diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index edc32662d4d..d84a3c79060 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -734,6 +734,7 @@ tasks {
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-common:test")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-jvm:test")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-jvm-host-test:test")
+        dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-jvm-host-test:testWithIr")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-dependencies:test")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-dependencies-maven:test")
         dependsOn(":kotlin-scripting-jsr223-test:test")
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/jvm-host-test/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/scripting/jvm-host-test/build.gradle.kts
index c6b99c7830a..081a3011c02 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/jvm-host-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/scripting/jvm-host-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -54,3 +54,9 @@ projectTest(parallel = true) {
 //    dependsOn(embeddableTestRuntime)
 //    classpath = embeddableTestRuntime
 //}
+
+projectTest(taskName = "testWithIr", parallel = true) {
+    dependsOn(":dist")
+    workingDir = rootDir
+    systemProperty("kotlin.script.base.compiler.arguments", "-Xuse-ir")
+}