diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadIDFFromNexus.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadIDFFromNexus.h
index 4fedeff263fa..318073899afb 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadIDFFromNexus.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/inc/MantidDataHandling/LoadIDFFromNexus.h
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@
 
 namespace Mantid
 {
-
-  namespace Geometry
-  {
-    class CompAssembly;
-    class Component;
-    class Instrument;
-  }
-
   namespace DataHandling
   {
     /** @class LoadIDFFromNexus LoadInstrumentFromNexus.h DataHandling/LoadIDFFromNexus.h
@@ -36,10 +28,7 @@ namespace Mantid
     <LI> Workspace - The name of the workspace in which to use as a basis for any data to be added.</LI>
     </UL>
 
-    @author Karl Palmen, ISIS, RAL (LoadInstrumentFromRaw)
-
-
-    Copyright &copy; 2007-8 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory & NScD Oak Ridge National Laboratory
+    Copyright &copy; 2013 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory & NScD Oak Ridge National Laboratory
 
     This file is part of Mantid.
 
@@ -68,10 +57,10 @@ namespace Mantid
       virtual ~LoadIDFFromNexus() {}
 
       /// Algorithm's name for identification overriding a virtual method
-      virtual const std::string name() const { return "LoadIDFFromNexus";};
+      virtual const std::string name() const { return "LoadIDFFromNexus";}
 
       /// Algorithm's version for identification overriding a virtual method
-      virtual int version() const { return 1;};
+      virtual int version() const { return 1;}
 
       /// Algorithm's category for identification overriding a virtual method
       virtual const std::string category() const { return "DataHandling\\Instrument";}
@@ -79,15 +68,12 @@ namespace Mantid
     private:
       /// Sets documentation strings for this algorithm
       virtual void initDocs();
-
       /// Overwrites Algorithm method. Does nothing at present
       void init();
-
       /// Overwrites Algorithm method
       void exec();
 
-      /// The name and path of the input file
-      std::string m_filename;
+      void runLoadParameterFile(API::MatrixWorkspace_sptr workspace);
     };
 
   } // namespace DataHandling
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadEventNexus.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadEventNexus.cpp
index 81ccf54d2fa7..999c0bcb63a0 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadEventNexus.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadEventNexus.cpp
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ bool LoadEventNexus::loadInstrument(const std::string & nexusfilename, MatrixWor
 bool LoadEventNexus::runLoadIDFFromNexus(const std::string & nexusfilename, API::MatrixWorkspace_sptr localWorkspace,
                                          const std::string & top_entry_name, Algorithm * alg)
 {
-  IAlgorithm_sptr loadInst= alg->createChildAlgorithm("LoadIDFFromNexus",-1,-1,false);
+  IAlgorithm_sptr loadInst= alg->createChildAlgorithm("LoadIDFFromNexus");
 
   // Now execute the Child Algorithm. Catch and log any error, but don't stop.
   try
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadIDFFromNexus.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadIDFFromNexus.cpp
index f2b2d7365c7d..430d5edd9e82 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadIDFFromNexus.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/src/LoadIDFFromNexus.cpp
@@ -6,17 +6,10 @@
 // Includes
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #include "MantidDataHandling/LoadIDFFromNexus.h"
-#include "MantidGeometry/Instrument.h"
-#include "MantidGeometry/Instrument/Detector.h"
-#include "MantidGeometry/Instrument/CompAssembly.h"
-#include "MantidGeometry/Instrument/Component.h"
-#include "MantidNexus/MuonNexusReader.h"
+#include "MantidDataHandling/LoadParameterFile.h"
 #include "MantidKernel/ConfigService.h"
 #include "MantidAPI/FileProperty.h"
 
-#include <fstream>
-
-
 namespace Mantid
 {
 namespace DataHandling
@@ -68,7 +61,7 @@ void LoadIDFFromNexus::init()
 void LoadIDFFromNexus::exec()
 {
   // Retrieve the filename from the properties
-  m_filename = getPropertyValue("Filename");
+  const std::string filename = getPropertyValue("Filename");
 
   // Get the input workspace
   const MatrixWorkspace_sptr localWorkspace = getProperty("Workspace");
@@ -77,7 +70,7 @@ void LoadIDFFromNexus::exec()
   std::string instrumentParentPath = getPropertyValue("InstrumentParentPath");
 
   // Get the instrument group in the Nexus file
-  ::NeXus::File nxfile(m_filename);
+  ::NeXus::File nxfile(filename);
   // Assume one level in instrument path
   nxfile.openPath(instrumentParentPath);
 
@@ -85,9 +78,26 @@ void LoadIDFFromNexus::exec()
   localWorkspace->loadExperimentInfoNexus( &nxfile, parameterString );
   localWorkspace->readParameterMap(parameterString);
 
+  runLoadParameterFile(localWorkspace);
+
   return;
 }
 
+void LoadIDFFromNexus::runLoadParameterFile(MatrixWorkspace_sptr workspace)
+{
+  const std::string directory = ConfigService::Instance().getString("parameterDefinition.directory");
+  const std::string instrumentName = workspace->getInstrument()->getName();
+  const std::string paramFile = directory + instrumentName + "_Parameters.xml";
+
+  try {
+    LoadParameterFile::execManually(paramFile, workspace);
+  } catch ( std::runtime_error& ex) {
+    g_log.notice() << "File " << paramFile << " not found or un-parsable. "
+                       "However, the instrument has been loaded successfully.\n";
+  }
+
+}
+
 
 } // namespace DataHandling
 } // namespace Mantid