diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/SourceSetVisibilityProvider.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/SourceSetVisibilityProvider.kt
index 704e96c2336..1f7560321d1 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/SourceSetVisibilityProvider.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/SourceSetVisibilityProvider.kt
@@ -41,11 +41,9 @@ private fun Project.collectAllPlatformCompilationData(): List<SourceSetVisibilit
 private fun KotlinCompilation<*>.toPlatformCompilationData() = SourceSetVisibilityProvider.PlatformCompilationData(
     allSourceSets = allKotlinSourceSets.map { it.name }.toSet(),
     resolvedDependenciesConfiguration = LazyResolvedConfiguration(project.configurations.getByName(compileDependencyConfigurationName)),
-    hostSpecificMetadataConfiguration = project
-        .configurations
-        .getByName(compileDependencyConfigurationName)
-        .copyRecursive().apply { attributes.attribute(Usage.USAGE_ATTRIBUTE, project.usageByName(KotlinUsages.KOTLIN_METADATA)) }
-        .let(::LazyResolvedConfiguration)
+    hostSpecificMetadataConfiguration = (this as? KotlinNativeCompilation)
+        ?.hostSpecificMetadataConfiguration
+        ?.let(::LazyResolvedConfiguration)
 )
 
 internal class SourceSetVisibilityProvider(
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/compilationImpl/factory/KotlinCompilationDependencyConfigurationsFactories.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/compilationImpl/factory/KotlinCompilationDependencyConfigurationsFactories.kt
index 2b0547cb3ce..0799c89f54c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/compilationImpl/factory/KotlinCompilationDependencyConfigurationsFactories.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/compilationImpl/factory/KotlinCompilationDependencyConfigurationsFactories.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.compilationImpl.factory
 
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.Category
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.Usage
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.*
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.KotlinWithJavaTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.compilationImpl.DefaultKotlinCompilationConfigurationsContainer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.compilationImpl.KotlinCompilationConfigurationsContainer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.javaSourceSets
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.util.copyAttributes
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.sources.METADATA_CONFIGURATION_NAME_SUFFIX
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.KotlinJsTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.ir.KotlinJsIrTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.*
@@ -36,16 +39,39 @@ internal sealed class DefaultKotlinCompilationDependencyConfigurationsFactory :
 internal object NativeKotlinCompilationDependencyConfigurationsFactory :
     KotlinCompilationImplFactory.KotlinCompilationDependencyConfigurationsFactory {
 
-    override fun create(target: KotlinTarget, compilationName: String): KotlinCompilationConfigurationsContainer {
+    override fun create(target: KotlinTarget, compilationName: String): NativeCompilationDependencyConfigurationsContainer {
         val naming = ConfigurationNaming.Default(target, compilationName)
-        return KotlinCompilationDependencyConfigurationsContainer(
+        val baseContainer = KotlinCompilationDependencyConfigurationsContainer(
             target = target,
             compilationName = compilationName,
             naming = naming,
             withRuntime = false,
             compileClasspathConfigurationName = naming.name("compileKlibraries")
         )
+
+        val compilationCoordinates = "${target.disambiguationClassifier}/$compilationName"
+        val project = target.project
+        val hostSpecificMetadataConfiguration: Configuration = project
+            .configurations
+            .maybeCreate(naming.name(compilation, METADATA_CONFIGURATION_NAME_SUFFIX))
+            .apply {
+                markResolvable()
+                isVisible = false
+                description = "Host-specific Metadata dependencies for $compilationCoordinates"
+                extendsFrom(baseContainer.compileDependencyConfiguration)
+                copyAttributes(from = baseContainer.compileDependencyConfiguration.attributes, to = attributes)
+                attributes {
+                    it.attribute(Usage.USAGE_ATTRIBUTE, project.usageByName(KotlinUsages.KOTLIN_METADATA))
+                }
+            }
+
+        return NativeCompilationDependencyConfigurationsContainer(baseContainer, hostSpecificMetadataConfiguration)
     }
+
+    class NativeCompilationDependencyConfigurationsContainer(
+        baseContainer: KotlinCompilationConfigurationsContainer,
+        val hostSpecificMetadataConfiguration: Configuration?
+    ) : KotlinCompilationConfigurationsContainer by baseContainer
 }
 
 internal object JsKotlinCompilationDependencyConfigurationsFactory :
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeCompilation.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeCompilation.kt
index 34f66a19976..539e527cfb3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeCompilation.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeCompilation.kt
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp
 import org.gradle.api.Action
 import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectContainer
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinCommonOptions
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.compilationImpl.KotlinCompilationImpl
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.compilationImpl.factory.NativeKotlinCompilationDependencyConfigurationsFactory.NativeCompilationDependencyConfigurationsContainer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.NativeCompilerOptions
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinNativeCompile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.lowerCamelCaseName
@@ -67,6 +69,11 @@ open class KotlinNativeCompilation @Inject internal constructor(
 
     val binariesTaskName: String
         get() = lowerCamelCaseName(target.disambiguationClassifier, compilation.compilationName, "binaries")
+
+    internal val hostSpecificMetadataConfiguration: Configuration? get() {
+        val container = compilation.configurations as? NativeCompilationDependencyConfigurationsContainer
+        return container?.hostSpecificMetadataConfiguration
+    }
 }
 
 open class KotlinSharedNativeCompilation @Inject internal constructor(