diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/native/llvm/RTTIGenerator.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/native/llvm/RTTIGenerator.kt
index 2788b5172c2..91bcea62ff0 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/native/llvm/RTTIGenerator.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/native/llvm/RTTIGenerator.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.OverridingUtil
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.constants.StringValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameSafe
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.getSuperClassOrAny
 
@@ -116,6 +117,16 @@ internal class RTTIGenerator(override val context: Context) : ContextUtils {
         return allMethods.filter { it.modality != Modality.FINAL }
     }
 
+    private fun exportTypeInfoIfRequired(classDesc: ClassDescriptor, typeInfoGlobal: LLVMOpaqueValue?) {
+        val annot = classDesc.annotations.findAnnotation(FqName("kotlin_native.ExportTypeInfo"))
+        if (annot != null) {
+            val nameValue = annot.allValueArguments.values.single() as StringValue
+            // TODO: use LLVMAddAlias?
+            val global = LLVMAddGlobal(context.llvmModule, pointerType(runtime.typeInfoType), nameValue.value)
+            LLVMSetInitializer(global, typeInfoGlobal)
+        }
+    }
+
     fun generate(classDesc: ClassDescriptor) {
 
         val className = classDesc.fqNameSafe
@@ -176,6 +187,8 @@ internal class RTTIGenerator(override val context: Context) : ContextUtils {
         val typeInfoGlobal = classDesc.llvmTypeInfoPtr.getLlvmValue() // TODO: it is a hack
         LLVMSetInitializer(typeInfoGlobal, typeInfo.getLlvmValue())
         LLVMSetGlobalConstant(typeInfoGlobal, 1)
+
+        exportTypeInfoIfRequired(classDesc, typeInfoGlobal)
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin_native/annotations.kt b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin_native/annotations.kt
index 28bc223294a..49424e6d40f 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin_native/annotations.kt
+++ b/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin_native/annotations.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package kotlin_native
 
+// TODO: shouldn't these annotation be located in 'kotlin_native.internal' package?
+
 /**
  * Forces the compiler to use specified symbol name for the target `external` function.
  *
@@ -7,5 +9,12 @@ package kotlin_native
  * so it should probably be allowed on `internal` and `private` functions only.
  */
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION)
-@Retention(AnnotationRetention.BINARY)
+@Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
 annotation class SymbolName(val name: kotlin.String)
+
+/**
+ * Exports the TypeInfo of this class by given name to use it from runtime.
+ */
+@Target(AnnotationTarget.CLASS)
+@Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
+annotation class ExportTypeInfo(val name: kotlin.String)