diff --git a/src/document.go b/src/document.go
index 9fd7665..bd8c9c1 100644
--- a/src/document.go
+++ b/src/document.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import "io"
 import "strings"
 import "xml"
 import "fmt"
+import "http"
 
 type Document struct {
 	Version		string;
@@ -207,6 +208,23 @@ func (this *Document) LoadFile(path string) (err os.Error) {
 	return;
 }
 
+func (this *Document) LoadUri(uri string) (err os.Error) {
+	r, _, err := http.Get(uri);
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer r.Body.Close();
+
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body);
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = this.LoadString(string(b));
+	return;
+}
+
 func (this *Document) LoadStream(r *io.Reader) (err os.Error) {
 	content := "";
 	buff := make([]byte, 256);
diff --git a/src/io.go b/src/io.go
index 37ecb80..19ad58d 100644
--- a/src/io.go
+++ b/src/io.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import "os"
 import "io"
 
 type ILoader interface {
+	LoadUrl(string) os.Error;
 	LoadFile(string) os.Error;
 	LoadString(string) os.Error;
 	LoadStream(*io.Reader) os.Error;
diff --git a/src/xmlx_test.go b/src/xmlx_test.go
index d64474c..dd07a09 100644
--- a/src/xmlx_test.go
+++ b/src/xmlx_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package xmlx
 
 import "testing"
 
-func TestDoc(t *testing.T) {
+func TestLoadLocal(t *testing.T) {
 	doc := New();
 	err := doc.LoadFile("test.xml");
 
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ func TestDoc(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLoadRemote(t *testing.T) {
+	doc := New();
+	err := doc.LoadUri("http://tldp.org/authors/template/Sample-HOWTO.xml");
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("%s", err);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if len(doc.Root.Children) == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Root node has no children.");
+		return;
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
 	doc := New();
 	err := doc.LoadFile("test.xml");