diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/Node.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/Node.java
index 56bcdcf9c8d..54c0c344953 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/Node.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/Node.java
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ public class Node implements Closeable {
             modules.add(settingsModule);
             client = new NodeClient(settings, threadPool);
             Collection<Object> pluginComponents = pluginsService.filterPlugins(Plugin.class).stream()
-                .flatMap(p -> p.createComponents(client, clusterService, threadPool, resourceWatcherService).stream())
+                .flatMap(p -> p.createComponents(client, clusterService, threadPool, resourceWatcherService,
+                                                 scriptModule.getScriptService()).stream())
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
             modules.add(b -> {
                     b.bind(PluginsService.class).toInstance(pluginsService);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/Plugin.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/Plugin.java
index 03eb96a4397..9f468a3d195 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/Plugin.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/Plugin.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.SettingsModule;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexModule;
 import org.elasticsearch.indices.analysis.AnalysisModule;
 import org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptModule;
+import org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptService;
 import org.elasticsearch.threadpool.ExecutorBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.threadpool.ThreadPool;
 import org.elasticsearch.watcher.ResourceWatcherService;
@@ -78,9 +79,10 @@ public abstract class Plugin {
      * @param clusterService A service to allow watching and updating cluster state
      * @param threadPool A service to allow retrieving an executor to run an async action
      * @param resourceWatcherService A service to watch for changes to node local files
+     * @param scriptService A service to allow running scripts on the local node
      */
     public Collection<Object> createComponents(Client client, ClusterService clusterService, ThreadPool threadPool,
-                                               ResourceWatcherService resourceWatcherService) {
+                                               ResourceWatcherService resourceWatcherService, ScriptService scriptService) {
         return Collections.emptyList();
     }