diff --git a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/TopDownAnalyzerFacadeForJVM.kt b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/TopDownAnalyzerFacadeForJVM.kt
index 6f9bd00fe8c..5522d5d8f79 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/TopDownAnalyzerFacadeForJVM.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/TopDownAnalyzerFacadeForJVM.kt
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ object TopDownAnalyzerFacadeForJVM {
         declarationProviderFactory: (StorageManager, Collection<KtFile>) -> DeclarationProviderFactory = ::FileBasedDeclarationProviderFactory,
         sourceModuleSearchScope: GlobalSearchScope = newModuleSearchScope(project, files),
         klibList: List<KotlinLibrary> = emptyList(),
-        explicitModuleDependencyList: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl> = emptyList()
+        explicitModuleDependencyList: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl> = emptyList(),
+        explicitModuleFriendsList: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl> = emptyList()
     ): AnalysisResult {
         val container = createContainer(
             project, files, trace, configuration, packagePartProvider, declarationProviderFactory, CompilerEnvironment,
-            sourceModuleSearchScope, klibList, explicitModuleDependencyList = explicitModuleDependencyList
+            sourceModuleSearchScope, klibList, explicitModuleDependencyList = explicitModuleDependencyList,
+            explicitModuleFriendsList = explicitModuleFriendsList
         )
 
         val module = container.get<ModuleDescriptor>()
@@ -140,7 +142,8 @@ object TopDownAnalyzerFacadeForJVM {
         sourceModuleSearchScope: GlobalSearchScope = newModuleSearchScope(project, files),
         klibList: List<KotlinLibrary> = emptyList(),
         implicitsResolutionFilter: ImplicitsExtensionsResolutionFilter? = null,
-        explicitModuleDependencyList: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl> = emptyList()
+        explicitModuleDependencyList: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl> = emptyList(),
+        explicitModuleFriendsList: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl> = emptyList()
     ): ComponentProvider {
         val jvmTarget = configuration.get(JVMConfigurationKeys.JVM_TARGET, JvmTarget.DEFAULT)
         val languageVersionSettings = configuration.languageVersionSettings
@@ -263,9 +266,15 @@ object TopDownAnalyzerFacadeForJVM {
             @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
             addAll(explicitModuleDependencyList)
         }
+        val friends = buildSet {
+            if (dependencyModule != null) {
+                add(dependencyModule)
+            }
+            addAll(explicitModuleFriendsList)
+        }
         module.setDependencies(
             dependencies,
-            if (dependencyModule != null) setOf(dependencyModule) else emptySet()
+            friends
         )
         module.initialize(
             CompositePackageFragmentProvider(
diff --git a/compiler/test-infrastructure/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/model/Modules.kt b/compiler/test-infrastructure/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/model/Modules.kt
index 2d751ec9ea2..c2a02684c46 100644
--- a/compiler/test-infrastructure/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/model/Modules.kt
+++ b/compiler/test-infrastructure/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/model/Modules.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ data class TestModule(
     val frontendKind: FrontendKind<*>,
     val files: List<TestFile>,
     val dependencies: List<DependencyDescription>,
+    val friends: List<DependencyDescription>,
     val directives: RegisteredDirectives,
     val languageVersionSettings: LanguageVersionSettings
 ) {
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/frontend/classic/ClassicFrontendFacade.kt b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/frontend/classic/ClassicFrontendFacade.kt
index 2a8879be9bd..158edca9cdd 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/frontend/classic/ClassicFrontendFacade.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/frontend/classic/ClassicFrontendFacade.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LookupTracker
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.analyze.TopDownAnalyzerFacadeForJS
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.config.JsConfig
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.lazy.SingleModuleClassResolver
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.ModuleVisibilityManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.FakeTopDownAnalyzerFacadeForNative
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.platform.isCommon
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@ class ClassicFrontendFacade(
             moduleDescriptorProvider.getModuleDescriptor(testModule)
         }
 
