diff --git a/src/core/application.ts b/src/core/application.ts
index b8b92715..884e5450 100644
--- a/src/core/application.ts
+++ b/src/core/application.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export class Application implements ErrorHandler {
   readonly actionDescriptorFilters: ActionDescriptorFilters
   logger: Logger = console
   debug = false
+  lazyLoadingControllers = false
 
   static start(element?: Element, schema?: Schema): Application {
     const application = new this(element, schema)
diff --git a/src/tests/modules/core/application_tests.ts b/src/tests/modules/core/application_tests.ts
index 8cee672f..d142e1b0 100644
--- a/src/tests/modules/core/application_tests.ts
+++ b/src/tests/modules/core/application_tests.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ export default class ApplicationTests extends ApplicationTestCase {
     this.assert.ok(this.controllers[0] instanceof BController)
   }
 
+  "test Application#lazyLoadingControllers"() {
+    this.assert.equal(this.application.lazyLoadingControllers, false)
+
+    this.application.lazyLoadingControllers = true
+    this.assert.equal(this.application.lazyLoadingControllers, true)
+
+    this.application.lazyLoadingControllers = false
+    this.assert.equal(this.application.lazyLoadingControllers, false)
+  }
+
   get controllers() {
     return this.application.controllers as LogController[]
   }