diff --git a/GRADLE_PLUGIN.md b/GRADLE_PLUGIN.md
index 90f2a850b7c..06053d5e761 100644
--- a/GRADLE_PLUGIN.md
+++ b/GRADLE_PLUGIN.md
@@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ For this project the task graph will be the following:
 
              // *.klib library for linking.
              library project.file('path/to/library')
+             
+             // library project
+             library project(':lib')
+             
+             // artifect in a library project
+             library(project(':lib'), 'artifectName')
 
              // naitve library for linking.
              nativeLibrary project.file('path/to/native/library/')
diff --git a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanCompileTask.kt b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanCompileTask.kt
index fa05d37c462..90e56da309f 100644
--- a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanCompileTask.kt
+++ b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KonanCompileTask.kt
@@ -204,6 +204,27 @@ open class KonanCompileConfig(
 
     // DSL. Libraries.
 
+    fun library(project: Project) {
+        this.project.evaluationDependsOn(project.path)
+        project.konanArtifactsContainer.asSequence()
+                .map { it.compilationTask }
+                .filter { it.produce == "library" }
+                .forEach {
+                    compilationTask.dependsOn(it)
+                    library(it.artifact)
+                }
+    }
+
+    fun library(project: Project, artifactName: String) {
+        this.project.evaluationDependsOn(project.path)
+        val libraryCompilationTask = project.konanArtifactsContainer.getByName(artifactName).compilationTask
+        if (libraryCompilationTask.produce != "library") {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("Artifact is not a library: $artifactName (in project: ${project.path})")
+        }
+        compilationTask.dependsOn(libraryCompilationTask)
+        library(libraryCompilationTask.artifact)
+    }
+
     fun library(lib: Any) = libraries(lib)
     fun libraries(vararg libs: Any) = with(compilationTask) {
         libraries.add(project.files(*libs))