diff --git a/cmd/load/load.go b/cmd/load/load.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41969c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/load/load.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2019 Thorsten Klein <iwilltry42@gmail.com>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+package load
+
+import (
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// NewCmdLoad returns a new cobra command
+func NewCmdLoad() *cobra.Command {
+
+	// create new cobra command
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "load",
+		Short: "Load a resource [image].",
+		Long:  `Load a resource [image].`,
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			if err := cmd.Help(); err != nil {
+				log.Errorln("Couldn't get help text")
+				log.Fatalln(err)
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	// add subcommands
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdLoadImage())
+
+	// add flags
+
+	// done
+	return cmd
+}
diff --git a/cmd/load/loadImage.go b/cmd/load/loadImage.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca3d10d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/load/loadImage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2019 Thorsten Klein <iwilltry42@gmail.com>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+package load
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/runtimes"
+	k3d "github.com/rancher/k3d/pkg/types"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// NewCmdLoadImage returns a new cobra command
+func NewCmdLoadImage() *cobra.Command {
+
+	// create new command
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "image",
+		Short: "Load an image from docker into a k3d cluster.",
+		Long:  `Load an image from docker into a k3d cluster.`,
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			runtime, images, clusters := parseLoadImageCmd(cmd, args)
+			log.Debugln("Load Images not yet implemented: ", runtime, images, clusters)
+		},
+	}
+
+	/*********
+	 * Flags *
+	 *********/
+
+	/* Subcommands */
+
+	// done
+	return cmd
+}
+
+// parseLoadImageCmd parses the command input into variables required to create a cluster
+func parseLoadImageCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (runtimes.Runtime, []string, []k3d.Cluster) {
+	return nil, nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 282dc771..bb3291e8 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/create"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/delete"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/get"
+	"github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/load"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/start"
 	"github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/stop"
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(get.NewCmdGet())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(stop.NewCmdStop())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(start.NewCmdStart())
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(load.NewCmdLoad())
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(&cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "version",
diff --git a/thoughts.md b/thoughts.md
index b7650168..6fdc84b6 100644
--- a/thoughts.md
+++ b/thoughts.md
@@ -95,16 +95,16 @@ Here's how k3d types should translate to a runtime type:
     - --shell
       - auto, bash, zsh
   - create
-    - --name
-    - --volume
-    - --port
-    - --api-port
+    - --name          -> y
+    - --volume        -> y
+    - --port          -> y
+    - --api-port      -> y
     - --wait
-    - --image
-    - --server-arg
-    - --agent-arg
+    - --image         -> y
+    - --server-arg    -> y
+    - --agent-arg     -> y
     - --env
-    - --workers
+    - --workers       -> y
     - --auto-restart
   - (add-node)
     - --role