diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 97d20de94d3..edc32662d4d 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -729,7 +729,8 @@ tasks {
     register("scriptingTest") {
         dependsOn("dist")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-script-util:test")
-        dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-compiler-embeddable:test")
+        dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-compiler:test")
+        dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-compiler:testWithIr")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-common:test")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-jvm:test")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-jvm-host-test:test")
@@ -740,6 +741,7 @@ tasks {
 //        dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-jvm-host-test:embeddableTest")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-jsr223-test:embeddableTest")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-main-kts-test:test")
+        dependsOn(":kotlin-main-kts-test:testWithIr")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-ide-services-test:test")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-ide-services-test:embeddableTest")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-js-test:test")
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/build.gradle.kts
index 2355fdf5d0e..8201fb58438 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-main-kts-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@ projectTest(parallel = true) {
     dependsOn(":dist")
     workingDir = rootDir
 }
+
+projectTest(taskName = "testWithIr", parallel = true) {
+    dependsOn(":dist")
+    workingDir = rootDir
+    systemProperty("kotlin.script.test.base.compiler.arguments", "-Xuse-ir")
+}
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/build.gradle.kts
index 38dcbbd035d..591f5e9e58d 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/build.gradle.kts
@@ -62,3 +62,11 @@ projectTest(parallel = true) {
     workingDir = rootDir
     systemProperty("kotlin.test.script.classpath", testSourceSet.output.classesDirs.joinToString(File.pathSeparator))
 }
+
+projectTest(taskName = "testWithIr", parallel = true) {
+    dependsOn(":dist")
+    workingDir = rootDir
+    systemProperty("kotlin.test.script.classpath", testSourceSet.output.classesDirs.joinToString(File.pathSeparator))
+    systemProperty("kotlin.script.test.base.compiler.arguments", "-Xuse-ir")
+}
+
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/impl/compilationContext.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/impl/compilationContext.kt
index 48ae6cd4c60..7277b7eb983 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/impl/compilationContext.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/impl/compilationContext.kt
@@ -163,29 +163,40 @@ private fun CompilerConfiguration.updateWithCompilerOptions(
     messageCollector: ScriptDiagnosticsMessageCollector,
     ignoredOptionsReportingState: IgnoredOptionsReportingState,
     isRefinement: Boolean
+) {
+    updateWithCompilerOptions(compilerOptions) {
+        validateArguments(it.errors)?.let { error ->
+            messageCollector.report(CompilerMessageSeverity.ERROR, error)
+            false
+        } ?: run {
+            messageCollector.reportArgumentParseProblems(it)
+            reportArgumentsIgnoredGenerally(
+                it,
+                messageCollector,
+                ignoredOptionsReportingState
+            )
+            if (isRefinement) {
+                reportArgumentsIgnoredFromRefinement(
+                    it,
+                    messageCollector,
+                    ignoredOptionsReportingState
+                )
+            }
+            true
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+internal fun CompilerConfiguration.updateWithCompilerOptions(
+    compilerOptions: List<String>,
+    validate: (K2JVMCompilerArguments) -> Boolean = {
+        validateArguments(it.errors)?.let { throw Exception("Error parsing arguments: $it") } ?: true
+    }
 ) {
     val compilerArguments = K2JVMCompilerArguments()
     parseCommandLineArguments(compilerOptions, compilerArguments)
 
-    validateArguments(compilerArguments.errors)?.let {
-        messageCollector.report(CompilerMessageSeverity.ERROR, it)
-        return
-    }
-
-    messageCollector.reportArgumentParseProblems(compilerArguments)
-
-    reportArgumentsIgnoredGenerally(
-        compilerArguments,
-        messageCollector,
-        ignoredOptionsReportingState
-    )
-    if (isRefinement) {
-        reportArgumentsIgnoredFromRefinement(
-            compilerArguments,
-            messageCollector,
-            ignoredOptionsReportingState
-        )
-    }
+    if (!validate(compilerArguments)) return
 
     processPluginsCommandLine(compilerArguments)
 
