diff --git a/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/ProtoCompareGenerated.kt b/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/ProtoCompareGenerated.kt
index fbcd63ea8d1..69b0c08bcf8 100644
--- a/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/ProtoCompareGenerated.kt
+++ b/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/ProtoCompareGenerated.kt
@@ -855,6 +855,11 @@ open class ProtoCompareGenerated(val oldNameResolver: NameResolver, val newNameR
             if (!checkStringEquals(old.message, new.message)) return false
         }
 
+        if (old.hasVersionKind() != new.hasVersionKind()) return false
+        if (old.hasVersionKind()) {
+            if (old.versionKind != new.versionKind) return false
+        }
+
         return true
     }
 
@@ -1797,6 +1802,10 @@ fun ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.hashCode(stringIndexes: (Int) -> Int, fqNameInde
         hashCode = 31 * hashCode + stringIndexes(message)
     }
 
+    if (hasVersionKind()) {
+        hashCode = 31 * hashCode + versionKind.hashCode()
+    }
+
     return hashCode
 }
 
diff --git a/build-common/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java b/build-common/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java
index 8a14015d97a..2fdcc7cf8bb 100644
--- a/build-common/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java
+++ b/build-common/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java
@@ -25767,6 +25767,25 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
      * </pre>
      */
     int getMessage();
+
+    /**
+     * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+     * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    boolean hasVersionKind();
+    /**
+     * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+     * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind getVersionKind();
   }
   /**
    * Protobuf type {@code org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement}
@@ -25851,6 +25870,17 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
               message_ = input.readInt32();
               break;
             }
+            case 48: {
+              int rawValue = input.readEnum();
+              org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind value = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.valueOf(rawValue);
+              if (value == null) {
+                unknownFields.mergeVarintField(6, rawValue);
+              } else {
+                bitField0_ |= 0x00000020;
+                versionKind_ = value;
+              }
+              break;
+            }
           }
         }
       } catch (org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
@@ -25981,6 +26011,97 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
       // @@protoc_insertion_point(enum_scope:org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.Level)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Protobuf enum {@code org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind}
+     */
+    public enum VersionKind
+        implements org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.ProtocolMessageEnum {
+      /**
+       * <code>LANGUAGE_VERSION = 0;</code>
+       */
+      LANGUAGE_VERSION(0, 0),
+      /**
+       * <code>COMPILER_VERSION = 1;</code>
+       */
+      COMPILER_VERSION(1, 1),
+      /**
+       * <code>API_VERSION = 2;</code>
+       */
+      API_VERSION(2, 2),
+      ;
+
+      /**
+       * <code>LANGUAGE_VERSION = 0;</code>
+       */
+      public static final int LANGUAGE_VERSION_VALUE = 0;
+      /**
+       * <code>COMPILER_VERSION = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public static final int COMPILER_VERSION_VALUE = 1;
+      /**
+       * <code>API_VERSION = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public static final int API_VERSION_VALUE = 2;
+
+
+      public final int getNumber() { return value; }
+
+      public static VersionKind valueOf(int value) {
+        switch (value) {
+          case 0: return LANGUAGE_VERSION;
+          case 1: return COMPILER_VERSION;
+          case 2: return API_VERSION;
+          default: return null;
+        }
+      }
+
+      public static org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Internal.EnumLiteMap<VersionKind>
+          internalGetValueMap() {
+        return internalValueMap;
+      }
+      private static org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Internal.EnumLiteMap<VersionKind>
+          internalValueMap =
+            new org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Internal.EnumLiteMap<VersionKind>() {
+              public VersionKind findValueByNumber(int number) {
+                return VersionKind.valueOf(number);
+              }
+            };
+
+      public final org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Descriptors.EnumValueDescriptor
+          getValueDescriptor() {
+        return getDescriptor().getValues().get(index);
+      }
+      public final org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Descriptors.EnumDescriptor
+          getDescriptorForType() {
+        return getDescriptor();
+      }
+      public static final org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Descriptors.EnumDescriptor
+          getDescriptor() {
+        return org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.getDescriptor().getEnumTypes().get(1);
+      }
+
+      private static final VersionKind[] VALUES = values();
+
+      public static VersionKind valueOf(
+          org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Descriptors.EnumValueDescriptor desc) {
+        if (desc.getType() != getDescriptor()) {
+          throw new java.lang.IllegalArgumentException(
+            "EnumValueDescriptor is not for this type.");
+        }
+        return VALUES[desc.getIndex()];
+      }
+
+      private final int index;
+      private final int value;
+
+      private VersionKind(int index, int value) {
+        this.index = index;
+        this.value = value;
+      }
+
+      // @@protoc_insertion_point(enum_scope:org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind)
+    }
+
     private int bitField0_;
     public static final int VERSION_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
     private int version_;
@@ -26103,12 +26224,38 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
       return message_;
     }
 
