diff --git a/client/site_tests/platform_ImageLoader/platform_ImageLoader.py b/client/site_tests/platform_ImageLoader/platform_ImageLoader.py
index 619b872..26063d2 100644
--- a/client/site_tests/platform_ImageLoader/platform_ImageLoader.py
+++ b/client/site_tests/platform_ImageLoader/platform_ImageLoader.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     GET_COMPONENT_VERSION = 'GetComponentVersion'
     REGISTER_COMPONENT = 'RegisterComponent'
     LOAD_COMPONENT = 'LoadComponent'
+    LOAD_COMPONENT_AT_PATH = 'LoadComponentAtPath'
     BAD_RESULT = ''
     USER = 'chronos'
     COMPONENT_NAME = 'TestFlashComponent'
@@ -65,6 +66,17 @@
             user=self.USER,
             args=args).response
 
+    def _load_component_at_path(self, name, path):
+        args = [dbus.String(name), dbus.String(path)]
+        return dbus_send.dbus_send(
+            self.BUS_NAME,
+            self.BUS_INTERFACE,
+            self.BUS_PATH,
+            self.LOAD_COMPONENT_AT_PATH,
+            timeout_seconds=20,
+            user=self.USER,
+            args=args).response
+
     def _corrupt_and_load_component(self, component, iteration, target, offset):
         """Registers a valid component and then corrupts it by writing
         a random byte to the target file at the given offset.
@@ -143,6 +155,12 @@
                                     component1):
             raise error.TestError('ImageLoader allowed a rollback')
 
+        # Test loading a component that lives at an arbitrary path.
+        mnt_path = self._load_component_at_path('FlashLoadedAtPath', component1)
+        if mnt_path == self.BAD_RESULT:
+            raise error.TestError('LoadComponentAtPath failed')
+        self._paths_to_unmount.append(mnt_path)
+
         known_mount_path = '/run/imageloader/TestFlashComponent_testing'
         # Now test loading the component on the command line.
         if subprocess.call([