diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt
index 93c27425664..219082c0d04 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt
@@ -85,7 +85,16 @@ internal val IrClass.writableTypeInfoSymbolName: String
         return "ktypew:" + this.fqNameForIrSerialization.toString()
     }
 
-internal val IrClass.objectInstanceGetterSymbolName: String
+internal val IrClass.globalObjectStorageSymbolName: String
+    get() {
+        assert (this.isExported())
+        assert (this.kind.isSingleton)
+        assert (!this.isUnit())
+
+        return "kobjref:$fqNameForIrSerialization"
+    }
+
+internal val IrClass.threadLocalObjectStorageGetterSymbolName: String
     get() {
         assert (this.isExported())
         assert (this.kind.isSingleton)
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/CodeGenerator.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/CodeGenerator.kt
index 112f6eb8a40..5cfa43141d6 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/CodeGenerator.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/CodeGenerator.kt
@@ -901,31 +901,56 @@ internal class FunctionGenerationContext(val function: LLVMValueRef,
             }
         }
 
-        // If object is imported - access it via getter function.
-        if (isExternal(irClass)) {
-            val valueGetterName = irClass.objectInstanceGetterSymbolName
-            val valueGetterFunction = LLVMGetNamedFunction(context.llvmModule, valueGetterName) ?:
-                LLVMAddFunction(context.llvmModule, valueGetterName,
-                        functionType(kObjHeaderPtr, false, kObjHeaderPtrPtr))
-            return call(valueGetterFunction!!,
-                        listOf(),
-                        resultLifetime = Lifetime.GLOBAL,
-                        exceptionHandler = exceptionHandler)
+        val storageKind = irClass.storageKind(context)
+
+        val objectPtr = if (isExternal(irClass)) {
+            when (storageKind) {
+                // If thread local object is imported - access it via getter function.
+                ObjectStorageKind.THREAD_LOCAL -> {
+                    val valueGetterName = irClass.threadLocalObjectStorageGetterSymbolName
+                    val valueGetterFunction = LLVMGetNamedFunction(context.llvmModule, valueGetterName)
+                            ?: LLVMAddFunction(context.llvmModule, valueGetterName,
+                                    functionType(kObjHeaderPtrPtr, false))
+                    call(valueGetterFunction!!,
+                            listOf(),
+                            resultLifetime = Lifetime.GLOBAL,
+                            exceptionHandler = exceptionHandler)
+                }
+
+                // If global object is imported - import it's storage directly.
+                ObjectStorageKind.PERMANENT, ObjectStorageKind.SHARED -> {
+                    val llvmType = getLLVMType(irClass.defaultType)
+                    importGlobal(
+                            irClass.globalObjectStorageSymbolName,
+                            llvmType,
+                            origin = irClass.llvmSymbolOrigin
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Local globals and thread locals storage info is stored in our map.
+            val singleton = context.llvmDeclarations.forSingleton(irClass)
+            val instanceAddress = singleton.instanceStorage
+            instanceAddress.getAddress(this)
         }
 
-        val storageKind = irClass.storageKind(context)
         when (storageKind) {
-            ObjectStorageKind.SHARED -> context.llvm.sharedObjects += irClass
-            ObjectStorageKind.THREAD_LOCAL -> context.llvm.objects += irClass
+            ObjectStorageKind.SHARED ->
+                // If current file used a shared object, make file's (de)initializer function deinit it.
+                context.llvm.globalSharedObjects += objectPtr
+            ObjectStorageKind.THREAD_LOCAL ->
+                // If current file used locally defined TLS objects, make file's (de)initializer function
+                // init and deinit TLS.
+                // Note: for exported TLS objects a getter is generated in a file they're defined in. Which
+                // adds TLS init and deinit to that file's (de)initializer function.
+                if (!isExternal(irClass))
+                    context.llvm.fileUsesThreadLocalObjects = true
             ObjectStorageKind.PERMANENT -> { /* Do nothing, no need to free such an instance. */ }
         }
-        val singleton = context.llvmDeclarations.forSingleton(irClass)
-        val instanceAddress = singleton.instanceStorage
 
