diff --git a/Source/Engine/Scripting/BinaryModule.cpp b/Source/Engine/Scripting/BinaryModule.cpp
index dd493d2de..643588ee1 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Scripting/BinaryModule.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Scripting/BinaryModule.cpp
@@ -796,12 +796,8 @@ ScriptingObject* ManagedBinaryModule::ManagedObjectSpawn(const ScriptingObjectSp
     // Mark as managed type
     object->Flags |= ObjectFlags::IsManagedType;
 
-    // Initialize managed instance
-    if (params.Managed)
-    {
-        object->SetManagedInstance((MObject*)params.Managed);
-    }
-    else
+    // Initialize managed instance (ScriptingObject ctor copies managed object handle)
+    if (!params.Managed)
     {
         // Invoke managed ctor (to match C++ logic)
         object->CreateManaged();
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Scripting/ScriptingObject.cpp b/Source/Engine/Scripting/ScriptingObject.cpp
index 14ce087cf..9ac973cc9 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Scripting/ScriptingObject.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Scripting/ScriptingObject.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ void SerializableScriptingObject::Deserialize(DeserializeStream& stream, ISerial
 }
 
 ScriptingObject::ScriptingObject(const SpawnParams& params)
-    : _gcHandle(0)
+#if USE_NETCORE
+    : _gcHandle((MGCHandle)params.Managed)
+#elif !COMPILE_WITHOUT_CSHARP
+    : _gcHandle(params.Managed ? MCore::GCHandle::New(params.Managed) : 0)
+#endif
     , _type(params.Type)
     , _id(params.ID)
 {