diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/ExceptionsH.kt b/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/ExceptionsH.kt
index a7915556f91..019fdbec368 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/ExceptionsH.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/ExceptionsH.kt
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ public expect class UninitializedPropertyAccessException : RuntimeException {
     constructor(cause: Throwable?)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Thrown after invocation of a function or property that was expected to return `Nothing`, but returned something instead.
+ */
 @SinceKotlin("1.4")
+@PublishedApi
 internal class KotlinNothingValueException : RuntimeException {
     constructor() : super()
     constructor(message: String?) : super(message)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-stdlib-runtime-merged.txt b/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-stdlib-runtime-merged.txt
index a886158dad8..8debda1ead8 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-stdlib-runtime-merged.txt
+++ b/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-stdlib-runtime-merged.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ public abstract interface annotation class kotlin/ExtensionFunctionType : java/l
 public abstract interface class kotlin/Function {
 }
 
+public final class kotlin/KotlinNothingValueException : java/lang/RuntimeException {
+	public fun <init> ()V
+	public fun <init> (Ljava/lang/String;)V
+	public fun <init> (Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Throwable;)V
+	public fun <init> (Ljava/lang/Throwable;)V
+}
+
 public class kotlin/KotlinNullPointerException : java/lang/NullPointerException {
 	public fun <init> ()V
 	public fun <init> (Ljava/lang/String;)V