diff --git a/engines/agi/loader.cpp b/engines/agi/loader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0287b2e08ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engines/agi/loader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
+ *
+ * ScummVM is the legal property of its developers, whose names
+ * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
+ * file distributed with this source distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "agi/agi.h"
+#include "agi/loader.h"
+
+#include "common/config-manager.h"
+#include "common/fs.h"
+
+namespace Agi {
+
+void AgiLoader::getPotentialDiskImages(
+	const char * const *imageExtensions,
+	size_t imageExtensionCount,
+	Common::Array<Common::Path> &imageFiles,
+	FileMap &fileMap) {
+
+	// get all files in game directory
+	Common::FSList allFiles;
+	Common::FSNode dir(ConfMan.getPath("path"));
+	if (!dir.getChildren(allFiles, Common::FSNode::kListFilesOnly)) {
+		warning("invalid game path: %s", dir.getPath().toString(Common::Path::kNativeSeparator).c_str());
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// build array of files with provided disk image extensions
+	for (const Common::FSNode &file : allFiles) {
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < imageExtensionCount; i++) {
+			if (file.getName().hasSuffixIgnoreCase(imageExtensions[i])) {
+				Common::Path path = file.getPath();
+				imageFiles.push_back(path);
+				fileMap[path] = file;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// sort potential image files by name.
+	// this is an important step for consistent results,
+	// and because the first disk is likely to be first.
+	Common::sort(imageFiles.begin(), imageFiles.end());
+}
+
+} // End of namespace Agi
diff --git a/engines/agi/loader.h b/engines/agi/loader.h
index 2f5bebbbabd..afd23471e26 100644
--- a/engines/agi/loader.h
+++ b/engines/agi/loader.h
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 	AgiEngine *_vm;
+
+	typedef Common::HashMap<Common::Path, Common::FSNode, Common::Path::IgnoreCase_Hash, Common::Path::IgnoreCase_EqualTo> FileMap;
+	static void getPotentialDiskImages(
+		const char * const *imageExtensions,
+		size_t imageExtensionCount,
+		Common::Array<Common::Path> &imageFiles,
+		FileMap &fileMap);
 };
 
 struct AgiDiskVolume {
diff --git a/engines/agi/loader_a2.cpp b/engines/agi/loader_a2.cpp
index 92653e7817f..3e52ffa198c 100644
--- a/engines/agi/loader_a2.cpp
+++ b/engines/agi/loader_a2.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "agi/loader.h"
 #include "agi/words.h"
 
-#include "common/config-manager.h"
 #include "common/formats/disk_image.h"
 #include "common/fs.h"
 #include "common/memstream.h"
@@ -59,8 +58,6 @@ namespace Agi {
 // AgiMetaEngineDetection also scans for usable disk images. It finds the LOGDIR
 // file inside disk one, hashes LOGDIR, and matches against the detection table.
 
-typedef Common::HashMap<Common::Path, Common::FSNode, Common::Path::IgnoreCase_Hash, Common::Path::IgnoreCase_EqualTo> FileMap;
-
 AgiLoader_A2::~AgiLoader_A2() {
 	for (uint d = 0; d < _disks.size(); d++) {
 		delete _disks[d];
@@ -68,30 +65,10 @@ AgiLoader_A2::~AgiLoader_A2() {
 }
 
 void AgiLoader_A2::init() {
-	// get all files in game directory
-	Common::FSList allFiles;
-	Common::FSNode dir(ConfMan.getPath("path"));
-	if (!dir.getChildren(allFiles, Common::FSNode::kListFilesOnly)) {
-		warning("AgiLoader_A2: invalid game path: %s", dir.getPath().toString(Common::Path::kNativeSeparator).c_str());
-		return;
-	}
-
-	// build array of files with a2 disk image extensions
+	// build sorted array of files with image extensions
 	Common::Array<Common::Path> imageFiles;
 	FileMap fileMap;
-	for (const Common::FSNode &file : allFiles) {
-		for (int i = 0; i < ARRAYSIZE(a2DiskImageExtensions); i++) {
-			if (file.getName().hasSuffixIgnoreCase(a2DiskImageExtensions[i])) {
-				Common::Path path = file.getPath();
-				imageFiles.push_back(path);
-				fileMap[path] = file;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// sort potential image files by name
-	Common::sort(imageFiles.begin(), imageFiles.end());
+	getPotentialDiskImages(a2DiskImageExtensions, ARRAYSIZE(a2DiskImageExtensions), imageFiles, fileMap);
 
 	// find disk one by reading potential images until successful
 	int diskCount = 0;
diff --git a/engines/agi/loader_v1.cpp b/engines/agi/loader_v1.cpp
index dbb653964b0..36e8be6c07f 100644
--- a/engines/agi/loader_v1.cpp
+++ b/engines/agi/loader_v1.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "agi/loader.h"
 #include "agi/words.h"
 
-#include "common/config-manager.h"
 #include "common/fs.h"
 
 namespace Agi {
@@ -50,32 +49,11 @@ namespace Agi {
 // AgiMetaEngineDetection also scans for usable disk images. It finds the LOGDIR
 // file inside disk one, hashes LOGDIR, and matches against the detection table.
 
-typedef Common::HashMap<Common::Path, Common::FSNode, Common::Path::IgnoreCase_Hash, Common::Path::IgnoreCase_EqualTo> FileMap;
-
 void AgiLoader_v1::init() {
-	// get all files in game directory
-	Common::FSList allFiles;
-	Common::FSNode dir(ConfMan.getPath("path"));
-	if (!dir.getChildren(allFiles, Common::FSNode::kListFilesOnly)) {
-		warning("AgiLoader_v1: invalid game path: %s", dir.getPath().toString(Common::Path::kNativeSeparator).c_str());
-		return;
-	}
-
-	// build array of files with pc disk image extensions
+	// build sorted array of files with image extensions
 	Common::Array<Common::Path> imageFiles;
 	FileMap fileMap;
-	for (const Common::FSNode &file : allFiles) {
-		for (int i = 0; i < ARRAYSIZE(pcDiskImageExtensions); i++) {
-			if (file.getName().hasSuffixIgnoreCase(pcDiskImageExtensions[i])) {
-				Common::Path path = file.getPath();
-				imageFiles.push_back(path);
-				fileMap[path] = file;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// sort potential image files by name
-	Common::sort(imageFiles.begin(), imageFiles.end());
+	getPotentialDiskImages(pcDiskImageExtensions, ARRAYSIZE(pcDiskImageExtensions), imageFiles, fileMap);
 
 	// find disk one by reading potential images until successful
 	uint diskOneIndex;
diff --git a/engines/agi/module.mk b/engines/agi/module.mk
index b79da837f3c..5bb986a11c8 100644
--- a/engines/agi/module.mk
+++ b/engines/agi/module.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ MODULE_OBJS := \
 	graphics.o \
 	inv.o \
 	keyboard.o \
+	loader.o \
 	loader_a2.o \
 	loader_v1.o \
 	loader_v2.o \