diff --git a/prepare/kotlin-compiler-internal-test-framework/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/kotlin-compiler-internal-test-framework/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a726d6e6031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prepare/kotlin-compiler-internal-test-framework/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+plugins {
+    java
+}
+
+val embedded by configurations
+
+dependencies {
+    embedded(projectTests(":compiler:tests-common")) { isTransitive = false }
+}
+
+publish()
+
+runtimeJar()
+sourcesJar()
+javadocJar()
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index e139e8bfe77..f0b59c44a99 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ include ":benchmarks",
         ":prepare:formatter",
         ":prepare:ide-lazy-resolver",
         ":prepare:idea-plugin",
+        ":prepare:kotlin-compiler-internal-test-framework",
         ":kotlin-compiler",
         ":kotlin-compiler-embeddable",
         ":kotlin-compiler-client-embeddable",