diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
index 8eb80df9f09..ce5011a6d66 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ constructor(
         }
 
         val externalDependenciesArgs = ExternalDependenciesBuilder(project, compilation).buildCompilerArgs()
-        val cacheArgs = CacheBuilder(project, binary, konanTarget, externalDependenciesArgs).buildCompilerArgs()
+        val cacheArgs = CacheBuilder(project, binary, konanTarget, localKotlinOptions, externalDependenciesArgs).buildCompilerArgs()
 
         val buildArgs = buildKotlinNativeBinaryLinkerArgs(
             output,
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ internal class CacheBuilder(
     val project: Project,
     val binary: NativeBinary,
     val konanTarget: KonanTarget,
+    val kotlinOptions: KotlinCommonToolOptions,
     val externalDependenciesArgs: List<String>
 ) {
 
@@ -870,11 +871,15 @@ internal class CacheBuilder(
         getRootCacheDirectory(File(project.konanHome), konanTarget, debuggable, konanCacheKind)
     }
 
-    private fun getCacheDirectory(
-        dependency: ResolvedDependency
-    ): File {
-        return getCacheDirectory(rootCacheDirectory, dependency)
-    }
+    private val partialLinkage: Boolean
+        get() = PARTIAL_LINKAGE in kotlinOptions.freeCompilerArgs
+
+    private fun getCacheDirectory(dependency: ResolvedDependency): File = getCacheDirectory(
+        rootCacheDirectory = rootCacheDirectory,
+        dependency = dependency,
+        artifact = null,
+        partialLinkage = partialLinkage
+    )
 
     private fun needCache(libraryPath: String) =
         libraryPath.startsWith(project.gradle.gradleUserHomeDir.absolutePath) && libraryPath.endsWith(".klib")
@@ -889,8 +894,10 @@ internal class CacheBuilder(
         if (artifactsToAddToCache.isEmpty()) return
 
         val dependenciesCacheDirectories = getDependenciesCacheDirectories(
-            rootCacheDirectory,
-            dependency
+            rootCacheDirectory = rootCacheDirectory,
+            dependency = dependency,
+            considerArtifact = false,
+            partialLinkage = partialLinkage
         ) ?: return
 
         val cacheDirectory = getCacheDirectory(dependency)
@@ -933,10 +940,10 @@ internal class CacheBuilder(
                 "-p", konanCacheKind.produce!!,
                 "-target", target
             )
-            if (debuggable)
-                args += "-g"
+            if (debuggable) args += "-g"
             args += konanPropertiesService.additionalCacheFlags(konanTarget)
             args += externalDependenciesArgs
+            if (partialLinkage) args += PARTIAL_LINKAGE
             args += "-Xadd-cache=${library.libraryFile.absolutePath}"
             args += "-Xcache-directory=${cacheDirectory.absolutePath}"
             args += "-Xcache-directory=${rootCacheDirectory.absolutePath}"
@@ -1045,6 +1052,8 @@ internal class CacheBuilder(
             cacheKind.outputKind?.let {
                 "${baseName}-cache"
             } ?: error("No output for kind $cacheKind")
+
+        private const val PARTIAL_LINKAGE = "-Xpartial-linkage"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/cacheKlibUtils.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/cacheKlibUtils.kt
index 8a8fe7850a5..66181163ef4 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/cacheKlibUtils.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/utils/cacheKlibUtils.kt
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import java.security.MessageDigest
 fun getCacheDirectory(
     rootCacheDirectory: File,
     dependency: ResolvedDependency,
-    artifact: ResolvedArtifact? = null,
-    libraryFilter: (ResolvedArtifact) -> Boolean = { it.file.absolutePath.endsWith(".klib") }
+    artifact: ResolvedArtifact?,
+    partialLinkage: Boolean
 ): File {
     val moduleCacheDirectory = File(rootCacheDirectory, dependency.moduleName)
     val versionCacheDirectory = File(moduleCacheDirectory, dependency.moduleVersion)
@@ -40,38 +40,42 @@ fun getCacheDirectory(
         versionCacheDirectory.resolve(hash)
     } else versionCacheDirectory
 
-    return File(cacheDirectory, computeDependenciesHash(dependency))
+    return File(cacheDirectory, computeDependenciesHash(dependency, partialLinkage))
 }
 
 internal fun ByteArray.toHexString() = joinToString("") { (0xFF and it.toInt()).toString(16).padStart(2, '0') }
 
-private fun computeDependenciesHash(dependency: ResolvedDependency): String {
-    val allArtifactsPaths =
+private fun computeDependenciesHash(dependency: ResolvedDependency, partialLinkage: Boolean): String {
+    val hashedValue = buildString {
+        if (partialLinkage) append("#__PL__#")
+
         (dependency.moduleArtifacts + getAllDependencies(dependency).flatMap { it.moduleArtifacts })
             .map { it.file.absolutePath }
             .distinct()
             .sortedBy { it }
-            .joinToString("|") { it }
+            .joinTo(this, separator = "|")
+    }
+
     val digest = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256")
-    val hash = digest.digest(allArtifactsPaths.toByteArray(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
+    val hash = digest.digest(hashedValue.toByteArray(StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
     return hash.toHexString()
 }
 
 fun getDependenciesCacheDirectories(
     rootCacheDirectory: File,
     dependency: ResolvedDependency,
-    libraryFilter: (ResolvedArtifact) -> Boolean = { it.file.absolutePath.endsWith(".klib") },
-    considerArtifact: Boolean = false
+    considerArtifact: Boolean,
+    partialLinkage: Boolean
 ): List<File>? {
     return getAllDependencies(dependency)
         .flatMap { childDependency ->
             childDependency.moduleArtifacts.map {
                 if (libraryFilter(it)) {
                     val cacheDirectory = getCacheDirectory(
-                        rootCacheDirectory,
-                        childDependency,
-                        if (considerArtifact) it else null,
-                        libraryFilter
+                        rootCacheDirectory = rootCacheDirectory,
+                        dependency = childDependency,
+                        artifact = if (considerArtifact) it else null,
+                        partialLinkage = partialLinkage
                     )
                     if (!cacheDirectory.exists()) return null
                     cacheDirectory
@@ -104,3 +108,5 @@ internal class GradleLoggerAdapter(private val gradleLogger: Logger) : org.jetbr
     override fun error(message: String) = kotlin.error(message)
     override fun fatal(message: String): Nothing = kotlin.error(message)
 }
+
+private fun libraryFilter(artifact: ResolvedArtifact): Boolean = artifact.file.absolutePath.endsWith(".klib")