diff --git a/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/main.kt b/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/main.kt
index f9f1b8eb2a6..9b55e94d0a1 100644
--- a/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/main.kt
+++ b/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/main.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ fun main(args: Array<String>) {
             "arch" to (System.getenv("TARGET_ARCH") ?: "x86-64"),
             "os" to (System.getenv("TARGET_OS") ?: host)
     )
-
     processLib(konanHome, substitutions, parseArgs(args))
 }
 
@@ -256,11 +255,17 @@ private fun loadProperties(file: File?, substitutions: Map<String, String>): Pro
     return result
 }
 
-private fun parseDefFile(file: File?, substitutions: Map<String, String>): Pair<Properties, List<String>> {
+private fun Properties.storeProperties(file: File) {
+    file.outputStream().use { 
+        this.store(it, null) 
+    }
+}
+
+private fun parseDefFile(file: File?, substitutions: Map<String, String>): Triple<Properties, Properties, List<String>> {
     val properties = Properties()
 
     if (file == null) {
-        return properties to emptyList()
+        return Triple(properties, Properties(), emptyList())
     }
 
     val lines = file.readLines()
@@ -281,11 +286,18 @@ private fun parseDefFile(file: File?, substitutions: Map<String, String>): Pair<
 
     val propertiesReader = StringReader(propertyLines.joinToString(System.lineSeparator()))
     properties.load(propertiesReader)
+
+    // Pass unsubstituted copy of properties we have obtained from `.def` 
+    // to compiler `-maniest`.
+    val manifestAddendProperties = properties.duplicate()
+
     substitute(properties, substitutions)
 
-    return properties to headerLines
+    return Triple(properties, manifestAddendProperties, headerLines)
 }
 
+private fun Properties.duplicate() = Properties().apply{ putAll(this@duplicate) }
+
 private fun usage() {
     println("""
 Run interop tool with -def <def_file_for_lib>.def
@@ -316,13 +328,15 @@ private fun processLib(konanHome: String,
     val flavor = KotlinPlatform.values().single { it.name.equals(flavorName, ignoreCase = true) }
     val target = args["-target"]?.single()?.targetSuffix() ?: defaultTarget
     val defFile = args["-def"]?.single()?.let { File(it) }
+    val manifestAddend = args["-manifest"]?.single()?.let { File(it) }
 
     if (defFile == null && args["-pkg"] == null) {
         usage()
         return
     }
 
-    val (config, defHeaderLines) = parseDefFile(defFile, substitutions)
+    val (config, manifestAddendProperties, defHeaderLines) 
+        = parseDefFile(defFile, substitutions)
 
     val konanFileName = args["-properties"]?.single() ?:
             "${konanHome}/konan/konan.properties"
@@ -409,6 +423,9 @@ private fun processLib(konanHome: String,
         }
     }
 
+    manifestAddend?.parentFile?.mkdirs()
+    manifestAddend ?.let { manifestAddendProperties.storeProperties(it) }
+
     val workDir = defFile?.absoluteFile?.parentFile ?: File(userDir)
 
     if (flavor == KotlinPlatform.JVM) {
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 7edd318dd1c..f3a057e4f7a 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
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class K2Native : CLICompiler<K2NativeCompilerArguments>() {
                 put(ABI_VERSION, 1)
 
                 arguments.mainPackage ?.let{ put(ENTRY, it) }
+                arguments.manifestFile ?.let{ put(MANIFEST_FILE, it) }
                 arguments.runtimeFile ?.let{ put(RUNTIME_FILE, it) }
                 arguments.propertyFile ?.let{ put(PROPERTY_FILE, it) }
 
diff --git a/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2NativeCompilerArguments.kt b/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2NativeCompilerArguments.kt
index 34185131d47..e8a9438718a 100644
--- a/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2NativeCompilerArguments.kt
+++ b/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2NativeCompilerArguments.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class K2NativeCompilerArguments : CommonCompilerArguments() {
     @field:Argument(value = "-list_targets", description = "List available hardware targets")
     @JvmField var listTargets: Boolean = false
 
