diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
index 7d3600f84c0..53fc2efd95f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
@@ -771,4 +771,18 @@ class KotlinGradleIT : BaseGradleIT() {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testModuleNameFiltering() = with(Project("typeAlias")) { // Use a Project with a top-level typealias
+        setupWorkingDir()
+
+        gradleBuildScript().appendText("\n" + """archivesBaseName = 'a/really\\tricky\n\rmodule\tname'""")
+        build("classes") {
+            assertSuccessful()
+
+            val metaInfDir = File(projectDir, kotlinClassesDir() + "META-INF")
+            assertNotNull(metaInfDir.listFiles().singleOrNull { it.name.endsWith(".kotlin_module") })
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
index d079f56dcf9..c08b6073d8f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ abstract class AbstractKotlinCompile<T : CommonCompilerArguments>() : AbstractKo
             val baseName = project.convention.findPlugin(BasePluginConvention::class.java)?.archivesBaseName
                     ?: project.name
             val suffix = if (sourceSetName == "main") "" else "_$sourceSetName"
-            return "$baseName$suffix"
+            return filterModuleName("${baseName}_$suffix")
         }
 
     @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
@@ -538,6 +538,11 @@ open class Kotlin2JsCompile() : AbstractKotlinCompile<K2JSCompilerArguments>(),
     }
 }
 
+private val invalidModuleNameCharactersRegex = """[\\/\r\n\t]""".toRegex()
+
+private fun filterModuleName(moduleName: String): String =
+    moduleName.replace(invalidModuleNameCharactersRegex, "_")
+
 private fun Task.getGradleVersion(): ParsedGradleVersion? {
     val gradleVersion = project.gradle.gradleVersion
     val result = ParsedGradleVersion.parse(gradleVersion)