diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/TestDirectives.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/TestDirectives.kt
index 4b69f2632be..e3305c418d2 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/TestDirectives.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/TestDirectives.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.test.blackbox.support.TestDirectives.INPUT_DAT
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.test.blackbox.support.TestDirectives.KIND
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.test.blackbox.support.TestDirectives.LLDB_TRACE
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.test.blackbox.support.TestDirectives.OUTPUT_DATA_FILE
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.test.blackbox.support.TestDirectives.PROGRAM_ARGS
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.test.blackbox.support.TestDirectives.TEST_RUNNER
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.test.blackbox.support.runner.TestRunCheck
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.test.blackbox.support.runner.TestRunCheck.OutputDataFile
@@ -181,6 +182,13 @@ internal object TestDirectives : SimpleDirectivesContainer() {
             Declares this test is expected to fail in described run configuration on K2 frontend.
         """.trimIndent()
     )
+
+    val PROGRAM_ARGS by stringDirective(
+        description = """
+            Command line arguments to pass to the executable.
+            Note that this directive makes sense only in combination with // KIND: STANDALONE_NO_TR
+        """.trimIndent()
+    )
 }
 
 internal enum class TestKind {
@@ -386,6 +394,8 @@ private fun parseFileBasedDirective(
     return file
 }
 
+internal fun parseProgramArguments(registeredDirectives: RegisteredDirectives): List<String> = registeredDirectives[PROGRAM_ARGS]
+
 internal class Location(private val testDataFile: File, val lineNumber: Int? = null) {
     override fun toString() = buildString {
         append(testDataFile.path)
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/group/StandardTestCaseGroupProvider.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/group/StandardTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
index 0deff8b790b..8c7394c7e13 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/group/StandardTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/group/StandardTestCaseGroupProvider.kt
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ internal class StandardTestCaseGroupProvider : TestCaseGroupProvider {
                 TestKind.STANDALONE_NO_TR -> {
                     NoTestRunnerExtras(
                         entryPoint = parseEntryPoint(registeredDirectives, location),
-                        inputDataFile = parseInputDataFile(baseDir = testDataFile.parentFile, registeredDirectives, location)
+                        inputDataFile = parseInputDataFile(baseDir = testDataFile.parentFile, registeredDirectives, location),
+                        arguments = parseProgramArguments(registeredDirectives)
                     )
                 }
                 TestKind.REGULAR, TestKind.STANDALONE -> {
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt
index 51286c3603e..8340ffd9282 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/support/runner/BaseTestRunProvider.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ internal open class BaseTestRunProvider {
             }
             TestKind.STANDALONE_NO_TR -> {
                 assertTrue(testName == null)
-                addIfNotNull(testCase.extras<NoTestRunnerExtras>().inputDataFile?.let(TestRunParameter::WithInputData))
+                val extras = testCase.extras<NoTestRunnerExtras>()
+                addIfNotNull(extras.inputDataFile?.let(TestRunParameter::WithInputData))
+                add(TestRunParameter.WithFreeCommandLineArguments(extras.arguments))
             }
             TestKind.STANDALONE -> {
                 add(TestRunParameter.WithTCTestLogger)