+    @field:Argument(value = "-manifest", valueDescription = "<path>", description = "Provide a maniferst addend file")
+    @JvmField var manifestFile: String? = null
+
     @field:Argument(value = "-nativelibrary", shortName = "-nl", valueDescription = "<path>", description = "Include the native library")
     @JvmField var nativeLibraries: Array<String>? = null
 
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfigurationKeys.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfigurationKeys.kt
index e45fc2b349d..8be963dd725 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfigurationKeys.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfigurationKeys.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class KonanConfigKeys {
                 = CompilerConfigurationKey.create("list backend phases")
         val LIST_TARGETS: CompilerConfigurationKey<Boolean>
                 = CompilerConfigurationKey.create("list available targets")
+        val MANIFEST_FILE: CompilerConfigurationKey<String?> 
+                = CompilerConfigurationKey.create("provide manifest addend file")
         val META_INFO: CompilerConfigurationKey<List<String>> 
                 = CompilerConfigurationKey.create("generate metadata")
         val MODULE_KIND: CompilerConfigurationKey<ModuleKind> 
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt
index cf3ccc15c0e..e05284a8714 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt
@@ -248,13 +248,14 @@ internal class LinkStage(val context: Context) {
     val entryPointSelector: List<String> 
         get() = if (nomain) emptyList() else platform.entrySelector
 
-    fun link(objectFiles: List<ObjectFile>): ExecutableFile {
+    fun link(objectFiles: List<ObjectFile>, libraryProvidedLinkerFlags: List<String>): ExecutableFile {
         val executable = context.config.outputFile
         val linkCommand = platform.linkCommand(objectFiles, executable, optimize, config.getBoolean(KonanConfigKeys.DEBUG)) +
                 distribution.libffi +
                 asLinkerArgs(config.getNotNull(KonanConfigKeys.LINKER_ARGS)) +
                 entryPointSelector +
-                platform.linkCommandSuffix()
+                platform.linkCommandSuffix() +
+                libraryProvidedLinkerFlags
 
         runTool(*linkCommand.toTypedArray())
         if (platform is MacOSBasedPlatform && context.shouldContainDebugInfo()) {
@@ -312,6 +313,9 @@ internal class LinkStage(val context: Context) {
         val bitcodeFiles = listOf(emitted) +
             libraries.map{it -> it.bitcodePaths}.flatten()
 
+        val libraryProvidedLinkerFlags = 
+            libraries.map{it -> it.linkerOpts}.flatten()
+
         var objectFiles: List<String> = listOf()
 
         val phaser = PhaseManager(context)
@@ -319,7 +323,7 @@ internal class LinkStage(val context: Context) {
             objectFiles = listOf( llvmLto(bitcodeFiles ) )
         }
         phaser.phase(KonanPhase.LINKER) {
-            link(objectFiles)
+            link(objectFiles, libraryProvidedLinkerFlags)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/KonanLibraryReader.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/KonanLibraryReader.kt
index 471bebe3c47..e4121336628 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/KonanLibraryReader.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/KonanLibraryReader.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ModuleDescriptor
 interface KonanLibraryReader {
     val libraryName: String
     val bitcodePaths: List<String>
+    val linkerOpts: List<String>
     fun moduleDescriptor(specifics: LanguageVersionSettings): ModuleDescriptor
 }
 
