diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/BaseGradleIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/BaseGradleIT.kt
index 9452e00b276..96f595f4282 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/BaseGradleIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/BaseGradleIT.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import java.io.File
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
 import kotlin.test.*
 
-private val SYSTEM_LINE_SEPARATOR = System.getProperty("line.separator")
+val SYSTEM_LINE_SEPARATOR: String = System.getProperty("line.separator")
 
 abstract class BaseGradleIT {
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/Kapt3IT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/Kapt3IT.kt
index 46caa0f3a24..c61b9c38a77 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/Kapt3IT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/Kapt3IT.kt
@@ -293,4 +293,29 @@ class Kapt3IT : BaseGradleIT() {
             assertFileExists("processor/build/classes/main/processor/MyProcessor.class")
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that compile arguments are properly copied from compileKotlin to kaptTask
+     */
+    @Test
+    fun testCopyCompileArguments() {
+        val project = Project("simple", GRADLE_VERSION, directoryPrefix = "kapt2")
+        project.setupWorkingDir()
+
+        val arg = "-Xskip-runtime-version-check"
+        project.projectDir.getFileByName("build.gradle").modify {
+            it + """
+                $SYSTEM_LINE_SEPARATOR
+                compileKotlin { kotlinOptions.freeCompilerArgs = ['$arg'] }
+            """.trimIndent()
+        }
+
+        project.build("build") {
+            assertSuccessful()
+            assertKaptSuccessful()
+            val regex = "(?m)^.*Kotlin compiler args.*-P plugin:org\\.jetbrains\\.kotlin\\.kapt3.*$".toRegex()
+            val kaptArgs = regex.find(output)?.value ?: error("Kapt compiler arguments are not found!")
+            assert(kaptArgs.contains(arg)) { "Kapt compiler arguments should contain '$arg'" }
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/KaptTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/KaptTask.kt
index c0bdf5f365d..79e49c611f4 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/KaptTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/KaptTask.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.nio.charset.Charset
 
 open class KaptTask : AbstractCompile() {
     private val rawSourceRoots = FilteringSourceRootsContainer({ !it.isInsideDestinationDir() })
-    private val args = K2JVMCompilerArguments().apply { fillDefaultValues() }
 
     internal val pluginOptions = CompilerPluginOptions()
     internal lateinit var kotlinCompileTask: KotlinCompile
@@ -51,19 +50,13 @@ open class KaptTask : AbstractCompile() {
         classesDir.mkdirs()
 
         val sourceRoots = SourceRoots.ForJvm.create(getSource(), rawSourceRoots)
-        val compileClasspath = classpath.toList().filter(File::exists)
 
-        val pluginOptionsForKotlinCompile = kotlinCompileTask.pluginOptions
+        val args = K2JVMCompilerArguments()
+        kotlinCompileTask.setupCompilerArgs(args)
 
-        args.moduleName = kotlinCompileTask.moduleName
-        args.pluginClasspaths = (pluginOptions.classpath + pluginOptionsForKotlinCompile.classpath).toSet().toTypedArray()
-        args.pluginOptions = (pluginOptions.arguments + pluginOptionsForKotlinCompile.arguments).toTypedArray()
-        args.destinationAsFile = destinationDir
-        args.classpathAsList = compileClasspath
+        args.pluginClasspaths = (pluginOptions.classpath + args.pluginClasspaths).toSet().toTypedArray()
+        args.pluginOptions = (pluginOptions.arguments + args.pluginOptions).toTypedArray()
         args.verbose = project.hasProperty("kapt.verbose") && project.property("kapt.verbose").toString().toBoolean() == true
-        kotlinCompileTask.friendTaskName?.let { kotlinCompileTask.addFriendPathForTestTask(it, args) }
-        kotlinCompileTask.parentKotlinOptionsImpl?.updateArguments(args)
-        KotlinJvmOptionsImpl().updateArguments(args)
 
         val messageCollector = GradleMessageCollector(logger)
         val outputItemCollector = OutputItemsCollectorImpl()
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt
index 9af913e2d56..c24d98f09db 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/KotlinCompileCommon.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.ChangedFiles
 import java.io.File
 
 internal open class KotlinCompileCommon : AbstractKotlinCompile<K2MetadataCompilerArguments>() {
-    override fun populateCompilerArguments(defaultsOnly: Boolean): K2MetadataCompilerArguments =
+    override fun createCompilerArgs(): K2MetadataCompilerArguments =
             K2MetadataCompilerArguments()
 
     override fun getSourceRoots(): SourceRoots =
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
index c5015a77104..3f38c3dfeb6 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const val KOTLIN_BUILD_DIR_NAME = "kotlin"
 const val USING_EXPERIMENTAL_INCREMENTAL_MESSAGE = "Using experimental kotlin incremental compilation"
 
 abstract class AbstractKotlinCompile<T : CommonCompilerArguments>() : AbstractCompile(), CompilerArgumentAware {
-    abstract protected fun populateCompilerArguments(defaultsOnly: Boolean = false): T
+    abstract protected fun createCompilerArgs(): T
 
     protected val additionalClasspath = arrayListOf<File>()
     protected val compileClasspath: Iterable<File>
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ abstract class AbstractKotlinCompile<T : CommonCompilerArguments>() : AbstractCo
 
     override val serializedCompilerArguments: List<String>
         get() {
-            val arguments = populateCompilerArguments()
-            arguments.setupCommonCompilerArgs()
+            val arguments = createCompilerArgs()
+            setupCompilerArgs(arguments)
             return ArgumentUtils.convertArgumentsToStringList(arguments)
         }
 
     override val defaultSerializedCompilerArguments: List<String>
         get() {
-            val arguments = populateCompilerArguments(true)
-            arguments.setupCommonCompilerArgs()
+            val arguments = createCompilerArgs()
+            setupCompilerArgs(arguments, true)
             return ArgumentUtils.convertArgumentsToStringList(arguments)
         }
 
