diff --git a/ScratchABit.py b/ScratchABit.py
index 3a4c376..ac0b7bf 100755
--- a/ScratchABit.py
+++ b/ScratchABit.py
@@ -846,7 +846,15 @@ def parse_disasm_def(fname):
                 if args[2][0] in string.digits:
                     addr = str2int(args[2])
                     print("Loading %s @0x%x" % (args[1], addr))
-                    engine.ADDRESS_SPACE.load_content(open(args[1], "rb"), addr)
+                    file_off = 0
+                    sz = None
+                    if len(args) == 4:
+                        try:
+                            file_off = str2int(args[3])
+                        except:
+                            file_off, end = parse_range(args[3])
+                            sz = end - file_off + 1
+                    engine.ADDRESS_SPACE.load_content(open(args[1], "rb"), addr, sz, file_off)
                 else:
                     print("Loading %s (%s plugin)" % (args[1], args[2]))
                     loader = __import__(args[2])
diff --git a/example-x86_64.def b/example-x86_64.def
index e17a0c8..c6af111 100644
--- a/example-x86_64.def
+++ b/example-x86_64.def
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ area .bin 0x600000(0x1000) rwx
 # Load binary code to disassemble to the defined memory area
 load example-x86_64.bin 0x600000
 
+# Load binary code to disassemble to the defined memory area
+# optional argument takes offset in source file and lenght with same syntax as area
+#load example-x86_64.bin 0x600000 0x8           #Load area size from example-x86_64.bin, skipping first 8 bytes of example-x86_64.bin
+#load example-x86_64.bin 0x600000 0x8(0x9)      #Load given size (0x9) from example-x86_64.bin, skipping first 0x8 bytes of example-x86_64.bin
+
 # And/or load a structured executable (e.g. ELF) via a specific
 # loader plugin ("elf" below).
 #load example-x86_32.elf elf
diff --git a/scratchabit/engine.py b/scratchabit/engine.py
index f16dcc9..f9ac471 100644
--- a/scratchabit/engine.py
+++ b/scratchabit/engine.py
@@ -180,10 +180,13 @@ def is_exec(self, addr):
 
     # Binary Data API
 
-    def load_content(self, file, addr, sz=None):
+    def load_content(self, file, addr, sz=None, file_off=0):
         off, area = self.addr2area(addr)
         to = off + sz if sz else None
-        file.readinto(memoryview(area[BYTES])[off:to])
+        if file_off != 0:
+            file.seek(file_off)
+        rbc = file.readinto(memoryview(area[BYTES])[off:to])
+        log.info("read 0x%x bytes into area @0x%x from file %s with offset 0x%x" % (rbc, addr, file.name, file_off))
 
     def is_valid_addr(self, addr):
         off, area = self.addr2area(addr)