diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/IrModuleToJsTransformer.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/IrModuleToJsTransformer.kt
index 14ad1760fe4..093de6d6712 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/IrModuleToJsTransformer.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/IrModuleToJsTransformer.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class IrModuleToJsTransformer(
         statements.addWithComment("block: pre-declaration", preDeclarationBlock)
 
         val generateFilePaths = backendContext.configuration.getBoolean(JSConfigurationKeys.GENERATE_COMMENTS_WITH_FILE_PATH)
+        val pathPrefixMap = backendContext.configuration.getMap(JSConfigurationKeys.FILE_PATHS_PREFIX_MAP)
 
         module.files.forEach {
             val fileStatements = it.accept(IrFileToJsTransformer(), context).statements
@@ -55,7 +56,13 @@ class IrModuleToJsTransformer(
                 }
 
                 if (generateRegionComments || generateFilePaths) {
-                    startComment += "file: ${it.path}"
+                    val originalPath = it.path
+                    val path = pathPrefixMap.entries
+                        .find { (k, _) -> originalPath.startsWith(k) }
+                        ?.let { (k, v) -> v + originalPath.substring(k.length) }
+                        ?: originalPath
+
+                    startComment += "file: $path"
                 }
 
                 if (startComment.isNotEmpty()) {
diff --git a/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/config/JSConfigurationKeys.java b/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/config/JSConfigurationKeys.java
index 7924b8cdde8..f835853e554 100644
--- a/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/config/JSConfigurationKeys.java
+++ b/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/config/JSConfigurationKeys.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.js.ModuleKind;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 public class JSConfigurationKeys {
     public static final CompilerConfigurationKey<List<String>> TRANSITIVE_LIBRARIES =
@@ -80,5 +81,10 @@ public class JSConfigurationKeys {
             CompilerConfigurationKey.create("generate comments with file path at the start of each file block");
 
     public static final CompilerConfigurationKey<Boolean> GENERATE_REGION_COMMENTS =
-            CompilerConfigurationKey.create("generate special comments at the start and the end of each file block, it allows to fold them and navigate to them in the IDEA");
+            CompilerConfigurationKey.create("generate special comments at the start and the end of each file block, " +
+                                            "it allows to fold them and navigate to them in the IDEA");
+
+    public static final CompilerConfigurationKey<Map<String, String>> FILE_PATHS_PREFIX_MAP =
+            CompilerConfigurationKey.create("this map used to shorten/replace prefix of paths in comments with file paths, " +
+                                            "including region comments");
 }
diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicBoxTest.kt b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicBoxTest.kt
index c3c484458c3..efab0de0fc2 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicBoxTest.kt
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicBoxTest.kt
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ abstract class BasicBoxTest(
                 val outputFileName = module.outputFileName(outputDir) + ".js"
                 val isMainModule = mainModuleName == module.name
                 generateJavaScriptFile(
+                    testFactory.tmpDir,
                     file.parent, module, outputFileName, dependencies, allDependencies, friends, modules.size > 1,
-                    !SKIP_SOURCEMAP_REMAPPING.matcher(fileContent).find(),
-                    outputPrefixFile, outputPostfixFile, actualMainCallParameters, testPackage, testFunction,
-                    needsFullIrRuntime, isMainModule
+                    !SKIP_SOURCEMAP_REMAPPING.matcher(fileContent).find(), outputPrefixFile, outputPostfixFile,
+                    actualMainCallParameters, testPackage, testFunction, needsFullIrRuntime, isMainModule
                 )
 
                 when {
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ abstract class BasicBoxTest(
     private fun TestModule.outputFileName(directory: File) = directory.absolutePath + "/" + outputFileSimpleName() + "_v5"
 
     private fun generateJavaScriptFile(
+        tmpDir: File,
         directory: String,
         module: TestModule,
         outputFileName: String,
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ abstract class BasicBoxTest(
         val psiFiles = createPsiFiles(allSourceFiles.sortedBy { it.canonicalPath }.map { it.canonicalPath })
 
         val sourceDirs = (testFiles + additionalFiles).map { File(it).parent }.distinct()
-        val config = createConfig(sourceDirs, module, dependencies, allDependencies, friends, multiModule, incrementalData = null)
+        val config = createConfig(sourceDirs, module, dependencies, allDependencies, friends, multiModule, tmpDir, incrementalData = null)
         val outputFile = File(outputFileName)
 
         val incrementalData = IncrementalData()
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ abstract class BasicBoxTest(
 
         if (incrementalCompilationChecksEnabled && module.hasFilesToRecompile) {
             checkIncrementalCompilation(
-                sourceDirs, module, kotlinFiles, dependencies, allDependencies, friends, multiModule, remap,
+                sourceDirs, module, kotlinFiles, dependencies, allDependencies, friends, multiModule, tmpDir, remap,
                 outputFile, outputPrefixFile, outputPostfixFile, mainCallParameters, incrementalData, testPackage, testFunction, needsFullIrRuntime
             )
         }
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@ abstract class BasicBoxTest(
         allDependencies: List<String>,
         friends: List<String>,
         multiModule: Boolean,
+        tmpDir: File,
         remap: Boolean,
         outputFile: File,
         outputPrefixFile: File?,
@@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ abstract class BasicBoxTest(
                 .sortedBy { it.canonicalPath }
                 .map { sourceToTranslationUnit[it]!! }
 
-        val recompiledConfig = createConfig(sourceDirs, module, dependencies, allDependencies, friends, multiModule, incrementalData)
+        val recompiledConfig = createConfig(sourceDirs, module, dependencies, allDependencies, friends, multiModule, tmpDir, incrementalData)
         val recompiledOutputFile = File(outputFile.parentFile, outputFile.nameWithoutExtension + "-recompiled.js")
 
         translateFiles(
@@ -628,8 +630,8 @@ abstract class BasicBoxTest(
     private fun createPsiFiles(fileNames: List<String>): List<KtFile> = fileNames.map(this::createPsiFile)
 
     private fun createConfig(
-            sourceDirs: List<String>, module: TestModule, dependencies: List<String>, allDependencies: List<String>, friends: List<String>,
-            multiModule: Boolean, incrementalData: IncrementalData?
+        sourceDirs: List<String>, module: TestModule, dependencies: List<String>, allDependencies: List<String>, friends: List<String>,
+        multiModule: Boolean, tmpDir: File, incrementalData: IncrementalData?
     ): JsConfig {
         val configuration = environment.configuration.copy()
 
@@ -673,6 +675,14 @@ abstract class BasicBoxTest(
 
         configuration.put(JSConfigurationKeys.GENERATE_REGION_COMMENTS, true)
 
+        configuration.put(
+            JSConfigurationKeys.FILE_PATHS_PREFIX_MAP,
+            mapOf(
+                tmpDir.absolutePath to "<TMP>",
+                File(".").absolutePath.removeSuffix(".") to ""
+            )
+        )
+
         return JsConfig(project, configuration, METADATA_CACHE, (JsConfig.JS_STDLIB + JsConfig.JS_KOTLIN_TEST).toSet())
     }