diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/LazyContainerFactory.php b/src/DependencyInjection/LazyContainerFactory.php
index 0b771550e68..8c7eb27acfb 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/LazyContainerFactory.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/LazyContainerFactory.php
@@ -405,6 +405,9 @@ public function create(): RectorConfig
     {
         $rectorConfig = new RectorConfig();
 
+        $rectorConfig::setInstance($rectorConfig);
+        $rectorConfig->instance(RectorConfig::class, $rectorConfig);
+
         $rectorConfig->import(__DIR__ . '/../../config/config.php');
 
         $rectorConfig->singleton(Application::class, static function (Container $container): Application {