+        val friendDescriptors = module.friends.filter { it.kind == DependencyKind.Source }.map {
+            moduleDescriptorProvider.getModuleDescriptor(dependencyProvider.getTestModule(it.moduleName))
+        }
+
         var hasCommonModules = false
         sourceDependencies.forEach {
             val dependencyModule = dependencyProvider.getTestModule(it.moduleName)
@@ -104,6 +109,7 @@ class ClassicFrontendFacade(
             packagePartProviderFactory,
             ktFiles,
             dependentDescriptors,
+            friendDescriptors,
             hasCommonModules
         )
         moduleDescriptorProvider.replaceModuleDescriptorForModule(module, analysisResult.moduleDescriptor)
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ class ClassicFrontendFacade(
         packagePartProviderFactory: (GlobalSearchScope) -> JvmPackagePartProvider,
         files: List<KtFile>,
         dependentDescriptors: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl>,
+        friendsDescriptors: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl>,
         hasCommonModules: Boolean
     ): AnalysisResult {
         val targetPlatform = module.targetPlatform
@@ -146,6 +153,7 @@ class ClassicFrontendFacade(
                 packagePartProviderFactory,
                 files,
                 dependentDescriptors,
+                friendsDescriptors,
                 hasCommonModules
             )
             targetPlatform.isJs() -> performJsModuleResolve(project, configuration, files, dependentDescriptors)
@@ -163,8 +171,12 @@ class ClassicFrontendFacade(
         packagePartProviderFactory: (GlobalSearchScope) -> JvmPackagePartProvider,
         files: List<KtFile>,
         dependentDescriptors: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl>,
+        friendsDescriptors: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl>,
         hasCommonModules: Boolean
     ): AnalysisResult {
+        val moduleVisibilityManager = ModuleVisibilityManager.SERVICE.getInstance(project)
+        configuration.getList(JVMConfigurationKeys.FRIEND_PATHS).forEach { moduleVisibilityManager.addFriendPath(it) }
+
         val moduleTrace = NoScopeRecordCliBindingTrace()
         if (!hasCommonModules) {
             return TopDownAnalyzerFacadeForJVM.analyzeFilesWithJavaIntegration(
@@ -173,13 +185,14 @@ class ClassicFrontendFacade(
                 moduleTrace,
                 configuration.copy(),
                 packagePartProviderFactory,
-                explicitModuleDependencyList = dependentDescriptors
+                explicitModuleDependencyList = dependentDescriptors,
+                explicitModuleFriendsList = friendsDescriptors
             )
         }
 
         val moduleContentScope = GlobalSearchScope.allScope(project)
         val moduleClassResolver = SingleModuleClassResolver()
-        val moduleContext = createModuleContext(module, project, dependentDescriptors) {
+        val moduleContext = createModuleContext(module, project, dependentDescriptors, friendsDescriptors) {
             JvmBuiltIns(it, JvmBuiltIns.Kind.FROM_CLASS_LOADER)
         }
         val moduleDescriptor = moduleContext.module as ModuleDescriptorImpl
@@ -242,7 +255,7 @@ class ClassicFrontendFacade(
         files: List<KtFile>,
     ): AnalysisResult {
         val moduleTrace = NoScopeRecordCliBindingTrace()
-        val moduleContext = createModuleContext(module, project, dependentDescriptors = emptyList()) {
+        val moduleContext = createModuleContext(module, project, dependentDescriptors = emptyList(), friendsDescriptors = emptyList()) {
             DefaultBuiltIns()
         }
         return FakeTopDownAnalyzerFacadeForNative.analyzeFilesWithGivenTrace(
@@ -275,6 +288,7 @@ class ClassicFrontendFacade(
         module: TestModule,
         project: Project,
         dependentDescriptors: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl>,
+        friendsDescriptors: List<ModuleDescriptorImpl>,
         builtInsFactory: (StorageManager) -> KotlinBuiltIns,
     ): ModuleContext {
         val projectContext = ProjectContext(project, "test project context")
@@ -287,7 +301,7 @@ class ClassicFrontendFacade(
             add(moduleDescriptor.builtIns.builtInsModule)
             addAll(dependentDescriptors)
         }
-        moduleDescriptor.setDependencies(dependencies)
+        moduleDescriptor.setDependencies(dependencies, friendsDescriptors.toSet())
 
         return projectContext.withModule(moduleDescriptor)
     }
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/services/configuration/JvmEnvironmentConfigurator.kt b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/services/configuration/JvmEnvironmentConfigurator.kt
index 6e04b720395..109cff948d4 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/services/configuration/JvmEnvironmentConfigurator.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/services/configuration/JvmEnvironmentConfigurator.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.directives.JvmEnvironmentConfigurationDirective
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.directives.LanguageSettingsDirectives
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.directives.model.DirectivesContainer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.directives.model.RegisteredDirectives
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.model.BackendKinds
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.model.DependencyDescription
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.model.DependencyKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.model.TestModule
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.services.*
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/services/impl/ModuleStructureExtractorImpl.kt b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/services/impl/ModuleStructureExtractorImpl.kt
index b7eb4f12224..3d585a47645 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/services/impl/ModuleStructureExtractorImpl.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/services/impl/ModuleStructureExtractorImpl.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ class ModuleStructureExtractorImpl(
 ) : ModuleStructureExtractor(testServices, additionalSourceProviders) {
     companion object {
         private val allowedExtensionsForFiles = listOf(".kt", ".kts", ".java")
-        private val moduleDirectiveRegex = """([\w-]+)(\((.*)\))?""".toRegex()
+        /*
+         * ([\w-]+) module name
+         * \((.*?)\) module dependencies
+         * (\((.*?)\))? module friends
+         */
+        private val moduleDirectiveRegex = """([\w-]+)(\((.*?)\)(\((.*?)\))?)?""".toRegex()
     }
 
