diff --git a/gui/main.cpp b/gui/main.cpp
index 9db0ebd5c..50a1d7407 100644
--- a/gui/main.cpp
+++ b/gui/main.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ void ShowUsage()
         "    cppcheck-gui [OPTIONS] [files or paths]\n\n"
         "Options:\n"
         "    -h, --help    Print this help\n"
-        "    -p <file>     Open given project file and start checking it\n";
+        "    -p <file>      Open given project file and start checking it\n"
+        "    -l <file>      Open given results xml file\n"
+        "    -d <directory> Specify the directory that was checked to generate the results xml specified with -l\n";
 #if defined(_WIN32)
     QMessageBox msgBox(QMessageBox::Information,
                        "Cppcheck GUI",
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index d58165a0d..94b416f1b 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow() :
     connect(mUI.mActionCheckDirectory, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(CheckDirectory()));
     connect(mUI.mActionSettings, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(ProgramSettings()));
     connect(mUI.mActionClearResults, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(ClearResults()));
-    connect(mUI.mActionOpenXML, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(OpenXML()));
+    connect(mUI.mActionOpenXML, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(OpenResults()));
 
     connect(mUI.mActionShowStyle, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(ShowStyle(bool)));
     connect(mUI.mActionShowErrors, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(ShowErrors(bool)));
@@ -194,6 +194,24 @@ void MainWindow::HandleCLIParams(const QStringList &params)
         const int ind = params.indexOf("-p");
         if ((ind + 1) < params.length())
             LoadProjectFile(params[ind + 1]);
+    } else if (params.contains("-l")) {
+        QString logFile;
+        const int ind = params.indexOf("-l");
+        if ((ind + 1) < params.length())
+            logFile = params[ind + 1];
+
+        if (params.contains("-d")) {
+            QString checkedDir;
+            const int ind = params.indexOf("-d");
+            if ((ind + 1) < params.length())
+                checkedDir = params[ind + 1];
+
+            LoadResults(logFile, checkedDir);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            LoadResults(logFile);
+        }
     } else
         DoCheckFiles(params);
 }
@@ -631,7 +649,7 @@ void MainWindow::ClearResults()
     mUI.mActionSave->setEnabled(false);
 }
 
-void MainWindow::OpenXML()
+void MainWindow::OpenResults()
 {
     if (mUI.mResults->HasResults()) {
         QMessageBox msgBox(this);
@@ -658,6 +676,13 @@ void MainWindow::OpenXML()
                            filter,
                            &selectedFilter);
 
+    if (!selectedFile.isEmpty()) {
+        LoadResults(selectedFile);
+    }
+}
+
+void MainWindow::LoadResults(const QString selectedFile)
+{
     if (!selectedFile.isEmpty()) {
         mUI.mResults->Clear(true);
         mUI.mResults->ReadErrorsXml(selectedFile);
@@ -665,6 +690,12 @@ void MainWindow::OpenXML()
     }
 }
 
+void MainWindow::LoadResults(const QString selectedFile, const QString sourceDirectory)
+{
+    LoadResults(selectedFile);
+    mUI.mResults->SetCheckDirectory(sourceDirectory);
+}
+
 void MainWindow::EnableCheckButtons(bool enable)
 {
     mUI.mActionStop->setEnabled(!enable);
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.h b/gui/mainwindow.h
index 7dc84f925..774157823 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public slots:
     * @brief Slot to open XML report file
     *
     */
-    void OpenXML();
+    void OpenResults();
 
     /**
     * @brief Show errors with type "style"
@@ -404,6 +404,19 @@ private:
     * @param params List of string given to command line.
     */
     void HandleCLIParams(const QStringList &params);
+    
+    /**
+    * @brief Load XML file to the GUI.
+    * @param file Filename (inc. path) of XML file to load.
+    */
+    void LoadResults(const QString file);
+
+    /**
+    * @brief Load XML file to the GUI.
+    * @param file Filename (inc. path) of XML file to load.
+    * @param checkedDirectory Path to the directory that the results were generated for.
+    */
+    void LoadResults(const QString file, const QString checkedDirectory);
 
     /**
     * @brief Load project file to the GUI.