+    public static final int VERSION_KIND_FIELD_NUMBER = 6;
+    private org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind versionKind_;
+    /**
+     * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+     * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public boolean hasVersionKind() {
+      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000020) == 0x00000020);
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+     * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind getVersionKind() {
+      return versionKind_;
+    }
+
     private void initFields() {
       version_ = 0;
       versionFull_ = 0;
       level_ = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.Level.ERROR;
       errorCode_ = 0;
       message_ = 0;
+      versionKind_ = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION;
     }
     private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
     public final boolean isInitialized() {
@@ -26138,6 +26285,9 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
       if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000010) == 0x00000010)) {
         output.writeInt32(5, message_);
       }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000020) == 0x00000020)) {
+        output.writeEnum(6, versionKind_.getNumber());
+      }
       getUnknownFields().writeTo(output);
     }
 
@@ -26167,6 +26317,10 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
         size += org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
           .computeInt32Size(5, message_);
       }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000020) == 0x00000020)) {
+        size += org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+          .computeEnumSize(6, versionKind_.getNumber());
+      }
       size += getUnknownFields().getSerializedSize();
       memoizedSerializedSize = size;
       return size;
@@ -26294,6 +26448,8 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000008);
         message_ = 0;
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000010);
+        versionKind_ = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION;
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000020);
         return this;
       }
 
@@ -26342,6 +26498,10 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
           to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000010;
         }
         result.message_ = message_;
+        if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000020) == 0x00000020)) {
+          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000020;
+        }
+        result.versionKind_ = versionKind_;
         result.bitField0_ = to_bitField0_;
         onBuilt();
         return result;
@@ -26373,6 +26533,9 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
         if (other.hasMessage()) {
           setMessage(other.getMessage());
         }
+        if (other.hasVersionKind()) {
+          setVersionKind(other.getVersionKind());
+        }
         this.mergeUnknownFields(other.getUnknownFields());
         return this;
       }
@@ -26655,6 +26818,61 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
         return this;
       }
 
+      private org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind versionKind_ = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION;
+      /**
+       * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+       * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public boolean hasVersionKind() {
+        return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000020) == 0x00000020);
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+       * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind getVersionKind() {
+        return versionKind_;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+       * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public Builder setVersionKind(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+          throw new NullPointerException();
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000020;
+        versionKind_ = value;
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+       * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public Builder clearVersionKind() {
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000020);
+        versionKind_ = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION;
+        onChanged();
+        return this;
+      }
+
       // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement)
     }
 
