diff --git a/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.cpp b/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.cpp
index b25acb3..2d082e9 100644
--- a/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.cpp
+++ b/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "client/ClientServices.hpp"
 #include "component/CCharacterComponent.hpp"
 #include "db/Db.hpp"
+#include "glue/CGlueLoading.hpp"
 #include "glue/CGlueMgr.hpp"
 #include "glue/CRealmList.hpp"
 #include "glue/Types.hpp"
@@ -169,7 +170,8 @@ void CCharacterSelection::ShowCharacter() {
             petModel->AttachToParent(parent, 1, nullptr, 0);
         }
 
-        // TODO CGlueLoading::StartLoad(&character->component, 0);
+        // TODO a2 may be 1 in some circumstances
+        CGlueLoading::StartLoad(character->component, 0);
 
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/glue/CGlueLoading.cpp b/src/glue/CGlueLoading.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4b5f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/glue/CGlueLoading.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "glue/CGlueLoading.hpp"
+#include "component/CCharacterComponent.hpp"
+#include "model/Model2.hpp"
+#include "util/SFile.hpp"
+
+int32_t CGlueLoading::s_loadState;
+
+void CGlueLoading::StartLoad(CCharacterComponent* component, int32_t a2) {
+    if (SFile::IsStreamingTrial()) {
+        // TODO
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (component) {
+        component->RenderPrep(1);
+        component->m_data.model->IsDrawable(1, 1);
+    }
+
+    CGlueLoading::s_loadState = 3;
+}
diff --git a/src/glue/CGlueLoading.hpp b/src/glue/CGlueLoading.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a735a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/glue/CGlueLoading.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef GLUE_C_GLUE_LOADING_HPP
+#define GLUE_C_GLUE_LOADING_HPP
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+class CCharacterComponent;
+
+class CGlueLoading {
+    public:
+        // Static variables
+        static int32_t s_loadState;
+
+        // Static functions
+        static void StartLoad(CCharacterComponent* component, int32_t a2);
+};
+
+#endif