diff --git a/i18n/i18n.cpp b/i18n/i18n.cpp
index 6b93848b7a..84e7e79822 100644
--- a/i18n/i18n.cpp
+++ b/i18n/i18n.cpp
@@ -72,14 +72,20 @@ bool I18NRepo::IniExists(const std::string &languageID) const {
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool I18NRepo::LoadIni(const std::string &languageID) {
+bool I18NRepo::LoadIni(const std::string &languageID, const std::string &overridePath) {
 	IniFile ini;
-	std::string iniPath = GetIniPath(languageID);
+	std::string iniPath;
+
 //	ILOG("Loading lang ini %s", iniPath.c_str());
-	if (!ini.LoadFromVFS(GetIniPath(languageID))) {
-		return false;
+	if (!overridePath.empty()) {
+		iniPath = overridePath + languageID + ".ini";
+	} else {
+		iniPath = GetIniPath(languageID);
 	}
 
+	if (!ini.LoadFromVFS(iniPath))
+		return false;
+
 	Clear();
 
 	const std::vector<IniFile::Section> &sections = ini.Sections();
diff --git a/i18n/i18n.h b/i18n/i18n.h
index b889a9c2d6..2a52b21043 100644
--- a/i18n/i18n.h
+++ b/i18n/i18n.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
 	~I18NRepo();
 
 	bool IniExists(const std::string &languageID) const;
-	bool LoadIni(const std::string &languageID);  // NOT the filename!
+	bool LoadIni(const std::string &languageID, const std::string &overridePath = ""); // NOT the filename!
 	void SaveIni(const std::string &languageID);
 
 	I18NCategory *GetCategory(const char *categoryName);