@@ -28906,29 +29124,34 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
       "\003(\0132..org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization" +
       ".Annotation\022\033\n\023version_requirement\030\037 \001(\005",
       "*\005\010d\020\310\001\"&\n\tEnumEntry\022\022\n\004name\030\001 \001(\005B\004\210\265\030\001" +
-      "*\005\010d\020\310\001\"\347\001\n\022VersionRequirement\022\017\n\007versio" +
+      "*\005\010d\020\310\001\"\237\003\n\022VersionRequirement\022\017\n\007versio" +
       "n\030\001 \001(\005\022\024\n\014version_full\030\002 \001(\005\022R\n\005level\030\003" +
       " \001(\0162<.org.jetbrains.kotlin.serializatio" +
       "n.VersionRequirement.Level:\005ERROR\022\022\n\nerr" +
-      "or_code\030\004 \001(\005\022\025\n\007message\030\005 \001(\005B\004\230\265\030\001\"+\n\005" +
-      "Level\022\013\n\007WARNING\020\000\022\t\n\005ERROR\020\001\022\n\n\006HIDDEN\020" +
-      "\002\"f\n\027VersionRequirementTable\022K\n\013requirem" +
-      "ent\030\001 \003(\01326.org.jetbrains.kotlin.seriali" +
-      "zation.VersionRequirement\"\243\002\n\017PackageFra",
-      "gment\022@\n\007strings\030\001 \001(\0132/.org.jetbrains.k" +
-      "otlin.serialization.StringTable\022O\n\017quali" +
-      "fied_names\030\002 \001(\01326.org.jetbrains.kotlin." +
-      "serialization.QualifiedNameTable\022<\n\007pack" +
-      "age\030\003 \001(\0132+.org.jetbrains.kotlin.seriali" +
-      "zation.Package\0228\n\005class\030\004 \003(\0132).org.jetb" +
-      "rains.kotlin.serialization.Class*\005\010d\020\310\001*" +
-      "9\n\010Modality\022\t\n\005FINAL\020\000\022\010\n\004OPEN\020\001\022\014\n\010ABST" +
-      "RACT\020\002\022\n\n\006SEALED\020\003*b\n\nVisibility\022\014\n\010INTE" +
-      "RNAL\020\000\022\013\n\007PRIVATE\020\001\022\r\n\tPROTECTED\020\002\022\n\n\006PU",
-      "BLIC\020\003\022\023\n\017PRIVATE_TO_THIS\020\004\022\t\n\005LOCAL\020\005*Q" +
-      "\n\nMemberKind\022\017\n\013DECLARATION\020\000\022\021\n\rFAKE_OV" +
-      "ERRIDE\020\001\022\016\n\nDELEGATION\020\002\022\017\n\013SYNTHESIZED\020" +
-      "\003B\017B\rDebugProtoBuf"
+      "or_code\030\004 \001(\005\022\025\n\007message\030\005 \001(\005B\004\230\265\030\001\022j\n\014" +
+      "version_kind\030\006 \001(\0162B.org.jetbrains.kotli" +
+      "n.serialization.VersionRequirement.Versi" +
+      "onKind:\020LANGUAGE_VERSION\"+\n\005Level\022\013\n\007WAR" +
+      "NING\020\000\022\t\n\005ERROR\020\001\022\n\n\006HIDDEN\020\002\"J\n\013Version",
+      "Kind\022\024\n\020LANGUAGE_VERSION\020\000\022\024\n\020COMPILER_V" +
+      "ERSION\020\001\022\017\n\013API_VERSION\020\002\"f\n\027VersionRequ" +
+      "irementTable\022K\n\013requirement\030\001 \003(\01326.org." +
+      "jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRe" +
+      "quirement\"\243\002\n\017PackageFragment\022@\n\007strings" +
+      "\030\001 \001(\0132/.org.jetbrains.kotlin.serializat" +
+      "ion.StringTable\022O\n\017qualified_names\030\002 \001(\013" +
+      "26.org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.Qu" +
+      "alifiedNameTable\022<\n\007package\030\003 \001(\0132+.org." +
+      "jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.Package\0228",
+      "\n\005class\030\004 \003(\0132).org.jetbrains.kotlin.ser" +
+      "ialization.Class*\005\010d\020\310\001*9\n\010Modality\022\t\n\005F" +
+      "INAL\020\000\022\010\n\004OPEN\020\001\022\014\n\010ABSTRACT\020\002\022\n\n\006SEALED" +
+      "\020\003*b\n\nVisibility\022\014\n\010INTERNAL\020\000\022\013\n\007PRIVAT" +
+      "E\020\001\022\r\n\tPROTECTED\020\002\022\n\n\006PUBLIC\020\003\022\023\n\017PRIVAT" +
+      "E_TO_THIS\020\004\022\t\n\005LOCAL\020\005*Q\n\nMemberKind\022\017\n\013" +
+      "DECLARATION\020\000\022\021\n\rFAKE_OVERRIDE\020\001\022\016\n\nDELE" +
+      "GATION\020\002\022\017\n\013SYNTHESIZED\020\003B\017B\rDebugProtoB" +
