diff --git a/js/js.libraries/src/core/annotationsJVM.kt b/js/js.libraries/src/core/annotationsJVM.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b476d48af59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/js.libraries/src/core/annotationsJVM.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2015 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package kotlin.jvm
+
+// is used in common generated code in stdlib
+internal annotation class overloads
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Strings.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Strings.kt
index 6b059681ef5..44ba5aaa246 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Strings.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_Strings.kt
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ public fun ShortArray.joinToString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = ""
  * If the collection could be huge, you can specify a non-negative value of [limit], in which case only the first [limit]
  * elements will be appended, followed by the [truncated] string (which defaults to "...").
  */
+kotlin.jvm.overloads
 public fun <T> Iterable<T>.joinToString(separator: String = ", ", prefix: String = "", postfix: String = "", limit: Int = -1, truncated: String = "...", transform: ((T) -> String)? = null): String {
     return joinTo(StringBuilder(), separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated, transform).toString()
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Engine.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Engine.kt
index 03e9ccda91d..ad607d0f0ff 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Engine.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Engine.kt
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class GenericFunction(val signature: String, val keyword: String = "fun") : Comp
         override fun onKeySet(key: Family) = include(key)
     }
     val customPrimitiveBodies = HashMap<Pair<Family, PrimitiveType>, String>()
+    val annotations = FamilyProperty<String>()
 
     fun bodyForTypes(family: Family, vararg primitiveTypes: PrimitiveType, b: () -> String) {
         include(family)
@@ -295,6 +296,8 @@ class GenericFunction(val signature: String, val keyword: String = "fun") : Comp
                     ?.let { platformName -> builder.append("platformName(\"${platformName}\")\n")}
         }
 
+        annotations[f]?.let { builder.append(it).append('\n') }
+
         builder.append("public ")
         if (inline[f] == true)
             builder.append("inline ")
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Strings.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Strings.kt
index dd1fdeb8902..6c89c670e8f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Strings.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/Strings.kt
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ fun strings(): List<GenericFunction> {
 
         exclude(Strings)
         returns("String")
+        annotations("kotlin.jvm.overloads", Iterables)
         body {
             """
             return joinTo(StringBuilder(), separator, prefix, postfix, limit, truncated, transform).toString()