diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/extensions/IrPluginContext.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/extensions/IrPluginContext.kt
index 68d4ce22752..e51e39fc902 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/extensions/IrPluginContext.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/extensions/IrPluginContext.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrSimpleFunctionSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.ReferenceSymbolTable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.TypeTranslator
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.platform.TargetPlatform
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 
 interface IrPluginContext : IrGeneratorContext {
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ interface IrPluginContext : IrGeneratorContext {
 
     val symbols: BuiltinSymbolsBase
 
+    val platform: TargetPlatform?
+
     // The following API is experimental
     fun referenceClass(fqName: FqName): IrClassSymbol?
     fun referenceConstructors(classFqn: FqName): Collection<IrConstructorSymbol>
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/extensions/IrPluginContextImpl.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/extensions/IrPluginContextImpl.kt
index 3981a351ffe..a2fa9333533 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/extensions/IrPluginContextImpl.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/extensions/IrPluginContextImpl.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.ReferenceSymbolTable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.TypeTranslator
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.platform.TargetPlatform
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.scopes.MemberScope
 
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ open class IrPluginContextImpl(
     override val symbols: BuiltinSymbolsBase = BuiltinSymbolsBase(irBuiltIns, irBuiltIns.builtIns, st)
 ) : IrPluginContext {
 
+    override val platform: TargetPlatform? = module.platform
+
     override val moduleDescriptor: ModuleDescriptor = module
     override val symbolTable: ReferenceSymbolTable = st