diff --git a/tests/test_integrations.py b/tests/test_integrations.py
index a8e37a4bd..2fc87fd8b 100644
--- a/tests/test_integrations.py
+++ b/tests/test_integrations.py
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ def test_rc_no_xonshrc_for_non_interactive(tmpdir):
 
     (rc_dir / "rc_dir.xsh").write_text("echo RC_DIR", encoding="utf8")
     (user_home_dir / ".xonshrc").write_text("echo RC_HOME", encoding="utf8")
+    (script := user_home_dir / "script.xsh").write_text("echo SCRIPT", encoding="utf8")
     user_home_rc_path_crossplatform = str(
         (Path(user_home_dir) / ".xonshrc").expanduser()
     )
@@ -1375,6 +1376,25 @@ def test_rc_no_xonshrc_for_non_interactive(tmpdir):
     ]
     cmd = "print(42+42)"
     add_env = {"HOME": str(user_home_dir)}
+
+    # xonsh
+    out, err, ret = run_xonsh(
+        cmd=None,
+        stdin=None,
+        single_command=False,
+        interactive=True,
+        args=args,
+        add_env=add_env,
+    )
+
+    exp = ".*RC_NOT_HOME.*RC_HOME.*RC_DIR.*"
+    assert re.match(
+        exp,
+        out,
+        re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL,
+    ), f"Expected: {exp!r},\nResult: {out!r},\nargs={args!r}"
+
+    # xonsh -c "cmd"
     out, err, ret = run_xonsh(cmd=cmd, interactive=False, args=args, add_env=add_env)
     exp = ".*RC_NOT_HOME.*RC_DIR.*84.*"
     assert re.match(
@@ -1383,6 +1403,7 @@ def test_rc_no_xonshrc_for_non_interactive(tmpdir):
         re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL,
     ), f"Expected: {exp!r},\nResult: {out!r},\nargs={args!r}"
 
+    # xonsh -i -c "cmd"
     out, err, ret = run_xonsh(
         cmd=cmd + "\n", interactive=True, args=args, add_env=add_env
     )
@@ -1397,3 +1418,33 @@ def test_rc_no_xonshrc_for_non_interactive(tmpdir):
         out,
         re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL,
     ), f"Expected: {exp!r},\nResult: {out!r},\nargs={args!r}"
+
+    # xonsh script.xsh
+    out, err, ret = run_xonsh(
+        cmd=cmd + "\n",
+        interactive=False,
+        single_command=False,
+        args=args + ["--", script],
+        add_env=add_env,
+    )
+    exp = ".*RC_NOT_HOME.*RC_DIR.*SCRIPT.*"
+    assert re.match(
+        exp,
+        out,
+        re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL,
+    ), f"Expected: {exp!r},\nResult: {out!r},\nargs={args!r}"
+
+    # xonsh -i script.xsh
+    out, err, ret = run_xonsh(
+        cmd=None,
+        interactive=False,
+        single_command=False,
+        args=args + ["-i", "--", script],
+        add_env=add_env,
+    )
+    exp = ".*RC_NOT_HOME.*RC_HOME.*RC_DIR.*SCRIPT.*"
+    assert re.match(
+        exp,
+        out,
+        re.MULTILINE | re.DOTALL,
+    ), f"Expected: {exp!r},\nResult: {out!r},\nargs={args!r}"
diff --git a/xonsh/main.py b/xonsh/main.py
index 478ff944a..1c917cc1f 100644
--- a/xonsh/main.py
+++ b/xonsh/main.py
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def _get_rc_files(shell_kwargs: dict, args, env):
     rc = env.get("XONSHRC")
     rcd = env.get("XONSHRC_DIR")
 
-    if not env.get("XONSH_INTERACTIVE", False):
+    if not env.get("XONSH_INTERACTIVE", False) or not args.force_interactive:
         """
         Home based ``~/.xonshrc`` file has special meaning and history. The ecosystem around shells treats this kind of files
         as the place where interactive tools can add configs. To avoid unintended and unexpected affection