diff --git a/omegaconf/omegaconf.py b/omegaconf/omegaconf.py
index efde14a4e..9a674c023 100644
--- a/omegaconf/omegaconf.py
+++ b/omegaconf/omegaconf.py
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ def create(  # noqa F811
         )
 
     @staticmethod
-    def load(file_: Union[str, pathlib.Path, IO[Any]]) -> Union[DictConfig, ListConfig]:
+    def load(
+        file_: Union[str, pathlib.Path, IO[Any]],
+        flags: Optional[Dict[str, bool]] = None,
+    ) -> Union[DictConfig, ListConfig]:
         from ._utils import get_yaml_loader
 
         if isinstance(file_, (str, pathlib.Path)):
@@ -200,9 +203,9 @@ def load(file_: Union[str, pathlib.Path, IO[Any]]) -> Union[DictConfig, ListConf
 
         ret: Union[DictConfig, ListConfig]
         if obj is None:
-            ret = OmegaConf.create()
+            ret = OmegaConf.create(flags=flags)
         else:
-            ret = OmegaConf.create(obj)
+            ret = OmegaConf.create(obj, flags=flags)
         return ret
 
     @staticmethod