diff --git a/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/BasicJvmScriptEvaluator.kt b/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/BasicJvmScriptEvaluator.kt
index 8c8e20d82d4..b58f23e304f 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/BasicJvmScriptEvaluator.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/BasicJvmScriptEvaluator.kt
@@ -89,7 +89,13 @@ open class BasicJvmScriptEvaluator : ScriptEvaluator {
 
         val ctor = java.constructors.single()
 
-        return ctor.newInstance(*args.toArray())
+        val saveClassLoader = Thread.currentThread().contextClassLoader
+        Thread.currentThread().contextClassLoader = this.java.classLoader
+        return try {
+            ctor.newInstance(*args.toArray())
+        } finally {
+            Thread.currentThread().contextClassLoader = saveClassLoader
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsIT.kt
index 3544f196fb2..33794eabde0 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsIT.kt
@@ -15,18 +15,30 @@ class MainKtsIT {
 
     @Test
     fun testResolveJunit() {
-        runWithKotlinc(
-            "$TEST_DATA_ROOT/hello-resolve-junit.main.kts", listOf("Hello, World!"),
-            classpath = listOf(
-                File("dist/kotlinc/lib/kotlin-main-kts.jar").also {
-                    Assert.assertTrue("kotlin-main-kts.jar not found, run dist task: ${it.absolutePath}", it.exists())
-                }
-            )
-        )
+        runWithKotlincAndMainKts("$TEST_DATA_ROOT/hello-resolve-junit.main.kts", listOf("Hello, World!"))
     }
 
     @Test
     fun testImport() {
         runWithK2JVMCompiler("$TEST_DATA_ROOT/import-test.main.kts", listOf("Hi from common", "Hi from middle", "sharedVar == 5"))
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testThreadContextClassLoader() {
+        runWithKotlincAndMainKts("$TEST_DATA_ROOT/context-classloader.main.kts", listOf("MainKtsConfigurator"))
+    }
 }
+
+fun runWithKotlincAndMainKts(
+    scriptPath: String,
+    expectedOutPatterns: List<String> = emptyList(),
+    expectedExitCode: Int = 0
+) = runWithKotlinc(
+    scriptPath, expectedOutPatterns, expectedExitCode,
+    classpath = listOf(
+        File("dist/kotlinc/lib/kotlin-main-kts.jar").also {
+            Assert.assertTrue("kotlin-main-kts.jar not found, run dist task: ${it.absolutePath}", it.exists())
+        }
+    )
+)
+
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/testData/context-classloader.main.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/testData/context-classloader.main.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d9961e7fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/testData/context-classloader.main.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+val klass = java.lang.Thread.currentThread().contextClassLoader.loadClass("org.jetbrains.kotlin.mainKts.MainKtsConfigurator")
+
+println(klass.simpleName)
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