diff --git a/src/main/java/net/md_5/specialsource/InheritanceMap.java b/src/main/java/net/md_5/specialsource/InheritanceMap.java
index b345524..0ef1f22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/md_5/specialsource/InheritanceMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/md_5/specialsource/InheritanceMap.java
@@ -30,13 +30,23 @@ package net.md_5.specialsource;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.*;
 
-public class InheritanceMap {
+public class InheritanceMap implements IInheritanceProvider {
 
-    private final Map<String, ArrayList<String>> inheritanceMap = new HashMap<String, ArrayList<String>>();
+    public final Map<String, ArrayList<String>> inheritanceMap = new HashMap<String, ArrayList<String>>();
+
+    public InheritanceMap() {
+
+    }
+
+    public InheritanceMap(BufferedReader bufferedReader) throws IOException {
+        load(bufferedReader);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Generate an inheritance map for the given classes
@@ -91,4 +101,25 @@ public class InheritanceMap {
             writer.println(Joiner.on(' ').join(parents));
         }
     }
+
+    public void load(BufferedReader reader) throws IOException {
+        String line;
+
+        while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+            String[] tokens = line.split(" ");
+
+            if (tokens.length < 2) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            String className = tokens[0];
+            List<String> parents = Arrays.asList(tokens).subList(1, tokens.length - 1);
+
+            inheritanceMap.put(className, new ArrayList<String>(parents));
+        }
+    }
+
+    public List<String> getParents(String className) {
+        return inheritanceMap.get(className);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/md_5/specialsource/SpecialSource.java b/src/main/java/net/md_5/specialsource/SpecialSource.java
index c45e54c..88cb6b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/md_5/specialsource/SpecialSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/md_5/specialsource/SpecialSource.java
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ public class SpecialSource {
                 acceptsAll(asList("H", "write-inheritance"), "Write inheritance map to file")
                         .withRequiredArg()
                         .ofType(File.class);
+                acceptsAll(asList("h", "read-inheritance"), "Read inheritance map from file")
+                        .withRequiredArg()
+                        .ofType(File.class);
 
                 acceptsAll(asList("q", "quiet"), "Quiet mode");
             }
@@ -155,6 +158,16 @@ public class SpecialSource {
             inheritanceProviders.add(new RuntimeInheritanceProvider(ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader(), !options.has("quiet")));
         }
 
+        if (options.has("read-inheritance")) {
+            InheritanceMap inheritanceMap = new InheritanceMap();
+
+            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader((File) options.valueOf("read-inheritance")));
+            inheritanceMap.load(reader);
+            log("Loaded inheritance map for "+inheritanceMap.inheritanceMap.size()+" classes");
+
+            inheritanceProviders.add(inheritanceMap);
+        }
+
 
         if (options.has("in-jar")) {
             if (!options.has("out-jar")) {