diff --git a/packages/api/src/shell/executeQuery.js b/packages/api/src/shell/executeQuery.js
index 1a19411dc..4d7bd6c88 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/shell/executeQuery.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/shell/executeQuery.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const requireEngineDriver = require('../utility/requireEngineDriver');
 const connectUtility = require('../utility/connectUtility');
 const { getLogger, getLimitedQuery } = require('dbgate-tools');
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ async function executeQuery({
   systemConnection = undefined,
   driver = undefined,
   sql,
+  sqlFile = undefined,
   logScriptItems = false,
 }) {
   if (!logScriptItems) {
@@ -18,6 +20,11 @@ async function executeQuery({
   if (!driver) driver = requireEngineDriver(connection);
   const dbhan = systemConnection || (await connectUtility(driver, connection, 'script'));
 
+  if (sqlFile) {
+    logger.debug(`Loading SQL file ${sqlFile}`);
+    sql = await fs.readFile(sqlFile, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
+  }
+
   try {
     logger.info(`Connected.`);