diff --git a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/KLibFileTypeFactory.kt b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/KLibFileTypeFactory.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9dbbb7d2302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/KLibFileTypeFactory.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * 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.idea.core
+
+import com.intellij.ide.highlighter.ArchiveFileType
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeConsumer
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeFactory
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.KLIB_FILE_EXTENSION
+
+// BUNCH: 193+
+// temporary enabled due to KT-38767
+class KLibFileTypeFactory : FileTypeFactory() {
+    override fun createFileTypes(consumer: FileTypeConsumer) {
+        consumer.consume(ArchiveFileType.INSTANCE, KLIB_FILE_EXTENSION)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index d373ce96e45..b7af01af88c 100644
--- a/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -126,10 +126,15 @@ The Kotlin plugin provides language support in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.
               fieldName="INSTANCE"
               language="kotlin"
               extensions="kt;kts"/>
+
+    <!-- temporary disabled due to KT-38767
     <fileType name="KLib"
               implementationClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KLibFileType"
               fieldName="INSTANCE"
               extensions="klib"/>
+    -->
+    <fileTypeFactory implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.KLibFileTypeFactory"/>
+
     <fileType name="KNM"
               implementationClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.klib.KlibMetaFileType"
               fieldName="INSTANCE"
diff --git a/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml.201 b/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml.201
index 0d1bbdd5647..faa9b178d04 100644
--- a/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml.201
+++ b/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml.201
@@ -126,10 +126,15 @@ The Kotlin plugin provides language support in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.
               fieldName="INSTANCE"
               language="kotlin"
               extensions="kt;kts"/>
+
+    <!-- temporary disabled due to KT-38767
     <fileType name="KLib"
               implementationClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KLibFileType"
               fieldName="INSTANCE"
               extensions="klib"/>
+    -->
+    <fileTypeFactory implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.KLibFileTypeFactory"/>
+
     <fileType name="KNM"
               implementationClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.klib.KlibMetaFileType"
               fieldName="INSTANCE"
diff --git a/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml.as40 b/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml.as40
index 60d052a38eb..8c18d03e974 100644
--- a/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml.as40
+++ b/idea/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml.as40
@@ -106,10 +106,15 @@ The Kotlin plugin provides language support in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio.
               fieldName="INSTANCE"
               language="kotlin"
               extensions="kt;kts"/>
+
+    <!-- temporary disabled due to KT-38767
     <fileType name="KLib"
               implementationClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KLibFileType"
               fieldName="INSTANCE"
               extensions="klib"/>
+    -->
+    <fileTypeFactory implementation="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.KLibFileTypeFactory"/>
+
     <fileType name="KNM"
               implementationClass="org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.klib.KlibMetaFileType"
               fieldName="INSTANCE"