diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 03f6bea03..f69f0f66d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,14 +38,18 @@ set(GAMESCRIPT
     apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanager.cpp
     apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
     apps/openmw/mwscript/cellextensions.cpp
-    apps/openmw/mwscript/extensions.cpp)
+    apps/openmw/mwscript/extensions.cpp
+    apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp
+    )
 set(GAMESCRIPT_HEADER 
     apps/openmw/mwscript/locals.hpp
     apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanager.hpp
     apps/openmw/mwscript/compilercontext.hpp
     apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
     apps/openmw/mwscript/cellextensions.hpp
-    apps/openmw/mwscript/extensions.hpp)
+    apps/openmw/mwscript/extensions.hpp
+    apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.hpp
+    )
 source_group(apps\\openmw\\mwscript FILES ${GAMESCRIPT} ${GAMESCRIPT_HEADER})    
 
 set(GAMESOUND
@@ -61,7 +65,9 @@ set(GAMEWORLD
 set(GAMEWORLD_HEADER 
     apps/openmw/mwworld/refdata.hpp
     apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp
-    apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp)
+    apps/openmw/mwworld/ptr.hpp
+    apps/openmw/mwworld/environment.hpp
+    )
 source_group(apps\\openmw\\mwworld FILES ${GAMEWORLD} ${GAMEWORLD_HEADER}) 
 
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 17eaaa49b..a757d26d3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@
 #include "mwscript/compilercontext.hpp"
 #include "mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp"
 #include "mwscript/extensions.hpp"
+#include "mwscript/globalscripts.hpp"
 
 #include "mwsound/soundmanager.hpp"
 
 #include "mwworld/world.hpp"
 #include "mwworld/ptr.hpp"
+#include "mwworld/environment.hpp"
 
 void OMW::Engine::executeLocalScripts()
 {
-    for (MWWorld::World::ScriptList::const_iterator iter (mWorld->getLocalScripts().begin());
-        iter!=mWorld->getLocalScripts().end(); ++iter)
+    for (MWWorld::World::ScriptList::const_iterator iter (
+        mEnvironment.mWorld->getLocalScripts().begin());
+        iter!=mEnvironment.mWorld->getLocalScripts().end(); ++iter)
     {
-        MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext (*mWorld, *mSoundManager,
+        MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext (mEnvironment,
             &iter->second.getRefData().getLocals(), MWWorld::Ptr (iter->second));
         mScriptManager->run (iter->first, interpreterContext);
     }
@@ -37,6 +40,9 @@ bool OMW::Engine::frameStarted(const Ogre::FrameEvent& evt)
     
     // local scripts
     executeLocalScripts();
+    
+    // global scripts
+    mGlobalScripts->run (mEnvironment);
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::processCommands()
 }
 
 OMW::Engine::Engine()
-: mWorld(NULL), mDebug (false), mVerboseScripts (false), mSoundManager (0), mScriptManager (0),
+: mDebug (false), mVerboseScripts (false), mScriptManager (0), mGlobalScripts (0),
   mScriptContext (0)
 {
     mspCommandServer.reset(
@@ -67,8 +73,9 @@ OMW::Engine::Engine()
 OMW::Engine::~Engine()
 {
 //    mspCommandServer->stop();
-    delete mWorld;
-    delete mSoundManager;
+    delete mEnvironment.mWorld;
+    delete mEnvironment.mSoundManager;
+    delete mGlobalScripts;
     delete mScriptManager;
     delete mScriptContext;
 }
@@ -143,7 +150,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::enableVerboseScripts()
 
 void OMW::Engine::go()
 {
-    assert (!mWorld);
+    assert (!mEnvironment.mWorld);
     assert (!mDataDir.empty());
     assert (!mCellName.empty());
     assert (!mMaster.empty());
@@ -167,22 +174,24 @@ void OMW::Engine::go()
     loadBSA();
 
     // Create the world
-    mWorld = new MWWorld::World (mOgre, mDataDir, mMaster, mCellName);
+    mEnvironment.mWorld = new MWWorld::World (mOgre, mDataDir, mMaster, mCellName);
 
-    mSoundManager = new MWSound::SoundManager;
+    mEnvironment.mSoundManager = new MWSound::SoundManager;
 
     MWScript::registerExtensions (mExtensions);
 
     mScriptContext = new MWScript::CompilerContext (MWScript::CompilerContext::Type_Full);
     mScriptContext->setExtensions (&mExtensions);
 
-    mScriptManager = new MWScript::ScriptManager (mWorld->getStore(), mVerboseScripts,
+    mScriptManager = new MWScript::ScriptManager (mEnvironment.mWorld->getStore(), mVerboseScripts,
         *mScriptContext);
+        
+    mGlobalScripts = new MWScript::GlobalScripts (mEnvironment.mWorld->getStore(), *mScriptManager);
 
     std::cout << "Setting up input system\n";
 
     // Sets up the input system
-    MWInput::MWInputManager input(mOgre, mWorld->getPlayerPos(), mDebug);
+    MWInput::MWInputManager input(mOgre, mEnvironment.mWorld->getPlayerPos(), mDebug);
 
     // Launch the console server
     std::cout << "Starting command server on port " << kCommandServerPort << std::endl;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
index ab5fe5dc2..a56dca156 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <components/commandserver/command.hpp>
 #include <components/compiler/extensions.hpp>
 
