diff --git a/src/Expr.cc b/src/Expr.cc
index b3e8d5572d..4d237ffdd9 100644
--- a/src/Expr.cc
+++ b/src/Expr.cc
@@ -3187,7 +3187,7 @@ HasFieldExpr::HasFieldExpr(ExprPtr arg_op, const char* arg_field_name)
 
 HasFieldExpr::~HasFieldExpr()
 	{
-	delete field_name;
+	delete[] field_name;
 	}
 
 ValPtr HasFieldExpr::Fold(Val* v) const
diff --git a/src/Var.cc b/src/Var.cc
index d23edc0df8..72d942f43f 100644
--- a/src/Var.cc
+++ b/src/Var.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
+#include "zeek/ActivationManager.h"
 #include "zeek/Desc.h"
 #include "zeek/EventRegistry.h"
 #include "zeek/Expr.h"
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ static void make_var(const IDPtr& id, TypePtr t, InitClass c, ExprPtr init,
 			{
 			if ( IsFunc(id->GetType()->Tag()) )
 				add_prototype(id, t.get(), attr.get(), init);
-			else
+			else if ( activation_mgr->IsActivated() )
 				id->Error("already defined", init.get());
 
 			return;
@@ -405,7 +406,18 @@ static void make_var(const IDPtr& id, TypePtr t, InitClass c, ExprPtr init,
 void add_global(const IDPtr& id, TypePtr t, InitClass c, ExprPtr init,
                 std::unique_ptr<std::vector<AttrPtr>> attr, DeclType dt)
 	{
-	make_var(id, std::move(t), c, std::move(init), std::move(attr), dt, true);
+	bool do_init = activation_mgr->IsActivated();
+
+	if ( dt == VAR_REDEF )
+		{
+		activation_mgr->AddingRedef(id, c, init, attr);
+
+		if ( ! do_init )
+			// Don't actually change the attributes.
+			attr = nullptr;
+		}
+
+	make_var(id, std::move(t), c, std::move(init), std::move(attr), dt, do_init);
 	}
 
 StmtPtr add_local(IDPtr id, TypePtr t, InitClass c, ExprPtr init,
@@ -711,6 +723,8 @@ void begin_func(IDPtr id, const char* module_name, FunctionFlavor flavor, bool i
 	else if ( is_redef )
 		id->Error("redef of not-previously-declared value");
 
+	bool is_activated = activation_mgr->IsActivated();
+
 	if ( id->HasVal() )
 		{
 		FunctionFlavor id_flavor = id->GetVal()->AsFunc()->Flavor();
@@ -724,12 +738,17 @@ void begin_func(IDPtr id, const char* module_name, FunctionFlavor flavor, bool i
 			case FUNC_FLAVOR_EVENT:
 			case FUNC_FLAVOR_HOOK:
 				if ( is_redef )
-					// Clear out value so it will be replaced.
-					id->SetVal(nullptr);
+					{
+					activation_mgr->RedefingHandler(id);
+
+					if ( ! is_activated )
+						// Clear out value so it will be replaced.
+						id->SetVal(nullptr);
+					}
 				break;
 
 			case FUNC_FLAVOR_FUNCTION:
-				if ( ! id->IsRedefinable() )
+				if ( ! id->IsRedefinable() && is_activated )
 					id->Error("already defined", t.get());
 				break;
 
@@ -753,12 +772,15 @@ void begin_func(IDPtr id, const char* module_name, FunctionFlavor flavor, bool i
 		if ( ! check_params(i, prototype, args, canon_args, module_name) )
 			break;
 
-	if ( Attr* depr_attr = find_attr(current_scope()->Attrs().get(), ATTR_DEPRECATED) )
-		current_scope()->GetID()->MakeDeprecated(depr_attr->GetExpr());
+	if ( is_activated )
+		{
+		if ( Attr* depr_attr = find_attr(current_scope()->Attrs().get(), ATTR_DEPRECATED) )
+			current_scope()->GetID()->MakeDeprecated(depr_attr->GetExpr());
 
-	// Reset the AST node statistics to track afresh for this function.
-	Stmt::ResetNumStmts();
-	Expr::ResetNumExprs();
+		// Reset the AST node statistics to track afresh for this function.
+		Stmt::ResetNumStmts();
+		Expr::ResetNumExprs();
+		}
 	}
 
 class OuterIDBindingFinder : public TraversalCallback
@@ -846,7 +868,7 @@ void end_func(StmtPtr body, const char* module_name, bool free_of_conditionals)
 	oi->num_stmts = Stmt::GetNumStmts();
 	oi->num_exprs = Expr::GetNumExprs();
 
