diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/InTextDirectivesUtils.java b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/InTextDirectivesUtils.java
index ddf800a4752..5210d71809b 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/InTextDirectivesUtils.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/InTextDirectivesUtils.java
@@ -233,12 +233,13 @@ public final class InTextDirectivesUtils {
         return ignoredBackends.contains(targetBackend.name());
     }
 
-    public static boolean isIgnoredTargetWithoutCheck(TargetBackend targetBackend, File file) {
-        return isIgnoredTargetByPrefix(targetBackend, file, "// IGNORE_BACKEND_WITHOUT_CHECK: ");
+    public static boolean dontRunGeneratedCode(TargetBackend targetBackend, File file) {
+        List<String> backends = findListWithPrefixes(textWithDirectives(file), "// DONT_RUN_GENERATED_CODE: ");
+        return backends.contains(targetBackend.name());
     }
 
     // Whether the target test is supposed to pass successfully on targetBackend
     public static boolean isPassingTarget(TargetBackend targetBackend, File file) {
-        return isCompatibleTarget(targetBackend, file) && !isIgnoredTarget(targetBackend, file) && !isIgnoredTargetWithoutCheck(targetBackend, file);
+        return isCompatibleTarget(targetBackend, file) && !isIgnoredTarget(targetBackend, file);
     }
 }
diff --git a/generators/test-generator/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/generator/SimpleTestMethodModel.java b/generators/test-generator/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/generator/SimpleTestMethodModel.java
index 2d83f50d162..69359d7e8ef 100644
--- a/generators/test-generator/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/generator/SimpleTestMethodModel.java
+++ b/generators/test-generator/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/tests/generator/SimpleTestMethodModel.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.InTextDirectivesUtils.isIgnoredTarget;
-import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.InTextDirectivesUtils.isIgnoredTargetWithoutCheck;
 
 public class SimpleTestMethodModel implements TestMethodModel {
 
@@ -96,8 +95,7 @@ public class SimpleTestMethodModel implements TestMethodModel {
             unescapedName = relativePath + "-" + StringsKt.capitalize(extractedName);
         }
 
-        boolean ignored = isIgnoredTargetWithoutCheck(targetBackend, file) ||
-                          skipIgnored && isIgnoredTarget(targetBackend, file);
+        boolean ignored = skipIgnored && isIgnoredTarget(targetBackend, file);
         return (ignored ? "ignore" : "test") + StringsKt.capitalize(TestGeneratorUtil.escapeForJavaIdentifier(unescapedName));
     }
 
diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicBoxTest.kt b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicBoxTest.kt
index 91754638873..4217bbdbead 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicBoxTest.kt
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicBoxTest.kt
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ abstract class BasicBoxTest(
         pathToRootOutputDir: String = BasicBoxTest.TEST_DATA_DIR_PATH,
         private val typedArraysEnabled: Boolean = true,
         private val generateSourceMap: Boolean = false,
-        private val generateNodeJsRunner: Boolean = true
+        private val generateNodeJsRunner: Boolean = true,
+        private val targetBackend: TargetBackend = TargetBackend.JS
 ) : KotlinTestWithEnvironment() {
     val additionalCommonFileDirectories = mutableListOf<String>()
 
@@ -161,14 +162,18 @@ abstract class BasicBoxTest(
             val allJsFiles = additionalFiles + inputJsFiles + generatedJsFiles.map { it.first } + globalCommonFiles + localCommonFiles +
                              additionalCommonFiles
 
-            if (generateNodeJsRunner && !SKIP_NODE_JS.matcher(fileContent).find()) {
+            val dontRunGeneratedCode = InTextDirectivesUtils.dontRunGeneratedCode(targetBackend, file)
+
+            if (!dontRunGeneratedCode && generateNodeJsRunner && !SKIP_NODE_JS.matcher(fileContent).find()) {
                 val nodeRunnerName = mainModule.outputFileName(outputDir) + ".node.js"
                 val ignored = InTextDirectivesUtils.isIgnoredTarget(TargetBackend.JS, file)
                 val nodeRunnerText = generateNodeRunner(allJsFiles, outputDir, mainModuleName, ignored, testPackage)
                 FileUtil.writeToFile(File(nodeRunnerName), nodeRunnerText)
             }
 
-            runGeneratedCode(allJsFiles, mainModuleName, testPackage, testFunction, expectedResult, withModuleSystem)
+            if (!dontRunGeneratedCode) {
+                runGeneratedCode(allJsFiles, mainModuleName, testPackage, testFunction, expectedResult, withModuleSystem)
+            }
 
             performAdditionalChecks(generatedJsFiles.map { it.first }, outputPrefixFile, outputPostfixFile)
 
@@ -202,16 +207,19 @@ abstract class BasicBoxTest(
                 }
 
                 val outputDirForMinification = getOutputDir(file, testGroupOutputDirForMinification)
-                minifyAndRun(
-                    workDir = File(outputDirForMinification, file.nameWithoutExtension),
-                    allJsFiles = allJsFiles,
-                    generatedJsFiles = generatedJsFiles,
-                    expectedResult = expectedResult,
-                    testModuleName = mainModuleName,
-                    testPackage = testPackage,
-                    testFunction = testFunction,
-                    withModuleSystem = withModuleSystem,
-                    minificationThresholdChecker =  thresholdChecker)
+
+                if (!dontRunGeneratedCode) {
+                    minifyAndRun(
+                        workDir = File(outputDirForMinification, file.nameWithoutExtension),
+                        allJsFiles = allJsFiles,
+                        generatedJsFiles = generatedJsFiles,
+                        expectedResult = expectedResult,
+                        testModuleName = mainModuleName,
+                        testPackage = testPackage,
+                        testFunction = testFunction,
+                        withModuleSystem = withModuleSystem,
+                        minificationThresholdChecker =  thresholdChecker)
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicIrBoxTest.kt b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicIrBoxTest.kt
index 7384d184e34..6f9e19c7471 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicIrBoxTest.kt
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/BasicIrBoxTest.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.config.JsConfig
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.facade.MainCallParameters
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.facade.TranslationUnit
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.TargetBackend
 import java.io.File
 
 abstract class BasicIrBoxTest(
@@ -18,7 +19,15 @@ abstract class BasicIrBoxTest(
     pathToRootOutputDir: String = BasicBoxTest.TEST_DATA_DIR_PATH,
     generateSourceMap: Boolean = false,
     generateNodeJsRunner: Boolean = false
-) : BasicBoxTest(pathToTestDir, testGroupOutputDirPrefix, pathToRootOutputDir, true, generateSourceMap, generateNodeJsRunner) {
+) : BasicBoxTest(
+    pathToTestDir,
+    testGroupOutputDirPrefix,
+    pathToRootOutputDir = pathToRootOutputDir,
+    typedArraysEnabled = true,
+    generateSourceMap = generateSourceMap,
+    generateNodeJsRunner = generateNodeJsRunner,
+    targetBackend = TargetBackend.JS_IR
+) {
 
     override var skipMinification = true