diff --git a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/IrBuiltInsOverFir.kt b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/IrBuiltInsOverFir.kt
index ea495aaa55d..dd3e088f95b 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/IrBuiltInsOverFir.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/IrBuiltInsOverFir.kt
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ class IrBuiltInsOverFir(
     override val kPropertyClass: IrClassSymbol get() = kProperty.klass
     private val kClass by loadClass(StandardClassIds.KClass)
     override val kClassClass: IrClassSymbol get() = kClass.klass
+    private val kType by loadClass(StandardClassIds.KType)
+    override val kTypeClass: IrClassSymbol get() = kType.klass
     private val kProperty0 by loadClass(StandardClassIds.KProperty0)
     override val kProperty0Class: IrClassSymbol get() = kProperty0.klass
     private val kProperty1 by loadClass(StandardClassIds.KProperty1)
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/IrInterpreterEnvironment.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/IrInterpreterEnvironment.kt
index f6dc8265d73..c95090e4c63 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/IrInterpreterEnvironment.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/IrInterpreterEnvironment.kt
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ class IrInterpreterEnvironment(
     internal val kTypeParameterClass by lazy { irBuiltIns.kClassClass.getIrClassOfReflectionFromList("typeParameters")!! }
     internal val kParameterClass by lazy { irBuiltIns.kFunctionClass.getIrClassOfReflectionFromList("parameters")!! }
     internal val kTypeProjectionClass by lazy { kTypeClass.getIrClassOfReflectionFromList("arguments")!! }
-    internal val kTypeClass: IrClassSymbol by lazy {
-        // here we use fallback to `Any` because `KType` cannot be found on JS/Native by this way
-        // but still this class is used to represent type arguments in interpreter
-        irBuiltIns.kClassClass.getIrClassOfReflectionFromList("supertypes") ?: irBuiltIns.anyClass
-    }
+    internal val kTypeClass: IrClassSymbol by lazy { irBuiltIns.kTypeClass }
 
     init {
         mapOfObjects[irBuiltIns.unitClass] = Common(irBuiltIns.unitClass.owner)
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/descriptors/IrBuiltInsOverDescriptors.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/descriptors/IrBuiltInsOverDescriptors.kt
index 7926a1fe17a..243d2d098d9 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/descriptors/IrBuiltInsOverDescriptors.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/descriptors/IrBuiltInsOverDescriptors.kt
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ class IrBuiltInsOverDescriptors(
     override val kCallableClass = builtIns.kCallable.toIrSymbol()
     override val kPropertyClass = builtIns.kProperty.toIrSymbol()
     override val kClassClass = builtIns.kClass.toIrSymbol()
+    override val kTypeClass = builtIns.kType.toIrSymbol()
 
     override val kProperty0Class = builtIns.kProperty0.toIrSymbol()
     override val kProperty1Class = builtIns.kProperty1.toIrSymbol()
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrBuiltIns.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrBuiltIns.kt
index 99bc4e05702..7f34aec5ffb 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrBuiltIns.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/IrBuiltIns.kt
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ abstract class IrBuiltIns {
     abstract val kCallableClass: IrClassSymbol
     abstract val kPropertyClass: IrClassSymbol
     abstract val kClassClass: IrClassSymbol
+    abstract val kTypeClass: IrClassSymbol
     abstract val kProperty0Class: IrClassSymbol
     abstract val kProperty1Class: IrClassSymbol
     abstract val kProperty2Class: IrClassSymbol
diff --git a/core/compiler.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/builtins/StandardNames.kt b/core/compiler.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/builtins/StandardNames.kt
index 5e7fe3913df..8b6a674624b 100644
--- a/core/compiler.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/builtins/StandardNames.kt
+++ b/core/compiler.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/builtins/StandardNames.kt
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ object StandardNames {
         @JvmField val mutableMapEntry: FqName = mutableMap.child(Name.identifier("MutableEntry"))
 
         @JvmField val kClass: FqNameUnsafe = reflect("KClass")
+        @JvmField val kType: FqNameUnsafe = reflect("KType")
         @JvmField val kCallable: FqNameUnsafe = reflect("KCallable")
         @JvmField val kProperty0: FqNameUnsafe = reflect("KProperty0")
         @JvmField val kProperty1: FqNameUnsafe = reflect("KProperty1")
diff --git a/core/compiler.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/name/StandardClassIds.kt b/core/compiler.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/name/StandardClassIds.kt
index dfffde5c7f8..5a18b5c224b 100644
--- a/core/compiler.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/name/StandardClassIds.kt
+++ b/core/compiler.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/name/StandardClassIds.kt
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ object StandardClassIds {
     val KFunction = "KFunction".reflectId()
     val KClass = "KClass".reflectId()
     val KCallable = "KCallable".reflectId()
+    val KType = "KType".reflectId()
 
     val Comparable = "Comparable".baseId()
     val Number = "Number".baseId()
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/builtins/KotlinBuiltIns.java b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/builtins/KotlinBuiltIns.java
index f0734f754d6..d43cacccaed 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/builtins/KotlinBuiltIns.java
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/builtins/KotlinBuiltIns.java
@@ -354,6 +354,12 @@ public abstract class KotlinBuiltIns {
         return getBuiltInClassByFqName(FqNames.kClass.toSafe());
     }
 
+
+    @NotNull
+    public ClassDescriptor getKType() {
+        return getBuiltInClassByFqName(FqNames.kType.toSafe());
+    }
+
     @NotNull
     public ClassDescriptor getKCallable() {
         return getBuiltInClassByFqName(FqNames.kCallable.toSafe());