diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/NativeGenerationState.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/NativeGenerationState.kt
index 8dbd436e836..7981343f97f 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/NativeGenerationState.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/NativeGenerationState.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan
 
 import llvm.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.BasicPhaseContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.utilities.BackendContextHolder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm.coverage.CoverageManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.objcexport.ObjCExport
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ internal class NativeGenerationState(
         //  It will reduce code coupling and make it easier to create NativeGenerationState instances.
         val context: Context,
         val cacheDeserializationStrategy: CacheDeserializationStrategy?
-) : BasicPhaseContext(config) {
+) : BasicPhaseContext(config), BackendContextHolder<Context> {
     private val outputPath = config.cacheSupport.tryGetImplicitOutput(cacheDeserializationStrategy) ?: config.outputPath
     val outputFiles = OutputFiles(outputPath, config.target, config.produce)
     val tempFiles = run {
@@ -123,4 +124,7 @@ internal class NativeGenerationState(
 
         isDisposed = true
     }
+
+    override val backendContext: Context
+        get() = context
 }
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diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/Machinery.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/Machinery.kt
index 80223c29bf1..90612ec56b4 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/Machinery.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/Machinery.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver
 
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.CommonBackendContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.ErrorReportingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.LoggingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.phaser.*
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/BackendPhases.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/BackendPhases.kt
index 6fe580acaf0..795dfb5b430 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/BackendPhases.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/BackendPhases.kt
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.InteropBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.NativeGenerationState
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.PhaseContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.PhaseEngine
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.utilities.KotlinBackendIrHolder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.ir.KonanSymbols
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.lower.ExpectToActualDefaultValueCopier
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.lower.SpecialBackendChecksTraversal
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.konan.KonanBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.makeEntryPoint
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrModuleFragment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.NaiveSourceBasedFileEntryImpl
@@ -26,7 +28,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 internal data class SpecialBackendChecksInput(
         val irModule: IrModuleFragment,
         val symbols: KonanSymbols,
-)
+) : KotlinBackendIrHolder {
+    override val kotlinIr: IrElement
+        get() = irModule
+}
 
 internal val SpecialBackendChecksPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<PsiToIrContext, SpecialBackendChecksInput>(
         "SpecialBackendChecks",
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/BitcodeGeneration.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/BitcodeGeneration.kt
index 223b31f3a27..96ce1c29838 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/BitcodeGeneration.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/BitcodeGeneration.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.phases
 
 import llvm.DIFinalize
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.NativeGenerationState
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.utilities.KotlinBackendIrHolder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm.CodeGeneratorVisitor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm.Lifetime
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm.RTTIGeneratorVisitor
@@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ internal val CreateLLVMDeclarationsPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<Native
 internal data class RTTIInput(
         val irModule: IrModuleFragment,
         val referencedFunctions: Set<IrFunction>?
-)
+) : KotlinBackendIrHolder {
+    override val kotlinIr: IrElement
+        get() = irModule
+}
 
 internal val RTTIPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<NativeGenerationState, RTTIInput>(
         name = "RTTI",
@@ -43,7 +47,10 @@ internal val RTTIPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<NativeGenerationState, R
 internal data class CodegenInput(
         val irModule: IrModuleFragment,
         val lifetimes: Map<IrElement, Lifetime>
-)
+) : KotlinBackendIrHolder {
+    override val kotlinIr: IrElement
+        get() = irModule
+}
 
 internal val CodegenPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<NativeGenerationState, CodegenInput>(
         name = "Codegen",
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/LTO.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/LTO.kt
index e2b0752d0e1..4a8fe57c554 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/LTO.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/LTO.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.phases
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.phaser.ActionState
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.NativeGenerationState
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.descriptors.GlobalHierarchyAnalysis
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.utilities.KotlinBackendIrHolder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm.Lifetime
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.optimizations.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.optimizations.DevirtualizationAnalysis
@@ -44,7 +45,10 @@ internal val BuildDFGPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<NativeGenerationStat
 internal data class DevirtualizationAnalysisInput(
         val irModule: IrModuleFragment,
         val moduleDFG: ModuleDFG,
-)
+) : KotlinBackendIrHolder {
+    override val kotlinIr: IrElement
+        get() = irModule
+}
 
 internal val DevirtualizationAnalysisPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<NativeGenerationState, DevirtualizationAnalysisInput, DevirtualizationAnalysis.AnalysisResult>(
         name = "DevirtualizationAnalysis",
@@ -66,7 +70,10 @@ internal data class DCEInput(
         val irModule: IrModuleFragment,
         val moduleDFG: ModuleDFG,
         val devirtualizationAnalysisResult: DevirtualizationAnalysis.AnalysisResult,
-)
+) : KotlinBackendIrHolder {
+    override val kotlinIr: IrElement
+        get() = irModule
+}
 
 internal val DCEPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<NativeGenerationState, DCEInput, Set<IrFunction>?>(
         name = "DCEPhase",
@@ -81,7 +88,10 @@ internal val DCEPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<NativeGenerationState, DC
 internal data class DevirtualizationInput(
         val irModule: IrModuleFragment,
         val devirtualizationAnalysisResult: DevirtualizationAnalysis.AnalysisResult
-)
+) : KotlinBackendIrHolder {
+    override val kotlinIr: IrElement
+        get() = irModule
+}
 
 internal val DevirtualizationPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase(
         name = "Devirtualization",
@@ -106,7 +116,10 @@ internal data class EscapeAnalysisInput(
         val irModule: IrModuleFragment,
         val moduleDFG: ModuleDFG,
         val devirtualizationAnalysisResult: DevirtualizationAnalysis.AnalysisResult,
-)
+) : KotlinBackendIrHolder {
+    override val kotlinIr: IrElement
+        get() = irModule
+}
 
 internal val EscapeAnalysisPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<NativeGenerationState, EscapeAnalysisInput, Map<IrElement, Lifetime>>(
         name = "EscapeAnalysis",
@@ -147,7 +160,10 @@ internal data class RedundantCallsInput(
         val moduleDFG: ModuleDFG,
         val devirtualizationAnalysisResult: DevirtualizationAnalysis.AnalysisResult,
         val irModule: IrModuleFragment,
-)
+) : KotlinBackendIrHolder {
+    override val kotlinIr: IrElement
+        get() = irModule
+}
 
 internal val RemoveRedundantCallsToStaticInitializersPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase(
         name = "RemoveRedundantCallsToStaticInitializersPhase",
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/PsiToIr.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/PsiToIr.kt
index ffe1f53e4a2..3997c594abf 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/PsiToIr.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/PsiToIr.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.KonanConfig
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.KonanReflectionTypes
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.BasicPhaseContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.PhaseContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.utilities.KotlinBackendIrHolder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.ir.KonanSymbols
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.psiToIr
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.serialization.KonanIdSignaturer
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.konan.KonanBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ModuleDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrModuleFragment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrFactoryImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrSymbol
@@ -36,7 +38,11 @@ data class PsiToIrInput(
 internal sealed class PsiToIrOutput(
         val irModule: IrModuleFragment,
         val symbols: KonanSymbols,
-) {
+) : KotlinBackendIrHolder {
+
+    override val kotlinIr: IrElement
+        get() = irModule
+
     class ForBackend(
             val irModules: Map<String, IrModuleFragment>,
             irModule: IrModuleFragment,
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/utilities/IrPassesUtilities.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/utilities/IrPassesUtilities.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..65f4a1749f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/utilities/IrPassesUtilities.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.utilities
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.CommonBackendContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement
+
+
+/**
+ * Adapter interface that can be implemented to enabled to access
+ * IR facilities during phase pre- and postprocessing.
+ */
+interface BackendContextHolder<C : CommonBackendContext> {
+    val backendContext: C
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adapter interface that can be implemented by phase context, input or output
+ * to enable IR validation, dumping and possibly other pre- and postprocessing.
+ */
+interface KotlinBackendIrHolder {
+    val kotlinIr: IrElement
+}
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