diff --git a/sex-mode.el b/sex-mode.el
index 2f3803f..c574bf6 100644
--- a/sex-mode.el
+++ b/sex-mode.el
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ All commands in `lisp-mode-shared-map' are inherited by this map.")
      ;; Declarations
      (list (concat "("
                    (regexp-opt '("chicken-import"
+                                 "chicken-load"
                                  "extern"
                                  "include"
                                  "fn"
diff --git a/sexc.scm b/sexc.scm
index a735bbd..476142b 100644
--- a/sexc.scm
+++ b/sexc.scm
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@
   (case (car form)
     ((define) (eval form) acc)
     ((template) (eval form) acc)
-    ((load) (eval form) acc)
+    ((chicken-load)
+     (load (cadr form)) acc)
     ((chicken-import)
      (eval (cons 'import (cdr form))) acc)
     (else