diff --git a/idea/idea-maven/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/maven/KotlinMavenImporter.kt b/idea/idea-maven/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/maven/KotlinMavenImporter.kt
index 6c0dd6a8741..f50307ec116 100644
--- a/idea/idea-maven/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/maven/KotlinMavenImporter.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-maven/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/maven/KotlinMavenImporter.kt
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2JVMCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2MetadataCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.parseArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.ArgumentUtils
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.JvmTarget
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.LanguageFeature
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.LanguageVersion
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.TargetPlatformKind
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.extensions.ProjectExtensionDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.facet.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.maven.configuration.KotlinMavenConfigurator
@@ -118,6 +115,11 @@ class KotlinMavenImporter : MavenImporter(KOTLIN_PLUGIN_GROUP_ID, KOTLIN_PLUGIN_
         arguments.languageVersion = configuration.getChild("languageVersion")?.text
         arguments.multiPlatform = configuration.getChild("multiPlatform")?.text?.trim()?.toBoolean() ?: false
         arguments.suppressWarnings = configuration.getChild("nowarn")?.text?.trim()?.toBoolean() ?: false
+
+        configuration.getChild("experimentalCoroutines")?.text?.trim()?.let { coroutines ->
+            parseArguments(arrayOf("-Xcoroutines=$coroutines"), arguments, false)
+        }
+
         when (arguments) {
             is K2JVMCompilerArguments -> {
                 arguments.classpath = configuration.getChild("classpath")?.text
diff --git a/idea/src/META-INF/maven.xml b/idea/src/META-INF/maven.xml
index 217686b643f..e92f63c434f 100644
--- a/idea/src/META-INF/maven.xml
+++ b/idea/src/META-INF/maven.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
       <param name="defaultSourceDirs/sourceDir" refProvider="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.plugins.api.common.MavenCommonParamReferenceProviders$DirPath"/>
       <param name="defaultSourceDirs/dir" refProvider="org.jetbrains.idea.maven.plugins.api.common.MavenCommonParamReferenceProviders$DirPath"/>
 
+      <param name="experimentalCoroutines" values="enable,warn,error"/>
+
       <param name="script" language="kotlin" />
     </pluginDescriptor>
   </extensions>
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
index 89aaba5cb22..05e3ed907a8 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/kotlin/maven/KotlinCompileMojoBase.java
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ public abstract class KotlinCompileMojoBase<A extends CommonCompilerArguments> e
     @Parameter(property = "kotlin.compiler.apiVersion", required = false, readonly = false)
     protected String apiVersion;
 
+    /**
+     * possible values are: enable, error, warn
+     */
+    @Parameter(property = "kotlin.compiler.experimental.coroutines", required = false, readonly = false)
+    @Nullable
+    protected String experimentalCoroutines;
+
     /**
      * Additional command line arguments for Kotlin compiler.
      */
@@ -447,6 +454,10 @@ public abstract class KotlinCompileMojoBase<A extends CommonCompilerArguments> e
         arguments.apiVersion = apiVersion;
         arguments.multiPlatform = multiPlatform;
 
+        if (experimentalCoroutines != null) {
+            compiler.parseArguments(new String[] { "-Xcoroutines=" + experimentalCoroutines }, arguments);
+        }
+
         configureSpecificCompilerArguments(arguments);
 
         try {