diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 282ebe32..69a81a20 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ compile
 main.log
 main.trs
 test-suite.log
+.vscode/
diff --git a/doc/manual-src/en/aria2c.rst b/doc/manual-src/en/aria2c.rst
index 6d54f361..c96330fb 100644
--- a/doc/manual-src/en/aria2c.rst
+++ b/doc/manual-src/en/aria2c.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ aria2c(1)
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-**aria2c** [<OPTIONS>] [<URI>|<MAGNET>|<TORRENT_FILE>|<METALINK_FILE>] ...
+**aria2c** [<OPTIONS>] [<URI>|<MAGNET>|<TORRENT_FILE>|<METALINK_FILE>|<ARIA2_CONTROL_FILE>] ...
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ Some options takes ``K`` and ``M`` to conveniently represent 1024 and
 case-insensitive way. In other words, ``k`` and ``m`` can be used as
 well as ``K`` and ``M`` respectively.
 
-URI, MAGNET, TORRENT_FILE, METALINK_FILE
+URI, MAGNET, TORRENT_FILE, METALINK_FILE, ARIA2_CONTROL_FILE
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 You can specify multiple URIs in command-line.  Unless you specify
diff --git a/doc/manual-src/pt/aria2c.rst b/doc/manual-src/pt/aria2c.rst
index ecb3a551..a502f1e3 100644
--- a/doc/manual-src/pt/aria2c.rst
+++ b/doc/manual-src/pt/aria2c.rst
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ Algumas opções usam ``K`` e ``M`` para convenientemente representar
 transparente (maiúsculas e minúsculas), portanto podem ser usados
 `k`` ou ``K`` e ``m`` ou ``M``.
 
-URI, MAGNET, TORRENT_FILE, METALINK_FILE
+URI, MAGNET, TORRENT_FILE, METALINK_FILE, ARIA2_CONTROL_FILE
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Podemos especificar múltiplas URIs em uma linha de comando.  A menos que seja
diff --git a/doc/manual-src/ru/aria2c.rst b/doc/manual-src/ru/aria2c.rst
index 7a4c9d65..d0d2c53d 100644
--- a/doc/manual-src/ru/aria2c.rst
+++ b/doc/manual-src/ru/aria2c.rst
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@ URI, и это не то, что обычно вы ожидаете.
 регистра. Другими словами, ``k`` и ``m`` могут быть использованы также как
 ``K`` и ``M`` соответственно.
 
-URI, MAGNET-ССЫЛКА, TORRENT-ФАЙЛ, METALINK-ФАЙЛ
+URI, MAGNET-ССЫЛКА, TORRENT-ФАЙЛ, METALINK-ФАЙЛ, ARIA2_CONTROL_FILE
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Вы можете перечислить несколько URI в командной строке. Пока вы не указали
diff --git a/src/DefaultBtProgressInfoFile.cc b/src/DefaultBtProgressInfoFile.cc
index 7907284f..d7692206 100644
--- a/src/DefaultBtProgressInfoFile.cc
+++ b/src/DefaultBtProgressInfoFile.cc
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@
 #include "fmt.h"
 #include "array_fun.h"
 #include "DownloadContext.h"
-#include "BufferedFile.h"
 #include "SHA1IOFile.h"
-#include "BtConstants.h"
 #ifdef ENABLE_BITTORRENT
 #  include "PeerStorage.h"
 #  include "BtRuntime.h"
@@ -223,23 +221,17 @@ void DefaultBtProgressInfoFile::save()
   }
 }
 
-#define READ_CHECK(fp, ptr, count)                                             \
+#define READ_CHECK_STATIC(fp, ptr, count, filename)                            \
   if (fp.read((ptr), (count)) != (count)) {                                    \
-    throw DL_ABORT_EX(fmt(EX_SEGMENT_FILE_READ, filename_.c_str()));           \
+    throw DL_ABORT_EX(fmt(EX_SEGMENT_FILE_READ, filename.c_str()));            \
   }
 
