diff --git a/migrate.go b/migrate.go
index 8797f8d5..34e7aa9a 100644
--- a/migrate.go
+++ b/migrate.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type MigrationSet struct {
 	IgnoreUnknown bool
 	// DisableCreateTable disable the creation of the migration table
 	DisableCreateTable bool
+	// LazyLoad enable migration file to be loaded only when needed.
+	LazyLoad bool
 }
 
 var migSet = MigrationSet{}
@@ -121,6 +123,17 @@ func SetIgnoreUnknown(v bool) {
 	migSet.IgnoreUnknown = v
 }
 
+// SetLazyLoad sets the boolean to enable migration file to be loaded only when needed.
+func SetLazyLoad(v bool) {
+	migSet.LazyLoad = v
+}
+
+type migrationFile struct {
+	dir      http.FileSystem
+	root     string
+	baseName string
+}
+
 type Migration struct {
 	Id   string
 	Up   []string
@@ -128,6 +141,10 @@ type Migration struct {
 
 	DisableTransactionUp   bool
 	DisableTransactionDown bool
+
+	delayLoad bool
+	// file is information of migration file, which is used to load migration file later if delayLoad is true.
+	file *migrationFile
 }
 
 func (m Migration) Less(other *Migration) bool {
@@ -160,6 +177,34 @@ func (m Migration) VersionInt() int64 {
 	return value
 }
 
+// Load parses migration file if not yet
+func (m *Migration) Load() error {
+	if !m.delayLoad {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if m.file == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error m.file must not be nil when call loadFile")
+	}
+	root := m.file.root
+	name := m.file.baseName
+	file, err := m.file.dir.Open(path.Join(root, name))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error while opening %s: %s", name, err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = file.Close() }()
+
+	parsed, err := sqlparse.ParseMigration(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error parsing migration (%s): %s", m.Id, err)
+	}
+	m.Up = parsed.UpStatements
+	m.Down = parsed.DownStatements
+	m.DisableTransactionUp = parsed.DisableTransactionUp
+	m.DisableTransactionDown = parsed.DisableTransactionDown
+	m.delayLoad = false
+	return nil
+}
+
 type PlannedMigration struct {
 	*Migration
 
@@ -266,12 +311,24 @@ func findMigrations(dir http.FileSystem, root string) ([]*Migration, error) {
 
 	for _, info := range files {
 		if strings.HasSuffix(info.Name(), ".sql") {
-			migration, err := migrationFromFile(dir, root, info)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
+			if migSet.LazyLoad {
+				migration := &Migration{
+					Id:        info.Name(),
+					delayLoad: true,
+					file: &migrationFile{
+						dir:      dir,
+						root:     root,
+						baseName: info.Name(),
+					},
+				}
+				migrations = append(migrations, migration)
+			} else {
+				migration, err := migrationFromFile(dir, root, info)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				migrations = append(migrations, migration)
 			}
-
-			migrations = append(migrations, migration)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -575,7 +632,11 @@ func (ms MigrationSet) PlanMigration(db *sql.DB, dialect string, m MigrationSour
 	// Add missing migrations up to the last run migration.
 	// This can happen for example when merges happened.
 	if len(existingMigrations) > 0 {
-		result = append(result, ToCatchup(migrations, existingMigrations, record)...)
+		catchUp, err := ToCatchup(migrations, existingMigrations, record)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		result = append(result, catchUp...)
 	}
 
 	// Figure out which migrations to apply
@@ -585,6 +646,10 @@ func (ms MigrationSet) PlanMigration(db *sql.DB, dialect string, m MigrationSour
 		toApplyCount = max
 	}
 	for _, v := range toApply[0:toApplyCount] {
+		err = v.Load()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
 
 		if dir == Up {
 			result = append(result, &PlannedMigration{
@@ -683,7 +748,7 @@ func ToApply(migrations []*Migration, current string, direction MigrationDirecti
 	panic("Not possible")
 }
 
-func ToCatchup(migrations, existingMigrations []*Migration, lastRun *Migration) []*PlannedMigration {
+func ToCatchup(migrations, existingMigrations []*Migration, lastRun *Migration) ([]*PlannedMigration, error) {
 	missing := make([]*PlannedMigration, 0)
 	for _, migration := range migrations {
 		found := false
@@ -694,6 +759,10 @@ func ToCatchup(migrations, existingMigrations []*Migration, lastRun *Migration)
 			}
 		}
 		if !found && migration.Less(lastRun) {
+			err := migration.Load()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 			missing = append(missing, &PlannedMigration{
 				Migration:          migration,
 				Queries:            migration.Up,
@@ -701,7 +770,7 @@ func ToCatchup(migrations, existingMigrations []*Migration, lastRun *Migration)
 			})
 		}
 	}
-	return missing
+	return missing, nil
 }
 
 func GetMigrationRecords(db *sql.DB, dialect string) ([]*MigrationRecord, error) {
diff --git a/migrate_test.go b/migrate_test.go
index 0d6a0875..b796335a 100644
--- a/migrate_test.go
+++ b/migrate_test.go
@@ -665,3 +665,29 @@ func (s *SqliteMigrateSuite) TestGetMigrationDbMapWithDisableCreateTable(c *C) {
 	_, err := migSet.getMigrationDbMap(s.Db, "postgres")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 }
+
+func (s *SqliteMigrateSuite) TestFileMigrateWithLazyLoad(c *C) {
+	migrations := &FileMigrationSource{
+		Dir: "test-migrations",
+	}
+
+	SetLazyLoad(true)
+	migrationsNotLoaded, err := migrations.FindMigrations()
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	for _, migration := range migrationsNotLoaded {
+		c.Assert(migration.DisableTransactionUp, Equals, false)
+		c.Assert(migration.DisableTransactionDown, Equals, false)
+		c.Assert(len(migration.Up), Equals, 0)
+		c.Assert(len(migration.Down), Equals, 0)
+	}
+	// Executes two migrations
+	n, err := Exec(s.Db, "sqlite3", migrations, Up)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(n, Equals, 2)
+
+	// Has data
+	id, err := s.DbMap.SelectInt("SELECT id FROM people")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(id, Equals, int64(1))
+	SetLazyLoad(false)
+}