diff --git a/src/supertux/menu/editor_sector_menu.cpp b/src/supertux/menu/editor_sector_menu.cpp
index 2813334a02f..942d080ac79 100644
--- a/src/supertux/menu/editor_sector_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/supertux/menu/editor_sector_menu.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ EditorSectorMenu::EditorSectorMenu() :
   add_hl();
   add_textfield(_("Name"), &sector->m_name);
   add_script(_("Initialization script"), &sector->m_init_script);
+  add_toggle(0, _("Run initialization script only once"), &sector->m_init_script_run_once);
   add_floatfield(_("Gravity"), &sector->m_gravity);
 
   add_hl();
diff --git a/src/supertux/sector.cpp b/src/supertux/sector.cpp
index 592b769d6bd..3672a5d621c 100644
--- a/src/supertux/sector.cpp
+++ b/src/supertux/sector.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ Sector::Sector(Level& parent) :
   m_foremost_opaque_layer(),
   m_gravity(10.0f),
   m_collision_system(new CollisionSystem(*this)),
-  m_text_object(add<TextObject>("Text"))
+  m_text_object(add<TextObject>("Text")),
+  m_init_script_run(),
+  m_init_script_run_once()
 {
   add<DisplayEffect>("Effect");
   add<TextArrayObject>("TextArray");
@@ -287,8 +289,10 @@ Sector::activate(const Vector& player_pos)
   }
 
   // Run init script
-  if (!m_init_script.empty() && !Editor::is_active()) {
+  if (!m_init_script.empty() && !Editor::is_active() &&
+      ((m_init_script_run_once && !m_init_script_run) || !m_init_script_run_once)) {
     run_script(m_init_script, "init-script");
+    m_init_script_run = true;
   }
 
   // Do not interpolate camera after it has been warped
@@ -796,6 +800,10 @@ Sector::save(Writer &writer)
     writer.write("init-script", m_init_script,false);
   }
 
+  if (m_init_script_run_once) {
+    writer.write("init-script-run-once", m_init_script_run_once);
+  }
+
   // saving objects;
   std::vector<GameObject*> objects(get_objects().size());
   std::transform(get_objects().begin(), get_objects().end(), objects.begin(), [] (auto& obj) {
diff --git a/src/supertux/sector.hpp b/src/supertux/sector.hpp
index bcc603f07c3..00504cfc733 100644
--- a/src/supertux/sector.hpp
+++ b/src/supertux/sector.hpp
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ class Sector final : public Base::Sector
   Level& get_level() const { return m_level; }
   TileSet* get_tileset() const override;
   bool in_worldmap() const override;
+  void set_init_script_run_once(bool run_once)
+  {
+    m_init_script_run_once = run_once;
+  }
+  bool get_init_script_run_once() const
+  {
+    return m_init_script_run_once;
+  }
 
   /** activates this sector (change music, initialize player class, ...) */
   void activate(const std::string& spawnpoint);
@@ -260,6 +268,8 @@ class Sector final : public Base::Sector
   Vector m_last_translation; // For camera interpolation at high frame rates
   float m_last_scale;
   float m_last_dt;
+  bool m_init_script_run;
+  bool m_init_script_run_once;
 
 private:
   Sector(const Sector&) = delete;
diff --git a/src/supertux/sector_parser.cpp b/src/supertux/sector_parser.cpp
index 43fb63190fe..65d4608fe5a 100644
--- a/src/supertux/sector_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/supertux/sector_parser.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ SectorParser::parse(const ReaderMapping& reader)
       iter.get(value);
       m_sector.set_init_script(value);
     }
+    else if(iter.get_key() == "init-script-run-once")
+    {
+      auto sector = dynamic_cast<Sector*>(&m_sector);
+      if (!sector) continue;
+      bool value;
+      iter.get(value);
+      sector->set_init_script_run_once(value);
+    }
     else if (iter.get_key() == "ambient-light")
     {
       const auto& sx = iter.get_sexp();