-	auto ingredients = std::make_unique<FunctionIngredients>(pop_scope(), std::move(body),
+	auto ingredients = std::make_shared<FunctionIngredients>(pop_scope(), std::move(body),
 	                                                         module_name);
 	auto id = ingredients->GetID();
 	if ( ! id->HasVal() )
@@ -854,27 +876,27 @@ void end_func(StmtPtr body, const char* module_name, bool free_of_conditionals)
 		auto f = make_intrusive<ScriptFunc>(id);
 		id->SetVal(make_intrusive<FuncVal>(std::move(f)));
 		id->SetConst();
+		activation_mgr->AddingGlobalVal(id);
 		}
 
-	id->GetVal()->AsFunc()->AddBody(ingredients->Body(), ingredients->Inits(),
-	                                ingredients->FrameSize(), ingredients->Priority(),
-	                                ingredients->Groups());
-
 	script_coverage_mgr.AddFunction(id, ingredients->Body());
 
 	auto func_ptr = cast_intrusive<FuncVal>(id->GetVal())->AsFuncPtr();
 	auto func = cast_intrusive<ScriptFunc>(func_ptr);
 	func->SetScope(ingredients->Scope());
 
-	for ( const auto& group : ingredients->Groups() )
-		group->AddFunc(func);
+	activation_mgr->AddingBody(id, ingredients);
 
-	analyze_func(std::move(func));
+	if ( activation_mgr->IsActivated() )
+		{
+		func->AddBody(ingredients->Body(), ingredients->Inits(), ingredients->FrameSize(),
+		              ingredients->Priority(), ingredients->Groups());
 
-	// Note: ideally, something would take ownership of this memory until the
-	// end of script execution, but that's essentially the same as the
-	// lifetime of the process at the moment, so ok to "leak" it.
-	ingredients.release();
+		for ( const auto& group : ingredients->Groups() )
+			group->AddFunc(func);
+
+		analyze_func(std::move(func));
+		}
 	}
 
 IDPList gather_outer_ids(ScopePtr scope, StmtPtr body)
diff --git a/src/input.h b/src/input.h
index 205ffe734d..249a8ec781 100644
--- a/src/input.h
+++ b/src/input.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extern void add_to_name_list(char* s, char delim, zeek::name_list& nl);
 
 extern void begin_RE();
 
-extern void do_atif(zeek::detail::Expr* expr);
+extern void do_atif(zeek::detail::Expr* expr, bool is_activate);
 extern void do_atifdef(const char* id);
 extern void do_atifndef(const char* id);
 extern void do_atelse();
diff --git a/src/parse.y b/src/parse.y
index 4db15571ab..e61360d468 100644
--- a/src/parse.y
+++ b/src/parse.y
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 // Switching parser table type fixes ambiguity problems.
 %define lr.type ielr
 
-%expect 211
+%expect 212
 
 %token TOK_ADD TOK_ADD_TO TOK_ADDR TOK_ANY
-%token TOK_ATENDIF TOK_ATELSE TOK_ATIF TOK_ATIFDEF TOK_ATIFNDEF
+%token TOK_ATENDIF TOK_ATELSE TOK_ATIF TOK_ATACTIVATEIF TOK_ATIFDEF TOK_ATIFNDEF
 %token TOK_BOOL TOK_BREAK TOK_CASE TOK_OPTION TOK_CONST
 %token TOK_CONSTANT TOK_COPY TOK_COUNT TOK_DEFAULT TOK_DELETE
 %token TOK_DOUBLE TOK_ELSE TOK_ENUM TOK_EVENT TOK_EXPORT TOK_FALLTHROUGH
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@
 %token TOK_ATTR_TYPE_COLUMN TOK_ATTR_DEPRECATED
 %token TOK_ATTR_IS_ASSIGNED TOK_ATTR_IS_USED TOK_ATTR_ORDERED
 
+// Heads-up, this one is a weirdo.  It combines both the attribute and
+// a leading ')' before it (the two can be separated by spaces/tabs, but
+// no newlines).  This is necessary because if we use the more natural
+//
+//	TOK_ATIF '(' expr ')' TOK_ATTR_ANALYZE
+//
+// then the parser needs to look ahead past the ')' to see if the attribute
+// is there.  If it *isn't*, then the scanner will return the first token
+// of the conditional block for the look-ahead ... which will break the parse
+// if that block should in fact have been skipped.
+%token TOK_ATTR_ANALYZE
+
 %token TOK_DEBUG
 
