diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsTest.kt
index edc8bad6d88..62ff3110e0f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/test/mainKtsTest.kt
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.mainKts.test
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.mainKts.MainKtsScript
 import org.junit.Assert
 import org.junit.Test
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
-import java.io.File
-import java.io.PrintStream
+import java.io.*
 import kotlin.script.experimental.api.*
 import kotlin.script.experimental.host.toScriptSource
 import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.baseClassLoader
@@ -90,6 +88,32 @@ class MainKtsTest {
         Assert.assertEquals(listOf("Hi from common", "Hi from middle", "sharedVar == 5"), out)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testCompilerOptions() {
+
+        val out = captureOut {
+            val res = evalFile(File("$TEST_DATA_ROOT/compile-java6.main.kts"))
+            assertSucceeded(res)
+            assertIsJava6Bytecode(res)
+        }.lines()
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(listOf("Hi from sub", "Hi from super", "Hi from random"), out)
+    }
+
+    private fun assertIsJava6Bytecode(res: ResultWithDiagnostics<EvaluationResult>) {
+        val scriptClassResource = res.valueOrThrow().returnValue.scriptClass!!.java.run {
+            getResource("$simpleName.class")
+        }
+
+        DataInputStream(ByteArrayInputStream(scriptClassResource.readBytes())).use { stream ->
+            val header = stream.readInt()
+            if (0xCAFEBABE.toInt() != header) throw IOException("Invalid header class header: $header")
+            val minor = stream.readUnsignedShort()
+            val major = stream.readUnsignedShort()
+            Assert.assertTrue(major == 50)
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun assertSucceeded(res: ResultWithDiagnostics<EvaluationResult>) {
         Assert.assertTrue(
             "test failed:\n  ${res.reports.joinToString("\n  ") { it.message + if (it.exception == null) "" else ": ${it.exception}" }}",
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/testData/compile-java6.main.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/testData/compile-java6.main.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45d78c35fb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/testData/compile-java6.main.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+@file:CompilerOptions("-jvm-target", "1.6")
+
+interface Test {
+    fun print()
+    fun printSuper() = println("Hi from super")
+}
+
+class TestImpl : Test {
+    override fun print() = println("Hi from sub")
+}
+
+inline fun printRandom() = println("Hi from random")
+
+TestImpl().run {
+    print()
+    printSuper()
+    printRandom()
+}
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/scriptDef.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/scriptDef.kt
index d6ae7a7f41e..81b8dcd0b65 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/scriptDef.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/mainKts/scriptDef.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.mainKts
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.mainKts.impl.FilesAndIvyResolver
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.util.CompilerOptions
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.util.DependsOn
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.util.Import
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.util.Repository
@@ -35,17 +36,13 @@ abstract class MainKtsScript(val args: Array<String>)
 
 object MainKtsScriptDefinition : ScriptCompilationConfiguration(
     {
-        defaultImports(DependsOn::class, Repository::class, Import::class)
+        defaultImports(DependsOn::class, Repository::class, Import::class, CompilerOptions::class)
         jvm {
             dependenciesFromClassContext(MainKtsScriptDefinition::class, "kotlin-main-kts", "kotlin-stdlib", "kotlin-reflect")
         }
         refineConfiguration {
-            onAnnotations(DependsOn::class, Repository::class, Import::class, handler = MainKtsConfigurator())
-            beforeCompiling { context ->
-                configureProvidedPropertiesFromJsr223Context(
-                    ScriptConfigurationRefinementContext(context.script, context.compilationConfiguration, context.collectedData)
-                )
-            }
+            onAnnotations(DependsOn::class, Repository::class, Import::class, CompilerOptions::class, handler = MainKtsConfigurator())
+            beforeCompiling(::configureProvidedPropertiesFromJsr223Context)
         }
         ide {
             acceptedLocations(ScriptAcceptedLocation.Everywhere)
@@ -91,6 +88,9 @@ class MainKtsConfigurator : RefineScriptCompilationConfigurationHandler {
                 FileScriptSource(scriptBaseDir?.resolve(sourceName) ?: File(sourceName))
             } ?: emptyList()
         }
+        val compileOptions = annotations.flatMap {
+            (it as? CompilerOptions)?.options?.toList() ?: emptyList()
+        }
 
         val resolvedClassPath = try {
             val scriptContents = object : ScriptContents {
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ class MainKtsConfigurator : RefineScriptCompilationConfigurationHandler {
         return ScriptCompilationConfiguration(context.compilationConfiguration) {
             if (resolvedClassPath != null) updateClasspath(resolvedClassPath)
             if (importedSources.isNotEmpty()) importScripts.append(importedSources)
+            if (compileOptions.isNotEmpty()) compilerOptions.append(compileOptions)
         }.asSuccess(diagnostics)
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/util/annotations.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/util/annotations.kt
index c1ab85a4fcb..803db866b62 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/util/annotations.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/util/annotations.kt
@@ -37,3 +37,13 @@ annotation class Repository(val value: String = "", val id: String = "", val url
 @Repeatable
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
 annotation class Import(vararg val paths: String)
+
+/**
+ * Compiler options that will be applied on script compilation
+ *
+ * @see [kotlin.script.experimental.api.compilerOptions]
+ */
+@Target(AnnotationTarget.FILE)
+@Repeatable
+@Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
+annotation class CompilerOptions(vararg val options: String)