diff --git a/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.c b/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.c
index 3f0f7559f0..adbd63849f 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.c
+++ b/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.c
@@ -137,9 +137,18 @@ create_tables_cb( const gchar* type, gpointer data_p, gpointer be_p )
 
 /* ================================================================= */
 
+/* Main object load order */
 static const gchar* fixed_load_order[] =
-{ GNC_ID_BOOK, GNC_ID_COMMODITY, GNC_ID_ACCOUNT, GNC_ID_LOT };
-#define NUM_FIXED_LOAD_ORDER (gint)(sizeof(fixed_load_order)/sizeof(fixed_load_order[0]))
+{ GNC_ID_BOOK, GNC_ID_COMMODITY, GNC_ID_ACCOUNT, GNC_ID_LOT, NULL };
+
+/* Load order for objects from other modules */
+static const gchar** other_load_order = NULL;
+
+void
+gnc_sql_set_load_order( const gchar** load_order )
+{
+    other_load_order = load_order;
+}
 
 static void
 initial_load_cb( const gchar* type, gpointer data_p, gpointer be_p )
@@ -152,9 +161,14 @@ initial_load_cb( const gchar* type, gpointer data_p, gpointer be_p )
     g_return_if_fail( pData->version == GNC_SQL_BACKEND_VERSION );
 
 	// Don't need to load anything if it has already been loaded with the fixed order
-	for( i = 0; i < NUM_FIXED_LOAD_ORDER; i++ ) {
+	for( i = 0; fixed_load_order[i] != NULL; i++ ) {
     	if( g_ascii_strcasecmp( type, fixed_load_order[i] ) == 0 ) return;
 	}
+    if( other_load_order != NULL ) {
+	    for( i = 0; other_load_order[i] != NULL; i++ ) {
+    	    if( g_ascii_strcasecmp( type, other_load_order[i] ) == 0 ) return;
+        }
+	}
 
     if( pData->initial_load != NULL ) {
         (pData->initial_load)( be );
@@ -180,12 +194,20 @@ gnc_sql_load( GncSqlBackend* be, /*@ dependent @*/ QofBook *book, QofBackendLoad
     	be->primary_book = book;
 
     	/* Load any initial stuff. Some of this needs to happen in a certain order */
-		for( i = 0; i < NUM_FIXED_LOAD_ORDER; i++ ) {
+		for( i = 0; fixed_load_order[i] != NULL; i++ ) {
     		pData = qof_object_lookup_backend( fixed_load_order[i], GNC_SQL_BACKEND );
     		if( pData->initial_load != NULL ) {
         		(pData->initial_load)( be );
 			}
     	}
+        if( other_load_order != NULL ) {
+		    for( i = 0; other_load_order[i] != NULL; i++ ) {
+    		    pData = qof_object_lookup_backend( other_load_order[i], GNC_SQL_BACKEND );
+    		    if( pData->initial_load != NULL ) {
+        		    (pData->initial_load)( be );
+			    }
+            }
+    	}
 
 		root = gnc_book_get_root_account( book );
 		gnc_account_foreach_descendant( root, (AccountCb)xaccAccountBeginEdit, NULL );
diff --git a/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.h b/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.h
index bacbd17798..55772b1598 100644
--- a/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.h
+++ b/src/backend/sql/gnc-backend-sql.h
@@ -716,6 +716,15 @@ gchar* gnc_sql_convert_timespec_to_string( const GncSqlBackend* be, Timespec ts
 void gnc_sql_upgrade_table( GncSqlBackend* be, const gchar* table_name,
                             const GncSqlColumnTableEntry* col_table );
 
+/**
+ * Specifies the load order for a set of objects.  When loading from a database, the
+ * objects will be loaded in this order, so that when later objects have references to
+ * objects, those objects will already have been loaded.
+ *
+ * @param load_order NULL-terminated array of object type ID strings
+ */
+void gnc_sql_set_load_order( const gchar** load_order );
+
 void _retrieve_guid_( gpointer pObject, /*@ null @*/ gpointer pValue );
 
 /*@ null @*/
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/sql/gncmod-business-backend-sql.c b/src/business/business-core/sql/gncmod-business-backend-sql.c
index 425e9bd55b..c240b82c8e 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/sql/gncmod-business-backend-sql.c
+++ b/src/business/business-core/sql/gncmod-business-backend-sql.c
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ libgncmod_business_backend_sql_gnc_module_description(void)
     return g_strdup( "The SQL backend for GnuCash business objects" );
 }
 
+/* Order in which business objects need to be loaded */
+static const gchar* fixed_load_order[] =
+{ GNC_ID_BILLTERM, GNC_ID_TAXTABLE, NULL };
+
 int
 libgncmod_business_backend_sql_gnc_module_init(int refcount)
 {
@@ -100,6 +104,8 @@ libgncmod_business_backend_sql_gnc_module_init(int refcount)
         gnc_owner_sql_initialize();
         gnc_taxtable_sql_initialize();
         gnc_vendor_sql_initialize();
+
+        gnc_sql_set_load_order( fixed_load_order );
     }
 
     return TRUE;