diff --git a/src/openocd.c b/src/openocd.c
index 5ce01e82b..109f0e198 100644
--- a/src/openocd.c
+++ b/src/openocd.c
@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@ int openocd_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (ERROR_OK != ret)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
+	ret = command_run_line(cmd_ctx, "init_targets");
+	if (ERROR_OK != ret)
+		ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
+
 	if (init_at_startup)
 	{
 		ret = command_run_line(cmd_ctx, "init");
diff --git a/src/target/startup.tcl b/src/target/startup.tcl
index d68417e80..425e1ecfb 100644
--- a/src/target/startup.tcl
+++ b/src/target/startup.tcl
@@ -151,3 +151,11 @@ proc armv4_5 params {
 	echo "DEPRECATED! use 'arm $params' not 'armv4_5 $params'"
 	arm $params
 }
+
+# Target/chain configuration scripts can either execute commands directly 
+# or define a procedure which is executed once all configuration 
+# scripts have completed.
+#
+# By default(classic) the config scripts will set up the target configuration
+proc init_targets {} {
+}