diff --git a/src/stdlib_experimental_io.f90 b/src/stdlib_experimental_io.f90
index 9506bf234..0e0ca6bab 100644
--- a/src/stdlib_experimental_io.f90
+++ b/src/stdlib_experimental_io.f90
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module stdlib_experimental_io
-use iso_fortran_env, only: sp=>real32, dp=>real64
+use iso_fortran_env, only: sp=>real32, dp=>real64, qp=>real128
 implicit none
 private
 public :: loadtxt, savetxt
@@ -7,22 +7,58 @@ module stdlib_experimental_io
 interface loadtxt
     module procedure sloadtxt
     module procedure dloadtxt
+    module procedure qloadtxt
 end interface
 
 interface savetxt
     module procedure ssavetxt
     module procedure dsavetxt
+    module procedure qsavetxt
 end interface
 
 contains
 
 subroutine sloadtxt(filename, d)
+! Loads a 2D array from a text file.
+!
+! Arguments
+! ---------
+!
+! Filename to load the array from
 character(len=*), intent(in) :: filename
+! The array 'd' will be automatically allocated with the correct dimensions
 real(sp), allocatable, intent(out) :: d(:,:)
-real(dp), allocatable :: tmp(:,:)
-call dloadtxt(filename, tmp)
-allocate(d(size(tmp,1),size(tmp,2)))
-d = real(tmp,sp)
+!
+! Example
+! -------
+!
+! real(sp), allocatable :: data(:, :)
+! call loadtxt("log.txt", data)  ! 'data' will be automatically allocated
+!
+! Where 'log.txt' contains for example::
+!
+!     1 2 3
+!     2 4 6
+!     8 9 10
+!     11 12 13
+!     ...
+!
+integer :: s
+integer :: nrow,ncol,i
+
+open(newunit=s, file=filename, status="old")
+
+! determine number of columns
+ncol = number_of_columns(s)
+
+! determine number or rows
+nrow = number_of_rows_numeric(s)
+
+allocate(d(nrow, ncol))
+do i = 1, nrow
+    read(s, *) d(i, :)
+end do
+close(s)
 end subroutine
 
 subroutine dloadtxt(filename, d)
@@ -50,34 +86,59 @@ subroutine dloadtxt(filename, d)
 !     11 12 13
 !     ...
 !
-character :: c
-integer :: s, ncol, nrow, ios, i
-logical :: lastwhite
-real(dp) :: r
+integer :: s
+integer :: nrow,ncol,i
 
 open(newunit=s, file=filename, status="old")
 
 ! determine number of columns
-ncol = 0
-lastwhite = .true.
-do
-   read(s, '(a)', advance='no', iostat=ios) c
-   if (ios /= 0) exit
-   if (lastwhite .and. .not. whitechar(c)) ncol = ncol + 1
-   lastwhite = whitechar(c)
-end do
-
-rewind(s)
+ncol = number_of_columns(s)
 
 ! determine number or rows
-nrow = 0
-do
-   read(s, *, iostat=ios) r
-   if (ios /= 0) exit
-   nrow = nrow + 1
+nrow = number_of_rows_numeric(s)
+
+allocate(d(nrow, ncol))
+do i = 1, nrow
+    read(s, *) d(i, :)
 end do
+close(s)
+end subroutine
+
+subroutine qloadtxt(filename, d)
+! Loads a 2D array from a text file.
+!
+! Arguments
+! ---------
+!
+! Filename to load the array from
+character(len=*), intent(in) :: filename
+! The array 'd' will be automatically allocated with the correct dimensions
+real(qp), allocatable, intent(out) :: d(:,:)
+!
+! Example
+! -------
+!
+! real(qp), allocatable :: data(:, :)
+! call loadtxt("log.txt", data)  ! 'data' will be automatically allocated
+!
+! Where 'log.txt' contains for example::
+!
+!     1 2 3
+!     2 4 6
+!     8 9 10
+!     11 12 13
+!     ...
+!
+integer :: s
+integer :: nrow,ncol,i
+
+open(newunit=s, file=filename, status="old")
 
-rewind(s)
+! determine number of columns
+ncol = number_of_columns(s)
+
+! determine number or rows
+nrow = number_of_rows_numeric(s)
 
 allocate(d(nrow, ncol))
 do i = 1, nrow
@@ -86,10 +147,28 @@ subroutine dloadtxt(filename, d)
 close(s)
 end subroutine
 
+
 subroutine ssavetxt(filename, d)
-character(len=*), intent(in) :: filename
-real(sp), intent(in) :: d(:,:)
-call dsavetxt(filename, real(d,dp))
+! Saves a 2D array into a textfile.
+!
+! Arguments
+! ---------
+!
+character(len=*), intent(in) :: filename  ! File to save the array to
+real(sp), intent(in) :: d(:,:)           ! The 2D array to save
+!
+! Example
+! -------
+!
+! real(sp) :: data(3, 2)
+! call savetxt("log.txt", data)
+
+integer :: s, i
+open(newunit=s, file=filename, status="replace")
+do i = 1, size(d, 1)
+    write(s, *) d(i, :)
+end do
+close(s)
 end subroutine
 
 subroutine dsavetxt(filename, d)
@@ -115,6 +194,69 @@ subroutine dsavetxt(filename, d)
 close(s)
 end subroutine
 