         if (storageKind == ObjectStorageKind.PERMANENT) {
-            return loadSlot(instanceAddress.getAddress(this), false)
+            return loadSlot(objectPtr, false)
         }
-        val objectPtr = instanceAddress.getAddress(this)
         val bbInit = basicBlock("label_init", startLocationInfo, endLocationInfo)
         val bbExit = basicBlock("label_continue", startLocationInfo, endLocationInfo)
         val objectVal = loadSlot(objectPtr, false)
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/ContextUtils.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/ContextUtils.kt
index 4f7f587a300..386bc1a5ed6 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/ContextUtils.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/ContextUtils.kt
@@ -557,8 +557,8 @@ internal class Llvm(val context: Context, val llvmModule: LLVMModuleRef) {
     val irStaticInitializers = mutableListOf<IrStaticInitializer>()
     val otherStaticInitializers = mutableListOf<LLVMValueRef>()
     val fileInitializers = mutableListOf<IrField>()
-    val objects = mutableSetOf<IrClass>()
-    val sharedObjects = mutableSetOf<IrClass>()
+    var fileUsesThreadLocalObjects = false
+    val globalSharedObjects = mutableSetOf<LLVMValueRef>()
 
     private object lazyRtFunction {
         operator fun provideDelegate(
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
index b742d76ad2d..510312abb47 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
@@ -455,10 +455,7 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
                                     storeHeapRef(codegen.kNullObjHeaderPtr, address)
                                 }
                             }
-                    context.llvm.sharedObjects.forEach { irClass ->
-                        val address = context.llvmDeclarations.forSingleton(irClass).instanceStorage.getAddress(
-                                functionGenerationContext
-                        )
+                    context.llvm.globalSharedObjects.forEach { address ->
                         storeHeapRef(codegen.kNullObjHeaderPtr, address)
                     }
                     ret(null)
@@ -498,14 +495,14 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
     override fun visitFile(declaration: IrFile) {
         // TODO: collect those two in one place.
         context.llvm.fileInitializers.clear()
-        context.llvm.objects.clear()
-        context.llvm.sharedObjects.clear()
+        context.llvm.fileUsesThreadLocalObjects = false
+        context.llvm.globalSharedObjects.clear()
 
         @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
         using(FileScope(declaration)) {
             declaration.acceptChildrenVoid(this)
 
-            if (context.llvm.fileInitializers.isEmpty() && context.llvm.objects.isEmpty() && context.llvm.sharedObjects.isEmpty())
+            if (context.llvm.fileInitializers.isEmpty() && !context.llvm.fileUsesThreadLocalObjects && context.llvm.globalSharedObjects.isEmpty())
                 return
 
