diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb6c379..6b70259 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ external programs through an easy-to-use TCP protocol.
 * Support for different dataref types: int, float, double, int[], float[], data
 * Simulate key and button presses
 * Execute commands
+* Load situations
 * Free & open source under GPLv3
 * Client libraries available for Qt (c++), Java and C#
 
@@ -246,6 +247,11 @@ provide a way to lookup keys or buttons by name.
 
 Command identifiers are strings that look like datarefs.
 
+
+### Situations ###
+* ** sit {situationFileLocation} ** situation file location relative to XPlane root folder <br />
+ (e.g.,  sit Output/situations/SampleSit.sit )
+
 ### Other ###
 
 * **disconnect**                       Disconnect the TCP socket.
@@ -382,6 +388,7 @@ Original Author:
 Contributors:
 - Dan Krusi <dan.krusi@nerves.ch>
 - Bob Gates
+- Kamil Gołąbek <kamgolabek@gmail.com>
 
 Use GitHub's issue tracker to report bugs or feature requests.
 
diff --git a/extplane-plugin/xplaneplugin.cpp b/extplane-plugin/xplaneplugin.cpp
index ea44c24..5b60915 100644
--- a/extplane-plugin/xplaneplugin.cpp
+++ b/extplane-plugin/xplaneplugin.cpp
@@ -320,6 +320,20 @@ QString XPlanePlugin::refNameWithoutModifiers(QString &original)
     return original;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief XPlanePlugin::loadSituation
+ * @param name :  situation file location -
+ * relative to XPlane root folder, e.g. Output/situations/XXX.sit
+ */
+bool XPlanePlugin::loadSituation(QString sitFileLocation){
+    int ret = XPLMLoadDataFile(xplm_DataFile_Situation, sitFileLocation.toLatin1().data());
+    if(ret == 1){
+        return true;
+    }else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 
 void XPlanePlugin::pluginStop() {
     DEBUG;
diff --git a/extplane-plugin/xplaneplugin.h b/extplane-plugin/xplaneplugin.h
index ea504cd..7584d23 100644
--- a/extplane-plugin/xplaneplugin.h
+++ b/extplane-plugin/xplaneplugin.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class XPlanePlugin : public QObject, public DataRefProvider {
     virtual void buttonRelease(int buttonid);
     virtual void changeDataRef(DataRef *ref);
     virtual void command(QString &name, extplaneCommandType type);
+    virtual bool loadSituation(QString sitFileLocation);
 
 public slots:
     void setFlightLoopInterval(float newInterval);
diff --git a/extplane-server/datarefprovider.h b/extplane-server/datarefprovider.h
index 4a4f004..65497aa 100644
--- a/extplane-server/datarefprovider.h
+++ b/extplane-server/datarefprovider.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class DataRefProvider {
     virtual void buttonRelease(int buttonid)=0;
     // Run a named command
     virtual void command(QString &name, extplaneCommandType type)=0;
+    //Load situation file from disk, relatively to XPlane root folder
+    virtual bool loadSituation(QString sitFileLocation)=0;
 };
 
 #endif // DATAREFPROVIDER_H
diff --git a/extplane-server/tcpclient.cpp b/extplane-server/tcpclient.cpp
index f91e4e4..7b5a885 100644
--- a/extplane-server/tcpclient.cpp
+++ b/extplane-server/tcpclient.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ void TcpClient::readClient() {
             } else {
                 INFO << "Invalid cmd command";
             }
+        } else if(command == "sit"){
+            if(subLine.size() == 2) {
+               _refProvider->loadSituation(subLine.value(1));
+            } else {
+                INFO << "Invalid sit command";
+            }
         } else {
             INFO << "Unknown command " << command;
         }
diff --git a/extplane-transformer/datasources/flightgeardatasource.cpp b/extplane-transformer/datasources/flightgeardatasource.cpp
index 9bb1706..60257dd 100644
--- a/extplane-transformer/datasources/flightgeardatasource.cpp
+++ b/extplane-transformer/datasources/flightgeardatasource.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ void FlightGearDataSource::buttonRelease(int buttonid)
 void FlightGearDataSource::command(QString &name, extplaneCommandType type)
 {}
 
+bool FlightGearDataSource::loadSituation(QString sitFileLocation)
+{}
+
 void FlightGearDataSource::sessionOpened()
 {
     setNetworkError(QString());
diff --git a/extplane-transformer/datasources/flightgeardatasource.h b/extplane-transformer/datasources/flightgeardatasource.h
index c528baa..f6df34d 100644
--- a/extplane-transformer/datasources/flightgeardatasource.h
+++ b/extplane-transformer/datasources/flightgeardatasource.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class FlightGearDataSource : public DataSource
     void buttonPress(int buttonid);
     void buttonRelease(int buttonid);
     void command(QString &name, extplaneCommandType type);
+    bool loadSituation(QString sitFileLocation);
 
 private slots:
     void sessionOpened();