diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/cpp/Memory.h b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/cpp/Memory.h
index 2b86caf9735..db684b7ffa8 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/cpp/Memory.h
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/cpp/Memory.h
@@ -605,4 +605,11 @@ RUNTIME_NOTHROW ALWAYS_INLINE extern "C" void Kotlin_processObjectInMark(void* s
 RUNTIME_NOTHROW ALWAYS_INLINE extern "C" void Kotlin_processArrayInMark(void* state, ObjHeader* object);
 RUNTIME_NOTHROW ALWAYS_INLINE extern "C" void Kotlin_processEmptyObjectInMark(void* state, ObjHeader* object);
 
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" OBJ_GETTER(Kotlin_Interop_derefSpecialRef, kotlin::mm::RawSpecialRef *ref);
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" kotlin::mm::RawSpecialRef *Kotlin_Interop_createSpecialRef(ObjHeader *object);
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" void Kotlin_Interop_disposeSpecialRef(kotlin::mm::RawSpecialRef *ref);
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" void Kotlin_Interop_retainSpecialRef(kotlin::mm::RawSpecialRef *ref);
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" bool Kotlin_Interop_tryRetainSpecialRef(kotlin::mm::RawSpecialRef *ref);
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" void Kotlin_Interop_releaseSpecialRef(kotlin::mm::RawSpecialRef *ref);
+
 #endif // RUNTIME_MEMORY_H
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/RuntimeUtils.kt b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/RuntimeUtils.kt
index 3c57d8d9080..b378ae9320e 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/RuntimeUtils.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/RuntimeUtils.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,31 @@ import kotlin.internal.getProgressionLastElement
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 import kotlin.concurrent.AtomicReference
 import kotlinx.cinterop.*
+import kotlinx.cinterop.NativePtr
+
+@ExperimentalNativeApi
+@GCUnsafeCall("Kotlin_Interop_derefSpecialRef")
+public external fun dereferenceSpecialRef(ref: COpaquePointer?): Any?
+
+@ExperimentalNativeApi
+@GCUnsafeCall("Kotlin_Interop_createSpecialRef")
+public external fun createSpecialRef(ref: Any?): COpaquePointer?
+
+@ExperimentalNativeApi
+@GCUnsafeCall("Kotlin_Interop_disposeSpecialRef")
+public external fun disposeSpecialRef(ref: COpaquePointer?)
+
+@ExperimentalNativeApi
+@GCUnsafeCall("Kotlin_Interop_retainSpecialRef")
+public external fun retainSpecialRef(ref: COpaquePointer?)
+
+@ExperimentalNativeApi
+@GCUnsafeCall("Kotlin_Interop_tryRetainSpecialRef")
+public external fun tryRetainSpecialRef(ref: COpaquePointer?): Boolean
+
+@ExperimentalNativeApi
+@GCUnsafeCall("Kotlin_Interop_releaseSpecialRef")
+public external fun releaseSpecialRef(ref: COpaquePointer?)
 
 @ExportForCppRuntime
 @PublishedApi
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/Memory.cpp b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/Memory.cpp
index c4828da733a..9aeabb40b24 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/Memory.cpp
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/Memory.cpp
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
 #include "GlobalsRegistry.hpp"
 #include "KAssert.h"
 #include "Natives.h"
+#include "ObjCBackRef.hpp"
 #include "ObjectOps.hpp"
 #include "Porting.h"
 #include "ReferenceOps.hpp"
 #include "Runtime.h"
 #include "SafePoint.hpp"
+#include "SpecialRefRegistry.hpp"
 #include "StableRef.hpp"
 #include "ThreadData.hpp"
 #include "ThreadRegistry.hpp"
@@ -664,3 +666,33 @@ void kotlin::initObjectPool() noexcept {
 void kotlin::compactObjectPoolInCurrentThread() noexcept {
     alloc::compactObjectPoolInCurrentThread();
 }
+
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" OBJ_GETTER(Kotlin_Interop_derefSpecialRef, mm::RawSpecialRef *ref) {
+    RETURN_OBJ(ref ? *mm::ObjCBackRef(ref) : nullptr);
+}
+
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" mm::RawSpecialRef *Kotlin_Interop_createSpecialRef(ObjHeader *object) {
+    return object ? static_cast<mm::RawSpecialRef *>(mm::ObjCBackRef::create(object)) : nullptr;
+}
+
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" void Kotlin_Interop_disposeSpecialRef(mm::RawSpecialRef *ref) {
+    if (ref) {
+        mm::ObjCBackRef(ref).dispose();
+    }
+}
+
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" void Kotlin_Interop_retainSpecialRef(mm::RawSpecialRef *ref) {
+    if (ref) {
+        mm::ObjCBackRef(ref).retain();
+    }
+}
+
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" bool Kotlin_Interop_tryRetainSpecialRef(mm::RawSpecialRef *ref) {
+    return ref ? mm::ObjCBackRef(ref).tryRetain() : false;
+}
+
+RUNTIME_NOTHROW extern "C" void Kotlin_Interop_releaseSpecialRef(mm::RawSpecialRef *ref) {
+    if (ref) {
+        mm::ObjCBackRef(ref).release();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone/nativeRefs/main.c b/native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone/nativeRefs/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..56f8d14fcaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone/nativeRefs/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+uintptr_t get_null();
+uintptr_t get_singleton_object();
+uintptr_t get_static_object();
+uintptr_t get_array();
+uintptr_t get_local_object();
+uintptr_t dispose_object(uintptr_t);
+
+_Bool compare_identities(uintptr_t, uintptr_t);
+_Bool compare_objects(uintptr_t, uintptr_t);
+_Bool compare_arrays(uintptr_t, uintptr_t);
+
+void retain_object(uintptr_t);
+void release_object(uintptr_t);
+
+void test(uintptr_t obj1, uintptr_t obj2, _Bool (*comparator)(uintptr_t, uintptr_t), int code) {
+        if (!comparator(obj1, obj2)) {
+            exit(code);
+        }
+
+        release_object(obj1);
+        dispose_object(obj2);
+
+        release_object(obj1);
+        dispose_object(obj2);
+}
+
+int main() {
+    test(get_singleton_object(), get_singleton_object(), compare_identities, -1);
+    test(get_static_object(), get_static_object(), compare_identities, -2);
+    test(get_local_object(), get_local_object(), compare_objects, -3);
+    test(get_null(), get_null(), compare_identities, -4);
+    test(get_array(), get_array(), compare_arrays, -5);
+
+    return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone/nativeRefs/main.kt b/native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone/nativeRefs/main.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ab7d0e692a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone/nativeRefs/main.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import kotlin.native.internal.ExportedBridge
+import kotlin.native.internal.*
+import kotlinx.cinterop.ExperimentalForeignApi
+import kotlinx.cinterop.COpaquePointer
+
+data object MyObject
+const val string = "Hello, world!"
