diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem/server/ltm/detail/MemoryBase.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem/server/ltm/detail/MemoryBase.h
index 99df8e2e6177be8f39f019342352762724fa7bf1..e085590fe495449d9f5b1893ce6eb5f6e6f87662 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem/server/ltm/detail/MemoryBase.h
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem/server/ltm/detail/MemoryBase.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ namespace armarx::armem::server::ltm::detail
         configure()
         {
             bool en = p.enabled_on_startup;
+            ARMARX_INFO << VAROUT(p.import_name);
+            ARMARX_INFO << VAROUT(p.import_path);
             ARMARX_INFO << VAROUT(p.configuration_on_startup);
             ARMARX_INFO << VAROUT(p.export_name);
             this->setExportName(p.export_name);
@@ -75,6 +77,12 @@ namespace armarx::armem::server::ltm::detail
             {
                 this->startRecording();
             }
+
+            std::string importPath = p.import_path;
+
+            if (importPath.length() > 0){
+                this->loadOnStartup();
+            }
         }
 
         /// enable this LTM
@@ -203,6 +211,8 @@ namespace armarx::armem::server::ltm::detail
             defs->optional(p.enabled_on_startup, prefix + "enabled");
             defs->optional(p.configuration_on_startup, prefix + "configuration");
             defs->optional(p.export_name, prefix + "exportName");
+            defs->optional(p.import_name, prefix + "importName");
+            defs->optional(p.import_path, prefix + "importPath");
         }
 
         /// enable/disable
@@ -270,6 +280,16 @@ namespace armarx::armem::server::ltm::detail
             return "LT-Memory";
         }
 
+        void loadOnStartup(){
+            ARMARX_INFO << "Loading on startup from " << p.import_path << "/" << p.import_name;
+            try{
+                this->loadAllAndResolve();
+            }
+            catch(...){
+                ARMARX_INFO << "Could not load memory " << this->name() << " on startup";
+            }
+        }
+
     protected:
         /// configuration
         virtual void
@@ -307,6 +327,8 @@ namespace armarx::armem::server::ltm::detail
                 "\"PngConverter\": {}, \"ExrConverter\": {}}"; //record with 20 fps as standard
             std::string export_name = "MemoryExport";
             std::string export_path = "/tmp/ltm";
+            std::string import_path = "/tmp/ltm";
+            std::string import_name = "MemoryExport";
         } p;
 
     protected: