diff --git a/native/utils/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/KonanTarget.kt b/native/utils/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/KonanTarget.kt
index f643d98fc54..a1803e98b42 100644
--- a/native/utils/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/KonanTarget.kt
+++ b/native/utils/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/KonanTarget.kt
@@ -69,4 +69,19 @@ sealed class KonanTarget(override val name: String, val family: Family, val arch
         val deprecatedTargets = setOf(WATCHOS_X86, IOS_ARM32, LINUX_ARM32_HFP, MINGW_X86, LINUX_MIPS32, LINUX_MIPSEL32, WASM32)
         val toleratedDeprecatedTargets = setOf(LINUX_ARM32_HFP)
     }
+
+    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
+        return when {
+            this === other -> true
+            other !is KonanTarget -> false
+            else -> this.name == other.name && this.family == other.family && this.architecture == other.architecture
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun hashCode(): Int {
+        var result = name.hashCode()
+        result = 31 * result + family.hashCode()
+        result = 31 * result + architecture.hashCode()
+        return result
+    }
 }
diff --git a/native/utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/KonanTargetTest.kt b/native/utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/KonanTargetTest.kt
index 8526755de88..5e636522063 100644
--- a/native/utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/KonanTargetTest.kt
+++ b/native/utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/KonanTargetTest.kt
@@ -5,16 +5,41 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target
 
-import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
-import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir
+import java.io.FileInputStream
+import java.io.FileOutputStream
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream
+import java.nio.file.Path
+
 
 class KonanTargetTest {
     @Test
     fun allPredefinedTargetsRegistered() {
         assertEquals(
-            "Some of predefined KonanTarget instances are not listed in 'KonanTarget.predefinedTargets'",
             KonanTarget::class.sealedSubclasses.mapNotNull { it.objectInstance }.toSet(),
-            KonanTarget.predefinedTargets.values.toSet()
+            KonanTarget.predefinedTargets.values.toSet(),
+            "Some of predefined KonanTarget instances are not listed in 'KonanTarget.predefinedTargets'",
         )
     }
+
+    @DisplayName("Test checks that all KonanTarget objects can be successfully serialized and deserialized")
+    @Test
+    fun checkKonanTargetsSerializationAndDeserialization(@TempDir serializedTargetsDir: Path) {
+        val konanTargetsBeforeSerialization = KonanTarget::class.sealedSubclasses.mapNotNull { it.objectInstance }.toSet()
+
+        val serializedTargetsFile = serializedTargetsDir.resolve("serializedTargets.txt")
+
+        ObjectOutputStream(FileOutputStream(serializedTargetsFile.toFile())).use {
+            it.writeObject(konanTargetsBeforeSerialization)
+        }
+        val konanTargetsAfterDeserialization = ObjectInputStream(FileInputStream(serializedTargetsFile.toFile())).use {
+            it.readObject()
+        }
+
+        assertEquals(konanTargetsBeforeSerialization, konanTargetsAfterDeserialization)
+    }
 }