diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/CachesAutoBuildTest.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/CachesAutoBuildTest.kt
index de46d67ac60..33c7d3b0424 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/CachesAutoBuildTest.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/CachesAutoBuildTest.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class CachesAutoBuildTest : AbstractNativeSimpleTest() {
     fun testSimple() {
         val rootDir = File("$TEST_SUITE_PATH/simple")
         val lib = compileToLibrary(rootDir.resolve("lib"), buildDir)
-        val main = compileToExecutable(rootDir.resolve("main"), autoCacheFrom = buildDir, lib)
+        val main = compileToExecutable(rootDir.resolve("main"), autoCacheFrom = buildDir, emptyList(), lib)
 
         assertTrue(main.executableFile.exists())
         assertTrue(autoCacheDir.resolve(cacheFlavor).resolve("lib").exists())
@@ -43,21 +43,41 @@ class CachesAutoBuildTest : AbstractNativeSimpleTest() {
         val rootDir = File("$TEST_SUITE_PATH/dontCacheUserLib")
         val externalLib = compileToLibrary(rootDir.resolve("externalLib"), buildDir.resolve("external"))
         val userLib = compileToLibrary(rootDir.resolve("userLib"), buildDir.resolve("user"), externalLib)
-        val main = compileToExecutable(rootDir.resolve("main"), autoCacheFrom = buildDir.resolve("external"), externalLib, userLib)
+        val main = compileToExecutable(
+            rootDir.resolve("main"),
+            autoCacheFrom = buildDir.resolve("external"), emptyList(),
+            externalLib, userLib
+        )
 
         assertTrue(main.executableFile.exists())
         assertTrue(autoCacheDir.resolve(cacheFlavor).resolve("externalLib").exists())
         assertFalse(autoCacheDir.resolve(cacheFlavor).resolve("userLib").exists())
     }
 
-    private fun compileToExecutable(sourcesDir: File, autoCacheFrom: File, vararg dependencies: KLIB) =
+    @Test
+    @TestMetadata("cacheDirPrioritizesOverAutoCacheDir")
+    fun testCacheDirPrioritizesOverAutoCacheDir() {
+        val rootDir = File("$TEST_SUITE_PATH/simple")
+        val lib = compileToLibrary(rootDir.resolve("lib"), buildDir)
+        val cacheDir = buildDir.resolve("lib_cache")
+        cacheDir.mkdirs()
+        compileToStaticCache(lib, cacheDir)
+        val makePerFileCache = testRunSettings.get<CacheMode>().makePerFileCaches
+        assertTrue(cacheDir.resolve("lib-${if (makePerFileCache) "per-file-cache" else "cache"}").exists())
+        val main = compileToExecutable(rootDir.resolve("main"), autoCacheFrom = buildDir, listOf(cacheDir), lib)
+
+        assertTrue(main.executableFile.exists())
+        assertFalse(autoCacheDir.resolve(cacheFlavor).resolve("lib").exists())
+    }
+
+    private fun compileToExecutable(sourcesDir: File, autoCacheFrom: File, cacheDirectories: List<File>, vararg dependencies: KLIB) =
         compileToExecutable(
             sourcesDir,
             freeCompilerArgs = TestCompilerArgs(
                 listOf(
                     "-Xauto-cache-from=${autoCacheFrom.absolutePath}",
                     "-Xauto-cache-dir=${autoCacheDir.absolutePath}",
-                )
+                ) + cacheDirectories.map { "-Xcache-directory=${it.absolutePath}" }
             ),
             *dependencies
         ).assertSuccess().resultingArtifact
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/NativeSimpleTestUtils.kt b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/NativeSimpleTestUtils.kt
index 1ee6dc0e7bd..fcddf682646 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/NativeSimpleTestUtils.kt
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/NativeSimpleTestUtils.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.TestRunnerType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.compilation.ExecutableCompilation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.compilation.ExistingDependency
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.compilation.LibraryCompilation
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.compilation.StaticCacheCompilation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.compilation.TestCompilationArtifact
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.compilation.TestCompilationDependency
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.blackboxtest.support.compilation.TestCompilationDependencyType
@@ -71,6 +72,20 @@ internal fun AbstractNativeSimpleTest.compileToExecutable(
 internal fun AbstractNativeSimpleTest.compileToExecutable(testCase: TestCase, vararg dependencies: TestCompilationDependency<*>) =
     compileToExecutable(testCase, dependencies.asList())
 
+internal fun AbstractNativeSimpleTest.compileToStaticCache(
+    klib: TestCompilationArtifact.KLIB,
+    cacheDir: File,
+): TestCompilationResult<out TestCompilationArtifact.KLIBStaticCache> {
+    val compilation = StaticCacheCompilation(
+        settings = testRunSettings,
+        freeCompilerArgs = TestCompilerArgs.EMPTY,
+        StaticCacheCompilation.Options.Regular,
+        dependencies = listOf(klib.asLibraryDependency()),
+        expectedArtifact = TestCompilationArtifact.KLIBStaticCache(cacheDir, klib)
+    )
+    return compilation.result
+}
+
 internal fun AbstractNativeSimpleTest.generateTestCaseWithSingleModule(
     moduleDir: File?,
     freeCompilerArgs: TestCompilerArgs = TestCompilerArgs.EMPTY