diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
index c742d5808e..3784009fca 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/PluginManager.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import static hudson.init.InitMilestone.PLUGINS_LISTED;
 
 import hudson.PluginWrapper.Dependency;
 import hudson.init.InitStrategy;
+import hudson.init.InitializerFinder;
 import hudson.model.AbstractModelObject;
 import hudson.model.Failure;
 import hudson.model.Hudson;
@@ -249,8 +250,11 @@ public abstract class PluginManager extends AbstractModelObject {
             builder = TaskBuilder.EMPTY_BUILDER;
         }
 
+        final InitializerFinder initializerFinder = new InitializerFinder(uberClassLoader);        // misc. stuff
+
         // lists up initialization tasks about loading plugins.
-        return TaskBuilder.union(builder,new TaskGraphBuilder() {{
+        return TaskBuilder.union(initializerFinder, // this scans @Initializer in the core once
+            builder,new TaskGraphBuilder() {{
             requires(PLUGINS_LISTED).attains(PLUGINS_PREPARED).add("Loading plugins",new Executable() {
                 /**
                  * Once the plugins are listed, schedule their initialization.
@@ -292,6 +296,13 @@ public abstract class PluginManager extends AbstractModelObject {
                         });
                     }
 
+                    g.followedBy().attains(PLUGINS_STARTED).add("Discovering plugin initialization tasks", new Executable() {
+                        public void run(Reactor reactor) throws Exception {
+                            // rescan to find plugin-contributed @Initializer
+                            reactor.addAll(initializerFinder.discoverTasks(reactor));
+                        }
+                    });
+
                     // register them all
                     session.addAll(g.discoverTasks(session));
                 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/init/InitializerFinder.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/init/InitializerFinder.java
index 7efdfe8b6d..3203e77eac 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/init/InitializerFinder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/init/InitializerFinder.java
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import hudson.model.Hudson;
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 public class InitializerFinder extends TaskBuilder {
     private final ClassLoader cl;
 
+    private final Set<Method> discovered = new HashSet<Method>();
+
     public InitializerFinder(ClassLoader cl) {
         this.cl = cl;
     }
@@ -63,6 +67,9 @@ public class InitializerFinder extends TaskBuilder {
     public Collection<Task> discoverTasks(Reactor session) throws IOException {
         List<Task> result = new ArrayList<Task>();
         for (Method e : Index.list(Initializer.class,cl,Method.class)) {
+            if (!discovered.add(e))
+                continue;   // already reported once
+
             if (!Modifier.isStatic(e.getModifiers()))
                 throw new IOException(e+" is not a static method");
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Hudson.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Hudson.java
index d7198d2144..bc837d62c0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Hudson.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Hudson.java
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@ public final class Hudson extends Node implements ItemGroup<TopLevelItem>, Stapl
 
             // initialization consists of ...
             executeReactor( is,
-                    new InitializerFinder(),        // misc. stuff
                     pluginManager.initTasks(is),    // loading and preparing plugins
                     loadTasks(),                    // load jobs
                     InitMilestone.ordering()        // forced ordering among key milestones