diff --git a/distribution/openrct2.d.ts b/distribution/openrct2.d.ts
index 5205d4dca4..5a62087759 100644
--- a/distribution/openrct2.d.ts
+++ b/distribution/openrct2.d.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //   /// <reference path="/path/to/openrct2.d.ts" />
 //
 
-export type PluginType = "local" | "remote" | intransient;
+export type PluginType = "local" | "remote" | "intransient";
 
 declare global {
     /**
diff --git a/src/openrct2/scripting/Plugin.h b/src/openrct2/scripting/Plugin.h
index 5e150b821c..6af3c15b8f 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/scripting/Plugin.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/scripting/Plugin.h
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Scripting
         Remote,
 
         /**
-         * Scripts that run when the game starts and never unload.
+         * Scripts that run when the game starts and only unload explicitly rather than when the
+         * park changes.
          */
         Intransient,
     };
diff --git a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
index a49ab36964..7cf2fa98b4 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -626,8 +626,11 @@ void ScriptEngine::LoadPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin>& plugin)
 
 void ScriptEngine::UnloadPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin>& plugin)
 {
-    plugin->Unload();
-    LogPluginInfo(plugin, "Unloaded");
+    if (plugin->IsLoaded())
+    {
+        plugin->Unload();
+        LogPluginInfo(plugin, "Unloaded");
+    }
 }
 
 void ScriptEngine::StartPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin)
@@ -663,9 +666,21 @@ void ScriptEngine::StopPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin)
         _hookEngine.UnsubscribeAll(plugin);
 
         plugin->StopEnd();
+        LogPluginInfo(plugin, "Stopped");
     }
 }
 
+void ScriptEngine::ReloadPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin)
+{
+    StopPlugin(plugin);
+    {
+        ScriptExecutionInfo::PluginScope scope(_execInfo, plugin, false);
+        plugin->Load();
+        LogPluginInfo(plugin, "Reloaded");
+    }
+    StartPlugin(plugin);
+}
+
 void ScriptEngine::SetupHotReloading()
 {
     try
@@ -715,12 +730,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::AutoReloadPlugins()
                 auto& plugin = *findResult;
                 try
                 {
-                    StopPlugin(plugin);
-
-                    ScriptExecutionInfo::PluginScope scope(_execInfo, plugin, false);
-                    plugin->Load();
-                    LogPluginInfo(plugin, "Reloaded");
-                    plugin->Start();
+                    ReloadPlugin(plugin);
                 }
                 catch (const std::exception& e)
                 {
@@ -739,18 +749,17 @@ void ScriptEngine::UnloadTransientPlugins()
     {
         if (plugin->IsTransient())
         {
-            if (plugin->HasStarted())
-            {
-                StopPlugin(plugin);
-                LogPluginInfo(plugin, "Stopped");
-            }
+            StopPlugin(plugin);
         }
     }
 
     // Now unload them
     for (auto& plugin : _plugins)
     {
-        UnloadPlugin(plugin);
+        if (plugin->IsTransient())
+        {
+            UnloadPlugin(plugin);
+        }
     }
 
     _transientPluginsEnabled = false;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.h b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.h
index 17020fc7cc..01633ca8f7 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.h
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Scripting
         void UnloadPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin>& plugin);
         void StartPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin);
         void StopPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin);
+        void ReloadPlugin(std::shared_ptr<Plugin> plugin);
         void StopUnloadRegisterAllPlugins();
         static bool ShouldLoadScript(std::string_view path);
         bool ShouldStartPlugin(const std::shared_ptr<Plugin>& plugin);