diff --git a/horizon/openstack/common/jsonutils.py b/horizon/openstack/common/jsonutils.py
index 752266981..11b7e1efb 100644
--- a/horizon/openstack/common/jsonutils.py
+++ b/horizon/openstack/common/jsonutils.py
@@ -130,11 +130,15 @@ def loads(s):
     return json.loads(s)
 
 
+def load(s):
+    return json.load(s)
+
+
 try:
     import anyjson
 except ImportError:
     pass
 else:
     anyjson._modules.append((__name__, 'dumps', TypeError,
-                                       'loads', ValueError))
+                                       'loads', ValueError, 'load'))
     anyjson.force_implementation(__name__)