diff --git a/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c b/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c
index 19fb2704e98..a06a8d289fe 100644
--- a/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c
+++ b/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 *********************************************************************/
 
 #include "emu.h"
+#include "emuopts.h"
 #include "zippath.h"
 #include "floppy.h"
 #include "formats/imageutl.h"
@@ -233,16 +234,20 @@ void floppy_image_device::device_timer(emu_timer &timer, device_timer_id id, int
 	index_resync();
 }
 
-floppy_image_format_t *floppy_image_device::identify(astring filename) const
+floppy_image_format_t *floppy_image_device::identify(astring filename)
 {
-	FILE *fd;
-	fd = fopen(filename.cstr(), "r");
-	if(!fd)
+	core_file *fd;
+	astring revised_path;
+
+	file_error err = zippath_fopen(filename, OPEN_FLAG_READ, fd, revised_path);
+	if(err) {
+		seterror(IMAGE_ERROR_INVALIDIMAGE, "Unable to open the image file");
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	io_generic io;
 	io.file = fd;
-	io.procs = &stdio_ioprocs_noclose;
+	io.procs = &corefile_ioprocs_noclose;
 	io.filler = 0xff;
 	int best = 0;
 	floppy_image_format_t *best_format = 0;
@@ -253,7 +258,7 @@ floppy_image_format_t *floppy_image_device::identify(astring filename) const
 			best_format = format;
 		}
 	}
-	fclose(fd);
+	core_fclose(fd);
 	return best_format;
 }
 
@@ -283,6 +288,9 @@ bool floppy_image_device::call_load()
 	image = global_alloc(floppy_image(tracks, sides, form_factor));
 	best_format->load(&io, form_factor, image);
 
+	if(!is_readonly())
+		output_format = best_format;
+
 	revolution_start_time = motor_always_on ? machine().time() : attotime::never;
 	revolution_count = 0;
 
@@ -725,9 +733,50 @@ void ui_menu_control_floppy_image::do_load_create()
 	}
 }
 
+astring ui_menu_control_floppy_image::try_file(astring location, astring name, bool has_crc, UINT32 crc)
+{
+	emu_file fd(machine().options().media_path(), OPEN_FLAG_READ);
+	file_error filerr;
+	if(has_crc)
+		filerr = fd.open(location.cstr(), PATH_SEPARATOR, name.cstr(), crc);
+	else
+		filerr = fd.open(location.cstr(), PATH_SEPARATOR, name.cstr());
+	if(filerr != FILERR_NONE)
+		return "";
+	return fd.fullpath();
+}
+
 void ui_menu_control_floppy_image::hook_load(astring filename, bool softlist)
 {
 	input_filename = filename;
+	if(softlist) {
+		char *swlist_name, *swname, *swpart;
+		software_name_split(filename.cstr(), &swlist_name, &swname, &swpart);
+		software_list *sw_list = software_list_open(machine().options(), swlist_name, FALSE, NULL);
+		software_info *sw_info = software_list_find(sw_list, swname, NULL);
+		software_part *sw_part = software_find_part(sw_info, swpart, NULL);
+		const char *parentname = software_get_clone(machine().options(), swlist_name, sw_info->shortname);
+		for(const rom_entry *region = sw_part->romdata; region; region = rom_next_region(region)) {
+			const rom_entry *romp = region + 1;
+			UINT32 crc = 0;
+			bool has_crc = hash_collection(ROM_GETHASHDATA(romp)).crc(crc);
+			
+			filename = try_file(astring(swlist_name) + PATH_SEPARATOR + astring(swname), ROM_GETNAME(romp), has_crc, crc);
+			if(filename == "")
+				filename = try_file(astring(swlist_name) + PATH_SEPARATOR + astring(parentname), ROM_GETNAME(romp), has_crc, crc);
+			if(filename == "")
+				filename = try_file(swname, ROM_GETNAME(romp), has_crc, crc);
+			if(filename == "")
+				filename = try_file(parentname, ROM_GETNAME(romp), has_crc, crc);
+			if(filename != "")
+				goto found;
+		}
+
+	found:
+		software_list_close(sw_list);
+		global_free(swlist_name);
+	}
+
 	input_format = static_cast<floppy_image_device *>(image)->identify(filename);
 	if(!input_format) {
 		popmessage("Error: %s\n", image->error());
diff --git a/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.h b/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.h
index ddb358fc932..9a7b2285d48 100644
--- a/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.h
+++ b/src/emu/imagedev/floppy.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
 	void set_formats(const floppy_format_type *formats);
 	floppy_image_format_t *get_formats() const;
 	floppy_image_format_t *get_load_format() const;
-	floppy_image_format_t *identify(astring filename) const;
+	floppy_image_format_t *identify(astring filename);
 	void set_rpm(float rpm);
 