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt
index f82b4b866ec..791779a8c12 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLIConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.ExitCode
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.config.addKotlinSourceRoots
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.environment.setIdeaIoUseFallback
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.CompilerMessageSourceLocation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.CompilerMessageSeverity
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.CompilerMessageSourceLocation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.MessageCollector
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.K2JVMCompiler
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.EnvironmentConfigFiles
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class ScriptingCompilerPluginTest : TestCase() {
         confBody: CompilerConfiguration.() -> Unit
     ): KotlinCoreEnvironment {
         val configuration = KotlinTestUtils.newConfiguration(ConfigurationKind.NO_KOTLIN_REFLECT, TestJdkKind.FULL_JDK).apply {
+            updateWithBaseCompilerArguments()
             put<MessageCollector>(CLIConfigurationKeys.MESSAGE_COLLECTOR_KEY, messageCollector)
             addKotlinSourceRoots(sources)
             put(JVMConfigurationKeys.OUTPUT_DIRECTORY, destDir)
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/testUtil.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/testUtil.kt
index 6589402c4d9..604517148c6 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/testUtil.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/testUtil.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLITool
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.K2JVMCompiler
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.impl.updateWithCompilerOptions
 import org.junit.Assert
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
 import java.io.File
@@ -18,6 +20,11 @@ import java.nio.file.Files
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import kotlin.concurrent.thread
 
+const val SCRIPT_TEST_BASE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY = "kotlin.script.test.base.compiler.arguments"
+
+private fun getBaseCompilerArgumentsFromProperty(): List<String>? =
+    System.getProperty(SCRIPT_TEST_BASE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY)?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.split(' ')
+
 // TODO: partially copypasted from LauncherReplTest, consider extracting common parts to some (new) test util module
 fun runWithKotlinc(
     scriptPath: String,
@@ -52,6 +59,7 @@ fun runWithKotlinLauncherScript(
             add("-cp")
             add(classpath.joinToString(File.pathSeparator))
         }
+        getBaseCompilerArgumentsFromProperty()?.let { addAll(it) }
         addAll(compilerArgs)
     }
 
@@ -161,10 +169,11 @@ fun runWithK2JVMCompiler(
     expectedExitCode: Int = 0,
     expectedSomeErrPatterns: List<String>? = null
 ) {
+    val argsWithBasefromProp = getBaseCompilerArgumentsFromProperty()?.let { (it + args).toTypedArray() } ?: args
     val (out, err, ret) = captureOutErrRet {
         CLITool.doMainNoExit(
             K2JVMCompiler(),
-            args
+            argsWithBasefromProp
         )
     }
     try {
@@ -243,4 +252,9 @@ class TestDisposable : Disposable {
     }
 }
 
+fun CompilerConfiguration.updateWithBaseCompilerArguments() {
+    getBaseCompilerArgumentsFromProperty()?.let {
+        updateWithCompilerOptions(it)
+    }
+}
 
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/CollectScriptCompilationDependenciesTest.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/CollectScriptCompilationDependenciesTest.kt
index bae4690676d..c51afdb92b6 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/CollectScriptCompilationDependenciesTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/CollectScriptCompilationDependenciesTest.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.config.jvmClasspathRoots
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.loadScriptingPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.TestDisposable
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.updateWithBaseCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.configuration.ScriptingConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.definitions.ScriptDefinition
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.ConfigurationKind
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ class CollectScriptCompilationDependenciesTest : TestCase() {
 
