diff --git a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/config/main.go b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/config/main.go
index dd6028bea..df1e7e97a 100644
--- a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/config/main.go
+++ b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/config/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	CaptiveCoreHTTPQueryThreadPoolSize  uint16
 	CaptiveCoreHTTPQuerySnapshotLedgers uint16
 
+	IngestionLoadTestFixturesPath  string
+	IngestionLoadTestLedgersPath   string
+	IngestionLoadTestCloseDuration time.Duration
+
 	Endpoint                                       string
 	AdminEndpoint                                  string
 	CheckpointFrequency                            uint32
diff --git a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/config/options.go b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/config/options.go
index 09c1ac7cb..fa1759ba6 100644
--- a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/config/options.go
+++ b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/config/options.go
@@ -204,6 +204,22 @@ func (cfg *Config) options() Options {
 				}
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:      "ingestion-load-test-fixtures-path",
+			Usage:     "path to ledger entries file which will be used as fixtures for the ingestion load test.",
+			ConfigKey: &cfg.IngestionLoadTestFixturesPath,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "ingestion-load-test-ledgers-path",
+			Usage:     "path to ledgers file which will be replayed in the ingestion load test.",
+			ConfigKey: &cfg.IngestionLoadTestLedgersPath,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:         "ingestion-load-test-close-duration",
+			DefaultValue: 2 * time.Second,
+			Usage:        "the time (in seconds) it takes to close ledgers in the ingestion load test.",
+			ConfigKey:    &cfg.IngestionLoadTestCloseDuration,
+		},
 		{
 			Name:      "history-archive-urls",
 			Usage:     "comma-separated list of stellar history archives to connect with",
diff --git a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/daemon/daemon.go b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/daemon/daemon.go
index 63fc8120c..2cdd0856d 100644
--- a/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/stellar-rpc/internal/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stellar/go/clients/stellarcore"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/historyarchive"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/ingest/ledgerbackend"
+	"github.com/stellar/go/ingest/loadtest"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/support/datastore"
 	supporthttp "github.com/stellar/go/support/http"
 	supportlog "github.com/stellar/go/support/log"
@@ -291,8 +292,7 @@ func createIngestService(cfg *config.Config, logger *supportlog.Entry, daemon *D
 	onIngestionRetry := func(err error, _ time.Duration) {
 		logger.WithError(err).Error("could not run ingestion. Retrying")
 	}
-
-	return ingest.NewService(ingest.Config{
+	ingestConfig := ingest.Config{
 		Logger: logger,
 		DB: db.NewReadWriter(
 			logger,
@@ -309,7 +309,18 @@ func createIngestService(cfg *config.Config, logger *supportlog.Entry, daemon *D
 		OnIngestionRetry:  onIngestionRetry,
 		Daemon:            daemon,
 		FeeWindows:        feewindows,
-	})
+	}
+
+	if cfg.IngestionLoadTestLedgersPath != "" {
+		ingestConfig.LedgerBackend = loadtest.NewLedgerBackend(loadtest.LedgerBackendConfig{
+			NetworkPassphrase:     cfg.NetworkPassphrase,
+			LedgerBackend:         daemon.core,
+			LedgersFilePath:       cfg.IngestionLoadTestLedgersPath,
+			LedgerEntriesFilePath: cfg.IngestionLoadTestFixturesPath,
+			LedgerCloseDuration:   cfg.IngestionLoadTestCloseDuration,
+		})
+	}
+	return ingest.NewService(ingestConfig)
 }
 
 func createPreflightWorkerPool(cfg *config.Config, logger *supportlog.Entry, daemon *Daemon) *preflight.WorkerPool {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 868fed9d6..d69562938 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/handlers v1.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/xattr v0.4.9 // indirect
+	github.com/xdrpp/goxdr v0.1.1 // indirect
 )
 
 require (