 	// image-level overrides
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ protected:
 
 	void do_load_create();
 	virtual void hook_load(astring filename, bool softlist);
+	astring try_file(astring location, astring name, bool has_crc, UINT32 crc);
 };
 
 class floppy_3_ssdd : public floppy_image_device {
diff --git a/src/emu/softlist.c b/src/emu/softlist.c
index 4394d2e6e1d..50a73ff726d 100644
--- a/src/emu/softlist.c
+++ b/src/emu/softlist.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ INLINE void unknown_attribute_value(software_list *swlist,
 
 #define global_strdup(s)				strcpy(global_alloc_array(char, strlen(s) + 1), s)
 
-static void software_name_split(const char *swlist_swname, char **swlist_name, char **swname, char **swpart )
+void software_name_split(const char *swlist_swname, char **swlist_name, char **swname, char **swpart )
 {
 	const char *split_1st_loc = strchr( swlist_swname, ':' );
 	const char *split_2nd_loc = ( split_1st_loc ) ? strchr( split_1st_loc + 1, ':' ) : NULL;
diff --git a/src/emu/softlist.h b/src/emu/softlist.h
index 74508e279f3..82192aa82c4 100644
--- a/src/emu/softlist.h
+++ b/src/emu/softlist.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ const software_part *software_part_next(const software_part *part);
 const char *software_get_clone(emu_options &options, char *swlist, const char *swname);
 UINT32 software_get_support(emu_options &options, char *swlist, const char *swname);
 const char *software_part_get_feature(const software_part *part, const char *feature_name);
+void software_name_split(const char *swlist_swname, char **swlist_name, char **swname, char **swpart);
 
 bool load_software_part(emu_options &options, device_image_interface *image, const char *path, software_info **sw_info, software_part **sw_part, char **full_sw_name, char**list_name);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/formats/ioprocs.c b/src/lib/formats/ioprocs.c
index 9adcf8783e7..66136f0cee1 100644
--- a/src/lib/formats/ioprocs.c
+++ b/src/lib/formats/ioprocs.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "osdcore.h"
 #include "ioprocs.h"
+#include "corefile.h"
 
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -58,6 +59,60 @@ const struct io_procs stdio_ioprocs_noclose =
 	stdio_filesizeproc
 };
 
+/*********************************************************************
+    ioprocs implementation on corefile
+*********************************************************************/
+
+static void corefile_closeproc(void *file)
+{
+	core_fclose((core_file*)file);
+}
+
+static int corefile_seekproc(void *file, INT64 offset, int whence)
+{
+	return core_fseek((core_file*)file, (long) offset, whence);
+}
+
+static size_t corefile_readproc(void *file, void *buffer, size_t length)
+{
+	return core_fread((core_file*)file, buffer, length);
+}
+
+static size_t corefile_writeproc(void *file, const void *buffer, size_t length)
+{
+	return core_fwrite((core_file*)file, buffer, length);
+}
+
+static UINT64 corefile_filesizeproc(void *file)
+{
+	long l, sz;
+	l = core_ftell((core_file*)file);
+	if (core_fseek((core_file*)file, 0, SEEK_END))
+		return (size_t) -1;
+	sz = core_ftell((core_file*)file);
+	if (core_fseek((core_file*)file, l, SEEK_SET))
+		return (size_t) -1;
+	return (size_t) sz;
+}
+
+const struct io_procs corefile_ioprocs =
+{
+	corefile_closeproc,
+	corefile_seekproc,
+	corefile_readproc,
+	corefile_writeproc,
+	corefile_filesizeproc
+};
+
+const struct io_procs corefile_ioprocs_noclose =
+{
+	NULL,
+	corefile_seekproc,
+	corefile_readproc,
+	corefile_writeproc,
+	corefile_filesizeproc
+};
+
 
 
 /*********************************************************************
diff --git a/src/lib/formats/ioprocs.h b/src/lib/formats/ioprocs.h
index f6c30866988..94239c1ba56 100644
--- a/src/lib/formats/ioprocs.h
+++ b/src/lib/formats/ioprocs.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ struct io_generic
 
 extern const struct io_procs stdio_ioprocs;
 extern const struct io_procs stdio_ioprocs_noclose;
+extern const struct io_procs corefile_ioprocs;
+extern const struct io_procs corefile_ioprocs_noclose;