diff --git a/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/host/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/resolve/maven/host/host.kt b/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/host/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/resolve/maven/host/host.kt
index 6073dde7783..5394dbd950b 100644
--- a/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/host/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/resolve/maven/host/host.kt
+++ b/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/host/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/resolve/maven/host/host.kt
@@ -7,22 +7,18 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.examples.jvm.resolve.maven.host
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.examples.jvm.resolve.maven.MyScriptWithMavenDeps
 import java.io.File
-import kotlin.script.experimental.api.*
-import kotlin.script.experimental.definitions.createScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedBaseClass
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.EvaluationResult
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ResultWithDiagnostics
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptCompileConfiguration
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptEvaluationEnvironment
 import kotlin.script.experimental.host.toScriptSource
-import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.defaultJvmScriptingEnvironment
-import kotlin.script.experimental.jvmhost.BasicJvmScriptingHost
+import kotlin.script.experimental.jvmhost.makeBasicHostFromAnnotatedScriptBaseClass
 
 fun evalFile(scriptFile: File): ResultWithDiagnostics<EvaluationResult> {
-    val scriptDefinition = createScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedBaseClass(
-        KotlinType(MyScriptWithMavenDeps::class),
-        defaultJvmScriptingEnvironment
-    )
-
-    val host = BasicJvmScriptingHost()
+    val host = makeBasicHostFromAnnotatedScriptBaseClass<MyScriptWithMavenDeps>()
 
     return host.eval(
-        scriptFile.toScriptSource(), scriptDefinition, ScriptCompileConfiguration(), ScriptEvaluationEnvironment()
+        scriptFile.toScriptSource(), ScriptCompileConfiguration(), ScriptEvaluationEnvironment()
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-simple-script/host/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/simple/host/host.kt b/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-simple-script/host/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/simple/host/host.kt
index a6b99ed522d..001ee20a6c4 100644
--- a/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-simple-script/host/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/simple/host/host.kt
+++ b/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-simple-script/host/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/examples/jvm/simple/host/host.kt
@@ -7,28 +7,25 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.examples.jvm.simple.host
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.examples.jvm.simple.MyScript
 import java.io.File
-import kotlin.script.experimental.api.*
-import kotlin.script.experimental.definitions.createScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedBaseClass
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.EvaluationResult
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ResultWithDiagnostics
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptEvaluationEnvironment
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.buildScriptingProperties
 import kotlin.script.experimental.host.toScriptSource
-import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.defaultJvmScriptingEnvironment
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.jvmDependenciesFromCurrentContext
-import kotlin.script.experimental.jvmhost.BasicJvmScriptingHost
+import kotlin.script.experimental.jvmhost.makeBasicHostFromAnnotatedScriptBaseClass
 
 fun evalFile(scriptFile: File): ResultWithDiagnostics<EvaluationResult> {
-    val scriptDefinition = createScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedBaseClass(
-        KotlinType(MyScript::class),
-        defaultJvmScriptingEnvironment
-    )
     val additionalCompilationProperties = buildScriptingProperties {
         jvmDependenciesFromCurrentContext(
             "scripting-jvm-simple-script" /* script library jar name */
         )
     }
 
-    val host = BasicJvmScriptingHost()
+    val host = makeBasicHostFromAnnotatedScriptBaseClass<MyScript>()
 
     return host.eval(
-        scriptFile.toScriptSource(), scriptDefinition, additionalCompilationProperties, ScriptEvaluationEnvironment()
+        scriptFile.toScriptSource(), additionalCompilationProperties, ScriptEvaluationEnvironment()
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/BasicScriptingHost.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/BasicScriptingHost.kt
index 6f583bbdb4e..bf2830e806c 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/BasicScriptingHost.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/BasicScriptingHost.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.experimental.runBlocking
 import kotlin.script.experimental.api.*
 
 abstract class BasicScriptingHost(
+    val scriptDefinition: ScriptDefinition,
     val compiler: ScriptCompiler,
     val evaluator: ScriptEvaluator
 ) {
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ abstract class BasicScriptingHost(
 
     open fun eval(
         script: ScriptSource,
-        scriptDefinition: ScriptDefinition,
         compileConfiguration: ScriptCompileConfiguration,
         environment: ScriptEvaluationEnvironment
     ): ResultWithDiagnostics<EvaluationResult> =
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/BasicJvmScriptingHost.kt b/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/BasicJvmScriptingHost.kt
index 5e5454535e5..03cc1e2aa65 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/BasicJvmScriptingHost.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/jvm-host/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/BasicJvmScriptingHost.kt
@@ -5,10 +5,26 @@
 
 package kotlin.script.experimental.jvmhost
 
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.KotlinType
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptDefinition
 import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptEvaluator
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptingEnvironment
+import kotlin.script.experimental.definitions.createScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedBaseClass
 import kotlin.script.experimental.host.BasicScriptingHost
+import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.defaultJvmScriptingEnvironment
 
 open class BasicJvmScriptingHost(
-    compiler: JvmScriptCompiler = JvmScriptCompiler(),
+    scriptDefinition: ScriptDefinition,
+    hostEnvironment: ScriptingEnvironment = defaultJvmScriptingEnvironment,
+    compiler: JvmScriptCompiler = JvmScriptCompiler(hostEnvironment),
     evaluator: ScriptEvaluator = BasicJvmScriptEvaluator()
-) : BasicScriptingHost(compiler, evaluator)
+) : BasicScriptingHost(scriptDefinition, compiler, evaluator)
+
+
+inline fun <reified T : Any> makeBasicHostFromAnnotatedScriptBaseClass(
+    hostEnvironment: ScriptingEnvironment = defaultJvmScriptingEnvironment
+) =
+    BasicJvmScriptingHost(
+        createScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedBaseClass(KotlinType(T::class), hostEnvironment),
+        hostEnvironment
+    )