+#include "mwworld/environment.hpp"
+
 namespace Compiler
 {
     class Context;
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ namespace Compiler
 namespace MWScript
 {
     class ScriptManager;
+    class GlobalScripts;
 }
 
 namespace MWSound
@@ -45,15 +48,15 @@ namespace OMW
             Render::OgreRenderer mOgre;
             std::string mCellName;
             std::string mMaster;
-            MWWorld::World *mWorld;
             bool mDebug;
             bool mVerboseScripts;
 
             TsDeque<OMW::Command>                     mCommandQueue;
             std::auto_ptr<OMW::CommandServer::Server> mspCommandServer;
 
-            MWSound::SoundManager *mSoundManager;
+            MWWorld::Environment mEnvironment;
             MWScript::ScriptManager *mScriptManager;
+            MWScript::GlobalScripts *mGlobalScripts;
             Compiler::Extensions mExtensions;
             Compiler::Context *mScriptContext;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57961f4d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+#include "globalscripts.hpp"
+#include "interpretercontext.hpp"
+#include "scriptmanager.hpp"
+
+namespace MWScript
+{
+    GlobalScripts::GlobalScripts (const ESMS::ESMStore& store, ScriptManager& scriptManager)
+    : mStore (store), mScriptManager (scriptManager)
+    {
+        addScript ("Main");
+    }
+
+    void GlobalScripts::addScript (const std::string& name)
+    {
+        if (mScripts.find (name)==mScripts.end())
+            if (const ESM::Script *script = mStore.scripts.find (name))
+            {           
+                Locals locals;
+                
+                locals.configure (*script);
+
+                mScripts.insert (std::make_pair (name, locals));        
+            }
+    }
+    
+    void GlobalScripts::run (MWWorld::Environment& environment)
+    {
+        std::map<std::string, Locals>::iterator iter = mScripts.begin();
+        
+        while (iter!=mScripts.end())
+        {
+            MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext (environment,
+                &iter->second, MWWorld::Ptr());
+            mScriptManager.run (iter->first, interpreterContext);        
+        
+            ++iter;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9407050a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef GAME_SCRIPT_GLOBALSCRIPTS_H
+#define GAME_SCRIPT_GLOBALSCRIPTS_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+
+#include "locals.hpp"
+
+namespace ESMS
+{
+    struct ESMStore;
+}
+
+namespace MWWorld
+{
+    class Environment;
+}
+
+namespace MWScript
+{
+    class ScriptManager;
+
+    class GlobalScripts
+    {
+            const ESMS::ESMStore& mStore;
+            ScriptManager& mScriptManager;
+            std::map<std::string, Locals> mScripts;
+            
+        public:
+        
+            GlobalScripts (const ESMS::ESMStore& store, ScriptManager& scriptManager);
+    
+            void addScript (const std::string& name);
+            
+            void run (MWWorld::Environment& environment);
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
index fe4adda46..304829dba 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 namespace MWScript
 {
-    InterpreterContext::InterpreterContext (MWWorld::World& world,
-        MWSound::SoundManager& soundManager, MWScript::Locals *locals, MWWorld::Ptr reference)
-    : mWorld (world), mSoundManager (soundManager), mLocals (locals), mReference (reference)
+    InterpreterContext::InterpreterContext (const MWWorld::Environment& environment,
+        MWScript::Locals *locals, MWWorld::Ptr reference)
+    : mEnvironment (environment), mLocals (locals), mReference (reference)
     {}
 
     int InterpreterContext::getLocalShort (int index) const
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ namespace MWScript
     
     MWWorld::World& InterpreterContext::getWorld()
     {
-        return mWorld;
+        return *mEnvironment.mWorld;
     }
     
     MWSound::SoundManager& InterpreterContext::getSoundManager()
     {
-        return mSoundManager;
+        return *mEnvironment.mSoundManager;
     }
     
     MWWorld::Ptr InterpreterContext::getReference()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
index 1fc07847d..0b0d2e65d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/interpretercontext.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <components/interpreter/context.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwworld/ptr.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/environment.hpp"
 
 namespace MWWorld
 {
@@ -20,15 +21,14 @@ namespace MWScript
     struct Locals;
 
     class InterpreterContext : public Interpreter::Context
-    {
-            MWWorld::World& mWorld;
-            MWSound::SoundManager& mSoundManager;
+    {   
+            MWWorld::Environment mEnvironment;
             Locals *mLocals;
             MWWorld::Ptr mReference;
         
         public:
         
-            InterpreterContext (MWWorld::World& world, MWSound::SoundManager& soundManager,
+            InterpreterContext (const MWWorld::Environment& environment, 
                 MWScript::Locals *locals, MWWorld::Ptr reference);
             ///< The ownership of \a locals is not transferred. 0-pointer allowed.
     
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/environment.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/environment.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4decbf960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/environment.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef GAME_WORLD_INVIRONMENT_H
+#define GAME_WORLD_INVIRONMENT_H
+
+namespace MWSound
+{
+    class SoundManager;
+}
+
+namespace MWWorld
+{
+    class World;
+
+    ///< Collection of script-accessable sub-systems
+    struct Environment
+    {   
+        Environment() : mWorld (0), mSoundManager (0) {}
+    
+        World *mWorld;
+        MWSound::SoundManager *mSoundManager;       
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
+