+data class Data(var data: Unit = Unit)
+
+@ExportedBridge("get_null")
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
+fun getNull(): COpaquePointer? = createSpecialRef(null)
+
+@ExportedBridge("get_singleton_object")
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
+fun getSingletonObject(): COpaquePointer? = createSpecialRef(MyObject)
+
+@ExportedBridge("get_static_object")
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
+fun getStaticObject(): COpaquePointer? = createSpecialRef(string)
+
+@ExportedBridge("get_local_object")
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
+fun getLocalObject(): COpaquePointer? = createSpecialRef(Data())
+
+@ExportedBridge("get_array")
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
+fun getArray(): COpaquePointer? = createSpecialRef(arrayOf(Data(), Data()))
+
+@ExportedBridge("compare_identities")
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
+fun compareIdentities(obj1: COpaquePointer?, obj2: COpaquePointer?): Boolean = dereferenceSpecialRef(obj1) === dereferenceSpecialRef(obj2)
+
+@ExportedBridge("compare_objects")
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
+fun compareObjects(obj1: COpaquePointer?, obj2: COpaquePointer?): Boolean = dereferenceSpecialRef(obj1) == dereferenceSpecialRef(obj2)
+
+@ExportedBridge("compare_arrays")
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
+fun compareArrays(obj1: COpaquePointer?, obj2: COpaquePointer?): Boolean = (dereferenceSpecialRef(obj1) as? Array<Any>) contentEquals (dereferenceSpecialRef(obj2) as? Array<Any>)
+
+@ExportedBridge("dispose_object")
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
+fun disposeObject(obj: COpaquePointer?): Unit = disposeSpecialRef(obj)
+
+@ExportedBridge("retain_object")
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
+fun retainObject(ref: COpaquePointer?) = retainSpecialRef(ref)
+
+@ExportedBridge("release_object")
+@OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
+fun releaseObject(ref: COpaquePointer?) = releaseSpecialRef(ref)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/CExportDynamicInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java b/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/CExportDynamicInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
index 708f7bd6b5e..b65aa916d6e 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/CExportDynamicInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/CExportDynamicInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ public class CExportDynamicInterfaceNoneTestGenerated extends AbstractNativeCExp
     KtTestUtil.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadataWithExcluded(this.getClass(), new File("native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone"), Pattern.compile("^([^_](.+))$"), null, false);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  @TestMetadata("nativeRefs")
+  public void testNativeRefs() {
+    runTest("native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone/nativeRefs/");
+  }
+
   @Test
   @TestMetadata("primitiveTypes")
   public void testPrimitiveTypes() {
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/CExportStaticInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java b/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/CExportStaticInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
index 41ca160381b..299e03467c6 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/CExportStaticInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/CExportStaticInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ public class CExportStaticInterfaceNoneTestGenerated extends AbstractNativeCExpo
     KtTestUtil.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadataWithExcluded(this.getClass(), new File("native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone"), Pattern.compile("^([^_](.+))$"), null, false);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  @TestMetadata("nativeRefs")
+  public void testNativeRefs() {
+    runTest("native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone/nativeRefs/");
+  }
+
   @Test
   @TestMetadata("primitiveTypes")
   public void testPrimitiveTypes() {
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/FirCExportDynamicInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java b/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/FirCExportDynamicInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
index ca6a2f88c70..ef19a187465 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/FirCExportDynamicInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/FirCExportDynamicInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ public class FirCExportDynamicInterfaceNoneTestGenerated extends AbstractNativeC
     KtTestUtil.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadataWithExcluded(this.getClass(), new File("native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone"), Pattern.compile("^([^_](.+))$"), null, false);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  @TestMetadata("nativeRefs")
+  public void testNativeRefs() {
+    runTest("native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone/nativeRefs/");
+  }
+
   @Test
   @TestMetadata("primitiveTypes")
   public void testPrimitiveTypes() {
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/FirCExportStaticInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java b/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/FirCExportStaticInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
index cee4ae1d029..7ecd14f1fed 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/FirCExportStaticInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/test/blackbox/FirCExportStaticInterfaceNoneTestGenerated.java
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ public class FirCExportStaticInterfaceNoneTestGenerated extends AbstractNativeCE
     KtTestUtil.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadataWithExcluded(this.getClass(), new File("native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone"), Pattern.compile("^([^_](.+))$"), null, false);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  @TestMetadata("nativeRefs")
+  public void testNativeRefs() {
+    runTest("native/native.tests/testData/CExport/InterfaceNone/nativeRefs/");
+  }
+
   @Test
   @TestMetadata("primitiveTypes")
   public void testPrimitiveTypes() {