 %token TOK_NO_TEST
@@ -98,6 +110,7 @@
 #include "zeek/RE.h"
 #include "zeek/Scope.h"
 #include "zeek/Reporter.h"
+#include "zeek/ActivationManager.h"
 #include "zeek/ScriptCoverageManager.h"
 #include "zeek/ScriptValidation.h"
 #include "zeek/zeekygen/Manager.h"
@@ -139,16 +152,19 @@ extern const char* g_curr_debug_error;
 extern int in_when_cond;
 
 static int in_hook = 0;
-int in_init = 0;
-int in_record = 0;
+static int in_init = 0;
+static int in_body = 0;
+static int in_global_stmts = 0;
+static int in_record = 0;
 static int in_record_redef = 0;
 static int in_enum_redef = 0;
-bool resolving_global_ID = false;
-bool defining_global_ID = false;
-std::vector<int> saved_in_init;
+static bool resolving_global_ID = false;
+static bool defining_global_ID = false;
+static bool is_activated = true;
+static std::vector<int> saved_in_init;
 static int expr_list_has_opt_comma = 0;
 
-std::vector<std::set<const ID*>> locals_at_this_scope;
+static std::vector<std::set<const ID*>> locals_at_this_scope;
 static std::unordered_set<const ID*> out_of_scope_locals;
 
 static Location func_hdr_location;
@@ -321,6 +337,9 @@ static void build_global(ID* id, Type* t, InitClass ic, Expr* e,
 
 	add_global(id_ptr, std::move(t_ptr), ic, e_ptr, std::move(attrs_ptr), dt);
 
+	if ( ! activation_mgr->IsActivated() )
+		return;
+
 	if ( dt == VAR_REDEF )
 		zeekygen_mgr->Redef(id, ::filename, ic, std::move(e_ptr));
 	else
@@ -392,9 +411,13 @@ zeek:
 			auto loc = zeek::detail::GetCurrentLocation();
 			if ( loc.filename )
 				set_location(loc);
+
+			++in_global_stmts;
 			}
 		stmt_list
 			{
+			--in_global_stmts;
+
 			if ( stmts )
 				stmts->AsStmtList()->Stmts().push_back($3);
 			else
@@ -1400,29 +1423,49 @@ decl:
 			}
 
 	|	TOK_REDEF TOK_ENUM global_id TOK_ADD_TO '{'
-			{ ++in_enum_redef; parse_redef_enum($3); zeekygen_mgr->Redef($3, ::filename); }
+			{
+			++in_enum_redef;
+			parse_redef_enum($3);
+			zeekygen_mgr->Redef($3, ::filename);
+			}
 		enum_body '}' ';'
 			{
+			if ( activation_mgr->InsideConditional() )
+				reporter->Error("enum redef cannot appear inside @if &analyze");
 			--in_enum_redef;
 			// Zeekygen already grabbed new enum IDs as the type created them.
 			}
 
 	|	TOK_REDEF TOK_RECORD  global_id '$' TOK_ID
-			{ cur_decl_type_id = $3; zeekygen_mgr->Redef($3, ::filename, INIT_EXTRA); }
+			{
+			cur_decl_type_id = $3;
+			zeekygen_mgr->Redef($3, ::filename, INIT_EXTRA);
+			}
 		TOK_ADD_TO '{' attr_list '}' ';'
 			{
+			if ( activation_mgr->InsideConditional() )
+				reporter->Error("record redef cannot appear inside @if &analyze");
 			cur_decl_type_id = 0;
 			parse_redef_record_field($3, $5, INIT_EXTRA, std::unique_ptr<std::vector<AttrPtr>>($9));
 			}
+
 	|	TOK_REDEF TOK_RECORD  global_id '$' TOK_ID
-			{ cur_decl_type_id = $3; zeekygen_mgr->Redef($3, ::filename, INIT_REMOVE); }
+			{
+			cur_decl_type_id = $3;
+			zeekygen_mgr->Redef($3, ::filename, INIT_REMOVE);
+			}
 		TOK_REMOVE_FROM '{' attr_list '}' ';'
 			{
+			if ( activation_mgr->InsideConditional() )
+				reporter->Error("record redef cannot appear inside @if &analyze");
 			cur_decl_type_id = 0;
 			parse_redef_record_field($3, $5, INIT_REMOVE, std::unique_ptr<std::vector<AttrPtr>>($9));
 			}
 	|	TOK_REDEF TOK_RECORD global_id
-			{ cur_decl_type_id = $3; zeekygen_mgr->Redef($3, ::filename); }
+			{
+			cur_decl_type_id = $3;
+			zeekygen_mgr->Redef($3, ::filename);
+			}
 		TOK_ADD_TO '{'
 			{ ++in_record; ++in_record_redef; }
 		type_decl_list
@@ -1433,6 +1476,8 @@ decl:
 
