diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e01160..eb39518 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CFLAGS = -I include -fPIC -g
 LDFLAGS = -shared
 LIBS =
 
-OBJS = src/core.o src/file.o src/unicode.o src/util.o src/array.o src/xpointer.o
+OBJS = src/core.o src/file.o src/unicode.o src/util.o src/array.o src/xpointer.o src/xinclude.o
 
 SO = .so
 
diff --git a/example.c b/example.c
index c182f00..2c397a1 100644
--- a/example.c
+++ b/example.c
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	xl_node_t* n;
 
 	for(i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-		xemil_t* h  = xl_open_file(argv[i]);
-		h->new_text = 1;
+		xemil_t* h     = xl_open_file(argv[i]);
+		h->new_text    = 1;
+		h->do_xinclude = 1;
 		if(h != NULL) {
 			printf("%s:\n", argv[i]);
 			if(xl_parse(h)) {
diff --git a/include/xemil.h b/include/xemil.h
index 36f4b90..9dfe7cb 100644
--- a/include/xemil.h
+++ b/include/xemil.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct xemil {
 	void*	     drv_opaque;
 	void*	     drv_arg;
 	int	     new_text;
+	int	     do_xinclude;
+	char*	     path;
 	xl_node_t*   pre;
 	xl_node_t*   root;
 };
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ struct xemil {
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/* clang-format off */
 #define XL_MERGE(target, source) \
 	{ \
 		xl_node_t** target##_old = target; \
@@ -109,19 +112,19 @@ extern "C" {
 				xl_node_t*  scanned_node = r[j];
 
 #define XL_LIST_END \
-	if(nodes != NULL) { \
-		XL_MERGE(new, nodes); \
+				if(nodes != NULL) { \
+					XL_MERGE(new, nodes); \
 \
-		free(nodes); \
-	} \
-	} \
-	free(r); \
-	r = new; \
+					free(nodes); \
+				} \
+			} \
+			free(r); \
+			r = new; \
 \
-	s = i + 1; \
+			s = i + 1; \
 \
-	if(old == 0) break; \
-	} \
+			if(old == 0) break; \
+		} \
 	} \
 \
 	if(r[0] == NULL) { \
@@ -130,12 +133,15 @@ extern "C" {
 	} \
 \
 	return r;
+/* clang-format on */
 
 /* core.c */
 XLDECL xemil_t* xl_open(xl_driver_t* driver, void* arg);
 XLDECL int	xl_parse(xemil_t* handle);
 XLDECL void	xl_close(xemil_t* handle);
 XLDECL char*	xl_get_attribute(xl_node_t* node, const char* key);
+XLDECL void	xl_free(xl_node_t* node);
+XLDECL void	xl_replace(xl_node_t* node, xl_node_t* new);
 
 XLDECL xl_node_t** xl_get_nodes(xl_node_t* node, const char* name); /* NULL-terminated */
 XLDECL xl_node_t** xl_get_path(xl_node_t* node, const char* path);  /* NULL-terminated */
@@ -165,6 +171,9 @@ XLDECL void xl_array_free(int** array);
 /* xpointer.c */
 xl_node_t** xl_xpointer(xl_node_t* node, const char* path);
 
+/* xinclude.c */
+void xl_xinclude_scan(xemil_t* handle, xl_node_t* node);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index e0f2afc..c2ffc4f 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ xemil_t* xl_open(xl_driver_t* driver, void* arg) {
 	handle->pre  = NULL;
 	handle->root = NULL;
 
-	handle->new_text = 0;
+	handle->path = NULL;
+
+	handle->new_text    = 0;
+	handle->do_xinclude = 0;
 
 	if(!handle->driver->open(handle)) {
 		free(handle);
@@ -560,6 +563,10 @@ int xl_parse(xemil_t* handle) {
 
 	CLEANUP;
 
+	if(handle->do_xinclude) {
+		xl_xinclude_scan(handle, handle->root);
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -589,8 +596,82 @@ static void recursive_free(xl_node_t* node) {
 	free(node);
 }
 
