diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
index d46ec991bce..4a199d24deb 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory
 import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
+import org.gradle.api.services.BuildService
+import org.gradle.api.services.BuildServiceParameters
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.*
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.AbstractCompile
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.JavaCompile
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.ChangedFiles
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.impl.isKotlinLibrary
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.JsLibraryUtils
 import java.io.File
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 const val KOTLIN_BUILD_DIR_NAME = "kotlin"
@@ -616,6 +619,21 @@ abstract class Kotlin2JsCompile @Inject constructor(
                     }
                 }
             ).disallowChanges()
+            val libraryCacheService = task.project.rootProject.gradle.sharedServices.registerIfAbsent(
+                "${LibraryFilterCachingService::class.java.canonicalName}_${LibraryFilterCachingService::class.java.classLoader.hashCode()}",
+                LibraryFilterCachingService::class.java
+            ) {}
+            task.libraryCache.set(libraryCacheService).also { task.libraryCache.disallowChanges() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal abstract class LibraryFilterCachingService : BuildService<BuildServiceParameters.None>, AutoCloseable {
+        private val cache = ConcurrentHashMap<File, Boolean>()
+
+        fun getOrCompute(key: File, compute: (File) -> Boolean) = cache.computeIfAbsent(key, compute)
+
+        override fun close() {
+            cache.clear()
         }
     }
 
@@ -711,8 +729,7 @@ abstract class Kotlin2JsCompile @Inject constructor(
     //  1) purely pre-IR backend
     //  2) purely IR backend
     //  3) hybrid pre-IR and IR backend. Can only accept libraries with both JS and IR parts.
-    @get:Internal
-    protected val libraryFilter: (File) -> Boolean
+    private val libraryFilterBody: (File) -> Boolean
         get() = if (kotlinOptions.isIrBackendEnabled()) {
             if (kotlinOptions.isPreIrBackendDisabled()) {
                 ::isKotlinLibrary
@@ -723,6 +740,15 @@ abstract class Kotlin2JsCompile @Inject constructor(
             JsLibraryUtils::isKotlinJavascriptLibrary
         }
 
+    @get:Internal
+    internal abstract val libraryCache: Property<LibraryFilterCachingService>
+
+    @get:Internal
+    protected val libraryFilter: (File) -> Boolean
+        get() = { file ->
+            libraryCache.get().getOrCompute(file, libraryFilterBody)
+        }
+
     @get:Internal
     internal val absolutePathProvider = project.projectDir.absolutePath