diff --git a/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt b/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt
index 539f458a5d6..0ae870af545 100644
--- a/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt
+++ b/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt
@@ -1,26 +1,18 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.bc
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.util.profile
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.AnalysisResult
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.KonanCompilationException
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.KonanConfig
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.KonanConfigKeys
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.runTopLevelPhases
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.util.profile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLICompiler
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.AnalyzerWithCompilerReport
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.ExitCode
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.CliLightClassGenerationSupport
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.JvmPackagePartProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CommonConfigurationKeys
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.KonanConfigKeys
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.Distribution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.Services
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.addKotlinSourceRoots
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.DumpIrTreeVisitor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi2ir.Psi2IrConfiguration
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi2ir.Psi2IrTranslator
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
-import java.lang.System.out
 import java.util.*
 
 class K2Native : CLICompiler<K2NativeCompilerArguments>() { 
@@ -36,7 +28,12 @@ class K2Native : CLICompiler<K2NativeCompilerArguments>() {
         val project = environment.project
         val konanConfig = KonanConfig(project, configuration)
 
-        runTopLevelPhases(konanConfig, environment)
+        try {
+            runTopLevelPhases(konanConfig, environment)
+        } catch (e: KonanCompilationException) {
+            return ExitCode.COMPILATION_ERROR
+        }
+        // TODO: catch Errors and IllegalStateException.
 
         return ExitCode.OK
     }
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Exceptions.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Exceptions.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..08f97286c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Exceptions.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan
+
+/**
+ * Represents a compilation error caused by mistakes in an input file, e.g. undefined reference.
+ */
+class KonanCompilationException(message: String = "", cause: Throwable? = null) : Exception(message, cause) {}
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt
index af83087103e..186bfcbec86 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt
@@ -1,23 +1,15 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.AnalysisResult
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm.emitLLVM
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.util.profile
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.Context
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.ir.ModuleIndex
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLICompiler
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm.emitLLVM
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLIConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.AnalyzerWithCompilerReport
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CommonConfigurationKeys
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.kotlinSourceRoots
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrModuleFragment
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi2ir.Psi2IrConfiguration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi2ir.Psi2IrTranslator
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 
 class NativeAnalyzer(
         val environment: KotlinCoreEnvironment, 
@@ -60,6 +52,9 @@ public fun runTopLevelPhases(konanConfig: KonanConfig, environment: KotlinCoreEn
         // Build AST and binding info.
         analyzerWithCompilerReport.analyzeAndReport(environment.getSourceFiles(),
             NativeAnalyzer(environment, environment.getSourceFiles(), konanConfig))
+        if (analyzerWithCompilerReport.hasErrors()) {
+            throw KonanCompilationException()
+        }
         context.moduleDescriptor = analyzerWithCompilerReport.analysisResult.moduleDescriptor
     }