diff --git a/lib/searchkick/relation.rb b/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
index 2fec0fc..6cf5b43 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ module Searchkick
       !@execute.nil?
     end
 
+    def load
+      private_execute
+      self
+    end
+
     def respond_to_missing?(method_name, include_all)
       Results.new(nil, nil, nil).respond_to?(method_name, include_all) || super
     end
diff --git a/test/relation_test.rb b/test/relation_test.rb
index 3970bf3..8065e6f 100644
--- a/test/relation_test.rb
+++ b/test/relation_test.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ class RelationTest < Minitest::Test
     assert_equal ["Product A"], products.map(&:name)
   end
 
+  def test_load
+    Product.search_index.refresh
+    products = Product.search("*")
+    refute products.loaded?
+    assert products.load.loaded?
+    assert products.load.load.loaded?
+  end
+
   def test_clone
     products = Product.search("*")
     assert_equal 10, products.limit(10).limit_value
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