diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ShapeAsset.cpp b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ShapeAsset.cpp
index 90c0eaa81..2bb03dbb8 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ShapeAsset.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ShapeAsset.cpp
@@ -755,12 +755,6 @@ DefineEngineMethod(ShapeAsset, getStatusString, String, (), , "get status string
    return ShapeAsset::getAssetErrstrn(object->getStatus());
 }
 
-DefineEngineMethod(ShapeAsset, load, String, (), , "get status string")\
-{
-   U32 code = object->load();
-   return ShapeAsset::getAssetErrstrn(code);
-}
-
 #ifdef TORQUE_TOOLS
 DefineEngineMethod(ShapeAsset, generateCachedPreviewImage, const char*, (S32 resolution, const char* overrideMaterialName), (256, ""),
    "Generates a baked preview image of the given shapeAsset. Only really used for generating Asset Browser icons.\n"
diff --git a/Engine/source/assets/assetBase_ScriptBinding.h b/Engine/source/assets/assetBase_ScriptBinding.h
index f326f6711..b2d6bb022 100644
--- a/Engine/source/assets/assetBase_ScriptBinding.h
+++ b/Engine/source/assets/assetBase_ScriptBinding.h
@@ -92,3 +92,11 @@ DefineEngineMethod(AssetBase, getStatusString, const char*, (), ,
 {
    return object->getAssetErrstrn(object->getStatus());
 }
+
+DefineEngineMethod(AssetBase, load, String, (), , 
+   "Manually initates a loading of the asset and it's contents.\n"
+   "@return The status code of the loading results.\n")\
+{
+   U32 code = object->load();
+   return object->getAssetErrstrn(code);
+}