diff --git a/tools/assimp_cmd/Info.cpp b/tools/assimp_cmd/Info.cpp
index 6e0ac577e..b7ae56279 100644
--- a/tools/assimp_cmd/Info.cpp
+++ b/tools/assimp_cmd/Info.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void PrintHierarchy(const aiNode* root, unsigned int maxnest, unsigned int maxli
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Implementation of the assimp info utility to print basic file info
-int Assimp_Info (const char** params, unsigned int num)
+int Assimp_Info (const char* const* params, unsigned int num)
 {
 	if (num < 1) {
 		printf("assimp info: Invalid number of arguments. "
diff --git a/tools/assimp_cmd/Main.cpp b/tools/assimp_cmd/Main.cpp
index 3c8ab0ad3..9b1eb852f 100644
--- a/tools/assimp_cmd/Main.cpp
+++ b/tools/assimp_cmd/Main.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
 		return Assimp_Extract (&argv[2],argc-2);
 	}
 
+	// assimp testbatchload
+	// Used by /test/other/streamload.py to load a list of files
+	// using the same importer instance to check for incompatible
+	// importers.
+	if (! strcmp(argv[1], "testbatchload")) {
+		return Assimp_TestBatchLoad (&argv[2],argc-2);
+	}
+
 	printf("Unrecognized command. Use \'assimp help\' for a detailed command list\n");
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -372,3 +380,15 @@ int ProcessStandardArguments(
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int Assimp_TestBatchLoad (
+	const char* const* params, 
+	unsigned int num)
+{
+	for(unsigned int i = 0; i < num; ++i) {
+		globalImporter->ReadFile(params[i],aiProcessPreset_TargetRealtime_MaxQuality);
+		// we're totally silent. scene destructs automatically.
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/assimp_cmd/Main.h b/tools/assimp_cmd/Main.h
index ef2028a6e..02d51e5c9 100644
--- a/tools/assimp_cmd/Main.h
+++ b/tools/assimp_cmd/Main.h
@@ -146,13 +146,23 @@ int Assimp_CompareDump (
 	const char* const* params, 
 	unsigned int num);
 
-
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** @brief assimp info utility
  *  @param params Command line parameters to 'assimp info'
  *  @param Number of params
- *  @return 0 for success
- */
-int Assimp_Info (const char** params, unsigned int num);
+ *  @return 0 for success */
+int Assimp_Info (
+	const char* const* params, 
+	unsigned int num);
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/** @brief assimp testbatchload utility
+ *  @param params Command line parameters to 'assimp testbatchload'
+ *  @param Number of params
+ *  @return 0 for success */
+int Assimp_TestBatchLoad (
+	const char* const* params, 
+	unsigned int num);
+
 
 #endif // !! AICMD_MAIN_INCLUDED
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