diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index 5104b1aa0..ce49a75cb 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -3524,6 +3524,8 @@ static int D_InitGame(const FIWADInfo* iwad_info, TArray<FString>& allwads, TArr
 		D_StartTitle ();				// start up intro loop
 		setmodeneeded = false;			// This may be set to true here, but isn't needed for a restart
 	}
+
+	staticEventManager.OnEngineInitialize();
 	return 0;
 }
 //==========================================================================
diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index 28caa1c38..d179ac50a 100755
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,14 @@ void EventManager::Shutdown()
 		handler->name(); \
 }
 
+void EventManager::OnEngineInitialize()
+{
+	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
+	{
+		if (handler->IsStatic())
+			handler->OnEngineInitialize();
+	}
+}
 
 // note for the functions below.
 // *Unsafe is executed on EVERY map load/close, including savegame loading, etc.
@@ -773,6 +781,18 @@ FWorldEvent EventManager::SetupWorldEvent()
 	return e;
 }
 
+void DStaticEventHandler::OnEngineInitialize()
+{
+	IFVIRTUAL(DStaticEventHandler, OnEngineInitialize)
+	{
+		// don't create excessive DObjects if not going to be processed anyway
+		if (isEmpty(func)) return;
+		VMValue params[1] = { (DStaticEventHandler*)this };
+		VMCall(func, params, 1, nullptr, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+
 void DStaticEventHandler::WorldLoaded()
 {
 	IFVIRTUAL(DStaticEventHandler, WorldLoaded)
diff --git a/src/events.h b/src/events.h
index b6ca6f6a4..c97908b37 100755
--- a/src/events.h
+++ b/src/events.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public:
 	void OnUnregister();
 
 	//
+	void OnEngineInitialize();
 	void WorldLoaded();
 	void WorldUnloaded(const FString& nextmap);
 	void WorldThingSpawned(AActor* actor);
@@ -230,6 +231,8 @@ struct EventManager
 	// shutdown handlers
 	void Shutdown();
 
+	// after the engine is done creating data
+	void OnEngineInitialize();
 	// called right after the map has loaded (approximately same time as OPEN ACS scripts)
 	void WorldLoaded();
 	// called when the map is about to unload (approximately same time as UNLOADING ACS scripts)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs
index 6da39d39f..c3c10129c 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class StaticEventHandler : Object native play version("2.4")
     virtual void OnUnregister() {}
 
     // actual handlers are here
+    virtual void OnEngineInitialize() {}
 	virtual void WorldLoaded(WorldEvent e) {}
     virtual void WorldUnloaded(WorldEvent e) {}
     virtual void WorldThingSpawned(WorldEvent e) {}