diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index ef3208fcd59..875c60d13c0 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ include ":kotlin-build-common",
         ":libraries:tools:mutability-annotations-compat",
         ":include:kotlin-compiler",
         ":plugins:jvm-abi-gen",
+        ":usage-statistics",
 
         // plugin markers:
         ':kotlin-gradle-plugin:plugin-marker',
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ project(':pill:generate-all-tests').projectDir = "$rootDir/plugins/pill/generate
 project(':kotlin-imports-dumper-compiler-plugin').projectDir = "$rootDir/plugins/imports-dumper" as File
 project(':libraries:kotlin-prepush-hook').projectDir = "$rootDir/libraries/tools/kotlin-prepush-hook" as File
 project(':plugins:jvm-abi-gen').projectDir = "$rootDir/plugins/jvm-abi-gen" as File
+project(':usage-statistics').projectDir = "$rootDir/usage-statistics" as File
 
 // plugin markers:
 project(':kotlin-gradle-plugin:plugin-marker').projectDir = file("$rootDir/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/plugin-marker")
diff --git a/usage-statistics/build.gradle.kts b/usage-statistics/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..744e16b87ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usage-statistics/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+plugins {
+    kotlin("jvm")
+    id("jps-compatible")
+}
+
+jvmTarget = "1.6"
+
+dependencies {
+}
+
+sourceSets {
+    "main" { projectDefault() }
+    "test" {}
+}
diff --git a/usage-statistics/src/main/kotlin/ProjectScopeStatsReporters.kt b/usage-statistics/src/main/kotlin/ProjectScopeStatsReporters.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d