diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationService.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationService.java
index ec7a090ac2e..2c7afe3974c 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationService.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationService.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 @NonNullByDefault
 @Component(factory = "org.openhab.core.automation.module.script.transformation.factory")
 public class ScriptTransformationService implements TransformationService, RegistryChangeListener<Transformation> {
+    public static final String SCRIPT_TYPE_PROPERTY_NAME = "openhab.transform.script.scriptType";
     public static final String OPENHAB_TRANSFORMATION_SCRIPT = "openhab-transformation-script-";
 
     private static final Pattern INLINE_SCRIPT_CONFIG_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\|(?<inlineScript>.+)");
@@ -75,16 +76,15 @@ public class ScriptTransformationService implements TransformationService, Regis
     @Activate
     public ScriptTransformationService(@Reference TransformationRegistry transformationRegistry,
             @Reference ScriptEngineManager scriptEngineManager, Map<String, Object> config) {
-        String servicePropertyName = ConfigParser.valueAs(config.get(TransformationService.SERVICE_PROPERTY_NAME),
-                String.class);
-        if (servicePropertyName == null) {
+        String scriptType = ConfigParser.valueAs(config.get(SCRIPT_TYPE_PROPERTY_NAME), String.class);
+        if (scriptType == null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(
-                    "'" + TransformationService.SERVICE_PROPERTY_NAME + "' must not be null in service configuration");
+                    "'" + SCRIPT_TYPE_PROPERTY_NAME + "' must not be null in service configuration");
         }
 
         this.transformationRegistry = transformationRegistry;
         this.scriptEngineManager = scriptEngineManager;
-        this.scriptType = servicePropertyName.toLowerCase();
+        this.scriptType = scriptType;
         transformationRegistry.addRegistryChangeListener(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationServiceFactory.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationServiceFactory.java
index f317fd472ae..3097857ed64 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationServiceFactory.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationServiceFactory.java
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
  *
  * @author Jimmy Tanagra - Initial contribution
  */
-@Component(immediate = true, service = { ConfigDescriptionProvider.class, ConfigOptionProvider.class })
+@Component(immediate = true, service = { ScriptTransformationServiceFactory.class, ConfigDescriptionProvider.class,
+        ConfigOptionProvider.class })
 @NonNullByDefault
 public class ScriptTransformationServiceFactory implements ConfigDescriptionProvider, ConfigOptionProvider {
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ScriptTransformationServiceFactory.class);
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ public void setScriptEngineFactory(ScriptEngineFactory engineFactory) {
 
             Dictionary<String, Object> properties = new Hashtable<>();
             properties.put(TransformationService.SERVICE_PROPERTY_NAME, type.toUpperCase());
+            properties.put(ScriptTransformationService.SCRIPT_TYPE_PROPERTY_NAME, type);
             ComponentInstance<ScriptTransformationService> instance = scriptTransformationFactory
                     .newInstance(properties);
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/test/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationServiceTest.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/test/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationServiceTest.java
index 71e22101991..e30b2fdb468 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/test/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationServiceTest.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.automation.module.script/src/test/java/org/openhab/core/automation/module/script/ScriptTransformationServiceTest.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 import org.openhab.core.transform.Transformation;
 import org.openhab.core.transform.TransformationException;
 import org.openhab.core.transform.TransformationRegistry;
-import org.openhab.core.transform.TransformationService;
 
 /**
  * The {@link ScriptTransformationServiceTest} holds tests for the {@link ScriptTransformationService}
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
 @MockitoSettings(strictness = Strictness.LENIENT)
 public class ScriptTransformationServiceTest {
-    private static final String SCRIPT_LANGUAGE = "customdsl";
+    private static final String SCRIPT_LANGUAGE = "customDsl";
     private static final String SCRIPT_UID = "scriptUid." + SCRIPT_LANGUAGE;
     private static final String INVALID_SCRIPT_UID = "invalidScriptUid";
 
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public class ScriptTransformationServiceTest {
     @BeforeEach
     public void setUp() throws ScriptException {
         Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>();
-        properties.put(TransformationService.SERVICE_PROPERTY_NAME, SCRIPT_LANGUAGE);
+        properties.put(ScriptTransformationService.SCRIPT_TYPE_PROPERTY_NAME, SCRIPT_LANGUAGE);
         service = new ScriptTransformationService(transformationRegistry, scriptEngineManager, properties);
 
         when(scriptEngineManager.createScriptEngine(eq(SCRIPT_LANGUAGE), any())).thenReturn(scriptEngineContainer);