diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTest.kt b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTest.kt
index a1abd983aeb..83f3d3b03aa 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTest.kt
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDiagnosticsTest : BaseDiagnosticsTest() {
             val separateModules = groupedByModule.size == 1 && groupedByModule.keys.single() == null
             val result = analyzeModuleContents(
                 moduleContext, ktFiles, CliLightClassGenerationSupport.NoScopeRecordCliBindingTrace(),
-                languageVersionSettings, separateModules
+                languageVersionSettings, separateModules, loadJvmTarget(testFilesInModule)
             )
             if (oldModule != result.moduleDescriptor) {
                 // For common modules, we use DefaultAnalyzerFacade who creates ModuleDescriptor instances by itself
@@ -239,6 +239,24 @@ abstract class AbstractDiagnosticsTest : BaseDiagnosticsTest() {
         )
     }
 
+    protected open fun loadJvmTarget(module: List<TestFile>): JvmTarget {
+        var result: JvmTarget? = null
+        for (file in module) {
+            val current = file.jvmTarget
+            if (current != null) {
+                if (result != null && result != current) {
+                    Assert.fail(
+                        "More than one file in the module has $JVM_TARGET directive specified. " +
+                                "This is not supported. Please move all directives into one file"
+                    )
+                }
+                result = current
+            }
+        }
+
+        return result ?: JvmTarget.JVM_1_6
+    }
+
     private fun checkDynamicCallDescriptors(expectedFile: File, testFiles: List<TestFile>) {
         val serializer = RecursiveDescriptorComparator(RECURSIVE_ALL)
 
@@ -276,7 +294,8 @@ abstract class AbstractDiagnosticsTest : BaseDiagnosticsTest() {
         files: List<KtFile>,
         moduleTrace: BindingTrace,
         languageVersionSettings: LanguageVersionSettings,
-        separateModules: Boolean
+        separateModules: Boolean,
+        jvmTarget: JvmTarget
     ): AnalysisResult {
         @Suppress("NAME_SHADOWING")
         var files = files
@@ -293,7 +312,10 @@ abstract class AbstractDiagnosticsTest : BaseDiagnosticsTest() {
                 moduleContext.project,
                 files,
                 moduleTrace,
-                environment.configuration.copy().apply { this.languageVersionSettings = languageVersionSettings },
+                environment.configuration.copy().apply {
+                    this.languageVersionSettings = languageVersionSettings
+                    this.put(JVMConfigurationKeys.JVM_TARGET, jvmTarget)
+                },
                 environment::createPackagePartProvider
             )
         }
@@ -329,7 +351,7 @@ abstract class AbstractDiagnosticsTest : BaseDiagnosticsTest() {
             ExpectActualTracker.DoNothing,
             environment.createPackagePartProvider(moduleContentScope),
             moduleClassResolver,
-            JvmTarget.JVM_1_6,
+            jvmTarget,
             languageVersionSettings
         )
 
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithJsStdLib.kt b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithJsStdLib.kt
index d059d040c28..7ed3aa50f69 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithJsStdLib.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithJsStdLib.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.checkers
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.EnvironmentConfigFiles
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CommonConfigurationKeys
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.JvmTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.LanguageVersionSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.context.ModuleContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ModuleDescriptor
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ abstract class AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithJsStdLib : AbstractDiagnosticsTest() {
             files: List<KtFile>,
             moduleTrace: BindingTrace,
             languageVersionSettings: LanguageVersionSettings,
-            separateModules: Boolean
+            separateModules: Boolean,
+            jvmTarget: JvmTarget
     ): JsAnalysisResult {
         // TODO: support LANGUAGE directive in JS diagnostic tests
         moduleTrace.record<ModuleDescriptor, ModuleKind>(MODULE_KIND, moduleContext.module, getModuleKind(files))
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithJsStdLibAndBackendCompilation.kt b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithJsStdLibAndBackendCompilation.kt
index c09ee9490e2..94f6bb253e0 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithJsStdLibAndBackendCompilation.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithJsStdLibAndBackendCompilation.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.checkers
 
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.JvmTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.LanguageVersionSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.context.ModuleContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.DiagnosticUtils.hasError
@@ -32,9 +33,10 @@ abstract class AbstractDiagnosticsTestWithJsStdLibAndBackendCompilation : Abstra
             files: List<KtFile>,
             moduleTrace: BindingTrace,
             languageVersionSettings: LanguageVersionSettings,
-            separateModules: Boolean
+            separateModules: Boolean,
+            jvmTarget: JvmTarget
     ): JsAnalysisResult {
-        val analysisResult = super.analyzeModuleContents(moduleContext, files, moduleTrace, languageVersionSettings, separateModules)
+        val analysisResult = super.analyzeModuleContents(moduleContext, files, moduleTrace, languageVersionSettings, separateModules, jvmTarget)
         val diagnostics = analysisResult.bindingTrace.bindingContext.diagnostics
 
         if (!hasError(diagnostics)) {
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/BaseDiagnosticsTest.kt b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/BaseDiagnosticsTest.kt
index 8db4d27c073..88f07fdf07e 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/BaseDiagnosticsTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/BaseDiagnosticsTest.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.checkers.BaseDiagnosticsTest.TestFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.checkers.BaseDiagnosticsTest.TestModule
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.checkers.CheckerTestUtil.ActualDiagnostic
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.JvmTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.LanguageFeature
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.LanguageVersionSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.LanguageVersionSettingsImpl
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ import java.util.*
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
 import kotlin.reflect.jvm.javaField
 
+internal const val JVM_TARGET = "JVM_TARGET"
+
 abstract class BaseDiagnosticsTest : KotlinMultiFileTestWithJava<TestModule, TestFile>() {
     protected lateinit var environment: KotlinCoreEnvironment
 
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ abstract class BaseDiagnosticsTest : KotlinMultiFileTestWithJava<TestModule, Tes
         private val createKtFile: Lazy<KtFile?>
         private val whatDiagnosticsToConsider: Condition<Diagnostic>
         val customLanguageVersionSettings: LanguageVersionSettings?
+        val jvmTarget: JvmTarget?
         val declareCheckType: Boolean
         val declareFlexibleType: Boolean
         val checkLazyLog: Boolean
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ abstract class BaseDiagnosticsTest : KotlinMultiFileTestWithJava<TestModule, Tes
             this.declareCheckType = CHECK_TYPE_DIRECTIVE in directives
             this.whatDiagnosticsToConsider = parseDiagnosticFilterDirective(directives, declareCheckType)
             this.customLanguageVersionSettings = parseLanguageVersionSettings(directives)
+            this.jvmTarget = parseJvmTarget(directives)
             this.checkLazyLog = CHECK_LAZY_LOG_DIRECTIVE in directives || CHECK_LAZY_LOG_DEFAULT
             this.declareFlexibleType = EXPLICIT_FLEXIBLE_TYPES_DIRECTIVE in directives
             this.markDynamicCalls = MARK_DYNAMIC_CALLS_DIRECTIVE in directives
@@ -413,4 +418,6 @@ abstract class BaseDiagnosticsTest : KotlinMultiFileTestWithJava<TestModule, Tes
             )
         }
     }
+
+    private fun parseJvmTarget(directiveMap: Map<String, String>) = directiveMap[JVM_TARGET]?.let { JvmTarget.fromString(it) }
 }