diff --git a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/messages/AnalyzerWithCompilerReport.java b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/messages/AnalyzerWithCompilerReport.java
index 3022868a1d7..5878b78e2e1 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/messages/AnalyzerWithCompilerReport.java
+++ b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/messages/AnalyzerWithCompilerReport.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.rendering.DefaultErrorMessages;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.JavaBindingContext;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.JvmAbi;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.components.TraceBasedErrorReporter;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.VirtualFileKotlinClass;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetFile;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.AnalyzingUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext;
@@ -148,14 +147,15 @@ public final class AnalyzerWithCompilerReport {
         assert analysisResult != null;
         BindingContext bindingContext = analysisResult.getBindingContext();
 
-        Collection<VirtualFileKotlinClass> errorClasses = bindingContext.getKeys(TraceBasedErrorReporter.ABI_VERSION_ERRORS);
-        for (VirtualFileKotlinClass kotlinClass : errorClasses) {
-            Integer abiVersion = bindingContext.get(TraceBasedErrorReporter.ABI_VERSION_ERRORS, kotlinClass);
-            String path = toSystemDependentName(kotlinClass.getFile().getPath());
+        Collection<String> errorClasses = bindingContext.getKeys(TraceBasedErrorReporter.ABI_VERSION_ERRORS);
+        for (String kotlinClass : errorClasses) {
+            TraceBasedErrorReporter.AbiVersionErrorData data = bindingContext.get(TraceBasedErrorReporter.ABI_VERSION_ERRORS, kotlinClass);
+            assert data != null;
+            String path = toSystemDependentName(kotlinClass);
             messageCollectorWrapper.report(CompilerMessageSeverity.ERROR,
-                                           "Class '" + JvmClassName.byClassId(kotlinClass.getClassId()) +
+                                           "Class '" + JvmClassName.byClassId(data.classId) +
                                            "' was compiled with an incompatible version of Kotlin. " +
-                                           "Its ABI version is " + abiVersion + ", expected ABI version is " + JvmAbi.VERSION,
+                                           "Its ABI version is " + data.actualVersion + ", expected ABI version is " + JvmAbi.VERSION,
                                            CompilerMessageLocation.create(path, 0, 0));
         }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/TraceBasedErrorReporter.java b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/TraceBasedErrorReporter.java
index cb30ba60196..2c7f2b1a452 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/TraceBasedErrorReporter.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/TraceBasedErrorReporter.java
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableMemberDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassDescriptor;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.KotlinJvmBinaryClass;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.VirtualFileKotlinClass;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.ClassId;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingTrace;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.OverrideResolver;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.ErrorReporter;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.util.slicedMap.Slices;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.util.slicedMap.WritableSlice;
 
@@ -34,7 +34,17 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class TraceBasedErrorReporter implements ErrorReporter {
     private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(TraceBasedErrorReporter.class);
 
-    public static final WritableSlice<VirtualFileKotlinClass, Integer> ABI_VERSION_ERRORS = Slices.createCollectiveSlice();
+    public static class AbiVersionErrorData {
+        public final int actualVersion;
+        public final ClassId classId;
+
+        public AbiVersionErrorData(int actualVersion, @NotNull ClassId classId) {
+            this.actualVersion = actualVersion;
+            this.classId = classId;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static final WritableSlice<String, AbiVersionErrorData> ABI_VERSION_ERRORS = Slices.createCollectiveSlice();
     public static final WritableSlice<ClassDescriptor, List<String>> INCOMPLETE_HIERARCHY = Slices.createCollectiveSlice();
 
     private BindingTrace trace;
@@ -45,8 +55,8 @@ public class TraceBasedErrorReporter implements ErrorReporter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(@NotNull KotlinJvmBinaryClass kotlinClass, int actualVersion) {
-        trace.record(ABI_VERSION_ERRORS, (VirtualFileKotlinClass) kotlinClass, actualVersion);
+    public void reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(@NotNull ClassId classId, @NotNull String filePath, int actualVersion) {
+        trace.record(ABI_VERSION_ERRORS, filePath, new AbiVersionErrorData(actualVersion, classId));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/VirtualFileKotlinClass.kt b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/VirtualFileKotlinClass.kt
index 5ab495d6c01..3c964a723a8 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/VirtualFileKotlinClass.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/VirtualFileKotlinClass.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public class VirtualFileKotlinClass private(
         innerClasses: FileBasedKotlinClass.InnerClassesInfo
 ) : FileBasedKotlinClass(className, classHeader, innerClasses) {
 
