diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
index 2adb559c666..dadafffc4d1 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ val jvmPhases = namedIrFilePhase<JvmBackendContext>(
             annotationPhase then
             tailrecPhase then
 
+            jvmDefaultConstructorPhase then
             defaultArgumentStubPhase then
 
             interfacePhase then
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmDefaultConstructorLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmDefaultConstructorLowering.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..985d78b784a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmDefaultConstructorLowering.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2019 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license
+ * that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.lower
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.ClassLoweringPass
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.ir.passTypeArgumentsFrom
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.lower.createIrBuilder
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.phaser.makeIrFilePhase
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.JvmBackendContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.declarations.addConstructor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.irBlockBody
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.irDelegatingConstructorCall
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrClass
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.constructors
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.hasDefaultValue
+
+internal val jvmDefaultConstructorPhase = makeIrFilePhase(
+    ::JvmDefaultConstructorLowering,
+    name = "JvmDefaultConstructor",
+    description = "Generate default constructors for Java"
+)
+
+// Quoted from https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/classes.html
+//
+// "On the JVM, if all of the parameters of the primary constructor have default values, the compiler will generate an additional
+//  parameterless constructor which will use the default values. This makes it easier to use Kotlin with libraries such as Jackson
+//  or JPA that create class instances through parameterless constructors."
+private class JvmDefaultConstructorLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : ClassLoweringPass {
+
+    override fun lower(irClass: IrClass) {
+        val primaryConstructor = irClass.constructors.firstOrNull { it.isPrimary } ?: return
+
+        if (!primaryConstructor.valueParameters.all { it.hasDefaultValue() })
+            return
+
+        // Skip if the default constructor is already defined by user.
+        if (irClass.constructors.any { it.valueParameters.isEmpty() })
+            return
+
+        irClass.addConstructor().apply {
+            val irBuilder = context.createIrBuilder(this.symbol, startOffset, endOffset)
+            body = irBuilder.irBlockBody {
+                +irDelegatingConstructorCall(primaryConstructor).apply {
+                    passTypeArgumentsFrom(irClass)
+                    passTypeArgumentsFrom(primaryConstructor, irClass.typeParameters.size)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/defaultArguments/constructor/checkIfConstructorIsSynthetic.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/defaultArguments/constructor/checkIfConstructorIsSynthetic.kt
index 806646735fc..562c46fb3fe 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/defaultArguments/constructor/checkIfConstructorIsSynthetic.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/defaultArguments/constructor/checkIfConstructorIsSynthetic.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
 // TARGET_BACKEND: JVM
 // WITH_RUNTIME
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/defaultArguments/constructor/manyArgs.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/defaultArguments/constructor/manyArgs.kt
index 6f861a15f21..9591a15c803 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/defaultArguments/constructor/manyArgs.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/defaultArguments/constructor/manyArgs.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
 // TARGET_BACKEND: JVM
 // WITH_RUNTIME
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/privateClass.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/privateClass.kt
index a7fb95f05c2..772a5ea10e6 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/privateClass.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvmOverloads/privateClass.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
 // TARGET_BACKEND: JVM
 
 // WITH_RUNTIME
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/multiplatform/noArgActualConstructor.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/multiplatform/noArgActualConstructor.kt
index 4689a10d638..959210610ab 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/multiplatform/noArgActualConstructor.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/multiplatform/noArgActualConstructor.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // !LANGUAGE: +MultiPlatformProjects
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
 // TARGET_BACKEND: JVM
 // WITH_RUNTIME
 // FILE: common.kt
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt
index 5fefcdab981..f88168f008e 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // KOTLIN_CONFIGURATION_FLAGS: +JVM.NO_EXCEPTION_ON_EXPLICIT_EQUALS_FOR_BOXED_NULL
-// TARGET_BACKEND: JVM
 // WITH_RUNTIME
 // FILE: test.kt
 import kotlin.test.*
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/secondaryConstructors/withPrimary.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/secondaryConstructors/withPrimary.kt
index c3b419f5b56..28080ec08d1 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/secondaryConstructors/withPrimary.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/secondaryConstructors/withPrimary.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
 // TARGET_BACKEND: JVM
 // FILE: WithPrimary.java
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/class/DefaultConstructor.kt b/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/class/DefaultConstructor.kt
index 1a80403528c..84f7685ab88 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/class/DefaultConstructor.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/class/DefaultConstructor.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
 package test
 
 class A(val a: Int = 1)
diff --git a/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/class/DefaultConstructorWithTwoArgs.kt b/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/class/DefaultConstructorWithTwoArgs.kt
index 10dd7c7c617..e0cb4b06bf3 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/class/DefaultConstructorWithTwoArgs.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/compileJavaAgainstKotlin/class/DefaultConstructorWithTwoArgs.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
 package test
 
 class A(val a: Int = 1, val b: String = "default")