diff --git a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/script/ScriptDefinitionsManager.kt b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/script/ScriptDefinitionsManager.kt
index fb530f1d47a..7a47fca9ece 100644
--- a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/script/ScriptDefinitionsManager.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/script/ScriptDefinitionsManager.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.diagnostic.PluginException
 import com.intellij.execution.console.IdeConsoleRootType
 import com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManagerCore
 import com.intellij.ide.scratch.ScratchFileService
+import com.intellij.ide.scratch.ScratchRootType
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.runWriteAction
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager
@@ -77,7 +78,14 @@ class ScriptDefinitionsManager(private val project: Project) : LazyScriptDefinit
         val cached = scriptDefinitionsCacheLock.write { scriptDefinitionsCache.get(file) }
         if (cached != null) return cached
 
-        val definition = super.findDefinition(file) ?: return null
+        val virtualFile = VfsUtil.findFileByIoFile(file, true)
+        val definition =
+            if (virtualFile != null && ScratchFileService.getInstance().getRootType(virtualFile) is ScratchRootType) {
+                // Scratch should always have default script definition
+                getDefaultDefinition()
+            } else {
+                super.findDefinition(file) ?: return null
+            }
 
         scriptDefinitionsCacheLock.write {
             scriptDefinitionsCache.put(file, definition)