diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/DiagnosticSink.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/DiagnosticSink.java
index 30043b68da1..30c5edf837a 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/DiagnosticSink.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/diagnostics/DiagnosticSink.java
@@ -59,7 +59,18 @@ public interface DiagnosticSink {
 
     void report(@NotNull Diagnostic diagnostic);
 
-    default void setCallback(@NotNull DiagnosticsCallback callback) { }
+    /**
+     * use {@link #setCallbackIfNotSet(DiagnosticsCallback)} instead
+     * @param callback
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    default void setCallback(@NotNull DiagnosticsCallback callback) {
+        setCallbackIfNotSet(callback);
+    }
+
+    default boolean setCallbackIfNotSet(@NotNull DiagnosticsCallback callback) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
     default void resetCallback() { }
 
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DelegatingBindingTrace.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DelegatingBindingTrace.kt
index b54b1cba8e3..3041434db34 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DelegatingBindingTrace.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DelegatingBindingTrace.kt
@@ -157,11 +157,15 @@ open class DelegatingBindingTrace(
         mutableDiagnostics.report(diagnostic)
     }
 
+    @Volatile
     protected var diagnosticsCallback: DiagnosticSink.DiagnosticsCallback? = null
 
-    override fun setCallback(callback: DiagnosticSink.DiagnosticsCallback) {
-        diagnosticsCallback = callback
-        mutableDiagnostics?.setCallback(callback)
+    override fun setCallbackIfNotSet(callback: DiagnosticSink.DiagnosticsCallback): Boolean {
+        val callbackIfNotSet = mutableDiagnostics?.setCallbackIfNotSet(callback) ?: false
+        if (callbackIfNotSet) {
+            diagnosticsCallback = callback
+        }
+        return callbackIfNotSet
     }
 
     override fun resetCallback() {
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/Diagnostics.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/Diagnostics.kt
index 04231909f5a..1668758f60d 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/Diagnostics.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/Diagnostics.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ interface Diagnostics : GenericDiagnostics<Diagnostic> {
 
     fun noSuppression(): Diagnostics
 
-    fun setCallback(callback: DiagnosticsCallback) {}
+    fun setCallback(callback: DiagnosticsCallback) {
+        setCallbackIfNotSet(callback)
+    }
+
+    fun setCallbackIfNotSet(callback: DiagnosticsCallback): Boolean = false
+
     fun resetCallback() {}
 
     companion object {
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/DiagnosticsWithSuppression.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/DiagnosticsWithSuppression.java
index f759209c551..ff2d38f5ce3 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/DiagnosticsWithSuppression.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/DiagnosticsWithSuppression.java
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ public class DiagnosticsWithSuppression implements Diagnostics {
 
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean setCallbackIfNotSet(@NotNull DiagnosticSink.DiagnosticsCallback callback) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void resetCallback() {
 
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/MutableDiagnosticsWithSuppression.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/MutableDiagnosticsWithSuppression.kt
index 91b96df2a0f..c62aca7dfaf 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/MutableDiagnosticsWithSuppression.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/diagnostics/MutableDiagnosticsWithSuppression.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class MutableDiagnosticsWithSuppression(
     private val delegateDiagnostics: Diagnostics,
 ) : Diagnostics {
     private val diagnosticList = ArrayList<Diagnostic>()
+    @Volatile
     private var diagnosticsCallback: DiagnosticSink.DiagnosticsCallback? = null
 
     //NOTE: CachedValuesManager is not used because it requires Project passed to this object
@@ -48,13 +49,12 @@ class MutableDiagnosticsWithSuppression(
     override fun forElement(psiElement: PsiElement) = readonlyView().forElement(psiElement)
     override fun noSuppression() = readonlyView().noSuppression()
 
-    override fun setCallback(callback: DiagnosticSink.DiagnosticsCallback) {
-        diagnosticsCallback?.let {
-            Logger.getInstance(MutableDiagnosticsWithSuppression::class.java).error("diagnostic callback has been already registered")
-            return
-        }
-        diagnosticsCallback = callback
-        delegateDiagnostics.setCallback(callback)
+    override fun setCallbackIfNotSet(callback: DiagnosticSink.DiagnosticsCallback): Boolean {
+        return if (diagnosticsCallback == null) {
+            diagnosticsCallback = callback
+            delegateDiagnostics.setCallbackIfNotSet(callback)
+            true
+        } else false
     }
 
     override fun resetCallback() {