diff --git a/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt b/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt
index c0204c3242d..601dfbf6278 100644
--- a/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt
+++ b/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class K2Native : CLICompiler<K2NativeCompilerArguments>() {
                     put(TARGET, arguments.target)
                 put(LIST_TARGETS, arguments.listTargets)
                 put(OPTIMIZATION, arguments.optimization)
+                put(DEBUG, arguments.debug)
 
                 put(PRINT_IR, arguments.printIr)
                 put(PRINT_IR_WITH_DESCRIPTORS, arguments.printIrWithDescriptors)
diff --git a/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2NativeCompilerArguments.java b/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2NativeCompilerArguments.java
index 0ffd80fc1c9..e37f1dcbf05 100644
--- a/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2NativeCompilerArguments.java
+++ b/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2NativeCompilerArguments.java
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ public class K2NativeCompilerArguments extends CommonCompilerArguments {
     @Argument(value = "-target", valueDescription = "<target>", description = "Set hardware target")
     public String target;
 
+    @Argument(value = "-g", description = "Enable emitting debug information")
+    public boolean debug;
+
     @Argument(value = "-enable_assertions", shortName = "-ea", description = "Enable runtime assertions in generated code")
     public boolean enableAssertions;
 
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfigurationKeys.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfigurationKeys.kt
index 1be35be19f6..24714f33164 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfigurationKeys.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfigurationKeys.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class KonanConfigKeys {
                 = CompilerConfigurationKey.create("current abi version")
         val OPTIMIZATION: CompilerConfigurationKey<Boolean> 
                 = CompilerConfigurationKey.create("optimized compilation")
+        val DEBUG: CompilerConfigurationKey<Boolean>
+                = CompilerConfigurationKey.create("compilation with debug information")
         val NOSTDLIB: CompilerConfigurationKey<Boolean> 
                 = CompilerConfigurationKey.create("don't link with stdlib")
         val NOLINK: CompilerConfigurationKey<Boolean>