diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptEngineFactory.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptEngineFactory.java
index 53cbb5377a..49d2a8094a 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptEngineFactory.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptEngineFactory.java
@@ -28,12 +28,18 @@ import org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.internal.provider.ScriptModuleT
  *
  * @author Simon Merschjohann - Initial contribution
  * @author Scott Rushworth - added/changed methods and parameters when implementing {@link ScriptModuleTypeProvider}
+ * @author Jonathan Gilbert - added context keys
  */
 @NonNullByDefault
 public interface ScriptEngineFactory {
 
     static final ScriptEngineManager ENGINE_MANAGER = new ScriptEngineManager();
 
+    /**
+     * Key to access engine identifier in script context.
+     */
+    String CONTEXT_KEY_ENGINE_IDENTIFIER = "oh.engine-identifier";
+
     /**
      * This method returns a list of file extensions and MimeTypes that are supported by the ScriptEngine, e.g. py,
      * application/python, js, application/javascript, etc.
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/internal/ScriptEngineManagerImpl.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/internal/ScriptEngineManagerImpl.java
index 474217d79f..6693ca5e9d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/internal/ScriptEngineManagerImpl.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/internal/ScriptEngineManagerImpl.java
@@ -12,14 +12,18 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.internal;
 
+import static org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.ScriptEngineFactory.CONTEXT_KEY_ENGINE_IDENTIFIER;
+
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.script.Invocable;
+import javax.script.ScriptContext;
 import javax.script.ScriptEngine;
 import javax.script.ScriptException;
+import javax.script.SimpleScriptContext;
 
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  *
  * @author Simon Merschjohann - Initial contribution
  * @author Scott Rushworth - replaced GenericScriptEngineFactory with a service and cleaned up logging
+ * @author Jonathan Gilbert - included passing of context to script engines
  */
 @NonNullByDefault
 @Component(service = ScriptEngineManager.class)
@@ -129,6 +134,16 @@ public class ScriptEngineManagerImpl implements ScriptEngineManager {
                     loadedScriptEngineInstances.put(engineIdentifier, result);
                     logger.debug("Added ScriptEngine for language '{}' with identifier: {}", scriptType,
                             engineIdentifier);
+
+                    ScriptContext scriptContext = engine.getContext();
+
+                    if (scriptContext == null) {
+                        scriptContext = new SimpleScriptContext();
+                        engine.setContext(scriptContext);
+                    }
+
+                    scriptContext.setAttribute(CONTEXT_KEY_ENGINE_IDENTIFIER, engineIdentifier,
+                            ScriptContext.ENGINE_SCOPE);
                 } else {
                     logger.error("ScriptEngine for language '{}' could not be created for identifier: {}", scriptType,
                             engineIdentifier);