     override fun splitTestDataByModules(
@@ -66,6 +71,7 @@ class ModuleStructureExtractorImpl(
         private var currentModuleTargetBackend: TargetBackend? = null
         private var currentModuleLanguageVersionSettingsBuilder: LanguageVersionSettingsBuilder = initLanguageSettingsBuilder()
         private var dependenciesOfCurrentModule = mutableListOf<DependencyDescription>()
+        private var friendsOfCurrentModule = mutableListOf<DependencyDescription>()
         private var filesOfCurrentModule = mutableListOf<TestFile>()
 
         private var currentFileName: String? = null
@@ -146,12 +152,16 @@ class ModuleStructureExtractorImpl(
                     } else {
                         finishGlobalDirectives()
                     }
-                    val (moduleName, dependencies) = splitRawModuleStringToNameAndDependencies(values.joinToString(separator = " "))
+                    val (moduleName, dependencies, friends) = splitRawModuleStringToNameAndDependencies(values.joinToString(separator = " "))
                     currentModuleName = moduleName
                     dependencies.mapTo(dependenciesOfCurrentModule) { name ->
                         val kind = defaultsProvider.defaultDependencyKind
                         DependencyDescription(name, kind, DependencyRelation.Dependency)
                     }
+                    friends.mapTo(friendsOfCurrentModule) { name ->
+                        val kind = defaultsProvider.defaultDependencyKind
+                        DependencyDescription(name, kind, DependencyRelation.Dependency)
+                    }
                 }
                 ModuleStructureDirectives.DEPENDENCY,
                 ModuleStructureDirectives.DEPENDS_ON -> {
@@ -190,12 +200,15 @@ class ModuleStructureExtractorImpl(
             return true
         }
 
-        private fun splitRawModuleStringToNameAndDependencies(moduleDirectiveString: String): Pair<String, List<String>> {
+        private fun splitRawModuleStringToNameAndDependencies(moduleDirectiveString: String): ModuleNameAndDependeciens {
             val matchResult = moduleDirectiveRegex.matchEntire(moduleDirectiveString)
                 ?: error("\"$moduleDirectiveString\" doesn't matches with pattern \"moduleName(dep1, dep2)\"")
-            val (name, _, dependencies) = matchResult.destructured
-            if (dependencies.isBlank()) return name to emptyList()
-            return name to dependencies.split(" ")
+            val (name, _, dependencies, _, friends) = matchResult.destructured
+            return ModuleNameAndDependeciens(
+                name,
+                dependencies.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.split(" ") ?: emptyList(),
+                friends.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.split(" ") ?: emptyList(),
+            )
         }
 
         private fun finishGlobalDirectives() {
@@ -216,6 +229,7 @@ class ModuleStructureExtractorImpl(
                 frontendKind = currentModuleFrontendKind ?: defaultsProvider.defaultFrontend,
                 files = filesOfCurrentModule,
                 dependencies = dependenciesOfCurrentModule,
+                friends = friendsOfCurrentModule,
                 directives = moduleDirectives,
                 languageVersionSettings = currentModuleLanguageVersionSettingsBuilder.build()
             )
@@ -273,6 +287,7 @@ class ModuleStructureExtractorImpl(
             currentModuleLanguageVersionSettingsBuilder = initLanguageSettingsBuilder()
             filesOfCurrentModule = mutableListOf()
             dependenciesOfCurrentModule = mutableListOf()
+            friendsOfCurrentModule = mutableListOf()
             directivesBuilder = RegisteredDirectivesParser(directivesContainer, assertions)
         }
 
@@ -302,6 +317,12 @@ class ModuleStructureExtractorImpl(
             return defaultsProvider.newLanguageSettingsBuilder()
         }
     }
+
+    private data class ModuleNameAndDependeciens(
+        val name: String,
+        val dependencies: List<String>,
+        val friends: List<String>
+    )
 }
 
 private operator fun RegisteredDirectives.plus(other: RegisteredDirectives?): RegisteredDirectives {