diff --git a/source/tools/sced/ui/MainFrm.cpp b/source/tools/sced/ui/MainFrm.cpp
index 69b90a202c..1b8d1f20d7 100755
--- a/source/tools/sced/ui/MainFrm.cpp
+++ b/source/tools/sced/ui/MainFrm.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include "SelectObjectTool.h"
 #include "simulation/Entity.h"
 
+#include "Loader.h"
+
 extern CLightEnv g_LightEnv;
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -616,9 +618,23 @@ void CMainFrame::OnFileLoadMap()
 		dir=dir.Left(loaddlg.m_ofn.nFileOffset-1);
 		g_UserCfg.SetOptionString(CFG_MAPLOADDIR,(const char*) dir);
 		
-		CMapReader reader;
 		try {
-			reader.LoadMap(loadname, g_Game->GetWorld()->GetTerrain(), &g_UnitMan, &g_LightEnv);
+
+			LDR_BeginRegistering();
+			CMapReader* reader = new CMapReader(); // freed by the progressive loader
+			reader->LoadMap(loadname, g_Game->GetWorld()->GetTerrain(), &g_UnitMan, &g_LightEnv);
+			LDR_EndRegistering();
+
+			int progress_percent;
+			wchar_t description[100];
+			int ret;
+			do
+			{
+				ret = LDR_ProgressiveLoad(100.f, description, ARRAY_SIZE(description), &progress_percent);
+				assert(ret == 0 || ret == 1 || ret == ERR_TIMED_OUT);
+			}
+			while (ret != 0);
+
 
 			CStr filetitle=loaddlg.m_ofn.lpstrFileTitle;
 			int index=filetitle.ReverseFind(CStr("."));