 			if ( ! $3->GetType() )
 				$3->Error("unknown identifier");
+			else if ( activation_mgr->InsideConditional() )
+				reporter->Error("record redef cannot appear inside @if &analyze");
 			else
 				extend_record($3, std::unique_ptr<type_decl_list>($8),
 				              std::unique_ptr<std::vector<AttrPtr>>($11));
@@ -1465,7 +1510,19 @@ conditional_list:
 
 conditional:
 		TOK_ATIF '(' expr ')'
-			{ do_atif($3); }
+			{ do_atif($3, false); }
+	|	TOK_ATIF '(' expr TOK_ATTR_ANALYZE
+			{
+			if ( in_body )
+				reporter->Error("@if &analyze cannot appear inside a function body");
+			do_atif($3, true);
+			}
+	|	TOK_ATACTIVATEIF '(' expr ')'
+			{
+			if ( in_body )
+				reporter->Error("@if &analyze cannot appear inside a function body");
+			do_atif($3, true);
+			}
 	|	TOK_ATIFDEF '(' TOK_ID ')'
 			{ do_atifdef($3); }
 	|	TOK_ATIFNDEF '(' TOK_ID ')'
@@ -1516,6 +1573,7 @@ func_body:
 			{
 			saved_in_init.push_back(in_init);
 			in_init = 0;
+			++in_body;
 
 			locals_at_this_scope.clear();
 			out_of_scope_locals.clear();
@@ -1525,6 +1583,7 @@ func_body:
 			{
 			in_init = saved_in_init.back();
 			saved_in_init.pop_back();
+			--in_body;
 			}
 
 		'}'
@@ -1545,12 +1604,14 @@ lambda_body:
 			{
 			saved_in_init.push_back(in_init);
 			in_init = 0;
+			++in_body;
 			}
 
 		stmt_list
 			{
 			in_init = saved_in_init.back();
 			saved_in_init.pop_back();
+			--in_body;
 			}
 
 		'}'
@@ -1963,11 +2024,21 @@ stmt:
 	;
 
 stmt_list:
-		stmt_list stmt
+		stmt_list { is_activated = activation_mgr->IsActivated(); } stmt
 			{
-			set_location(@1, @2);
-			$1->AsStmtList()->Stmts().push_back($2);
-			$1->UpdateLocationEndInfo(@2);
+			set_location(@1, @3);
+
+			// We can't simply test activation_mgr->IsActivated()
+			// here because the parser can wind up looking ahead
+			// to the @endif token and restoring activation that
+			// in fact was off for the statement.  So we capture
+			// the activation state prior to parsing the statement
+			// in "is_activated" and test that instead.
+			if ( ! in_global_stmts || is_activated )
+				{
+				$1->AsStmtList()->Stmts().push_back($3);
+				$1->UpdateLocationEndInfo(@3);
+				}
 			}
 	|
 			{ $$ = new StmtList(); }
@@ -2207,8 +2278,10 @@ global_or_event_id:
 					resolving_global_ID ?
 						current_module.c_str() : 0;
 
-				$$ = install_ID($1, module_name,
-				                              true, is_export).release();
+				auto gid = install_ID($1, module_name,
+				                              true, is_export);
+				activation_mgr->CreatingGlobalID(gid);
+				$$ = gid.release();
 				}
 			}
 	;
diff --git a/src/scan.l b/src/scan.l
index c961b928e2..39976af9c2 100644
--- a/src/scan.l
+++ b/src/scan.l
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #include "zeek/DNS_Mgr.h"
 #include "zeek/Expr.h"
 #include "zeek/Func.h"
-#include "zeek/Stmt.h"
-#include "zeek/IntrusivePtr.h"
 #include "zeek/Val.h"
 #include "zeek/Var.h"
 #include "zeek/Debug.h"
@@ -41,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "zeek/Traverse.h"
 #include "zeek/module_util.h"
 #include "zeek/ScannedFile.h"
+#include "zeek/ActivationManager.h"
 
