 - Added basic utility command `ctk tail`, for tailing a database
   table, and optionally following the tail
+- Table Loader: Added capability to load InfluxDB Line Protocol (ILP) files
 
 ## 2024/10/13 v0.0.29
 - MongoDB: Added Zyp transformations to the CDC subsystem,
diff --git a/cratedb_toolkit/api/main.py b/cratedb_toolkit/api/main.py
index e51f2e36..952ffaa4 100644
--- a/cratedb_toolkit/api/main.py
+++ b/cratedb_toolkit/api/main.py
@@ -129,7 +129,11 @@ def load_table(
                 logger.error("Data loading failed or incomplete")
                 return False
 
-        elif source_url_obj.scheme.startswith("influxdb"):
+        elif (
+            source_url_obj.scheme.startswith("influxdb")
+            or resource.url.endswith(".lp")
+            or resource.url.endswith(".lp.gz")
+        ):
             from cratedb_toolkit.io.influxdb import influxdb_copy
 
             http_scheme = "http"
diff --git a/cratedb_toolkit/io/influxdb.py b/cratedb_toolkit/io/influxdb.py
index 057a24b4..8eda165a 100644
--- a/cratedb_toolkit/io/influxdb.py
+++ b/cratedb_toolkit/io/influxdb.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 from influxio.core import copy
 
+from cratedb_toolkit.model import DatabaseAddress
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -12,6 +14,14 @@ def influxdb_copy(source_url, target_url, progress: bool = False):
     export CRATEDB_SQLALCHEMY_URL=crate://crate@localhost:4200/testdrive/demo
     ctk load table influxdb2://example:token@localhost:8086/testdrive/demo
     """
+
+    # Sanity checks.
+    target_address = DatabaseAddress.from_string(target_url)
+    url, table_address = target_address.decode()
+    if table_address.table is None:
+        raise ValueError("Table name is missing. Please adjust CrateDB database URL.")
+
+    # Invoke copy operation.
     logger.info("Running InfluxDB copy")
     copy(source_url, target_url, progress=progress)
     return True
diff --git a/doc/io/influxdb/loader.md b/doc/io/influxdb/loader.md
index bcb48502..2f17411b 100644
--- a/doc/io/influxdb/loader.md
+++ b/doc/io/influxdb/loader.md
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 # InfluxDB Table Loader
 
 ## About
-Load data from InfluxDB into CrateDB using a one-stop command
-`ctk load table influxdb2://...`, in order to facilitate convenient
+Load data from InfluxDB into CrateDB using one-stop commands
+`ctk load table ...`, in order to facilitate convenient
 data transfers to be used within data pipelines or ad hoc operations.
 
+## Synopsis
+- Load from InfluxDB server: `ctk load table influxdb2://...`
+- Load from InfluxDB line protocol: `ctk load table file://observations.lp`
+
 ## Details
 The InfluxDB table loader is based on the [influxio] package. Please also check
 its documentation to learn about more of its capabilities, supporting you when
@@ -18,7 +22,13 @@ pip install --upgrade 'cratedb-toolkit[influxdb]'
 
 ## Usage
 
-### Workstation
+Prepare subsequent commands by defining the database address of your
+CrateDB database cluster.
+```shell
+export CRATEDB_SQLALCHEMY_URL=crate://crate@localhost:4200/testdrive/demo
+```
+
+### InfluxDB 2 API
 
 An exemplary walkthrough, copying data from InfluxDB to CrateDB, both services
 expected to be listening on `localhost`.
@@ -37,13 +47,11 @@ influx query "from(bucket:\"${INFLUX_BUCKET_NAME}\") |> range(start:-100y)"
 
 Transfer data from InfluxDB bucket/measurement into CrateDB schema/table.
 ```shell
-export CRATEDB_SQLALCHEMY_URL=crate://crate@localhost:4200/testdrive/demo
 ctk load table influxdb2://example:token@localhost:8086/testdrive/demo
 ```
 
 Query data in CrateDB.
 ```shell
-export CRATEDB_SQLALCHEMY_URL=crate://crate@localhost:4200/testdrive/demo
 ctk shell --command "SELECT * FROM testdrive.demo;"
 ctk show table "testdrive.demo"
 ```
@@ -52,6 +60,18 @@ ctk show table "testdrive.demo"
 - More convenient table querying.
 :::
 
+### InfluxDB Line protocol file (ILP)
+
+Import ILP file from local filesystem.
+```shell
+ctk load table "file://influxdb-export.lp"
+```
+
+Import ILP file from a remote resource.
+```shell
+ctk load table \
+    "https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb2-sample-data/raw/master/air-sensor-data/air-sensor-data.lp"
+```
 
 ### Cloud
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a0efb6db..16b37395 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ full = [
 ]
 influxdb = [
   "cratedb-toolkit[io]",
-  "influxio>=0.4,<1",
+  "influxio>=0.5,<1",
 ]
 io = [
   "cr8",
diff --git a/tests/io/influxdb/test_cli.py b/tests/io/influxdb/test_cli.py
index 1fa346c4..01736e7c 100644
--- a/tests/io/influxdb/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/io/influxdb/test_cli.py
@@ -15,6 +15,46 @@
 from influxio.adapter import InfluxDbApiAdapter
 
 
+def test_line_protocol_load_table_success(caplog, cratedb, needs_sqlalchemy2):
+    """
+    CLI test: Invoke `ctk load table` for InfluxDB line protocol (ILP) file.
+    """
+    ilp_url = "https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb2-sample-data/raw/master/noaa-ndbc-data/latest-observations.lp"
+    cratedb_url = f"{cratedb.get_connection_url()}/testdrive/demo"
+
+    # Run transfer command.
+    runner = CliRunner(env={"CRATEDB_SQLALCHEMY_URL": cratedb_url})
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        cli,
+        args=f"load table {ilp_url}",
+        catch_exceptions=False,
+    )
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # Verify data in target database.
+    assert cratedb.database.table_exists("testdrive.demo") is True
+    assert cratedb.database.refresh_table("testdrive.demo") is True
+    assert cratedb.database.count_records("testdrive.demo") >= 500
+
+
+def test_line_protocol_load_table_wrong_cratedb_url_failure(caplog, cratedb, needs_sqlalchemy2):
+    """
+    CLI test: Invoke `ctk load table` for InfluxDB line protocol (ILP) file.
+    """
+    ilp_url = "https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb2-sample-data/raw/master/noaa-ndbc-data/latest-observations.lp"
+    cratedb_url = f"{cratedb.get_connection_url()}/testdrive"
+
+    # Run transfer command.
+    runner = CliRunner(env={"CRATEDB_SQLALCHEMY_URL": cratedb_url})
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as ex:
+        runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            args=f"load table {ilp_url}",
+            catch_exceptions=False,
+        )
+    assert ex.match("Table name is missing. Please adjust CrateDB database URL.")
+
+
 def test_influxdb2_load_table(caplog, cratedb, influxdb, needs_sqlalchemy2):
     """
     CLI test: Invoke `ctk load table` for InfluxDB.