-// It is assumed that integers are saved as:
-// 1) host byte order if version == 0000
-// 2) network byte order if version == 0001
-void DefaultBtProgressInfoFile::load()
+#define READ_CHECK(fp, ptr, count) READ_CHECK_STATIC(fp, ptr, count, filename_)
+
+uint DefaultBtProgressInfoFile::getControlFileVersion(BufferedFile& fp, const std::string& filename)
 {
-  A2_LOG_INFO(fmt(MSG_LOADING_SEGMENT_FILE, filename_.c_str()));
-  BufferedFile fp(filename_.c_str(), BufferedFile::READ);
-  if (!fp) {
-    throw DL_ABORT_EX(fmt(EX_SEGMENT_FILE_READ, filename_.c_str()));
-  }
   unsigned char versionBuf[2];
-  READ_CHECK(fp, versionBuf, sizeof(versionBuf));
+  READ_CHECK_STATIC(fp, versionBuf, sizeof(versionBuf), filename);
   std::string versionHex = util::toHex(versionBuf, sizeof(versionBuf));
   int version;
   if ("0000" == versionHex) {
@@ -252,6 +244,53 @@ void DefaultBtProgressInfoFile::load()
     throw DL_ABORT_EX(
         fmt("Unsupported ctrl file version: %s", versionHex.c_str()));
   }
+
+  return version;
+}
+
+std::array<unsigned char, INFO_HASH_LENGTH> DefaultBtProgressInfoFile::getInfoHash(const std::string& control_file)
+{
+  A2_LOG_INFO(fmt(MSG_LOADING_SEGMENT_FILE, control_file.c_str()));
+  BufferedFile fp(control_file.c_str(), BufferedFile::READ);
+  if (!fp) {
+    throw DL_ABORT_EX(fmt(EX_SEGMENT_FILE_READ, control_file.c_str()));
+  }
+  
+  const auto version = getControlFileVersion(fp, control_file);
+
+  unsigned char extension[4];
+  READ_CHECK_STATIC(fp, extension, sizeof(extension), control_file);
+
+  uint32_t infoHashLength;
+  READ_CHECK_STATIC(fp, &infoHashLength, sizeof(infoHashLength), control_file);
+  if (version >= 1) {
+    infoHashLength = ntohl(infoHashLength);
+  }
+  if (infoHashLength != INFO_HASH_LENGTH) {
+    throw DL_ABORT_EX(fmt("Invalid info hash length: %d", infoHashLength));
+  }
+
+  std::array<unsigned char, INFO_HASH_LENGTH> savedInfoHash;
+  if (infoHashLength > 0) {
+    READ_CHECK_STATIC(fp, savedInfoHash.data(), infoHashLength, control_file);
+  }
+
+  return savedInfoHash;
+}
+
+// It is assumed that integers are saved as:
+// 1) host byte order if version == 0000
+// 2) network byte order if version == 0001
+void DefaultBtProgressInfoFile::load()
+{
+  A2_LOG_INFO(fmt(MSG_LOADING_SEGMENT_FILE, filename_.c_str()));
+  BufferedFile fp(filename_.c_str(), BufferedFile::READ);
+  if (!fp) {
+    throw DL_ABORT_EX(fmt(EX_SEGMENT_FILE_READ, filename_.c_str()));
+  }
+
+  const auto version = getControlFileVersion(fp, filename_);
+
   unsigned char extension[4];
   READ_CHECK(fp, extension, sizeof(extension));
   bool infoHashCheckEnabled = false;
diff --git a/src/DefaultBtProgressInfoFile.h b/src/DefaultBtProgressInfoFile.h
index 33a28044..ef7a4a4a 100644
--- a/src/DefaultBtProgressInfoFile.h
+++ b/src/DefaultBtProgressInfoFile.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #define D_DEFAULT_BT_PROGRESS_INFO_FILE_H
 