 #include "zeek/analyzer/Analyzer.h"
 #include "zeek/zeekygen/Manager.h"
@@ -55,9 +54,10 @@ extern YYLTYPE yylloc;	// holds start line and column of token
 extern zeek::EnumType* cur_enum_type;
 
 // Track the @if... depth.
-static std::intptr_t conditional_depth = 0;
+static int conditional_depth = 0;
 
 zeek::detail::int_list entry_cond_depth; // @if depth upon starting file
+zeek::detail::int_list entry_act_depth; // @if &analyze depth upon starting file
 zeek::detail::int_list entry_pragma_stack_depth; // @pragma push depth upon starting file
 static std::vector<std::string> pragma_stack; // stack of @pragma pushes
 
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ static std::string find_relative_script_file(const std::string& filename)
 
 static void start_conditional()
 	{
+	if ( activation_mgr->InsideConditional() )
+		zeek::reporter->Warning("@conditional inside @if &analyze");
+
 	++conditional_depth;
 	++conditional_epoch;
 
@@ -155,17 +158,18 @@ static void do_pragma(const std::string& pragma)
 
 	if ( parts[0] == "push" )
 		{
-			if ( parts.size() < 2 )
-				{
-				zeek::reporter->FatalError("@pragma push without value");
-				return;
-				}
+		if ( parts.size() < 2 )
+			{
+			zeek::reporter->FatalError("@pragma push without value");
+			return;
+			}
 
-			if ( known_stack_pragmas.count(parts[1]) == 0 )
-				zeek::reporter->Warning("pushing unknown @pragma value '%s'", parts[1].c_str());
+		if ( known_stack_pragmas.count(parts[1]) == 0 )
+			zeek::reporter->Warning("pushing unknown @pragma value '%s'", parts[1].c_str());
 
-			pragma_stack.push_back(parts[1]);
+		pragma_stack.push_back(parts[1]);
 		}
+
 	else if ( parts[0] == "pop" )
 		{
 		if ( pragma_stack.empty() || pragma_stack.size() == entry_pragma_stack_depth.back() )
@@ -176,10 +180,11 @@ static void do_pragma(const std::string& pragma)
 
 		// Popping with a value: Verify it's popping the right thing. Not providing
 		// a pop value itself is valid. Don't return, probably blows up below anyway.
-		if ( parts.size() > 1 && pragma_stack.back() != parts[1] ) {
+		if ( parts.size() > 1 && pragma_stack.back() != parts[1] )
+			{
 			zeek::reporter->Error("@pragma pop with unexpected '%s', expected '%s'",
 			                      parts[1].c_str(), pragma_stack.back().c_str());
-		}
+			}
 
 		// Just pop anything
 		pragma_stack.pop_back();
@@ -397,6 +402,8 @@ when	return TOK_WHEN;
 &backend	return TOK_ATTR_BACKEND;
 &ordered    return TOK_ATTR_ORDERED;
 
+")"{OWS}&analyze	return TOK_ATTR_ANALYZE; // see parse.y for discussion of weirdness
+
 @deprecated.* {
 	auto num_files = file_stack.length();
 	auto comment = zeek::util::skip_whitespace(yytext + 11);
@@ -534,11 +541,12 @@ when	return TOK_WHEN;
 @endif	do_atendif();
 
 <IGNORE>@if	start_conditional();
+<IGNORE>&analyze	zeek::reporter->Warning("@if &analyze inside regular @if");
 <IGNORE>@ifdef	start_conditional();
 <IGNORE>@ifndef	start_conditional();
 <IGNORE>@else   return TOK_ATELSE;
 <IGNORE>@endif	return TOK_ATENDIF;
-<IGNORE>[^@\r\n]+	/* eat */
+<IGNORE>[^@&\r\n]+	/* eat */
 <IGNORE>.	/* eat */
 
 T	RET_CONST(zeek::val_mgr->True()->Ref())
@@ -802,6 +810,7 @@ static int load_files(const char* orig_file)
 	current_file_has_conditionals = files_with_conditionals.count(filename) > 0;
 
 	entry_cond_depth.push_back(conditional_depth);
+	entry_act_depth.push_back(activation_mgr->ActivationDepth());
 	entry_pragma_stack_depth.push_back(pragma_stack.size());
 
 	return 1;
@@ -846,10 +855,8 @@ static void resume_processing()
 	BEGIN(INITIAL);
 	}
 
