diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.java
index b7ecc18111..188a61434f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.java
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ public abstract class JavaPlugin extends PluginBase {
     private File configFile = null;
     private PluginLogger logger = null;
 
-    public JavaPlugin() {}
+    public JavaPlugin() {
+        ClassLoader classLoader = this.getClass().getClassLoader();
+        if (classLoader instanceof PluginClassLoader) {
+            ((PluginClassLoader) classLoader).initialize(this);
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns the folder that the plugin data's files are located in. The
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
index 38ca9422c8..6ddcc1d595 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public Plugin loadPlugin(File file) throws InvalidPluginException {
                 loader = loaders.get(description.getClassLoaderOf());
                 loader.addURL(urls[0]);
             } else {
-                loader = new PluginClassLoader(this, urls, getClass().getClassLoader());
+                loader = new PluginClassLoader(this, urls, getClass().getClassLoader(), server, description, dataFolder, file);
             }
 
             Class<?> jarClass = Class.forName(description.getMain(), true, loader);
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ public Plugin loadPlugin(File file) throws InvalidPluginException {
             Constructor<? extends JavaPlugin> constructor = plugin.getConstructor();
 
             result = constructor.newInstance();
-
-            result.initialize(this, server, description, dataFolder, file, loader);
         } catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
             throw new InvalidPluginException(ex.getCause());
         } catch (Throwable ex) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/PluginClassLoader.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/PluginClassLoader.java
index dd7bffc5b6..6a9b4bbaab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/PluginClassLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/PluginClassLoader.java
@@ -1,22 +1,43 @@
 package org.bukkit.plugin.java;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLClassLoader;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
+import org.bukkit.Server;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginDescriptionFile;
+
 /**
  * A ClassLoader for plugins, to allow shared classes across multiple plugins
  */
 public class PluginClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
     private final JavaPluginLoader loader;
     private final Map<String, Class<?>> classes = new HashMap<String, Class<?>>();
+    private final PluginDescriptionFile description;
+    private final Server server;
+    private final File dataFolder;
+    private final File file;
 
+    /**
+     * Changed in favor of class loader that initializes plugins
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public PluginClassLoader(final JavaPluginLoader loader, final URL[] urls, final ClassLoader parent) {
+        this(loader, urls, parent, null, null, null, null);
+    }
+
+    public PluginClassLoader(final JavaPluginLoader loader, final URL[] urls, final ClassLoader parent, final Server server, final PluginDescriptionFile description, final File dataFolder, final File file) {
         super(urls, parent);
 
         this.loader = loader;
+        this.server = server;
+        this.description = description;
+        this.dataFolder = dataFolder;
+        this.file = file;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -54,4 +75,13 @@ protected Class<?> findClass(String name, boolean checkGlobal) throws ClassNotFo
     public Set<String> getClasses() {
         return classes.keySet();
     }
+
+    void initialize(JavaPlugin javaPlugin) {
+        Validate.notNull(javaPlugin, "Initializing plugin cannot be null");
+        Validate.isTrue(javaPlugin.getClass().getClassLoader() == this, "Cannot initialize plugin outside of this class loader");
+
+        if (server != null && description != null && dataFolder != null && file != null) {
+            javaPlugin.initialize(loader, server, description, dataFolder, file, this);
+        }
+    }
 }