+    override fun getLocation() = file.getPath()
+
     override fun getFileContents(): ByteArray {
         try {
             return file.contentsToByteArray()
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/DescriptorResolverUtils.java b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/DescriptorResolverUtils.java
index fb1517f9e4c..6ccdb43e4b8 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/DescriptorResolverUtils.java
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/DescriptorResolverUtils.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.structure.*;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.OverridingUtil;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.ErrorReporter;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/context.kt b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/context.kt
index 154e8d384aa..8e918dfd2ea 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/context.kt
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/context.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.lazy
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.storage.StorageManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.lazy.types.LazyJavaTypeResolver
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.structure.JavaTypeParameter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.JavaClassFinder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.components.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.DeserializedDescriptorResolver
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.KotlinClassFinder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.structure.JavaPropertyInitializerEvaluator
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.sources.JavaSourceElementFactory
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.structure.JavaTypeParameterListOwner
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.*
 
 open class GlobalJavaResolverContext(
         val storageManager: StorageManager,
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/resolvers.kt b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/resolvers.kt
index 09f81b5e43f..c83f139ef62 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/resolvers.kt
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/resolvers.kt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ private fun LazyJavaResolverContext.resolveBinaryClass(kotlinClass: KotlinJvmBin
 
     val header = kotlinClass.getClassHeader()
     if (!header.isCompatibleAbiVersion) {
-        errorReporter.reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(kotlinClass, header.version)
+        errorReporter.reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(kotlinClass.getClassId(), kotlinClass.getLocation(), header.version)
     }
     else if (header.kind == KotlinClassHeader.Kind.CLASS) {
         val descriptor = deserializedDescriptorResolver.resolveClass(kotlinClass)
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/AbstractBinaryClassAnnotationAndConstantLoader.kt b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/AbstractBinaryClassAnnotationAndConstantLoader.kt
index d4ad3a0a1de..5ae2893e957 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/AbstractBinaryClassAnnotationAndConstantLoader.kt
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/AbstractBinaryClassAnnotationAndConstantLoader.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.jvm.JvmProtoBuf.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.ProtoContainer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.storage.StorageManager
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.components.ErrorReporter
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.ErrorReporter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import java.util.HashMap
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/BinaryClassAnnotationAndConstantLoaderImpl.kt b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/BinaryClassAnnotationAndConstantLoaderImpl.kt
index 64cd20a0faa..f1511cabf87 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/BinaryClassAnnotationAndConstantLoaderImpl.kt
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/BinaryClassAnnotationAndConstantLoaderImpl.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.components.DescriptorResolverUtils
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.components.ErrorReporter
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.ErrorReporter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.KotlinJvmBinaryClass.AnnotationArrayArgumentVisitor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.ErrorUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.storage.StorageManager
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/DeserializedDescriptorResolver.java b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/DeserializedDescriptorResolver.java
index 820d6d60c09..f8ac9d28cb5 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/DeserializedDescriptorResolver.java
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/DeserializedDescriptorResolver.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.PackageFragmentDescriptor;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.components.ErrorReporter;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.ErrorReporter;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.header.KotlinClassHeader;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.scopes.JetScope;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public final class DeserializedDescriptorResolver {
     public String[] readData(@NotNull KotlinJvmBinaryClass kotlinClass, @NotNull KotlinClassHeader.Kind expectedKind) {
         KotlinClassHeader header = kotlinClass.getClassHeader();
         if (!header.getIsCompatibleAbiVersion()) {
-            errorReporter.reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(kotlinClass, header.getVersion());
+            errorReporter.reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(kotlinClass.getClassId(), kotlinClass.getLocation(), header.getVersion());
         }
         else if (header.getKind() == expectedKind) {
             return header.getAnnotationData();
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/KotlinJvmBinaryClass.java b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/KotlinJvmBinaryClass.java
index f54fe2c79d7..9dc298c3776 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/KotlinJvmBinaryClass.java
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/KotlinJvmBinaryClass.java
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ public interface KotlinJvmBinaryClass {
     @NotNull
     ClassId getClassId();
 
+    /**
+     * @return path to the class file (to be reported to the user upon error)
+     */
+    @NotNull
+    String getLocation();
+
     void loadClassAnnotations(@NotNull AnnotationVisitor visitor);
 
     void visitMembers(@NotNull MemberVisitor visitor);
diff --git a/core/descriptors.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/RuntimeErrorReporter.kt b/core/descriptors.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/RuntimeErrorReporter.kt
index 438f3d57559..17fcfb01585 100644
--- a/core/descriptors.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/RuntimeErrorReporter.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/RuntimeErrorReporter.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableMemberDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.JvmAbi
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.KotlinJvmBinaryClass
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.ClassId
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.ErrorReporter
 
 public object RuntimeErrorReporter : ErrorReporter {
     // TODO: specialized exceptions
@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ public object RuntimeErrorReporter : ErrorReporter {
         throw IllegalStateException("Incomplete hierarchy for class ${descriptor.getName()}, unresolved classes $unresolvedSuperClasses")
     }
 