+subroutine qsavetxt(filename, d)
+! Saves a 2D array into a textfile.
+!
+! Arguments
+! ---------
+!
+character(len=*), intent(in) :: filename  ! File to save the array to
+real(qp), intent(in) :: d(:,:)           ! The 2D array to save
+!
+! Example
+! -------
+!
+! real(dp) :: data(3, 2)
+! call savetxt("log.txt", data)
+
+integer :: s, i
+open(newunit=s, file=filename, status="replace")
+do i = 1, size(d, 1)
+    write(s, *) d(i, :)
+end do
+close(s)
+end subroutine
+
+
+integer function number_of_columns(s)
+ ! determine number of columns
+ integer,intent(in)::s
+
+ integer :: ios
+ character :: c
+ logical :: lastwhite
+
+ rewind(s)
+ number_of_columns = 0
+ lastwhite = .true.
+ do
+    read(s, '(a)', advance='no', iostat=ios) c
+    if (ios /= 0) exit
+    if (lastwhite .and. .not. whitechar(c)) number_of_columns = number_of_columns + 1
+    lastwhite = whitechar(c)
+ end do
+ rewind(s)
+
+end function
+
+integer function number_of_rows_numeric(s)
+ ! determine number or rows
+ integer,intent(in)::s
+ integer :: ios
+ 
+ real::r
+ 
+ rewind(s)
+ number_of_rows_numeric = 0
+ do
+    read(s, *, iostat=ios) r
+    if (ios /= 0) exit
+    number_of_rows_numeric = number_of_rows_numeric + 1
+ end do
+ 
+ rewind(s)
+
+end function
 
 logical function whitechar(char) ! white character
 ! returns .true. if char is space (32) or tab (9), .false. otherwise
diff --git a/src/tests/loadtxt/test_loadtxt.f90 b/src/tests/loadtxt/test_loadtxt.f90
index 490fcea38..1d07c5e13 100644
--- a/src/tests/loadtxt/test_loadtxt.f90
+++ b/src/tests/loadtxt/test_loadtxt.f90
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 program test_loadtxt
-use iso_fortran_env, only: dp=>real64
+use iso_fortran_env, only: sp=>real32, dp=>real64 ,qp=>real128
 use stdlib_experimental_io, only: loadtxt
 implicit none
 
+real(sp), allocatable :: s(:, :)
 real(dp), allocatable :: d(:, :)
+real(qp), allocatable :: q(:, :)
+
+call loadtxt("array1.dat", s)
+call print_array(s)
+
 call loadtxt("array1.dat", d)
 call print_array(d)
 
@@ -16,15 +22,34 @@ program test_loadtxt
 call loadtxt("array4.dat", d)
 call print_array(d)
 
+call loadtxt("array4.dat", q)
+call print_array(q)
+
 contains
 
 subroutine print_array(a)
-real(dp) :: a(:, :)
+class(*),intent(in) :: a(:, :)
 integer :: i
 print *, "Array, shape=(", size(a, 1), ",", size(a, 2), ")"
-do i = 1, size(a, 1)
+
+ select type(a)
+  type is(real(sp))
+   do i = 1, size(a, 1)
     print *, a(i, :)
-end do
+   end do
+  type is(real(dp))
+   do i = 1, size(a, 1)
+    print *, a(i, :)
+   end do
+  type is(real(qp))
+   do i = 1, size(a, 1)
+    print *, a(i, :)
+   end do
+  class default
+   write(*,'(a)')'The proposed type is not supported'
+   error stop
+ end select
+
 end subroutine
 
 end program
diff --git a/src/tests/loadtxt/test_savetxt.f90 b/src/tests/loadtxt/test_savetxt.f90
index ca6344b83..b5d991f6f 100644
--- a/src/tests/loadtxt/test_savetxt.f90
+++ b/src/tests/loadtxt/test_savetxt.f90
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 program test_loadtxt
-use iso_fortran_env, only: sp=>real32, dp=>real64
+use iso_fortran_env, only: sp=>real32, dp=>real64 ,qp=>real128
 use stdlib_experimental_io, only: loadtxt, savetxt
 use stdlib_experimental_error, only: assert
 implicit none
 
 call test_sp()
 call test_dp()
+call test_qp()
 
 contains
 
@@ -42,4 +43,20 @@ subroutine test_dp()
     call assert(all(abs(e-d2) < epsilon(1._dp)))
     end subroutine
 
+    subroutine test_qp()
+    real(qp) :: d(3, 2), e(2, 3)
+    real(qp), allocatable :: d2(:, :)
+    d = reshape([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], [3, 2])
+    call savetxt("tmp.dat", d)
+    call loadtxt("tmp.dat", d2)
+    call assert(all(shape(d2) == [3, 2]))
+    call assert(all(abs(d-d2) < epsilon(1._qp)))
+
+    e = reshape([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], [2, 3])
+    call savetxt("tmp.dat", e)
+    call loadtxt("tmp.dat", d2)
+    call assert(all(shape(d2) == [2, 3]))
+    call assert(all(abs(e-d2) < epsilon(1._qp)))
+    end subroutine
+
 end program