diff --git a/rust/kcl-lib/src/execution/exec_ast.rs b/rust/kcl-lib/src/execution/exec_ast.rs
index 481e67bc4..1fc6f6f65 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-lib/src/execution/exec_ast.rs
+++ b/rust/kcl-lib/src/execution/exec_ast.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,48 @@ impl ExecutorContext {
         result.map(|result| (result, env_ref, local_state.module_exports))
     }
 
+    /// Execute an AST's program.
+    #[async_recursion]
+    pub(super) async fn load_all_modules<'a>(
+        &'a self,
+        modules: &mut HashMap<String, crate::parsing::ast::types::Program>,
+        program: NodeRef<'a, crate::parsing::ast::types::Program>,
+        exec_state: &mut ExecState,
+    ) -> Result<(), KclError> {
+        for statement in &program.body {
+            match statement {
+                BodyItem::ImportStatement(import_stmt) => {
+                    let source_range = SourceRange::from(import_stmt);
+                    let attrs = &import_stmt.outer_attrs;
+                    let module_id = self
+                        .open_module(&import_stmt.path, attrs, exec_state, source_range)
+                        .await?;
+
+                    let Some(module) = exec_state.get_module(module_id) else {
+                        crate::log::log("we got back a module id that doesn't exist");
+                        unreachable!();
+                    };
+
+                    let progn = {
+                        // this dance is to avoid taking out a mut borrow
+                        // below on exec_state after borrowing here. As a
+                        // result, we need to clone (ugh) the program for
+                        // now.
+                        let ModuleRepr::Kcl(ref progn, _) = module.repr else {
+                            // not a kcl file, we can skip this
+                            continue;
+                        };
+                        progn.clone()
+                    };
+
+                    self.load_all_modules(modules, &progn, exec_state).await?;
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            };
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Execute an AST's program.
     #[async_recursion]
     pub(super) async fn exec_block<'a>(
diff --git a/rust/kcl-lib/src/execution/state.rs b/rust/kcl-lib/src/execution/state.rs
index b91867081..4ab7669d8 100644
--- a/rust/kcl-lib/src/execution/state.rs
+++ b/rust/kcl-lib/src/execution/state.rs
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ impl ExecState {
         self.global.module_infos.insert(id, module_info);
     }
 
+    pub(super) fn get_module(&mut self, id: ModuleId) -> Option<&ModuleInfo> {
+        self.global.module_infos.get(&id)
+    }
+
     pub fn length_unit(&self) -> UnitLen {
         self.mod_local.settings.default_length_units
     }