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/KonanLibraryWriter.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/KonanLibraryWriter.kt
index 4efc15e0ef0..93e4b950619 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/KonanLibraryWriter.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/KonanLibraryWriter.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ interface KonanLibraryWriter {
     fun addLinkData(linkData: LinkData)
     fun addNativeBitcode(library: String)
     fun addKotlinBitcode(llvmModule: LLVMModuleRef)
+    fun addManifestAddend(path: String)
     val mainBitcodeFileName: String
     fun commit()
 }
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/impl/KonanLibraryReaderImpl.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/impl/KonanLibraryReaderImpl.kt
index 9dbef53e111..c36a71ad548 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/impl/KonanLibraryReaderImpl.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/impl/KonanLibraryReaderImpl.kt
@@ -89,5 +89,7 @@ class LibraryReaderImpl(override val libDir: File, currentAbiVersion: Int,
     override val bitcodePaths: List<String>
         get() = (kotlinDir.listFiles + nativeDir.listFiles).map{it.absolutePath}
 
+    override val linkerOpts: List<String>
+        get() = manifestProperties.propertyList("linkerOpts", target!!.targetSuffix)
 }
 
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/impl/KonanLibraryWriterImpl.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/impl/KonanLibraryWriterImpl.kt
index 77e18933dee..882e9cef921 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/impl/KonanLibraryWriterImpl.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/library/impl/KonanLibraryWriterImpl.kt
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ class LibraryWriterImpl(override val libDir: File, currentAbiVersion: Int,
         File(library).copyTo(File(nativeDir, basename)) 
     }
 
+    override fun addManifestAddend(path: String) {
+        val properties = File(path).loadProperties()
+        manifestProperties.putAll(properties)
+        println("manifest addend: ${properties.stringPropertyNames().joinToString(" ")}")
+    }
+
     override fun commit() {
         manifestProperties.saveToFile(manifestFile)
         if (!nopack) {
@@ -80,7 +86,15 @@ class LibraryWriterImpl(override val libDir: File, currentAbiVersion: Int,
     }
 }
 
-internal fun buildLibrary(natives: List<String>, linkData: LinkData, abiVersion: Int, target: KonanTarget, output: String, llvmModule: LLVMModuleRef, nopack: Boolean): KonanLibraryWriter {
+internal fun buildLibrary(
+    natives: List<String>, 
+    linkData: LinkData, 
+    abiVersion: Int, 
+    target: KonanTarget, 
+    output: String, 
+    llvmModule: LLVMModuleRef, 
+    nopack: Boolean, 
+    manifest: String?): KonanLibraryWriter {
 
     val library = LibraryWriterImpl(output, abiVersion, target, nopack)
 
@@ -89,6 +103,7 @@ internal fun buildLibrary(natives: List<String>, linkData: LinkData, abiVersion:
     natives.forEach {
         library.addNativeBitcode(it)
     }
+    manifest ?.let { library.addManifestAddend(it) }
 
     library.commit()
     return library
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
index d899f7eb27f..0c9febd8b7d 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ internal fun produceOutput(context: Context) {
             val abiVersion = context.config.currentAbiVersion
             val target = context.config.targetManager.target
             val nopack = config.getBoolean(KonanConfigKeys.NOPACK)
+            val manifest = config.get(KonanConfigKeys.MANIFEST_FILE)
 
             val library = buildLibrary(
                 context.config.nativeLibraries, 
@@ -118,7 +119,8 @@ internal fun produceOutput(context: Context) {
                 target,
                 libraryName, 
                 llvmModule,
-                nopack)
+                nopack,
+                manifest)
 
             context.library = library
             context.bitcodeFileName = library.mainBitcodeFileName
diff --git a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanCompileTask.kt b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanCompileTask.kt
index 671e080f166..dce8a40b978 100644
--- a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanCompileTask.kt
+++ b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanCompileTask.kt
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ open class KonanCompileTask: KonanTargetableTask() {
         internal set
     @Optional @Input var apiVersion      : String? = null
         internal set
+    @Input var manifest              : String? = null
+        internal set
 