-    override fun reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(kotlinClass: KotlinJvmBinaryClass, actualVersion: Int) {
-        throw IllegalStateException("Incompatible ABI version of ${kotlinClass.getClassId()}: $actualVersion " +
+    override fun reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(classId: ClassId, filePath: String, actualVersion: Int) {
+        throw IllegalStateException("Incompatible ABI version of ${classId}: $actualVersion " +
                                     "(expected version is ${JvmAbi.VERSION})")
     }
 
diff --git a/core/descriptors.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/reflect/ReflectKotlinClass.kt b/core/descriptors.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/reflect/ReflectKotlinClass.kt
index 263c98ea0ca..54bf35bf45e 100644
--- a/core/descriptors.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/reflect/ReflectKotlinClass.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors.runtime/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/reflect/ReflectKotlinClass.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ public class ReflectKotlinClass private(
         private val klass: Class<*>,
         private val classHeader: KotlinClassHeader
 ) : KotlinJvmBinaryClass {
+
     default object Factory {
+
         public fun create(klass: Class<*>): ReflectKotlinClass? {
             val headerReader = ReadKotlinClassHeaderAnnotationVisitor()
             ReflectClassStructure.loadClassAnnotations(klass, headerReader)
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ public class ReflectKotlinClass private(
         }
     }
 
+    override fun getLocation() = klass.getName().replace('.', '/') + ".class"
+
     override fun getClassId() = klass.classId
 
     override fun getClassHeader() = classHeader
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/ErrorReporter.java b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/ErrorReporter.java
similarity index 84%
rename from core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/ErrorReporter.java
rename to core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/ErrorReporter.java
index 4ade4c19606..36ca6c39332 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/ErrorReporter.java
+++ b/core/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/ErrorReporter.java
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.components;
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableMemberDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassDescriptor;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.KotlinJvmBinaryClass;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.ClassId;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
 public interface ErrorReporter {
-    void reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(@NotNull KotlinJvmBinaryClass kotlinClass, int actualVersion);
+    void reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(@NotNull ClassId classId, @NotNull String filePath, int actualVersion);
 
     void reportIncompleteHierarchy(@NotNull ClassDescriptor descriptor, @NotNull List<String> unresolvedSuperClasses);
 
diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/decompiler/stubBuilder/ClsStubBuilderContext.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/decompiler/stubBuilder/ClsStubBuilderContext.kt
index f485ee67d03..3331c4bc1d5 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/decompiler/stubBuilder/ClsStubBuilderContext.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/decompiler/stubBuilder/ClsStubBuilderContext.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.ClassDataFinder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.KotlinClassFinder
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.components.ErrorReporter
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.ErrorReporter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.AbstractBinaryClassAnnotationAndConstantLoader
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.ClassId
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.storage.LockBasedStorageManager
diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/decompiler/textBuilder/LoggingErrorReporter.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/decompiler/textBuilder/LoggingErrorReporter.kt
index 38b2fd268ca..5da35377096 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/decompiler/textBuilder/LoggingErrorReporter.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/decompiler/textBuilder/LoggingErrorReporter.kt
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.decompiler.textBuilder
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.components.ErrorReporter
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.ErrorReporter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableMemberDescriptor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.KotlinJvmBinaryClass
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.*
 
 class LoggingErrorReporter(private val log: Logger) : ErrorReporter {
     override fun reportLoadingError(message: String, exception: Exception?) {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class LoggingErrorReporter(private val log: Logger) : ErrorReporter {
         log.error("Could not infer visibility for $descriptor")
     }
 
-    override fun reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(kotlinClass: KotlinJvmBinaryClass, actualVersion: Int) {
-        log.error("Incompatible ABI version for class ${kotlinClass.getClassId()}, actual version: $actualVersion")
+    override fun reportIncompatibleAbiVersion(classId: ClassId, filePath: String, actualVersion: Int) {
+        log.error("Incompatible ABI version for class $classId, actual version: $actualVersion")
     }
 }
diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LocalFileKotlinClass.kt b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LocalFileKotlinClass.kt
index a57a9c1902b..e57a8a934d1 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LocalFileKotlinClass.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LocalFileKotlinClass.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class LocalFileKotlinClass private(
         }
     }
 
+    override fun getLocation() = file.getAbsolutePath()
+
     public override fun getFileContents(): ByteArray = fileContents
 
     override fun hashCode(): Int = file.hashCode()