 #include "BtProgressInfoFile.h"
+#include "BufferedFile.h"
+#include "BtConstants.h"
 
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -93,6 +95,11 @@ public:
   void setBtRuntime(const std::shared_ptr<BtRuntime>& btRuntime);
 #endif // ENABLE_BITTORRENT
 
+  // Assume getting pointer to the start of the file
+  static uint getControlFileVersion(BufferedFile& fp, const std::string& filename);
+
+  static std::array<unsigned char, INFO_HASH_LENGTH> getInfoHash(const std::string& control_file);
+
   static const std::string& getSuffix()
   {
     static std::string suffix = ".aria2";
diff --git a/src/File.cc b/src/File.cc
index a98dca61..753fdcc4 100644
--- a/src/File.cc
+++ b/src/File.cc
@@ -372,6 +372,11 @@ Time File::getModifiedTime()
   return Time(fstat.st_mtime);
 }
 
+std::string File::getExtension() const
+{
+    return name_.substr(name_.find_last_of("."));
+}
+
 std::string File::getCurrentDir()
 {
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
diff --git a/src/File.h b/src/File.h
index 6d304640..85a69a5d 100644
--- a/src/File.h
+++ b/src/File.h
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ public:
 
   Time getModifiedTime();
 
+  std::string getExtension() const;
+
   // Returns the current working directory.  If the current working
   // directory cannot be retrieved or its length is larger than 2048,
   // returns ".".
diff --git a/src/ProtocolDetector.cc b/src/ProtocolDetector.cc
index cc7016fc..94ab2492 100644
--- a/src/ProtocolDetector.cc
+++ b/src/ProtocolDetector.cc
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 #ifdef ENABLE_BITTORRENT
 #  include "bittorrent_helper.h"
 #endif // ENABLE_BITTORRENT
+#ifdef ENABLE_CONTROL_FILE
+# include "DefaultBtProgressInfoFile.h"
+#endif // ENABLE_CONTROL_FILE
 
 namespace aria2 {
 
@@ -90,6 +93,22 @@ bool ProtocolDetector::guessTorrentMagnet(const std::string& uri) const
 #endif // !ENABLE_BITTORRENT
 }
 
+bool ProtocolDetector::guessAria2ControlFile(const std::string& uri) const
+{
+#ifdef ENABLE_CONTROL_FILE
+  File control_file(uri);
+
+  if(!control_file.isFile())
+  {
+      return false;
+  }
+
+  return control_file.getExtension() == DefaultBtProgressInfoFile::getSuffix();
+#else //  !ENABLE_CONTROL_FILE
+  return false;
+#endif // !ENABLE_CONTROL_FILE
+}
+
 bool ProtocolDetector::guessMetalinkFile(const std::string& uri) const
 {
   BufferedFile fp(uri.c_str(), BufferedFile::READ);
diff --git a/src/ProtocolDetector.h b/src/ProtocolDetector.h
index 54652cb1..a638eb24 100644
--- a/src/ProtocolDetector.h
+++ b/src/ProtocolDetector.h
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ public:
   // Returns true if ProtocolDetector thinks uri is a path of Metalink XML
   // file, otherwise return false.
   bool guessMetalinkFile(const std::string& uri) const;
+
+  // Returns true if ProtocolDetector thinks uri is a path to aria2 control
+  // file, otherwise return false
+  bool guessAria2ControlFile(const std::string& uri) const;
 };
 
