diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3c53c5b5f..3f7588d9f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 DFHack future
+    Internals:
+        - support for global onLoadWorld.init and onUnloadWorld.init files,
+          called when loading and unloading a world
 
 DFHack 0.40.11-r1
 
diff --git a/library/Core.cpp b/library/Core.cpp
index 01964139c..b6ae13ae1 100644
--- a/library/Core.cpp
+++ b/library/Core.cpp
@@ -1435,9 +1435,11 @@ static void handleLoadAndUnloadScripts(Core* core, color_ostream& out, state_cha
     std::string rawFolder = "data" + separator + "save" + separator + (df::global::world->cur_savegame.save_dir) + separator + "raw" + separator;
     switch(event) {
     case SC_WORLD_LOADED:
+        core->loadScriptFile(out, "onLoadWorld.init", true);
         core->loadScriptFile(out, rawFolder + "onLoad.init", true);
         break;
     case SC_WORLD_UNLOADED:
+        core->loadScriptFile(out, "onUnloadWorld.init", true);
         core->loadScriptFile(out, rawFolder + "onUnload.init", true);
         break;
     default: