diff --git a/apps/components_tests/lua/test_scriptscontainer.cpp b/apps/components_tests/lua/test_scriptscontainer.cpp
index 04397fe767..4f3cca1b87 100644
--- a/apps/components_tests/lua/test_scriptscontainer.cpp
+++ b/apps/components_tests/lua/test_scriptscontainer.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,29 @@ return {
         end
     }
 }
+)X");
+
+    constexpr VFS::Path::NormalizedView customDataPath("customdata.lua");
+
+    VFSTestFile customDataScript(R"X(
+data = nil
+return {
+    engineHandlers = {
+        onSave = function()
+            return data
+        end,
+        onLoad = function(state)
+            data = state
+        end,
+        onInit = function(state)
+            data = state
+        end
+    },
+    eventHandlers = {
+        WakeUp = function()
+        end
+    }
+}
 )X");
 
     struct LuaScriptsContainerTest : Test
@@ -178,6 +201,7 @@ return {
             { overrideInterfacePath, &overrideInterfaceScript },
             { useInterfacePath, &useInterfaceScript },
             { unloadPath, &unloadScript },
+            { customDataPath, &customDataScript },
         });
 
         LuaUtil::ScriptsConfiguration mCfg;
@@ -199,6 +223,7 @@ CUSTOM, PLAYER: testInterface.lua
 CUSTOM, PLAYER: overrideInterface.lua
 CUSTOM, PLAYER: useInterface.lua
 CUSTOM: unload.lua
+CUSTOM: customdata.lua
 )X");
             mCfg.init(std::move(cfg));
         }
@@ -570,4 +595,58 @@ CUSTOM: unload.lua
         scripts1.load(data);
         EXPECT_EQ(tracker.size(), 0);
     }
+
+    TEST_F(LuaScriptsContainerTest, LoadOrderChange)
+    {
+        LuaUtil::ScriptTracker tracker;
+        LuaUtil::ScriptsContainer scripts1(&mLua, "Test", &tracker, false);
+        LuaUtil::BasicSerializer serializer1;
+        LuaUtil::BasicSerializer serializer2([](int contentFileIndex) -> int {
+            if (contentFileIndex == 12)
+                return 34;
+            else if (contentFileIndex == 37)
+                return 12;
+            return contentFileIndex;
+        });
+        scripts1.setSerializer(&serializer1);
+        scripts1.setSavedDataDeserializer(&serializer2);
+
+        mLua.protectedCall([&](LuaUtil::LuaView& lua) {
+            sol::object id1 = sol::make_object_userdata(lua.sol(), ESM::RefNum{ 42, 12 });
+            sol::object id2 = sol::make_object_userdata(lua.sol(), ESM::RefNum{ 13, 37 });
+            sol::table table = lua.newTable();
+            table[id1] = id2;
+            LuaUtil::BinaryData serialized = LuaUtil::serialize(table, &serializer1);
+
+            EXPECT_TRUE(scripts1.addCustomScript(*mCfg.findId(customDataPath), serialized));
+            EXPECT_EQ(tracker.size(), 1);
+            for (int i = 0; i < 600; ++i)
+                tracker.unloadInactiveScripts(lua);
+            EXPECT_EQ(tracker.size(), 0);
+            scripts1.receiveEvent("WakeUp", {});
+            EXPECT_EQ(tracker.size(), 1);
+        });
+
+        ESM::LuaScripts data1;
+        ESM::LuaScripts data2;
+        scripts1.save(data1);
+        scripts1.load(data1);
+        scripts1.save(data2);
+        EXPECT_NE(data1.mScripts[0].mData, data2.mScripts[0].mData);
+
+        mLua.protectedCall([&](LuaUtil::LuaView& lua) {
+            sol::object deserialized = LuaUtil::deserialize(lua.sol(), data2.mScripts[0].mData, &serializer1);
+            EXPECT_TRUE(deserialized.is<sol::table>());
+            sol::table table = deserialized;
+            for (const auto& [key, value] : table)
+            {
+                EXPECT_TRUE(key.is<ESM::RefNum>());
+                EXPECT_TRUE(value.is<ESM::RefNum>());
+                EXPECT_EQ(key.as<ESM::RefNum>(), (ESM::RefNum{ 42, 34 }));
+                EXPECT_EQ(value.as<ESM::RefNum>(), (ESM::RefNum{ 13, 12 }));
+                return;
+            }
+            EXPECT_FALSE(true);
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
index b2d1527d9c..780ddaf9a9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@ namespace MWLua
                 scripts->addPackage(name, package);
         }
         scripts->setSerializer(mLocalSerializer.get());
-        scripts->setSavedDataDeserializer(mLocalLoader.get());
 
         MWWorld::RefData& refData = ptr.getRefData();
         refData.setLuaScripts(std::move(scripts));
diff --git a/components/lua/scriptscontainer.cpp b/components/lua/scriptscontainer.cpp
index e07f3138d0..11d347dade 100644
--- a/components/lua/scriptscontainer.cpp
+++ b/components/lua/scriptscontainer.cpp
@@ -485,19 +485,34 @@ namespace LuaUtil
                 if (scriptInfo.mSavedData == nullptr)
                     continue;
                 ESM::LuaScript& script = container.mScripts.emplace_back(*scriptInfo.mSavedData);
-                for (ESM::LuaTimer& savedTimer : script.mTimers)
+                if (!script.mData.empty())
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        sol::object arg = deserialize(view.sol(), savedTimer.mCallbackArgument, mSavedDataDeserializer);
+                        sol::object state = deserialize(view.sol(), script.mData, mSavedDataDeserializer);
+                        script.mData = serialize(state, mSerializer);
+                    }
+                    catch (std::exception& e)
+                    {
+                        printError(scriptId, "onLoad failed", e);
+                        script.mData.clear();
+                    }
+                }
+                for (auto it = script.mTimers.begin(); it != script.mTimers.end();)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        sol::object arg = deserialize(view.sol(), it->mCallbackArgument, mSavedDataDeserializer);
                         // It is important if the order of content files was changed. The deserialize-serialize
                         // procedure updates refnums, so timer.mSerializedArg may be not equal to
                         // savedTimer.mCallbackArgument.
-                        savedTimer.mCallbackArgument = serialize(arg, mSerializer);
+                        it->mCallbackArgument = serialize(arg, mSerializer);
+                        ++it;
                     }
                     catch (std::exception& e)
                     {
                         printError(scriptId, "can not load timer", e);
+                        it = script.mTimers.erase(it);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -547,8 +562,7 @@ namespace LuaUtil
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        sol::object state
-                            = deserialize(view.sol(), scriptInfo.mSavedData->mData, mSavedDataDeserializer);
+                        sol::object state = deserialize(view.sol(), scriptInfo.mSavedData->mData, mSerializer);
                         sol::object initializationData = deserialize(view.sol(), scriptInfo.mInitData, mSerializer);
                         LuaUtil::call({ this, scriptId }, *onLoad, state, initializationData);
                     }
@@ -567,8 +581,8 @@ namespace LuaUtil
 
                     try
                     {
-                        timer.mArg = sol::main_object(
-                            deserialize(view.sol(), savedTimer.mCallbackArgument, mSavedDataDeserializer));
+                        timer.mArg
+                            = sol::main_object(deserialize(view.sol(), savedTimer.mCallbackArgument, mSerializer));
                         // It is important if the order of content files was changed. The deserialize-serialize
                         // procedure updates refnums, so timer.mSerializedArg may be not equal to
                         // savedTimer.mCallbackArgument.