diff --git a/bat/bat.c b/bat/bat.c
index 8645770..17d025d 100644
--- a/bat/bat.c
+++ b/bat/bat.c
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ _("Usage: alsabat [-options]...\n"
 "      --log=#            file that both stdout and strerr redirecting to\n"
 "      --file=#           file for playback\n"
 "      --saveplay=#       file that storing playback content, for debug\n"
+"      --readcapture=#    file with previously captured content.  File data\n"
+"                         is used for analysis instead of capturing it.\n"
 "      --local            internal loop, set to bypass pcm hardware devices\n"
 "      --standalone       standalone mode, to bypass analysis\n"
 "      --roundtriplatency round trip latency mode\n"
@@ -397,6 +399,7 @@ static void parse_arguments(struct bat *bat, int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"roundtriplatency", 0, 0, OPT_ROUNDTRIPLATENCY},
 		{"snr-db",   1, 0, OPT_SNRTHD_DB},
 		{"snr-pc",   1, 0, OPT_SNRTHD_PC},
+		{"readcapture", 1, 0, OPT_READCAPTURE},
 		{0, 0, 0, 0}
 	};
 
@@ -412,6 +415,11 @@ static void parse_arguments(struct bat *bat, int argc, char *argv[])
 		case OPT_SAVEPLAY:
 			bat->debugplay = optarg;
 			break;
+		case OPT_READCAPTURE:
+			bat->capturefile = optarg;
+			bat->capture.mode = MODE_ANALYZE_ONLY;
+			bat->playback.mode = MODE_ANALYZE_ONLY;
+			break;
 		case OPT_LOCAL:
 			bat->local = true;
 			break;
@@ -708,6 +716,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		goto analyze;
 	}
 
+	if (bat.capture.mode == MODE_ANALYZE_ONLY && bat.capturefile) {
+		bat.capture.file = strdup(bat.capturefile);
+		fprintf(bat.log,
+			_("Using data from file %s for analysis\n"),
+			bat.capture.file);
+		fprintf(bat.log, _("Skipping playback and capture\n"));
+		goto analyze;
+	}
+
 	/* loopback thread: playback and capture in a loop */
 	if (bat.local == false)
 		test_loopback(&bat);
diff --git a/bat/common.h b/bat/common.h
index 1b07fbe..a9bae5d 100644
--- a/bat/common.h
+++ b/bat/common.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define OPT_ROUNDTRIPLATENCY		(OPT_BASE + 6)
 #define OPT_SNRTHD_DB			(OPT_BASE + 7)
 #define OPT_SNRTHD_PC			(OPT_BASE + 8)
+#define OPT_READCAPTURE			(OPT_BASE + 9)
 
 #define COMPOSE(a, b, c, d)		((a) | ((b)<<8) | ((c)<<16) | ((d)<<24))
 #define WAV_RIFF			COMPOSE('R', 'I', 'F', 'F')
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ enum _bat_op_mode {
 	MODE_UNKNOWN = -1,
 	MODE_SINGLE = 0,
 	MODE_LOOPBACK,
+	MODE_ANALYZE_ONLY,
 	MODE_LAST
 };
 
@@ -223,6 +225,7 @@ struct bat {
 	char *narg;			/* argument string of duration */
 	char *logarg;			/* path name of log file */
 	char *debugplay;		/* path name to store playback signal */
+	char *capturefile;		/* path name for previously saved recording */
 	bool standalone;		/* enable to bypass analysis */
 	bool roundtriplatency;		/* enable round trip latency */