+void xl_free(xl_node_t* node) {
+	xl_node_t* parent = node->parent;
+	xl_node_t* child;
+
+	child = parent->first_child;
+	if(child != NULL && child == node) {
+		parent->first_child = child->next;
+		if(child->next != NULL) child->next->prev = NULL;
+		child = child->next;
+	}
+
+	while(child != NULL) {
+		xl_node_t* next = child->next;
+
+		if(child == node) {
+			if(child->prev != NULL) child->prev->next = child->next;
+			if(child->next != NULL) child->next->prev = child->prev;
+		}
+
+		child = next;
+	}
+
+	recursive_free(node);
+}
+
+void xl_replace(xl_node_t* node, xl_node_t* new) {
+	xl_node_t* parent = node->parent;
+	xl_node_t* child;
+
+	if(new->parent != NULL&& new->parent->first_child == new) {
+		new->parent->first_child = new->next;
+		if(new->next->prev != NULL) new->next->prev = NULL;
+	}
+	if(new->parent != NULL) {
+		child = new->parent->first_child;
+
+		while(child != NULL) {
+			if(child == new) {
+				if(child->prev != NULL) child->prev->next = child->next;
+				if(child->next != NULL) child->next->prev = child->prev;
+			}
+
+			child = child->next;
+		}
+	}
+
+	child = parent->first_child;
+	if(child != NULL && child == node) {
+		parent->first_child = new;
+
+		new->parent = parent;
+		new->prev   = NULL;
+		new->next   = child->next;
+
+		child = child->next;
+	}
+
+	while(child != NULL) {
+		if(child == node) {
+			new->parent = parent;
+			new->next   = child->next;
+			new->prev   = child->prev;
+
+			if(child->prev != NULL) child->prev->next = new;
+			if(child->next != NULL) child->next->prev = new;
+		}
+
+		child = child->next;
+	}
+
+	recursive_free(node);
+}
+
 void xl_close(xemil_t* handle) {
 	if(handle->root != NULL) recursive_free(handle->root);
+	if(handle->path != NULL) free(handle->path);
 
 	handle->driver->close(handle);
 	free(handle);
diff --git a/src/file.c b/src/file.c
index 45e1d38..c0a5462 100644
--- a/src/file.c
+++ b/src/file.c
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 #include <xemil.h>
 
 static int xl_driver_file_open(xemil_t* handle) {
+	char* s;
+
 	if((handle->drv_opaque = fopen(handle->drv_arg, "rb")) == NULL) return 0;
 
+	handle->path = xl_util_strdup(handle->drv_arg);
+
+	if((s = strrchr(handle->path, '/')) == NULL) {
+		free(handle->path);
+		handle->path = xl_util_strdup("./");
+	} else {
+		s[1] = 0;
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/xinclude.c b/src/xinclude.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e556b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xinclude.c
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#include <xemil.h>
+
+void xl_xinclude_scan(xemil_t* handle, xl_node_t* node) {
+	xl_node_t* child;
+
+	if(node->type == XL_NODE_NODE && node->name != NULL && strcmp(node->name, "xi:include") == 0) {
+		char* href     = xl_get_attribute(node, "href");
+		char* parse    = xl_get_attribute(node, "parse");
+		char* xpointer = xl_get_attribute(node, "xpointer");
+
+		if(href != NULL) {
+			xemil_t* new;
+
+			if(handle->path == NULL) {
+				href = xl_util_strdup(href);
+			} else {
+				href = xl_util_strvacat(handle->path, href, NULL);
+			}
+
+			if(parse == NULL) parse = "xml";
+			if(xpointer == NULL) xpointer = "element(/)";
+
+			if((new = xl_open_file(href)) != NULL) {
+				new->do_xinclude = 1;
+				new->new_text	 = handle->new_text;
+				if(xl_parse(new) && new->root != NULL) {
+					xl_node_t** nodes;
+					if((nodes = xl_xpointer(new->root, xpointer)) != NULL) {
+						xl_replace(node, nodes[0]);
+
+						if(nodes[0] == new->root) new->root = NULL;
+
+						free(nodes);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			if(new != NULL) xl_close(new);
+
+			free(href);
+		}
+	}
+
+	child = node->first_child;
+
+	while(child != NULL) {
+		xl_xinclude_scan(handle, child);
+
+		child = child->next;
+	}
+}