+      "uf"
     };
     org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner assigner =
         new org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.    InternalDescriptorAssigner() {
@@ -29056,7 +29279,7 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
     internal_static_org_jetbrains_kotlin_serialization_VersionRequirement_fieldAccessorTable = new
       org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable(
         internal_static_org_jetbrains_kotlin_serialization_VersionRequirement_descriptor,
-        new java.lang.String[] { "Version", "VersionFull", "Level", "ErrorCode", "Message", });
+        new java.lang.String[] { "Version", "VersionFull", "Level", "ErrorCode", "Message", "VersionKind", });
     internal_static_org_jetbrains_kotlin_serialization_VersionRequirementTable_descriptor =
       getDescriptor().getMessageTypes().get(15);
     internal_static_org_jetbrains_kotlin_serialization_VersionRequirementTable_fieldAccessorTable = new
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/deprecationUtil.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/deprecationUtil.kt
index bd3370a28a9..3523208b11d 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/deprecationUtil.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/deprecationUtil.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.annotations.argumentValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.checkers.isOperatorMod
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.checkers.shouldWarnAboutDeprecatedModFromBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameSafe
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.descriptors.DeserializedClassDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.descriptors.DeserializedMemberDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.descriptors.VersionRequirement
@@ -292,8 +293,17 @@ class DeprecationResolver(
             if (versionRequirement != null) {
                 // We're using ApiVersion because it's convenient to compare versions, "-api-version" is not involved in any way
                 // TODO: usage of ApiVersion is confusing here, refactor
-                if (ApiVersion.createByVersionRequirement(versionRequirement) >
-                    ApiVersion.createByLanguageVersion(languageVersionSettings.languageVersion)) {
+                val requiredVersion = ApiVersion.createByVersionRequirement(versionRequirement)
+                val currentVersion = when (versionRequirement.kind) {
+                    ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION ->
+                        ApiVersion.createByLanguageVersion(languageVersionSettings.languageVersion)
+                    ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.API_VERSION ->
+                        languageVersionSettings.apiVersion
+                    ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.COMPILER_VERSION ->
+                        ApiVersion.LATEST_STABLE
+                    else -> null
+                }
+                if (currentVersion != null && currentVersion < requiredVersion) {
                     result.add(DeprecatedByVersionRequirement(versionRequirement, target))
                 }
             }
diff --git a/compiler/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DescriptorSerializer.kt b/compiler/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DescriptorSerializer.kt
index f1e24767171..7f46c3f1f34 100644
--- a/compiler/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DescriptorSerializer.kt
+++ b/compiler/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DescriptorSerializer.kt
@@ -633,6 +633,15 @@ class DescriptorSerializer private constructor(
             DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN.toString() -> proto.level = ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.Level.HIDDEN
         }
 