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ abstract class AbstractKotlinCompile<T : CommonCompilerArguments>() : AbstractCo
         }
 
         sourceRoots.log(this.name, logger)
-        val args = populateCompilerArguments()
-        args.setupCommonCompilerArgs()
+        val args = createCompilerArgs()
+        setupCompilerArgs(args)
 
         compilerCalled = true
         callCompiler(args, sourceRoots, ChangedFiles(inputs))
@@ -140,15 +140,15 @@ abstract class AbstractKotlinCompile<T : CommonCompilerArguments>() : AbstractCo
     internal abstract fun getSourceRoots(): SourceRoots
     internal abstract fun callCompiler(args: T, sourceRoots: SourceRoots, changedFiles: ChangedFiles)
 
-    private fun CommonCompilerArguments.setupCommonCompilerArgs() {
+    open fun setupCompilerArgs(args: T, defaultsOnly: Boolean = false) {
         coroutines.let {
-            coroutinesEnable = it == Coroutines.ENABLE
-            coroutinesWarn =   it == Coroutines.WARN
-            coroutinesError =  it == Coroutines.ERROR
+            args.coroutinesEnable = it == Coroutines.ENABLE
+            args.coroutinesWarn =   it == Coroutines.WARN
+            args.coroutinesError =  it == Coroutines.ERROR
         }
 
         if (project.logger.isDebugEnabled) {
-            verbose = true
+            args.verbose = true
         }
     }
 }
@@ -185,8 +185,12 @@ open class KotlinCompile : AbstractKotlinCompile<K2JVMCompilerArguments>(), Kotl
     override fun findKotlinCompilerJar(project: Project): File? =
             findKotlinJvmCompilerJar(project)
 
-    override fun populateCompilerArguments(defaultsOnly: Boolean): K2JVMCompilerArguments {
-        val args = K2JVMCompilerArguments().apply { fillDefaultValues() }
+    override fun createCompilerArgs(): K2JVMCompilerArguments =
+            K2JVMCompilerArguments()
+
+    override fun setupCompilerArgs(args: K2JVMCompilerArguments, defaultsOnly: Boolean) {
+        super.setupCompilerArgs(args, defaultsOnly)
+        args.apply { fillDefaultValues() }
 
         handleKaptProperties()
         args.pluginClasspaths = pluginOptions.classpath.toTypedArray()
@@ -201,13 +205,14 @@ open class KotlinCompile : AbstractKotlinCompile<K2JVMCompilerArguments>(), Kotl
 
         friendTaskName?.let { addFriendPathForTestTask(it, args) }
 
-        if (defaultsOnly) return args
+        if (defaultsOnly) return
 
+        args.classpathAsList = compileClasspath.toList()
+        args.destinationAsFile = destinationDir
         parentKotlinOptionsImpl?.updateArguments(args)
         kotlinOptionsImpl.updateArguments(args)
 
         logger.kotlinDebug { "$name destinationDir = $destinationDir" }
-        return args
     }
 
     internal fun addFriendPathForTestTask(friendKotlinTaskName: String, args: K2JVMCompilerArguments) {
@@ -223,8 +228,6 @@ open class KotlinCompile : AbstractKotlinCompile<K2JVMCompilerArguments>(), Kotl
         sourceRoots as SourceRoots.ForJvm
 
         val messageCollector = GradleMessageCollector(logger)
-        args.classpathAsList = compileClasspath.toList()
-        args.destinationAsFile = destinationDir
         val outputItemCollector = OutputItemsCollectorImpl()
         val compilerRunner = GradleCompilerRunner(project)
         val reporter = GradleICReporter(project.rootProject.projectDir)
@@ -324,15 +327,17 @@ open class Kotlin2JsCompile() : AbstractKotlinCompile<K2JSCompilerArguments>(),
     override fun findKotlinCompilerJar(project: Project): File? =
             findKotlinJsCompilerJar(project)
 
-    override fun populateCompilerArguments(defaultsOnly: Boolean): K2JSCompilerArguments {
-        val args = K2JSCompilerArguments().apply { fillDefaultValues() }
+    override fun createCompilerArgs(): K2JSCompilerArguments =
+            K2JSCompilerArguments()
 
+    override fun setupCompilerArgs(args: K2JSCompilerArguments, defaultsOnly: Boolean) {
+        super.setupCompilerArgs(args, defaultsOnly)
+        args.apply { fillDefaultValues() }
         args.outputFile = outputFile
 
-        if (defaultsOnly) return args
+        if (defaultsOnly) return
 
         kotlinOptionsImpl.updateArguments(args)
-        return args
     }
 
     override fun getSourceRoots() = SourceRoots.KotlinOnly.create(getSource())