diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 4c3cadb3b..37821b990 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <components/compiler/extensions0.hpp>
 
-#include <components/bsa/bsa_archive.hpp>
+#include <components/bsa/resources.hpp>
 #include <components/files/configurationmanager.hpp>
 #include <components/translation/translation.hpp>
 #include <components/nif/niffile.hpp>
@@ -192,50 +192,6 @@ OMW::Engine::~Engine()
     SDL_Quit();
 }
 
-// Load BSA files
-
-void OMW::Engine::loadBSA()
-{
-    // We use separate resource groups to handle location priority.
-    const Files::PathContainer& dataDirs = mFileCollections.getPaths();
-
-    int i=0;
-    for (Files::PathContainer::const_iterator iter = dataDirs.begin(); iter != dataDirs.end(); ++iter)
-    {
-        // Last data dir has the highest priority
-        std::string groupName = "Data" + Ogre::StringConverter::toString(dataDirs.size()-i, 8, '0');
-        Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton ().createResourceGroup (groupName);
-
-        std::string dataDirectory = iter->string();
-        std::cout << "Data dir " << dataDirectory << std::endl;
-        Bsa::addDir(dataDirectory, mFSStrict, groupName);
-        ++i;
-    }
-
-    i=0;
-    for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator archive = mArchives.begin(); archive != mArchives.end(); ++archive)
-    {
-        if (mFileCollections.doesExist(*archive))
-        {
-            // Last BSA has the highest priority
-            std::string groupName = "DataBSA" + Ogre::StringConverter::toString(mArchives.size()-i, 8, '0');
-
-            Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton ().createResourceGroup (groupName);
-
-            const std::string archivePath = mFileCollections.getPath(*archive).string();
-            std::cout << "Adding BSA archive " << archivePath << std::endl;
-            Bsa::addBSA(archivePath, groupName);
-            ++i;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            std::stringstream message;
-            message << "Archive '" << *archive << "' not found";
-            throw std::runtime_error(message.str());
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 // add resources directory
 // \note This function works recursively.
 
@@ -385,8 +341,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine (Settings::Manager & settings)
 
     mOgre->createWindow("OpenMW", windowSettings);
 
-    loadBSA();
-
+    Bsa::registerResources (mFileCollections, mArchives, true, mFSStrict);
 
     // Create input and UI first to set up a bootstrapping environment for
     // showing a loading screen and keeping the window responsive while doing so
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
index 5c15ddf6f..e0f51d0dc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ namespace OMW
             /// add a .zip resource
             void addZipResource (const boost::filesystem::path& path);
 
-            /// Load BSA files
-            void loadBSA();
-
             void executeLocalScripts();
 
             virtual bool frameRenderingQueued (const Ogre::FrameEvent& evt);
diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index db4ecad0b..f8a2969f9 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ add_component_dir (nifoverrides
     )
 
 add_component_dir (bsa
-    bsa_archive bsa_file
+    bsa_archive bsa_file resources
     )
 
 add_component_dir (nif
diff --git a/components/bsa/resources.cpp b/components/bsa/resources.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d06b3b485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/bsa/resources.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+
+#include "resources.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <OgreResourceGroupManager.h>
+#include <OgreStringConverter.h>
+
+#include "bsa_archive.hpp"
+
+void Bsa::registerResources (const Files::Collections& collections,
+    const std::vector<std::string>& archives, bool useLooseFiles, bool fsStrict)
+{
+    const Files::PathContainer& dataDirs = collections.getPaths();
+
+    int i=0;
+
+    if (useLooseFiles)
+        for (Files::PathContainer::const_iterator iter = dataDirs.begin(); iter != dataDirs.end(); ++iter)
+        {
+            // Last data dir has the highest priority
+            std::string groupName = "Data" + Ogre::StringConverter::toString(dataDirs.size()-i, 8, '0');
+            Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton ().createResourceGroup (groupName);
+
+            std::string dataDirectory = iter->string();
+            std::cout << "Data dir " << dataDirectory << std::endl;
+            Bsa::addDir(dataDirectory, fsStrict, groupName);
+            ++i;
+        }
+
+    i=0;
+    for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator archive = archives.begin(); archive != archives.end(); ++archive)
+    {
+        if (collections.doesExist(*archive))
+        {
+            // Last BSA has the highest priority
+            std::string groupName = "DataBSA" + Ogre::StringConverter::toString(archives.size()-i, 8, '0');
+
+            Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton ().createResourceGroup (groupName);
+
+            const std::string archivePath = collections.getPath(*archive).string();
+            std::cout << "Adding BSA archive " << archivePath << std::endl;
+            Bsa::addBSA(archivePath, groupName);
+            ++i;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            std::stringstream message;
+            message << "Archive '" << *archive << "' not found";
+            throw std::runtime_error(message.str());
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/bsa/resources.hpp b/components/bsa/resources.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c3fb7bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/bsa/resources.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef BSA_BSA_RESOURCES_H
+#define BSA_BSA_RESOURCES_H
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "../files/collections.hpp"
+
+namespace Bsa
+{
+    void registerResources (const Files::Collections& collections,
+        const std::vector<std::string>& archives, bool useLooseFiles, bool fsStrict);
+    ///< Register resources directories and archives as OGRE resources groups
+}
+
+#endif