diff --git a/engine/src/exec-extension.cpp b/engine/src/exec-extension.cpp
index 3db2bd19cc2..92f2f82272c 100644
--- a/engine/src/exec-extension.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/exec-extension.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "uuid.h"
 
 #include "libscript/script.h"
+#include "libscript/script-auto.h"
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -168,28 +169,20 @@ bool MCEngineLookupResourcePathForModule(MCScriptModuleRef p_module, MCStringRef
 
 void MCEngineLoadExtensionFromData(MCExecContext& ctxt, MCDataRef p_extension_data, MCStringRef p_resource_path)
 {
-    MCStreamRef t_stream;
-    /* UNCHECKED */ MCMemoryInputStreamCreate(MCDataGetBytePtr(p_extension_data), MCDataGetLength(p_extension_data), t_stream);
-    
-    MCScriptModuleRef t_module;
-    if (!MCScriptCreateModuleFromStream(t_stream, t_module))
+    MCAutoScriptModuleRef t_module;
+    if (!MCScriptCreateModuleFromData(p_extension_data, &t_module))
     {
         MCAutoErrorRef t_error;
         if (MCErrorCatch(Out(t_error)))
             ctxt . SetTheResultToValue(MCErrorGetMessage(In(t_error)));
         else
             ctxt . SetTheResultToStaticCString("failed to load module");
-        MCValueRelease(t_stream);
         return;
     }
     
-    MCValueRelease(t_stream);
-    
-    MCEngineAddExtensionFromModule(t_module);
+    MCEngineAddExtensionFromModule(*t_module);
     if (p_resource_path != nil)
-        MCEngineAddResourcePathForModule(t_module, p_resource_path);
-    
-    MCScriptReleaseModule(t_module);
+        MCEngineAddResourcePathForModule(*t_module, p_resource_path);
     
     return;
 }
diff --git a/libscript/include/libscript/script.h b/libscript/include/libscript/script.h
index 2478a899771..af4f6a92b28 100644
--- a/libscript/include/libscript/script.h
+++ b/libscript/include/libscript/script.h
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ bool MCScriptUnloadPackage(MCScriptPackageRef package);
 // Load a module from a stream.
 bool MCScriptCreateModuleFromStream(MCStreamRef stream, MCScriptModuleRef& r_module);
 
+// Load a module from a blob
+MC_DLLEXPORT bool MCScriptCreateModuleFromData(MCDataRef data, MCScriptModuleRef & r_module);
+
 // Lookup the module with the given name. Returns false if no such module exists.
 bool MCScriptLookupModule(MCNameRef name, MCScriptModuleRef& r_module);
 
diff --git a/libscript/src/script-module.cpp b/libscript/src/script-module.cpp
index ebd012a2042..a0be272b1df 100755
--- a/libscript/src/script-module.cpp
+++ b/libscript/src/script-module.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <foundation-auto.h>
 
 #include "libscript/script.h"
+#include <libscript/script-auto.h>
 #include "script-private.h"
 
 #include <stddef.h>
@@ -502,6 +503,25 @@ bool MCScriptCreateModuleFromStream(MCStreamRef stream, MCScriptModuleRef& r_mod
     return true;
 }
 
+MC_DLLEXPORT_DEF bool
+MCScriptCreateModuleFromData (MCDataRef data,
+                              MCScriptModuleRef & r_module)
+{
+	MCAutoValueRefBase<MCStreamRef> t_stream;
+	MCAutoScriptModuleRef t_module;
+
+	if (!MCMemoryInputStreamCreate (MCDataGetBytePtr (data),
+	                                MCDataGetLength (data),
+	                                &t_stream))
+		return false;
+
+	if (!MCScriptCreateModuleFromStream (*t_stream, &t_module))
+		return false;
+
+	r_module = MCScriptRetainModule (*t_module);
+	return true;
+}
+
 bool MCScriptLookupModule(MCNameRef p_name, MCScriptModuleRef& r_module)
 {
     for(MCScriptModule *t_module = s_modules; t_module != nil; t_module = t_module -> next_module)
diff --git a/toolchain/lc-compile/src/lc-run.cpp b/toolchain/lc-compile/src/lc-run.cpp
index b2972d0815b..ea10e7e3641 100644
--- a/toolchain/lc-compile/src/lc-run.cpp
+++ b/toolchain/lc-compile/src/lc-run.cpp
@@ -348,18 +348,12 @@ MCRunLoadModule (MCStringRef p_filename,
                  MCScriptModuleRef & r_module)
 {
 	MCAutoDataRef t_module_data;
-	MCAutoValueRefBase<MCStreamRef> t_stream;
 	MCAutoScriptModuleRef t_module;
 
 	if (!MCSFileGetContents (p_filename, &t_module_data))
 		return false;
 
-	if (!MCMemoryInputStreamCreate (MCDataGetBytePtr (*t_module_data),
-	                                MCDataGetLength (*t_module_data),
-	                                &t_stream))
-		return false;
-
-	if (!MCScriptCreateModuleFromStream (*t_stream, &t_module))
+	if (!MCScriptCreateModuleFromData (*t_module_data, &t_module))
 		return false;
 
 	r_module = MCScriptRetainModule (*t_module);