diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 4b756974dc..709623f779 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -3870,6 +3870,12 @@ elif defined(JS):
       if x < y: return -1
       return 1
 
+when defined(JS) or defined(nimscript):
+  proc addInt*(result: var string; x: int64) =
+    result.add $x
+
+  proc addFloat*(result: var string; x: float) =
+    result.add $x
 
 proc quit*(errormsg: string, errorcode = QuitFailure) {.noreturn.} =
   ## A shorthand for ``echo(errormsg); quit(errorcode)``.
@@ -4551,12 +4557,12 @@ type
 
 when defined(genode):
   var componentConstructHook*: proc (env: GenodeEnv) {.nimcall.}
-      ## Hook into the Genode component bootstrap process.
-      ##
-      ## This hook is called after all globals are initialized.
-      ## When this hook is set the component will not automatically exit,
-      ## call ``quit`` explicitly to do so. This is the only available method
-      ## of accessing the initial Genode environment.
+    ## Hook into the Genode component bootstrap process.
+    ##
+    ## This hook is called after all globals are initialized.
+    ## When this hook is set the component will not automatically exit,
+    ## call ``quit`` explicitly to do so. This is the only available method
+    ## of accessing the initial Genode environment.
 
   proc nim_component_construct(env: GenodeEnv) {.exportc.} =
     ## Procedure called during ``Component::construct`` by the loader.
diff --git a/tests/compilerapi/myscript.nim b/tests/compilerapi/myscript.nim
index 539b07de11..c5d9fe22a6 100644
--- a/tests/compilerapi/myscript.nim
+++ b/tests/compilerapi/myscript.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 
 import exposed
 
+type NumberHolder = object
+  ival: int
+  fval: float
+
 echo "top level statements are executed!"
+echo NumberHolder(ival: 10, fval: 2.0)
 
 proc hostProgramRunsThis*(a, b: float): float =
   result = addFloats(a, b, 1.0)
diff --git a/tests/compilerapi/tcompilerapi.nim b/tests/compilerapi/tcompilerapi.nim
index 494765a8ba..edeaa2ba55 100644
--- a/tests/compilerapi/tcompilerapi.nim
+++ b/tests/compilerapi/tcompilerapi.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 discard """
   output: '''top level statements are executed!
+(ival: 10, fval: 2.0)
 2.0
 my secret
 11