diff --git a/lib/searchkick/relation.rb b/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
index 5de6ab0..ae7b074 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
@@ -118,6 +118,24 @@ module Searchkick
       self
     end
 
+    def load(value)
+      spawn.load!(value)
+    end
+
+    def load!(value)
+      options[:load] = value
+      self
+    end
+
+    def includes(*args)
+      spawn.includes!(*args)
+    end
+
+    def includes!(*args)
+      options[:includes] = Array(options[:includes]) + args
+      self
+    end
+
     # same as Active Record
     def inspect
       entries = results.first(11).map!(&:inspect)
diff --git a/test/sql_test.rb b/test/sql_test.rb
index 86fa8a9..30ecaac 100644
--- a/test/sql_test.rb
+++ b/test/sql_test.rb
@@ -70,22 +70,26 @@ class SqlTest < Minitest::Test
   def test_load_false
     store_names ["Product A"]
     assert_kind_of Hash, Product.search("product", load: false).first
+    assert_kind_of Hash, Product.search("product", relation: true).load(false).first
   end
 
   def test_load_false_methods
     store_names ["Product A"]
     assert_equal "Product A", Product.search("product", load: false).first.name
+    assert_equal "Product A", Product.search("product", relation: true).load(false).first.name
   end
 
   def test_load_false_with_includes
     store_names ["Product A"]
     assert_kind_of Hash, Product.search("product", load: false, includes: [:store]).first
+    assert_kind_of Hash, Product.search("product", relation: true).load(false).includes(:store).first
   end
 
   def test_load_false_nested_object
     aisle = {"id" => 1, "name" => "Frozen"}
     store [{name: "Product A", aisle: aisle}]
     assert_equal aisle, Product.search("product", load: false).first.aisle.to_hash
+    assert_equal aisle, Product.search("product", relation: true).load(false).first.aisle.to_hash
   end
 
   # select
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