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 bb9f211538c..5f6e35fcfc7 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
@@ -74,8 +74,13 @@ class ScriptDefinitionsManager(private val project: Project): ScriptDefinitionPr
         currentDefinitions().any { it.isScript(fileName) }
     }
 
-    private fun getContributors(): List<ScriptDefinitionContributor> =
-            Extensions.getArea(project).getExtensionPoint(ScriptDefinitionContributor.EP_NAME).extensions.toList()
+    private fun getContributors(): List<ScriptDefinitionContributor> {
+        @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+        val fromDeprecatedEP = Extensions.getArea(project).getExtensionPoint(ScriptTemplatesProvider.EP_NAME).extensions.toList()
+                .map(::ScriptTemplatesProviderAdapter)
+        val fromNewEp = Extensions.getArea(project).getExtensionPoint(ScriptDefinitionContributor.EP_NAME).extensions.toList()
+        return fromDeprecatedEP + fromNewEp
+    }
 
     fun reloadScriptDefinitions() = lock.write {
         definitionsByContributor = getContributors().associateByTo(mutableMapOf(), { it }, { it.safeGetDefinitions() })
diff --git a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/script/ScriptTemplatesProvider.kt b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/script/ScriptTemplatesProvider.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df988490fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/script/ScriptTemplatesProvider.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.script
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.ExtensionPointName
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.KotlinScriptDefinition
+import java.io.File
+import kotlin.script.experimental.dependencies.DependenciesResolver
+
+@Deprecated("Use ScriptDefinitionContributor EP and loadDefinitionsFromTemplates top level function")
+interface ScriptTemplatesProvider {
+
+    // for resolving ambiguities
+    val id: String
+
+    @Deprecated("Parameter isn't used for resolving priorities anymore. " +
+                "com.intellij.openapi.extensions.LoadingOrder constants can be used to order providers when registered from Intellij plugin.",
+                ReplaceWith("0"))
+    val version: Int
+        get() = 0
+
+    val isValid: Boolean
+
+    val templateClassNames: Iterable<String>
+
+    val resolver: DependenciesResolver? get() = null
+
+    val filePattern: String? get() = null
+
+    val templateClasspath: List<File>
+
+    // TODO: need to provide a way to specify this in compiler/repl .. etc
+    /*
+     * Allows to specify additional jars needed for DependenciesResolver (and not script template).
+     * Script template dependencies naturally become (part of) dependencies of the script which is not always desired for resolver dependencies.
+     * i.e. gradle resolver may depend on some jars that 'built.gradle.kts' files should not depend on.
+     */
+    val additionalResolverClasspath: List<File> get() = emptyList()
+
+    val environment: Map<String, Any?>?
+
+    companion object {
+        val EP_NAME: ExtensionPointName<ScriptTemplatesProvider> =
+                ExtensionPointName.create<ScriptTemplatesProvider>("org.jetbrains.kotlin.scriptTemplatesProvider")
+    }
+}
+
+class ScriptTemplatesProviderAdapter(private val templatesProvider: ScriptTemplatesProvider) : ScriptDefinitionContributor {
+    override val id: String
+        get() = templatesProvider.id
+
+    override fun getDefinitions(): List<KotlinScriptDefinition> {
+        return loadDefinitionsFromTemplates(
+                templatesProvider.templateClassNames.toList(), templatesProvider.templateClasspath,
+                templatesProvider.environment.orEmpty(), templatesProvider.additionalResolverClasspath)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/src/META-INF/extensions/common.xml b/idea/src/META-INF/extensions/common.xml
index 5963195110d..d6b9c018e88 100644
--- a/idea/src/META-INF/extensions/common.xml
+++ b/idea/src/META-INF/extensions/common.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
         <extensionPoint name="scriptDefinitionContributor"
                         interface="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.script.ScriptDefinitionContributor"
                         area="IDEA_PROJECT"/>
+        <extensionPoint name="scriptTemplatesProvider"
+                        interface="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.script.ScriptTemplatesProvider"
+                        area="IDEA_PROJECT"/>
         <extensionPoint name="facetConfigurationExtension"
                         interface="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.facet.KotlinFacetConfigurationExtension"/>
         <extensionPoint name="versionInfoProvider"