+        val versionKind = (args[RequireKotlinNames.VERSION_KIND] as? EnumValue)?.value?.name?.asString()
+        when (versionKind) {
+            ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION.toString() -> { /* LANGUAGE_VERSION is the default kind */ }
+            ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.COMPILER_VERSION.toString() ->
+                proto.versionKind = ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.COMPILER_VERSION
+            ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.API_VERSION.toString() ->
+                proto.versionKind = ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.API_VERSION
+        }
+
         val errorCode = (args[RequireKotlinNames.ERROR_CODE] as? IntValue)?.value
         if (errorCode != null && errorCode != -1) {
             proto.errorCode = errorCode
@@ -656,6 +665,7 @@ class DescriptorSerializer private constructor(
         val VERSION = Name.identifier("version")
         val MESSAGE = Name.identifier("message")
         val LEVEL = Name.identifier("level")
+        val VERSION_KIND = Name.identifier("versionKind")
         val ERROR_CODE = Name.identifier("errorCode")
 
         val VERSION_REGEX: Regex = "(0|[1-9][0-9]*)".let { number -> Regex("$number\\.$number(\\.$number)?") }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/versionRequirement/apiVersionViaAnnotation.kt b/compiler/testData/versionRequirement/apiVersionViaAnnotation.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0917e02e9b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/versionRequirement/apiVersionViaAnnotation.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+@file:Suppress("INVISIBLE_MEMBER", "INVISIBLE_REFERENCE")
+package test
+
+import kotlin.internal.RequireKotlin
+import kotlin.internal.RequireKotlinVersionKind
+
+@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, RequireKotlinVersionKind.API_VERSION, 42)
+class Klass
+
+class Konstructor @RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, RequireKotlinVersionKind.API_VERSION, 42) constructor()
+
+@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, RequireKotlinVersionKind.API_VERSION, 42)
+typealias Typealias = String
+
+@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, RequireKotlinVersionKind.API_VERSION, 42)
+fun function() {}
+
+@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, RequireKotlinVersionKind.API_VERSION, 42)
+val property = ""
diff --git a/compiler/testData/versionRequirement/languageVersionViaAnnotation.kt b/compiler/testData/versionRequirement/languageVersionViaAnnotation.kt
index b2e0f477ffc..10f302bcb12 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/versionRequirement/languageVersionViaAnnotation.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/versionRequirement/languageVersionViaAnnotation.kt
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ package test
 
 import kotlin.internal.RequireKotlin
 
-@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, 42)
+@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, errorCode = 42)
 class Klass
 
-class Konstructor @RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, 42) constructor()
+class Konstructor @RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, errorCode = 42) constructor()
 
-@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, 42)
+@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, errorCode = 42)
 typealias Typealias = String
 
-@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, 42)
+@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, errorCode = 42)
 fun function() {}
 
-@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, 42)
+@RequireKotlin("1.1", "message", DeprecationLevel.WARNING, errorCode = 42)
 val property = ""
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/VersionRequirementTest.kt b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/VersionRequirementTest.kt
index fab1d35e26a..e96eacce33f 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/VersionRequirementTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/VersionRequirementTest.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class VersionRequirementTest : TestCaseWithTmpdir() {
             expectedVersionRequirement: VersionRequirement.Version,
             expectedLevel: DeprecationLevel,
             expectedMessage: String?,
+            expectedVersionKind: ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind,
             expectedErrorCode: Int?,
             vararg fqNames: String
     ) {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class VersionRequirementTest : TestCaseWithTmpdir() {
             assertEquals(expectedVersionRequirement, requirement.version)
             assertEquals(expectedLevel, requirement.level)
             assertEquals(expectedMessage, requirement.message)
+            assertEquals(expectedVersionKind, requirement.kind)
             assertEquals(expectedErrorCode, requirement.errorCode)
         }
 
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ class VersionRequirementTest : TestCaseWithTmpdir() {
     }
 
     fun testSuspendFun() {
-        doTest(VersionRequirement.Version(1, 1), DeprecationLevel.ERROR, null, null,
+        doTest(VersionRequirement.Version(1, 1), DeprecationLevel.ERROR, null, ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION, null,
                "test.topLevel",
                "test.Foo.member",
                "test.Foo.<init>",
@@ -109,7 +111,17 @@ class VersionRequirementTest : TestCaseWithTmpdir() {
     }
 
