diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/NewMultiplatformIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/NewMultiplatformIT.kt
index d96b8eaf446..dc5b9558885 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/NewMultiplatformIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/NewMultiplatformIT.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.CompilerOutputKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.HostManager
 import org.junit.Assert
 import org.junit.Test
+import java.io.File
 import java.lang.StringBuilder
 import java.util.jar.JarFile
 import java.util.zip.ZipFile
@@ -1272,8 +1273,6 @@ class NewMultiplatformIT : BaseGradleIT() {
                     "<version>42</version>"
                 )
                 if (withMetadata) {
-                    // Check that the external dependency that was resolved with metadata is written to the POM as the artifactId it
-                    // resolved to:
                     assertFileContains(
                         "repo/com/exampleapp/sample-app-jvm8/1.0/sample-app-jvm8-1.0.pom",
                         "<groupId>com.external.dependency</groupId>",
@@ -1287,7 +1286,39 @@ class NewMultiplatformIT : BaseGradleIT() {
                     assertTrue { "\"group\":\"com.example\",\"module\":\"sample-lib-multiplatform\"" in moduleMetadata }
                     assertTrue { "\"group\":\"com.external.dependency\",\"module\":\"external\"" in moduleMetadata }
                 }
-                assertFileExists("repo/foo/bar/42/bar-42.jar")
+            }
+
+            // Check that a user can disable rewriting of MPP dependencies in the POMs:
+            build("publish", "-Pkotlin.mpp.keepMppDependenciesIntactInPoms=true") {
+                assertSuccessful()
+                assertFileContains(
+                    "repo/com/exampleapp/sample-app-nodejs/1.0/sample-app-nodejs-1.0.pom",
+                    "<groupId>com.example</groupId>",
+                    if (withMetadata)
+                        "<artifactId>sample-lib-multiplatform</artifactId>"
+                    else
+                        "<artifactId>sample-lib</artifactId>"
+                    ,
+                    "<version>1.0</version>"
+                )
+                assertFileContains(
+                    "repo/com/exampleapp/sample-app-jvm8/1.0/sample-app-jvm8-1.0.pom",
+                    "<groupId>com.example</groupId>",
+                    if (withMetadata)
+                        "<artifactId>sample-lib-multiplatform</artifactId>"
+                    else
+                        "<artifactId>sample-lib</artifactId>"
+                    ,
+                    "<version>1.0</version>"
+                )
+                if (withMetadata) {
+                    assertFileContains(
+                        "repo/com/exampleapp/sample-app-jvm8/1.0/sample-app-jvm8-1.0.pom",
+                        "<groupId>com.external.dependency</groupId>",
+                        "<artifactId>external</artifactId>",
+                        "<version>1.2.3</version>"
+                    )
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinProperties.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinProperties.kt
index 66f851d0c8e..890e60f0e1a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinProperties.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinProperties.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin
 
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.Coroutines
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.report.BuildReportMode
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.AbstractKotlinCompile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.Kotlin2JsCompile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
@@ -80,6 +79,9 @@ internal class PropertiesProvider(private val project: Project) {
     val useFallbackCompilerSearch: Boolean?
         get() = booleanProperty("kotlin.useFallbackCompilerSearch")
 
+    val keepMppDependenciesIntactInPoms: Boolean?
+        get() = booleanProperty("kotlin.mpp.keepMppDependenciesIntactInPoms")
+
     /**
      * Enables parallel tasks execution within a project with Workers API.
      * Does not enable using actual worker proccesses
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt
index e5ec3efd0c6..8776190c9ec 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt
@@ -205,7 +205,10 @@ class KotlinMultiplatformPlugin(
                     (this as MavenPublicationInternal).publishWithOriginalFileName()
                     artifactId = variant.defaultArtifactId
 
-                    pom.withXml { xml -> project.rewritePomMppDependenciesToActualTargetModules(xml, variant) }
+                    pom.withXml { xml ->
+                        if (PropertiesProvider(project).keepMppDependenciesIntactInPoms != true)
+                            project.rewritePomMppDependenciesToActualTargetModules(xml, variant)
+                    }
                 }
 
                 (variant as? KotlinTargetComponentWithPublication)?.publicationDelegate = variantPublication