     private fun runTest(scriptFile: String, expectedDependencies: List<String>, classPath: List<File> = emptyList()) {
         val configuration = KotlinTestUtils.newConfiguration(ConfigurationKind.NO_KOTLIN_REFLECT, TestJdkKind.MOCK_JDK).apply {
+            updateWithBaseCompilerArguments()
             add(
                 ScriptingConfigurationKeys.SCRIPT_DEFINITIONS,
                 ScriptDefinition.FromTemplate(
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/CompileTimeFibonacciTest.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/CompileTimeFibonacciTest.kt
index 570dbd99f54..a05e72d82ae 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/CompileTimeFibonacciTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/CompileTimeFibonacciTest.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.loadScriptingPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.TestDisposable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.impl.ScriptJvmCompilerFromEnvironment
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.updateWithBaseCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.configuration.ScriptingConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.definitions.ScriptDefinition
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.definitions.ScriptDefinitionProvider
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ class CompileTimeFibonacciTest : TestCase() {
         script: SourceCode
     ): ResultWithDiagnostics<CompiledScript> {
         val configuration = KotlinTestUtils.newConfiguration(ConfigurationKind.NO_KOTLIN_REFLECT, TestJdkKind.FULL_JDK).apply {
+            updateWithBaseCompilerArguments()
             val hostConfiguration = ScriptingHostConfiguration(defaultJvmScriptingHostConfiguration)
             add(
                 ScriptingConfigurationKeys.SCRIPT_DEFINITIONS,
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ConstructAnnotationTest.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ConstructAnnotationTest.kt
index c7008338a3a..2ef7faf8f33 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ConstructAnnotationTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ConstructAnnotationTest.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.TestDisposable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.impl.ScriptDiagnosticsMessageCollector
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.impl.createCompilationContextFromEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.impl.getScriptKtFile
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.updateWithBaseCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.resolve.InvalidScriptResolverAnnotation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.resolve.getScriptCollectedData
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.ConfigurationKind
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ class ConstructAnnotationTest : TestCase() {
     private fun annotations(filename: String, vararg classes: KClass<out Annotation>): ResultWithDiagnostics<List<Annotation>> {
         val file = File(testDataPath, filename)
         val compilationConfiguration = KotlinTestUtils.newConfiguration(ConfigurationKind.NO_KOTLIN_REFLECT, TestJdkKind.MOCK_JDK).apply {
+            updateWithBaseCompilerArguments()
             addKotlinSourceRoot(file.path)
             loadScriptingPlugin(this)
         }
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptCliCompilationTest.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptCliCompilationTest.kt
index 50615b9dab6..5262ed4befc 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptCliCompilationTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptCliCompilationTest.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.loadScriptingPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.TestDisposable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.TestMessageCollector
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.updateWithBaseCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.configuration.ScriptingConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.definitions.ScriptDefinition
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.ConfigurationKind
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ class ScriptCliCompilationTest : TestCase() {
         val collector = TestMessageCollector()
 
         val configuration = KotlinTestUtils.newConfiguration(ConfigurationKind.NO_KOTLIN_REFLECT, TestJdkKind.FULL_JDK).apply {
+            updateWithBaseCompilerArguments()
             put(MESSAGE_COLLECTOR_KEY, collector)
             if (scriptDef != null) {
                 val hostConfiguration = ScriptingHostConfiguration(defaultJvmScriptingHostConfiguration) {
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptTemplateTest.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptTemplateTest.kt
index 8db6a7b4c2f..3baeb006a5c 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptTemplateTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptTemplateTest.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.JVMConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.loadScriptingPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.TestMessageCollector
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.assertHasMessage
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.updateWithBaseCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.configuration.ScriptingConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.definitions.KotlinScriptDefinition
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.definitions.ScriptDefinition
@@ -368,6 +369,7 @@ class ScriptTemplateTest : TestCase() {
                 TestJdkKind.FULL_JDK,
                 *additionalClasspath
             )
+            configuration.updateWithBaseCompilerArguments()
             configuration.put(CLIConfigurationKeys.MESSAGE_COLLECTOR_KEY, messageCollector)
             configuration.add(
                 ScriptingConfigurationKeys.SCRIPT_DEFINITIONS,
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptTest.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptTest.kt
index e0f63bb36fa..0fc0bdac2e6 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/test/ScriptTest.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.CompilationException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.JVMConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.JvmAnnotationNames
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.loadScriptingPlugin
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.updateWithBaseCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.configuration.ScriptingConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.definitions.KotlinScriptDefinition
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.definitions.ScriptDefinition
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ class ScriptTest : TestCase() {
         val rootDisposable = Disposer.newDisposable()
         try {
             val configuration = KotlinTestUtils.newConfiguration(ConfigurationKind.ALL, TestJdkKind.FULL_JDK)
+            configuration.updateWithBaseCompilerArguments()
             configuration.put(CLIConfigurationKeys.MESSAGE_COLLECTOR_KEY, messageCollector)
             configuration.add(
                 ScriptingConfigurationKeys.SCRIPT_DEFINITIONS,