 } // namespace aria2
diff --git a/src/download_helper.cc b/src/download_helper.cc
index 6118aa14..41771c9c 100644
--- a/src/download_helper.cc
+++ b/src/download_helper.cc
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 #  include "BtConstants.h"
 #  include "ValueBaseBencodeParser.h"
 #endif // ENABLE_BITTORRENT
+#ifdef ENABLE_CONTROL_FILE
+#  include "TorrentAttribute.h"
+#  include "DefaultBtProgressInfoFile.h"
+#endif // ENABLE_CONTROL_FILE
 
 namespace aria2 {
 
@@ -445,7 +449,20 @@ public:
         }
       }
     }
+    
 #endif // ENABLE_METALINK
+#ifdef  ENABLE_CONTROL_FILE
+    else if (!ignoreLocalPath_ && detector_.guessAria2ControlFile(uri))
+    {
+      // Extract hash and construct a magnet to feed into createBtMagentRequestGroup
+      const auto infoHash = DefaultBtProgressInfoFile::getInfoHash(uri);
+
+      auto torrent_attribute = std::make_unique<TorrentAttribute>();
+      torrent_attribute->infoHash = std::string(std::begin(infoHash), std::end(infoHash));
+      const auto magent = aria2::bittorrent::torrent2Magnet(torrent_attribute.get());
+      
+      requestGroups_.push_back(createBtMagnetRequestGroup(magent, option_));
+    }
     else {
       if (throwOnError_) {
         throw DL_ABORT_EX(fmt(MSG_UNRECOGNIZED_URI, uri.c_str()));
@@ -455,6 +472,7 @@ public:
       }
     }
   }
+#endif // ENABLE_CONTROL_FILE
 };
 } // namespace
 
diff --git a/src/version_usage.cc b/src/version_usage.cc
index d2218b44..9bd70177 100644
--- a/src/version_usage.cc
+++ b/src/version_usage.cc
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void showUsage(const std::string& keyword,
                const std::shared_ptr<OptionParser>& oparser, const Console& out)
 {
   out->printf(_("Usage: aria2c [OPTIONS] [URI | MAGNET | TORRENT_FILE |"
-                " METALINK_FILE]..."));
+                " METALINK_FILE | ARIA2_CONTROL_FILE]..."));
   out->printf("\n");
   if (keyword.empty()) {
     // Very short version of usage.
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void showUsage(const std::string& keyword,
     }
   }
   if (keyword == strHelpTag(TAG_BASIC)) {
-    out->printf("URI, MAGNET, TORRENT_FILE, METALINK_FILE:\n");
+    out->printf("URI, MAGNET, TORRENT_FILE, METALINK_FILE, ARIA2_CONTROL_FILE:\n");
     out->printf(
         _(" You can specify multiple HTTP(S)/FTP URIs. Unless you specify -Z "
           "option, all\n"
diff --git a/test/ProtocolDetectorTest.cc b/test/ProtocolDetectorTest.cc
index a2b6c790..84d8ce30 100644
--- a/test/ProtocolDetectorTest.cc
+++ b/test/ProtocolDetectorTest.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class ProtocolDetectorTest : public CppUnit::TestFixture {
   CPPUNIT_TEST(testGuessTorrentFile);
   CPPUNIT_TEST(testGuessTorrentMagnet);
   CPPUNIT_TEST(testGuessMetalinkFile);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST(testGuessAria2ControlFile);
   CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
 
 public:
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ public:
   void testGuessTorrentFile();
   void testGuessTorrentMagnet();
   void testGuessMetalinkFile();
+  void testGuessAria2ControlFile();
 };
 
 CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION(ProtocolDetectorTest);
@@ -66,4 +68,12 @@ void ProtocolDetectorTest::testGuessMetalinkFile()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!detector.guessMetalinkFile(A2_TEST_DIR "/test.torrent"));
 }
 
+void ProtocolDetectorTest::testGuessAria2ControlFile()
+{
+  const ProtocolDetector detector;
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(detector.guessAria2ControlFile(A2_TEST_DIR "/control_file.aria2"));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!detector.guessAria2ControlFile(A2_TEST_DIR));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!detector.guessAria2ControlFile(A2_TEST_DIR "/control_file.aria"));
+}
+
 } // namespace aria2
diff --git a/test/control_file.aria b/test/control_file.aria
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bcd66cac
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diff --git a/test/control_file.aria2 b/test/control_file.aria2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bcd66cac
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