-void do_atif(zeek::detail::Expr* expr)
+void do_atif(zeek::detail::Expr* expr, bool is_activate)
 	{
-	start_conditional();
-
 	LocalNameFinder cb;
 	expr->Traverse(&cb);
 	zeek::ValPtr val;
@@ -865,11 +872,28 @@ void do_atif(zeek::detail::Expr* expr)
 	if ( ! val )
 		{
 		expr->Error("invalid expression in @if");
+
+		if ( ! is_activate )
+			start_conditional();
+
 		return;
 		}
 
-	if ( ! val->AsBool() )
-		begin_ignoring();
+	bool is_true = val->AsBool();
+
+	if ( is_activate )
+		{
+		if ( conditional_depth > 0 )
+			zeek::reporter->Warning("@if &analyze inside conditional");
+		activation_mgr->Start({zeek::NewRef{}, expr}, is_true, conditional_depth);
+		}
+	else
+		{
+		start_conditional();
+
+		if ( ! is_true )
+			begin_ignoring();
+		}
 	}
 
 void do_atifdef(const char* id)
@@ -904,6 +928,12 @@ void do_atifndef(const char *id)
 
 void do_atelse()
 	{
+	if ( activation_mgr->InsideConditional(conditional_depth) )
+		{ // This is the @else corresponding to an @if &analyze.
+		activation_mgr->SwitchToElse();
+		return;
+		}
+
 	if ( conditional_depth == 0 )
 		zeek::reporter->Error("@else without @if...");
 
@@ -918,6 +948,15 @@ void do_atelse()
 
 void do_atendif()
 	{
+	if ( activation_mgr->InsideConditional(conditional_depth) )
+		{ // We're ending an @if &analyze.
+		if ( activation_mgr->ActivationDepth() <= entry_act_depth.back() )
+			zeek::reporter->Error("unbalanced @if &analyze... @endif");
+		else
+			activation_mgr->End();
+		return;
+		}
+
 	if ( conditional_depth <= entry_cond_depth.back() )
 		zeek::reporter->Error("unbalanced @if... @endif");
 
@@ -1000,6 +1039,13 @@ int yywrap()
 		entry_cond_depth.pop_back();
 		}
 
+	if ( entry_act_depth.size() > 0 )
+		{
+		if ( activation_mgr->ActivationDepth() > entry_act_depth.back() )
+			zeek::reporter->FatalError("unbalanced @if &analyze... @endif");
+		entry_act_depth.pop_back();
+		}
+
 	if ( entry_pragma_stack_depth.size() > 0 )
 		{
 		if ( pragma_stack.size() > entry_pragma_stack_depth.back() )
diff --git a/src/zeek-setup.cc b/src/zeek-setup.cc
index 46d5eacef0..5cc5963d64 100644
--- a/src/zeek-setup.cc
+++ b/src/zeek-setup.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define DOCTEST_CONFIG_IMPLEMENT
 
 #include "zeek/3rdparty/doctest.h"
+#include "zeek/ActivationManager.h"
 #include "zeek/Anon.h"
 #include "zeek/DFA.h"
 #include "zeek/DNS_Mgr.h"
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ zeek::plugin::Manager* zeek::plugin_mgr = nullptr;
 zeek::detail::RuleMatcher* zeek::detail::rule_matcher = nullptr;
 zeek::detail::DNS_Mgr* zeek::detail::dns_mgr = nullptr;
 zeek::detail::TimerMgr* zeek::detail::timer_mgr = nullptr;
+zeek::detail::ActivationManager* zeek::detail::activation_mgr;
 
 zeek::logging::Manager* zeek::log_mgr = nullptr;
 zeek::threading::Manager* zeek::thread_mgr = nullptr;
@@ -443,6 +445,7 @@ static void terminate_zeek()
 	delete session_mgr;
 	delete fragment_mgr;
 	delete telemetry_mgr;
+	delete activation_mgr;
 #ifdef HAVE_SPICY
 	delete spicy_mgr;
 #endif
@@ -673,6 +676,7 @@ SetupResult setup(int argc, char** argv, Options* zopts)
 
 	auto zeekygen_cfg = options.zeekygen_config_file.value_or("");
 	zeekygen_mgr = new zeekygen::detail::Manager(zeekygen_cfg, zeek_argv[0]);
+	activation_mgr = new ActivationManager();
 
 	add_essential_input_file("base/init-bare.zeek");
 	add_essential_input_file("builtin-plugins/__preload__.zeek");