diff --git a/engines/nancy/iff.cpp b/engines/nancy/iff.cpp
index 9fa3fcf1335..4dbdf0db163 100644
--- a/engines/nancy/iff.cpp
+++ b/engines/nancy/iff.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ bool IFF::load() {
 	return true;
 }
 
-const byte *IFF::getChunk(uint32 id, uint &size) {
+const byte *IFF::getChunk(uint32 id, uint &size) const {
 	for (uint i = 0; i < _chunks.size(); ++i) {
 		const Chunk &chunk = _chunks[i];
 		if (chunk.id == id) {
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ const byte *IFF::getChunk(uint32 id, uint &size) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	warning("Failed to locate chunk");
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/nancy/iff.h b/engines/nancy/iff.h
index 49950a14a6c..3603c4ca623 100644
--- a/engines/nancy/iff.h
+++ b/engines/nancy/iff.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Nancy {
 class NancyEngine;
 
 #define ID_DATA     MKTAG('D', 'A', 'T', 'A')
+#define ID_PCAL     MKTAG('P', 'C', 'A', 'L')
 
 class IFF {
 public:
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public:
 	~IFF();
 
 	bool load();
-	const byte *getChunk(uint32 id, uint &size);
+	const byte *getChunk(uint32 id, uint &size) const;
 
 private:
 	Common::String idToString(uint32 id);
diff --git a/engines/nancy/nancy.cpp b/engines/nancy/nancy.cpp
index 9d3e00030ae..a5433b238cd 100644
--- a/engines/nancy/nancy.cpp
+++ b/engines/nancy/nancy.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "common/debug-channels.h"
 #include "common/config-manager.h"
 #include "common/textconsole.h"
+#include "common/memstream.h"
 
 #include "nancy/nancy.h"
 #include "nancy/resource.h"
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ Common::Error NancyEngine::run() {
 	IFF *boot = new IFF(this, "boot");
 	if (!boot->load())
 		error("Failed to load boot script");
+	preloadCals(*boot);
 	delete boot;
 
 	Common::EventManager *ev = g_system->getEventManager();
@@ -143,6 +145,35 @@ void NancyEngine::initialize() {
 	_rnd->setSeed(42);                              // Kick random number generator
 }
 
+void NancyEngine::preloadCals(const IFF &boot) {
+	const byte *buf;
+	uint size;
+	buf = boot.getChunk(ID_PCAL, size);
+
+	if (buf) {
+		Common::MemoryReadStream stream(buf, size);
+		uint16 count = stream.readUint16LE();
+		debugC(1, kDebugEngine, "Preloading %d CALs", count);
+		int nameLen = size / count;
+
+		char *name = new char[nameLen];
+
+		for (uint i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+			stream.read(name, nameLen);
+			name[nameLen - 1] = 0;
+			debugC(1, kDebugEngine, "Preloading CAL '%s'", name);
+			if (!_res->loadCifTree(name, "cal"))
+				error("Failed to preload CAL '%s'", name);
+		}
+
+		delete[] name;
+
+		if (stream.err())
+			error("Error reading PCAL chunk");
+	} else
+		debugC(1, kDebugEngine, "No PCAL chunk found");
+}
+
 void NancyEngine::syncSoundSettings() {
 	Engine::syncSoundSettings();
 
diff --git a/engines/nancy/nancy.h b/engines/nancy/nancy.h
index 6a13f68b2e2..8bb532b9e54 100644
--- a/engines/nancy/nancy.h
+++ b/engines/nancy/nancy.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ enum NancyDebugChannels {
 struct NancyGameDescription;
 
 class ResourceManager;
+class IFF;
 
 class NancyEngine : public Engine {
 public:
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ private:
 	Common::Platform _platform;
 
 	void initialize();
+	void preloadCals(const IFF &boot);
 };
 
 } // End of namespace Nancy