diff --git a/modules/javascript.cpp b/modules/javascript.cpp
index 3ba35403..dd910a26 100644
--- a/modules/javascript.cpp
+++ b/modules/javascript.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ public:
 	    params().addParam(new ExpFunction("yield"));
 	    params().addParam(new ExpFunction("idle"));
 	    params().addParam(new ExpFunction("restart"));
+	    params().addParam(new ExpFunction("init"));
 	    params().addParam(new ExpFunction("dump_r"));
 	    params().addParam(new ExpFunction("print_r"));
 	    params().addParam(new ExpFunction("dump_t"));
@@ -1534,6 +1535,21 @@ bool JsEngine::runNative(ObjList& stack, const ExpOperation& oper, GenObject* co
 	    Debug(&__plugin,DebugNote,"Engine restart is disabled by allow_abort configuration");
 	ExpEvaluator::pushOne(stack,new ExpOperation(ok));
     }
+    else if (oper.name() == YSTRING("init")) {
+	bool ok = true;
+	if (!oper.number())
+	    Engine::init();
+	else if (oper.number() == 1) {
+	    ExpOperation* module = popValue(stack,context);
+	    if (!module)
+		return false;
+	    ok = Engine::init(*module);
+	    TelEngine::destruct(module);
+	}
+	else
+	    return false;
+	ExpEvaluator::pushOne(stack,new ExpOperation(ok));
+    }
     else if (oper.name() == YSTRING("uptime")) {
 	SysUsage::Type typ = SysUsage::WallTime;
 	bool msec = false;