diff --git a/src/engine/fileOpsIns.cpp b/src/engine/fileOpsIns.cpp
index 1e38f9f3e..d60366286 100644
--- a/src/engine/fileOpsIns.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/fileOpsIns.cpp
@@ -498,10 +498,35 @@ void DivEngine::loadVGI(SafeReader& reader, std::vector<DivInstrument*>& ret, St
 void DivEngine::loadEIF(SafeReader& reader, std::vector<DivInstrument*>& ret, String& stripPath) {
   DivInstrument* ins=new DivInstrument;
   try {
+    unsigned char bytes[29];
+
     reader.seek(0,SEEK_SET);
 
     ins->type=DIV_INS_FM;
     ins->name=stripPath;
+
+    for (int i=0; i < 29; i++) {
+      bytes[i] = reader.readC();
+    }
+
+    ins->fm.fb=(bytes[0]>>3)&0x7;
+    ins->fm.alg=bytes[0]&0x7;
+
+    for (int i=0; i<4; i++) {
+      DivInstrumentFM::Operator& op=ins->fm.op[i];
+
+      //TODO: finish missing parameters
+
+      op.mult=bytes[1+i]&0xF;
+      op.dt=(bytes[1+i]>>4)&0x07;
+      op.tl=bytes[5+i]&0x7F;
+      op.ar=bytes[9+i]&0x1F;
+      op.rs=(bytes[9+i]>>6)&0x03;
+      op.dr=bytes[13+i]&0x1F;
+      op.d2r=bytes[17+i]&0x1F;
+      op.sl=(bytes[21+i]>>4)&0x0F;
+      op.rr=bytes[21+i]&0x0F;
+    }
    } catch (EndOfFileException& e) {
     lastError="premature end of file";
     logE("premature end of file");