     fun testLanguageVersionViaAnnotation() {
-        doTest(VersionRequirement.Version(1, 1), DeprecationLevel.WARNING, "message", 42,
+        doTest(VersionRequirement.Version(1, 1), DeprecationLevel.WARNING, "message", ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION, 42,
+               "test.Klass",
+               "test.Konstructor.<init>",
+               "test.Typealias",
+               "test.function",
+               "test.property"
+       )
+    }
+
+    fun testApiVersionViaAnnotation() {
+        doTest(VersionRequirement.Version(1, 1), DeprecationLevel.WARNING, "message", ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.API_VERSION, 42,
                "test.Klass",
                "test.Konstructor.<init>",
                "test.Typealias",
diff --git a/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/utils/KotlinJavascriptMetadataUtils.kt b/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/utils/KotlinJavascriptMetadataUtils.kt
index 38bbe095f46..4831314be6d 100644
--- a/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/utils/KotlinJavascriptMetadataUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/utils/KotlinJavascriptMetadataUtils.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class JsMetadataVersion(vararg numbers: Int) : BinaryVersion(*numbers) {
 
     companion object {
         @JvmField
-        val INSTANCE = JsMetadataVersion(1, 1, 0)
+        val INSTANCE = JsMetadataVersion(1, 1, 1)
 
         @JvmField
         val INVALID_VERSION = JsMetadataVersion()
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/JvmMetadataVersion.kt b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/JvmMetadataVersion.kt
index 4c5b13aeb2c..28cefea20a4 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/JvmMetadataVersion.kt
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/JvmMetadataVersion.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class JvmMetadataVersion(vararg numbers: Int) : BinaryVersion(*numbers) {
 
     companion object {
         @JvmField
-        val INSTANCE = JvmMetadataVersion(1, 1, 8)
+        val INSTANCE = JvmMetadataVersion(1, 1, 9)
 
         @JvmField
         val INVALID_VERSION = JvmMetadataVersion()
diff --git a/core/deserialization/src/descriptors.proto b/core/deserialization/src/descriptors.proto
index 246a78811d2..1ab174c55d4 100644
--- a/core/deserialization/src/descriptors.proto
+++ b/core/deserialization/src/descriptors.proto
@@ -424,6 +424,12 @@ message VersionRequirement {
     HIDDEN = 2;
   }
 
+  enum VersionKind {
+    LANGUAGE_VERSION = 0;
+    COMPILER_VERSION = 1;
+    API_VERSION = 2;
+  }
+
   // Kotlin version, since which this declaration is accessible, in the following format (encoded version is "major.minor.patch"):
   // (patch << 7) + (minor << 3) + major
   // Compilers with version less than this value should report a diagnostic if this declaration is selected as the resolution result
@@ -441,6 +447,10 @@ message VersionRequirement {
 
   // Diagnostic message
   optional int32 message = 5 [(string_id_in_table) = true];
+
+  // Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+  // (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+  optional VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];
 }
 
