diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanLoweringPhases.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanLoweringPhases.kt
index bcbcea262ac..3c386215bca 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanLoweringPhases.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanLoweringPhases.kt
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ internal val stringConcatenationPhase = makeKonanFileLoweringPhase(
         description = "String concatenation lowering"
 )
 
+internal val kotlinNothingValueExceptionPhase = makeKonanFileLoweringPhase(
+        ::KotlinNothingValueExceptionLowering,
+        name = "KotlinNothingValueException",
+        description = "Throw proper exception for calls returning value of type 'kotlin.Nothing'"
+)
+
 internal val enumConstructorsPhase = makeKonanFileLoweringPhase(
         ::EnumConstructorsLowering,
         name = "EnumConstructors",
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
index c0f17131b98..132ffda2508 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ internal val allLoweringsPhase = namedIrModulePhase(
                                 typeOperatorPhase then
                                 bridgesPhase then
                                 autoboxPhase then
+                                kotlinNothingValueExceptionPhase then
                                 returnsInsertionPhase
                 ),
         actions = setOf(defaultDumper, ::moduleValidationCallback)
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt
index e1a39ed5d38..ec5c3b61500 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ internal class KonanSymbols(
 
     override val ThrowTypeCastException = internalFunction("ThrowTypeCastException")
 
+    override val ThrowKotlinNothingValueException  = internalFunction("ThrowKotlinNothingValueException")
+
     val throwClassCastException = internalFunction("ThrowClassCastException")
 
     val throwInvalidReceiverTypeException = internalFunction("ThrowInvalidReceiverTypeException")
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/RuntimeUtils.kt b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/RuntimeUtils.kt
index 2790ff08e76..f4cdde2d06d 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/RuntimeUtils.kt
+++ b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/RuntimeUtils.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ fun ThrowTypeCastException(): Nothing {
     throw TypeCastException()
 }
 
+@ExportForCppRuntime
+fun ThrowKotlinNothingValueException(): Nothing {
+    throw KotlinNothingValueException()
+}
+
 @ExportForCppRuntime
 fun ThrowInvalidReceiverTypeException(klass: KClass<*>): Nothing {
     throw RuntimeException("Unexpected receiver type: " + (klass.qualifiedName ?: "noname"))