diff --git a/flag.module b/flag.module
index 5c26b7a..0f2aa27 100644
--- a/flag.module
+++ b/flag.module
@@ -1825,6 +1825,21 @@ function flag_get_flags($entity_type = NULL, $content_subtype = NULL, $account =
     }
   }
 
+  $definitions = flag_fetch_definition($entity_type);
+  foreach ($flags as $flag) {
+    $method = NULL;
+    if ($entity_type && isset($definitions['init_callback'])) {
+      $method = $definitions['init_callback'];
+    }
+    elseif (isset($definitions[$flag->entity_type]['init_callback'])) {
+      $method = $definitions[$flag->entity_type]['init_callback'];
+    }
+
+    if ($method) {
+      $flag->$method();
+    }
+  }
+
   // Make a variable copy to filter types and account.
   $filtered_flags = $flags;