 message VersionRequirementTable {
diff --git a/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/ProtoBuf.java b/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/ProtoBuf.java
index 331e01a373a..9ae76484402 100644
--- a/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/ProtoBuf.java
+++ b/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/ProtoBuf.java
@@ -19913,6 +19913,25 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
      * </pre>
      */
     int getMessage();
+
+    /**
+     * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+     * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    boolean hasVersionKind();
+    /**
+     * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+     * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind getVersionKind();
   }
   /**
    * Protobuf type {@code org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement}
@@ -19996,6 +20015,18 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
               message_ = input.readInt32();
               break;
             }
+            case 48: {
+              int rawValue = input.readEnum();
+              org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind value = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.valueOf(rawValue);
+              if (value == null) {
+                unknownFieldsCodedOutput.writeRawVarint32(tag);
+                unknownFieldsCodedOutput.writeRawVarint32(rawValue);
+              } else {
+                bitField0_ |= 0x00000020;
+                versionKind_ = value;
+              }
+              break;
+            }
           }
         }
       } catch (org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException e) {
@@ -20094,6 +20125,71 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
       // @@protoc_insertion_point(enum_scope:org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.Level)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Protobuf enum {@code org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind}
+     */
+    public enum VersionKind
+        implements org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Internal.EnumLite {
+      /**
+       * <code>LANGUAGE_VERSION = 0;</code>
+       */
+      LANGUAGE_VERSION(0, 0),
+      /**
+       * <code>COMPILER_VERSION = 1;</code>
+       */
+      COMPILER_VERSION(1, 1),
+      /**
+       * <code>API_VERSION = 2;</code>
+       */
+      API_VERSION(2, 2),
+      ;
+
+      /**
+       * <code>LANGUAGE_VERSION = 0;</code>
+       */
+      public static final int LANGUAGE_VERSION_VALUE = 0;
+      /**
+       * <code>COMPILER_VERSION = 1;</code>
+       */
+      public static final int COMPILER_VERSION_VALUE = 1;
+      /**
+       * <code>API_VERSION = 2;</code>
+       */
+      public static final int API_VERSION_VALUE = 2;
+
+
+      public final int getNumber() { return value; }
+
+      public static VersionKind valueOf(int value) {
+        switch (value) {
+          case 0: return LANGUAGE_VERSION;
+          case 1: return COMPILER_VERSION;
+          case 2: return API_VERSION;
+          default: return null;
+        }
+      }
+
+      public static org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Internal.EnumLiteMap<VersionKind>
+          internalGetValueMap() {
+        return internalValueMap;
+      }
+      private static org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Internal.EnumLiteMap<VersionKind>
+          internalValueMap =
+            new org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.Internal.EnumLiteMap<VersionKind>() {
+              public VersionKind findValueByNumber(int number) {
+                return VersionKind.valueOf(number);
+              }
+            };
+
+      private final int value;
+
+      private VersionKind(int index, int value) {
+        this.value = value;
+      }
+
+      // @@protoc_insertion_point(enum_scope:org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind)
+    }
+
     private int bitField0_;
     public static final int VERSION_FIELD_NUMBER = 1;
     private int version_;
@@ -20216,12 +20312,38 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
       return message_;
     }
 
+    public static final int VERSION_KIND_FIELD_NUMBER = 6;
+    private org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind versionKind_;
+    /**
+     * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+     * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public boolean hasVersionKind() {
+      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000020) == 0x00000020);
+    }
+    /**
+     * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+     *
+     * <pre>
+     * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+     * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    public org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind getVersionKind() {
+      return versionKind_;
+    }
+
     private void initFields() {
       version_ = 0;
       versionFull_ = 0;
       level_ = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.Level.ERROR;
       errorCode_ = 0;
       message_ = 0;
+      versionKind_ = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION;
     }
     private byte memoizedIsInitialized = -1;
     public final boolean isInitialized() {
@@ -20251,6 +20373,9 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
       if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000010) == 0x00000010)) {
         output.writeInt32(5, message_);
       }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000020) == 0x00000020)) {
+        output.writeEnum(6, versionKind_.getNumber());
+      }
       output.writeRawBytes(unknownFields);
     }
 
@@ -20280,6 +20405,10 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
         size += org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
           .computeInt32Size(5, message_);
       }
+      if (((bitField0_ & 0x00000020) == 0x00000020)) {
+        size += org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+          .computeEnumSize(6, versionKind_.getNumber());
+      }
       size += unknownFields.size();
       memoizedSerializedSize = size;
       return size;
@@ -20384,6 +20513,8 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000008);
         message_ = 0;
         bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000010);
+        versionKind_ = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION;
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000020);
         return this;
       }
 
@@ -20427,6 +20558,10 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
           to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000010;
         }
         result.message_ = message_;
+        if (((from_bitField0_ & 0x00000020) == 0x00000020)) {
+          to_bitField0_ |= 0x00000020;
+        }
+        result.versionKind_ = versionKind_;
         result.bitField0_ = to_bitField0_;
         return result;
       }
@@ -20448,6 +20583,9 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
         if (other.hasMessage()) {
           setMessage(other.getMessage());
         }
+        if (other.hasVersionKind()) {
+          setVersionKind(other.getVersionKind());
+        }
         setUnknownFields(
             getUnknownFields().concat(other.unknownFields));
         return this;
@@ -20731,6 +20869,61 @@ public final class ProtoBuf {
         return this;
       }
 
