diff --git a/.tools/bootstrap.php b/.tools/bootstrap.php
index 424bf33536..55310c7b68 100644
--- a/.tools/bootstrap.php
+++ b/.tools/bootstrap.php
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@
 
 // use original error handlers of the tools
 ErrorHandler::unregister();
+
+return $project;
diff --git a/.tools/phpstan/console.php b/.tools/phpstan/console.php
index 25d2fac840..ca4519b35d 100644
--- a/.tools/phpstan/console.php
+++ b/.tools/phpstan/console.php
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 use Redaxo\Core\Console\Application;
 use Redaxo\Core\Console\CommandLoader;
 
-if (!defined('REX_MIN_PHP_VERSION')) {
-    require dirname(__DIR__) . '/bootstrap.php';
-}
+$project = require dirname(__DIR__) . '/bootstrap.php';
 
-$application = new Application();
+$application = new Application($project);
 $application->setCommandLoader(new CommandLoader());
 
 return $application;
diff --git a/boot/addons.php b/boot/addons.php
index a8fa33ec3c..aee8c3f4a3 100644
--- a/boot/addons.php
+++ b/boot/addons.php
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 <?php
 
+use Redaxo\Core\AbstractProject;
 use Redaxo\Core\Addon\Addon;
 use Redaxo\Core\Core;
 use Redaxo\Core\ExtensionPoint\Extension;
 use Redaxo\Core\ExtensionPoint\ExtensionPoint;
 use Redaxo\Core\Util\Timer;
 
+/**
+ * @psalm-scope-this AbstractProject
+ * @var AbstractProject $this
+ */
+
 Addon::initialize(!Core::isSetup());
 
 if (Core::isSetup() || Core::isSafeMode()) {
@@ -20,6 +26,8 @@
     Addon::require($packageId)->enlist();
 }
 
+$this->enlist();
+
 // now we actually include the addons logic
 Timer::measure('packages_boot', static function () use ($packageOrder) {
     foreach ($packageOrder as $packageId) {
@@ -31,3 +39,5 @@
 
 // ----- all addons configs included
 Extension::registerPoint(new ExtensionPoint('PACKAGES_INCLUDED'));
+
+$this->boot();
diff --git a/boot/console.php b/boot/console.php
index 16ec593756..a14b580c83 100644
--- a/boot/console.php
+++ b/boot/console.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use Redaxo\Core\AbstractProject;
 use Redaxo\Core\Addon\Addon;
 use Redaxo\Core\Console\Application;
 use Redaxo\Core\Console\Command\ListCommand;
@@ -7,13 +8,18 @@
 use Redaxo\Core\Core;
 use Redaxo\Core\Translation\I18n;
 
+/**
+ * @psalm-scope-this AbstractProject
+ * @var AbstractProject $this
+ */
+
 // force debug mode to enable output of notices/warnings and dump() function
 Core::setProperty('debug', true);
 
 Core::setProperty('lang', 'en_gb');
 I18n::setLocale('en_gb');
 
-$application = new Application();
+$application = new Application($this);
 Core::setProperty('console', $application);
 
 Addon::initialize(!Core::isSetup());
@@ -22,6 +28,8 @@
     foreach (Core::getPackageOrder() as $packageId) {
         Addon::require($packageId)->enlist();
     }
+
+    $this->enlist();
 }
 
 $application->setCommandLoader(new CommandLoader());
diff --git a/src/AbstractProject.php b/src/AbstractProject.php
index 019ec1d3d5..a86a9decb3 100644
--- a/src/AbstractProject.php
+++ b/src/AbstractProject.php
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 use Override;
 use Redaxo\Core\Exception\LogicException;
 use Redaxo\Core\Filesystem\DefaultPathProvider;
+use Redaxo\Core\Filesystem\Path;
+use Redaxo\Core\Translation\I18n;
+use Redaxo\Core\View\Fragment;
 use ReflectionObject;
 use Symfony\Component\Runtime\RunnerInterface;
 use Throwable;
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@
 use function dirname;
 use function sprintf;
 
+use const DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
 use const STDERR;
 
 abstract class AbstractProject implements RunnerInterface
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ public function __construct(
         public readonly string $environment,
     ) {}
 
+    public function boot(): void {}
+
     final public function bootCore(): void
     {
         if ('console' === $this->environment) {
@@ -81,6 +87,18 @@ final public function bootAddons(): void
         require dirname(__DIR__) . '/boot/addons.php';
     }
 
+    final public function enlist(): void
+    {
+        $folder = Path::base('/');
+
+        if (is_readable($folder . 'lang')) {
+            I18n::addDirectory($folder . 'lang');
+        }
+        if (is_readable($folder . 'fragments')) {
+            Fragment::addDirectory($folder . 'fragments' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[Override]
     final public function run(): int
     {
diff --git a/src/Console/Application.php b/src/Console/Application.php
index 024fc212da..46d1b9d251 100644
--- a/src/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Console/Application.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use Exception;
 use Override;
 use ParseError;
+use Redaxo\Core\AbstractProject;
 use Redaxo\Core\Addon\Addon;
 use Redaxo\Core\Console\Command\AbstractCommand;
 use Redaxo\Core\Console\Command\OnlySetupAddonsInterface;
@@ -31,8 +32,9 @@
 
 class Application extends SymfonyApplication
 {
-    public function __construct()
-    {
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly AbstractProject $project,
+    ) {
         parent::__construct('REDAXO', Core::getVersion());
     }
 
@@ -117,6 +119,8 @@ private function loadPackages(AbstractCommand $command): void
         }
 
         Extension::registerPoint(new ExtensionPoint('PACKAGES_INCLUDED'));
+
+        $this->project->boot();
     }
 
     private function checkConsoleUser(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): void