diff --git a/libraries/scripting/jsr223-test/test/kotlin/script/experimental/jsr223/test/KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineIT.kt b/libraries/scripting/jsr223-test/test/kotlin/script/experimental/jsr223/test/KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineIT.kt
index 2e6f34b9077..b5903a6f4ed 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/jsr223-test/test/kotlin/script/experimental/jsr223/test/KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/jsr223-test/test/kotlin/script/experimental/jsr223/test/KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineIT.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ import org.junit.Test
 import javax.script.*
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvmhost.jsr223.KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineImpl
 
+// duplicating it here to avoid dependency on the implementation - it may interfere with tests
+private const val KOTLIN_JSR223_RESOLVE_FROM_CLASSLOADER_PROPERTY = "kotlin.jsr223.experimental.resolve.dependencies.from.context.classloader"
+
+@Suppress("unused") // accessed from the tests below
+val shouldBeVisibleFromRepl = 7
+
 class KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineIT {
 
     init {
@@ -272,6 +278,26 @@ obj
         Assert.assertTrue(result is Function0<*>)
         Assert.assertEquals(3, (result as Function0<*>).invoke())
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testResolveFromContextStandard() {
+        val scriptEngine = ScriptEngineManager().getEngineByExtension("kts")!!
+        val result = scriptEngine.eval("kotlin.script.experimental.jsr223.test.shouldBeVisibleFromRepl * 6")
+        Assert.assertEquals(42, result)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testResolveFromContextDirectExperimental() {
+        val prevProp = System.setProperty(KOTLIN_JSR223_RESOLVE_FROM_CLASSLOADER_PROPERTY, "true")
+        try {
+            val scriptEngine = ScriptEngineManager().getEngineByExtension("kts")!!
+            val result = scriptEngine.eval("kotlin.script.experimental.jsr223.test.shouldBeVisibleFromRepl * 6")
+            Assert.assertEquals(42, result)
+        } finally {
+            if (prevProp == null) System.clearProperty(KOTLIN_JSR223_RESOLVE_FROM_CLASSLOADER_PROPERTY)
+            else System.setProperty(KOTLIN_JSR223_RESOLVE_FROM_CLASSLOADER_PROPERTY, prevProp)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fun assertThrows(exceptionClass: Class<*>, body: () -> Unit) {
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/jsr223/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jsr223/KotlinJsr223DefaultScriptEngineFactory.kt b/libraries/scripting/jsr223/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jsr223/KotlinJsr223DefaultScriptEngineFactory.kt
index f19e21218db..3e4416f1a94 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/jsr223/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jsr223/KotlinJsr223DefaultScriptEngineFactory.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/jsr223/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jsr223/KotlinJsr223DefaultScriptEngineFactory.kt
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import javax.script.Bindings
 import javax.script.ScriptContext
 import javax.script.ScriptEngine
 import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptCompilationConfiguration
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.dependencies
+import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.JvmDependencyFromClassLoader
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.JvmScriptCompilationConfigurationBuilder
-import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.dependenciesFromCurrentContext
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.jvm
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.updateClasspath
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.util.scriptCompilationClasspathFromContext
@@ -21,6 +22,13 @@ import kotlin.script.experimental.jvmhost.createJvmCompilationConfigurationFromT
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvmhost.createJvmEvaluationConfigurationFromTemplate
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvmhost.jsr223.KotlinJsr223ScriptEngineImpl
 
+/**
+ * If the property is set to true, the dependencies will be resolved directly from the context classloader
+ * (Thread.currentThread().contextClassLoader) using reflection and other techniques (experimental!).
+ * Otherwise the same classloader will be used to extract the classpath first, and this classpath will be used instead.
+ */
+const val KOTLIN_JSR223_RESOLVE_FROM_CLASSLOADER_PROPERTY = "kotlin.jsr223.experimental.resolve.dependencies.from.context.classloader"
+
 class KotlinJsr223DefaultScriptEngineFactory : KotlinJsr223JvmScriptEngineFactoryBase() {
 
     private val compilationConfiguration = createJvmCompilationConfigurationFromTemplate<KotlinJsr223DefaultScript>()
@@ -49,7 +57,11 @@ class KotlinJsr223DefaultScriptEngineFactory : KotlinJsr223JvmScriptEngineFactor
             this,
             ScriptCompilationConfiguration(compilationConfiguration) {
                 jvm {
-                    dependenciesFromCurrentContext()
+                    if (System.getProperty(KOTLIN_JSR223_RESOLVE_FROM_CLASSLOADER_PROPERTY) == "true") {
+                        dependencies(JvmDependencyFromClassLoader { Thread.currentThread().contextClassLoader })
+                    } else {
+                        dependenciesFromCurrentContext()
+                    }
                 }
             },
             evaluationConfiguration