diff --git a/src/helma/extensions/HelmaExtension.java b/src/helma/extensions/HelmaExtension.java
index 5c4757e2..5750e65c 100644
--- a/src/helma/extensions/HelmaExtension.java
+++ b/src/helma/extensions/HelmaExtension.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package helma.extensions;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
 import helma.framework.core.Application;
 import helma.main.Server;
 import helma.scripting.ScriptingEngine;
@@ -19,26 +21,25 @@ public abstract class HelmaExtension {
 	public abstract void init (Server server) throws ConfigurationException;
 
 	/**
-	  * called when an Application is started.
-	  * This should be synchronized. Every application starting calls this method. Otherwise this could
-	  * lead to problems when more than one application starts at the same time.
+	  * called when an Application is started. This should be <b>synchronized</b> when
+	  * any self-initialization is performed.
 	  */
 	public abstract void applicationStarted (Application app) throws ConfigurationException;
 
 	/**
 	  * called when an Application is stopped.
-	  * This should be synchronized. Otherwise this could lead to problems when more than one
-	  * application gets stopped.
+	  * This should be <b>synchronized</b> when any self-destruction is performed.
 	  */
 	public abstract void applicationStopped (Application app);
 
 	/**
-	  * called by the ScriptingEngine when it is initizalized. throws a ConfigurationException
-	  * when this type of ScriptingEngine is not supported.
-	  * This should be synchronized. Every application starting calls this method. Otherwise this could
-	  * lead to problems when more than one application starts at the same time.
+	  * called by the ScriptingEngine when it is initizalized. Throws a ConfigurationException
+	  * when this type of ScriptingEngine is not supported. New methods and prototypes can be
+	  * added to the scripting environment. New global vars should be returned in a HashMap
+	  * with pairs of varname and ESObjects. This method should be <b>synchronized</b>, if it
+	  * performs any other self-initialization outside the scripting environment.
 	  */
-	public abstract void initScripting (Application app, ScriptingEngine engine) throws ConfigurationException;
+	public abstract HashMap initScripting (Application app, ScriptingEngine engine) throws ConfigurationException;
 
 	public abstract String getName ();
 
diff --git a/src/helma/extensions/demo/DemoExtension.java b/src/helma/extensions/demo/DemoExtension.java
index ed4e4755..de7038a5 100644
--- a/src/helma/extensions/demo/DemoExtension.java
+++ b/src/helma/extensions/demo/DemoExtension.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package helma.extensions.demo;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
 import helma.extensions.HelmaExtension;
 import helma.extensions.ConfigurationException;
 import helma.framework.core.Application;
@@ -41,29 +43,22 @@ public class DemoExtension extends HelmaExtension {
 	app.logEvent ("DemoExtension stopped on app " + app.getName () );
 	}
 
-	public void initScripting (Application app, ScriptingEngine engine) throws ConfigurationException {
-	if (engine instanceof FesiEvaluator) {
-	    try {
-	        initFesi (app, engine);
-	        app.logEvent("initScripting DemoExtension with " + app.getName () + " and " + engine.toString() );
-	    } catch (EcmaScriptException ecma) {
-	        throw new ConfigurationException (ecma.getMessage());
-	    }
-	} else {
+	public HashMap initScripting (Application app, ScriptingEngine engine) throws ConfigurationException {
+	if (!(engine instanceof FesiEvaluator))
 	    throw new ConfigurationException ("scripting engine " + engine.toString () + " not supported in DemoExtension");
-	}
+	app.logEvent("initScripting DemoExtension with " + app.getName () + " and " + engine.toString() );
+	// fesi-specific code:
+	Evaluator evaluator = ((FesiEvaluator)engine).getEvaluator ();
+	// initialize prototypes and global vars here, but don't add them to fesi's global object
+	ESWrapper demo = new ESWrapper(Server.getServer (), evaluator);
+	HashMap globals = new HashMap ();
+	globals.put ("demo",demo);
+	return globals;
 	}
 
 	public String getName () {
 	return "DemoExtension";
 	}
 
-	private void initFesi (Application app, ScriptingEngine engine) throws EcmaScriptException {
-	Evaluator evaluator = ((FesiEvaluator)engine).getEvaluator ();
-    ESObject demo = new ESWrapper(Server.getServer (), evaluator);
-    GlobalObject go = evaluator.getGlobalObject();
-	go.putHiddenProperty ("demo", demo);
-	}
-
 }
 
diff --git a/src/helma/scripting/fesi/FesiEvaluator.java b/src/helma/scripting/fesi/FesiEvaluator.java
index 3e7b89e7..58c0c664 100644
--- a/src/helma/scripting/fesi/FesiEvaluator.java
+++ b/src/helma/scripting/fesi/FesiEvaluator.java
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public final class FesiEvaluator implements ScriptingEngine {
     // do lazy cleanup
     Map lastGlobals = null;
 
+	// the global vars set by extensions
+	HashMap extensionGlobals;
 
     public FesiEvaluator (Application app, RequestEvaluator reval) {
 	this.app = app;
@@ -78,13 +80,15 @@ public final class FesiEvaluator implements ScriptingEngine {
 	    mailx.setProperties (app.getProperties ());
 	    Database dbx = (Database) evaluator.addExtension ("helma.scripting.fesi.extensions.Database");
 	    dbx.setApplication (app);
-
-	    // load extensions defined in server.properties
+	    // load extensions defined in server.properties:
+		extensionGlobals = new HashMap ();
 	    Vector extVec = Server.getServer ().getExtensions ();
 	    for (int i=0; i<extVec.size(); i++ ) {
 	        HelmaExtension ext = (HelmaExtension)extVec.get(i);
 	        try {
-	            ext.initScripting (app,this);
+	            HashMap tmpGlobals = ext.initScripting (app,this);
+	            if (tmpGlobals!=null)
+	                extensionGlobals.putAll(tmpGlobals);
 	        } catch (ConfigurationException e) {
 	            app.logEvent ("Couldn't initialize extension " + ext.getName () + ": " + e.getMessage ());
 	        }
@@ -279,6 +283,7 @@ public final class FesiEvaluator implements ScriptingEngine {
      */
     public void enterContext (HashMap globals) throws ScriptingException {
 	// set globals on the global object
+	globals.putAll(extensionGlobals);
 	if (globals != null && globals != lastGlobals) {
 	    // loop through global vars and set them
 	    for (Iterator i=globals.keySet().iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
@@ -313,6 +318,8 @@ public final class FesiEvaluator implements ScriptingEngine {
 	                sv = new ESBeanWrapper (new SessionBean ((Session)v), this);
 	            } else if ("app".equals (k)) {
 	                sv = new ESBeanWrapper (new ApplicationBean ((Application)v), this);
+	            } else if (v instanceof ESValue) {
+	                sv = (ESValue)v;
 	            } else {
 	                sv = ESLoader.normalizeValue (v, evaluator);
 	            }