+      private org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind versionKind_ = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION;
+      /**
+       * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+       * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public boolean hasVersionKind() {
+        return ((bitField0_ & 0x00000020) == 0x00000020);
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+       * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind getVersionKind() {
+        return versionKind_;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+       * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public Builder setVersionKind(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+          throw new NullPointerException();
+        }
+        bitField0_ |= 0x00000020;
+        versionKind_ = value;
+        
+        return this;
+      }
+      /**
+       * <code>optional .org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement.VersionKind version_kind = 6 [default = LANGUAGE_VERSION];</code>
+       *
+       * <pre>
+       * Which version is this requirement for. For example, if version_kind = API_VERSION, this declaration requires the API version
+       * (the "-api-version" argument value when compiling the call site) to be of at least the specified value
+       * </pre>
+       */
+      public Builder clearVersionKind() {
+        bitField0_ = (bitField0_ & ~0x00000020);
+        versionKind_ = org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION;
+        
+        return this;
+      }
+
       // @@protoc_insertion_point(builder_scope:org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.VersionRequirement)
     }
 
diff --git a/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/descriptors/VersionRequirement.kt b/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/descriptors/VersionRequirement.kt
index fd9c42ee2f1..13b0e29eef7 100644
--- a/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/descriptors/VersionRequirement.kt
+++ b/core/deserialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/deserialization/descriptors/VersionRequirement.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class VersionRequirementTable private constructor(private val infos: List<ProtoB
 
 class VersionRequirement(
         val version: Version,
+        val kind: ProtoBuf.VersionRequirement.VersionKind,
         val level: DeprecationLevel,
         val errorCode: Int?,
         val message: String?
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ class VersionRequirement(
 
             val message = if (info.hasMessage()) nameResolver.getString(info.message) else null
 
-            return VersionRequirement(version, level, errorCode, message)
+            return VersionRequirement(version, info.versionKind, level, errorCode, message)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/internal/Annotations.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/internal/Annotations.kt
index 00db16468d7..d4d057d2b36 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/internal/Annotations.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/internal/Annotations.kt
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ internal annotation class DynamicExtension
  * to the user). The diagnostic severity can be specified with [level]: WARNING/ERROR mean that either a warning or an error
  * is going to be reported, HIDDEN means that the declaration is going to be removed from resolution completely.
  *
+ * [versionKind] specifies which version should be compared with the [version] value, when compiling the usage of the annotated declaration.
+ * Note that prior to 1.2, only [RequireKotlinVersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION] was supported, so the Kotlin compiler before 1.2 is going to
+ * treat any [RequireKotlin] as if it requires the language version. Since 1.2, the Kotlin compiler supports
+ * [RequireKotlinVersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION], [RequireKotlinVersionKind.COMPILER_VERSION] and [RequireKotlinVersionKind.API_VERSION].
+ * If the actual value of [versionKind] is something different (e.g. a new version kind, added in future versions of Kotlin),
+ * Kotlin 1.2 is going to ignore this [RequireKotlin] altogether, where as Kotlin before 1.2 is going to treat this as a requirement
+ * on the language version.
+ *
  * This annotation is erased at compile time; its arguments are stored in a more compact form in the Kotlin metadata.
  */
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.CLASS, AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION, AnnotationTarget.PROPERTY, AnnotationTarget.CONSTRUCTOR, AnnotationTarget.TYPEALIAS)
@@ -82,5 +90,15 @@ internal annotation class RequireKotlin(
         val version: String,
         val message: String = "",
         val level: DeprecationLevel = DeprecationLevel.ERROR,
+        val versionKind: RequireKotlinVersionKind = RequireKotlinVersionKind.LANGUAGE_VERSION,
         val errorCode: Int = -1
 )
+
+/**
+ * The kind of the version that is required by [RequireKotlin].
+ */
+internal enum class RequireKotlinVersionKind {
+    LANGUAGE_VERSION,
+    COMPILER_VERSION,
+    API_VERSION,
+}