     @Input var dumpParameters: Boolean = false
     // TODO: Is there a better way to rerun tasks when the compiler version changes?
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ open class KonanCompileTask: KonanTargetableTask() {
         addArgIfNotNull("-target", target)
         addArgIfNotNull("-language-version", languageVersion)
         addArgIfNotNull("-api-version", apiVersion)
+        addArgIfNotNull("-manifest", manifest)
 
         addKey("-g", enableDebug)
         addKey("-nostdlib", noStdLib)
@@ -232,6 +235,7 @@ open class KonanCompileConfig(
             builtBy(generateStubsTask)
             include("**/*.bc")
         })
+        generateStubsTask.manifest ?.let {manifest(it)}
     }
 
     fun useInterops(interops: ArrayList<String>) {
@@ -287,6 +291,10 @@ open class KonanCompileConfig(
         linkerOpts.addAll(args)
     }
 
+    fun manifest(arg: String) = with(compilationTask) {
+        manifest = arg
+    }
+
     fun target(tgt: String) = with(compilationTask) {
         target = tgt
     }
diff --git a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanInteropTask.kt b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanInteropTask.kt
index 6ef8d98ead4..c2d153387ec 100644
--- a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanInteropTask.kt
+++ b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanInteropTask.kt
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ open class KonanInteropTask: KonanTargetableTask() {
     @Optional @Input var linker: String? = null
         internal set
 
+    @Optional @Input var manifest: String? = null
+        internal set
+
     @Input var dumpParameters: Boolean = false
     @Input val compilerOpts   = mutableListOf<String>()
     @Input val linkerOpts     = mutableListOf<String>()
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ open class KonanInteropTask: KonanTargetableTask() {
 
         addArg("-generated", stubsDir.canonicalPath)
         addArg("-natives", libsDir.canonicalPath)
+        manifest ?.let {addArg("-manifest", it)}
 
         addArgIfNotNull("-target", target)
         val defFilePath = defFile?.canonicalPath ?:
@@ -156,14 +160,16 @@ open class KonanInteropConfig(
     val generateStubsTask: KonanInteropTask = project.tasks.create(
             "gen${name.capitalize()}InteropStubs",
             KonanInteropTask::class.java
-    ) { it.init(name) }
-
-    // Config and task to compile *.kt stubs in a *.bc library
+    ) { it.init(name) 
+        it.manifest = "${it.stubsDir.path}/manifest.properties"
+    }
+    // Config and task to compile *.kt stubs into a library
     internal val compileStubsConfig = KonanCompileConfig("${name}InteropStubs", project, "compile").apply {
         compilationTask.dependsOn(generateStubsTask)
         outputDir("${project.konanInteropCompiledStubsDir}/$name")
         produce("library")
         inputFiles(project.fileTree(generateStubsTask.stubsDir).apply { builtBy(generateStubsTask) })
+        manifest("${generateStubsTask.stubsDir.path}/manifest.properties")
     }
     val compileStubsTask = compileStubsConfig.compilationTask
 
diff --git a/utilities/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/utilities/main.kt b/utilities/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/utilities/main.kt
index e3eafbd0953..987ce722c26 100644
--- a/utilities/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/utilities/main.kt
+++ b/utilities/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/utilities/main.kt
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ fun invokeCinterop(args: Array<String>) {
     val generatedDir = File(buildDir, "kotlin")
     val nativesDir = File(buildDir, "natives")
     val cstubsName ="cstubs"
+    val manifest = File(buildDir, "manifest.properties")
 
     val additionalArgs = listOf<String>(
         "-generated", generatedDir.path, 
         "-natives", nativesDir.path, 
         "-cstubsname", cstubsName,
+        "-manifest", manifest.path,
         "-flavor", "native")
 
     val cinteropArgs = (additionalArgs + args.toList()).toTypedArray()
@@ -34,7 +36,9 @@ fun invokeCinterop(args: Array<String>) {
         "-produce", "library", 
         "-nativelibrary", File(nativesDir, "$cstubsName.bc").path,
         "-o", outputFileName,
-        "-target", target)
+        "-target", target,
+        "-manifest", manifest.path
+     )
     konancMain(konancArgs)
 }