diff --git a/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/script/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/resolve/maven/scriptDef.kt b/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/script/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/resolve/maven/scriptDef.kt
index b08b49750a6..473756ab8ed 100644
--- a/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/script/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/resolve/maven/scriptDef.kt
+++ b/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/script/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/resolve/maven/scriptDef.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ abstract class MyScriptWithMavenDeps {
 }
 
 object MyScriptProperties : ScriptingProperties() {
-    init {
+    override fun setup() {
         include(jvmJavaHomeScriptingProperties)
         scriptDefinition {
             defaultImports<DependsOn>()
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/propertiesDsl.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/propertiesDsl.kt
index 672b25ced1c..660f0fe2b3d 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/propertiesDsl.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/propertiesDsl.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ open class ScriptingProperties(body: ScriptingProperties.() -> Unit = {}) {
         body()
     }
 
+    open fun setup() {}
+
     internal fun makePropertyBag(): ChainedPropertyBag =
         ChainedPropertyBag.createOptimized(parentPropertiesBag ?: parentPropertiesBuilder?.makePropertyBag(), data)
 
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/definitions/definitionFromAnnotation.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/definitions/definitionFromAnnotation.kt
index 98a52adb037..60b63db0428 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/definitions/definitionFromAnnotation.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/definitions/definitionFromAnnotation.kt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fun createScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedBaseClass(
     }
 
     fun scriptingPropsInstance(kclass: KClass<out ScriptingProperties>): ScriptingProperties = try {
-        kclass.objectInstance ?: kclass.createInstance()
+        kclass.objectInstance ?: kclass.createInstance().also { it.setup() }
     } catch (e: Throwable) {
         throw IllegalArgumentException(ILLEGAL_CONFIG_ANN_ARG, e)
     }