diff --git a/bibmon/__init__.py b/bibmon/__init__.py
index 3dd3ee7..affb6c0 100644
--- a/bibmon/__init__.py
+++ b/bibmon/__init__.py
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 from ._sklearn_regressor import sklearnRegressor
 from ._preprocess import PreProcess
 from ._load_data import load_tennessee_eastman, load_real_data
-from ._bibmon_tools import train_val_test_split, complete_analysis, comparative_table, spearmanr_dendrogram, create_df_with_dates, create_df_with_noise, align_dfs_by_rows
+from ._bibmon_tools import train_val_test_split, complete_analysis, comparative_table, spearmanr_dendrogram, create_df_with_dates, create_df_with_noise, align_dfs_by_rows, load_model
 
 __all__ = ['Autoencoder','PCA','ESN','SBM',
 	   'sklearnRegressor', 'PreProcess',
            'load_tennessee_eastman', 'load_real_data', 
            'train_val_test_split', 'complete_analysis', 'comparative_table',
 	       'spearmanr_dendrogram', 'create_df_with_dates',
-           'create_df_with_noise', 'align_dfs_by_rows']
+           'create_df_with_noise', 'align_dfs_by_rows', 'load_model']
diff --git a/bibmon/_bibmon_tools.py b/bibmon/_bibmon_tools.py
index fd598d9..8e75bfb 100644
--- a/bibmon/_bibmon_tools.py
+++ b/bibmon/_bibmon_tools.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 from datetime import datetime
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import pickle
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -207,7 +208,9 @@ def complete_analysis (model, X_train, X_validation, X_test,
                        count_limit = 1,
                        count_window_size = 0,
                        fault_start = None,
-                       fault_end = None):
+                       fault_end = None,
+                       save_model=False,
+                       model_filename=None):
     """
     Performs a complete monitoring analysis, with train, validation, and test.
 
@@ -262,6 +265,10 @@ def complete_analysis (model, X_train, X_validation, X_test,
         Start timestamp of the fault.
     fault_end: string, optional
         End timestamp of the fault.
+    save_model: bool, optional
+        If True, saves the trained model to a file.
+    model_filename: string, optional
+        Name of the file to save the model. If None, uses a default name.
     """               
     fig, ax = plt.subplots(3,2, figsize = (15,12))
 
@@ -341,10 +348,45 @@ def complete_analysis (model, X_train, X_validation, X_test,
             ax[2,1].axvline(datetime.strptime(str(fault_end),
                                               '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'), ls = '--')
         
-    fig.tight_layout();
+    fig.tight_layout()
+
+    ######## Saving the model ########
+    if save_model:
+        if model_filename is None:
+            model_filename = f'model_{datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")}.pkl'
+        with open(model_filename, 'wb') as f:
+            pickle.dump(model, f)
+        print(f"Model saved as {model_filename}")
+
+    return model
             
 ##############################################################################
 
+def load_model(model_filename):
+    """
+    Loads a trained model from a .pkl file and returns the model.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    model_filename: string
+        The name of the .pkl file that contains the saved model.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    model: The trained model that was saved.
+    """
+    try:
+        with open(model_filename, 'rb') as f:
+            model = pickle.load(f)
+        print(f"Model loaded from {model_filename}")
+        return model
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(f"Error: The file {model_filename} was not found.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred while loading the model: {e}")
+
+##############################################################################
+
 def comparative_table (models, X_train, X_validation, X_test, 
                        Y_train = None , Y_validation = None, Y_test = None,
                        lim_conf = 0.99,
diff --git a/test/test_tools.py b/test/test_tools.py
index 03f0d5d..a15ca2e 100644
--- a/test/test_tools.py
+++ b/test/test_tools.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 import bibmon
 import pandas as pd
+import os
+import pickle
 
 def test_complete_analysis():
     
@@ -48,6 +50,10 @@ def test_complete_analysis():
     from sklearn.metrics import mean_absolute_error
     
     mtr = [r2_score, mean_absolute_error]
+
+    # Filename for saving the model
+
+    model_filename = 'test_model.pkl'
                            
     # complete analysis!
                               
@@ -58,6 +64,17 @@ def test_complete_analysis():
                             metrics = mtr, 
                             count_window_size = 3, count_limit = 2,
                             fault_start = '2018-01-02 06:00:00',
-                            fault_end = '2018-01-02 09:00:00') 
+                            fault_end = '2018-01-02 09:00:00',
+                            save_model=True,
+                            model_filename=model_filename) 
     
-    model.plot_importances()                                                                             
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+    model.plot_importances()
+
+    assert os.path.exists(model_filename), "Model file was not saved."
+
+    loaded_model = bibmon.load_model(model_filename)
+
+    assert isinstance(loaded_model, type(model)), "Loaded model is not the same type as the original model."
+
+    if os.path.exists(model_filename):
+        os.remove(model_filename)
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