             // Create global initialization records.
@@ -776,20 +773,28 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
             val singleton = context.llvmDeclarations.forSingleton(declaration)
             val access = singleton.instanceStorage
             if (access is GlobalAddressAccess) {
+                // Global objects are kept in a data segment and can be accessed by any module (if exported) and also
+                // they need to be initialized statically.
                 LLVMSetInitializer(access.getAddress(null), if (declaration.storageKind(context) == ObjectStorageKind.PERMANENT)
                     context.llvm.staticData.createConstKotlinObject(declaration,
                             *computeFields(declaration)).llvm else codegen.kNullObjHeaderPtr)
-            }
-            val isObjCCompanion = declaration.isCompanion && declaration.parentAsClass.isObjCClass()
-            // If can be exported and can be instantiated.
-            if (declaration.isExported() && !isObjCCompanion &&
-                    declaration.constructors.singleOrNull() { it.valueParameters.size == 0 } != null) {
-                val valueGetterName = declaration.objectInstanceGetterSymbolName
-                generateFunction(codegen,
-                        LLVMFunctionType(codegen.kObjHeaderPtr, cValuesOf(codegen.kObjHeaderPtrPtr), 1, 0)!!,
-                        valueGetterName) {
-                    val value = getObjectValue(declaration, ExceptionHandler.Caller, null, null)
-                    ret(value)
+            } else {
+                // Thread local objects are kept in a special map, so they need a getter function to be accessible
+                // by other modules.
+                val isObjCCompanion = declaration.isCompanion && declaration.parentAsClass.isObjCClass()
+                // If can be exported and can be instantiated.
+                if (declaration.isExported() && !isObjCCompanion &&
+                        declaration.constructors.singleOrNull() { it.valueParameters.size == 0 } != null) {
+                    val valueGetterName = declaration.threadLocalObjectStorageGetterSymbolName
+                    generateFunction(codegen,
+                            functionType(codegen.kObjHeaderPtrPtr, false),
+                            valueGetterName) {
+                        val value = access.getAddress(this)
+                        ret(value)
+                    }
+                    // Getter uses TLS object, so need to ensure that this file's (de)initializer function
+                    // inits and deinits TLS.
+                    context.llvm.fileUsesThreadLocalObjects = true
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/LlvmDeclarations.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/LlvmDeclarations.kt
index 67ab81c527c..03f9722ec87 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/LlvmDeclarations.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/LlvmDeclarations.kt
@@ -266,17 +266,19 @@ private class DeclarationsGeneratorVisitor(override val context: Context) :
             return null
         }
 
-        val isExported = irClass.isExported()
-        val valueGetterName = if (isExported) {
-            irClass.objectInstanceGetterSymbolName
-        } else {
-            null
-        }
-
         val storageKind = irClass.storageKind(context)
         val threadLocal = storageKind == ObjectStorageKind.THREAD_LOCAL
-        val symbolName = "kobjref:" + qualifyInternalName(irClass)
-        val instanceAddress = addKotlinGlobal(symbolName, getLLVMType(irClass.defaultType), threadLocal = threadLocal)
+        val isExported = irClass.isExported()
+        val symbolName = if (isExported) {
+            irClass.globalObjectStorageSymbolName
+        } else {
+            "kobjref:" + qualifyInternalName(irClass)
+        }
+        val instanceAddress = if (threadLocal) {
+            addKotlinThreadLocal(symbolName, getLLVMType(irClass.defaultType))
+        } else {
+            addKotlinGlobal(symbolName, getLLVMType(irClass.defaultType), isExported)
+        }
 
         return SingletonLlvmDeclarations(instanceAddress)
     }
@@ -319,8 +321,11 @@ private class DeclarationsGeneratorVisitor(override val context: Context) :
         } else {
             // Fields are module-private, so we use internal name:
             val name = "kvar:" + qualifyInternalName(declaration)
-            val storage = addKotlinGlobal(
-                    name, getLLVMType(declaration.type), threadLocal = declaration.storageKind == FieldStorageKind.THREAD_LOCAL)
+            val storage = if (declaration.storageKind == FieldStorageKind.THREAD_LOCAL) {
+                addKotlinThreadLocal(name, getLLVMType(declaration.type))
+            } else {
+                addKotlinGlobal(name, getLLVMType(declaration.type), isExported = false)
+            }
 
             this.staticFields[declaration] = StaticFieldLlvmDeclarations(storage)
         }
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/LlvmUtils.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/LlvmUtils.kt
index b485f431bb2..480dff89f48 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/LlvmUtils.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/LlvmUtils.kt
@@ -238,18 +238,13 @@ internal fun getGlobalType(ptrToGlobal: LLVMValueRef): LLVMTypeRef {
     return LLVMGetElementType(ptrToGlobal.type)!!
 }
 
-internal fun ContextUtils.addGlobal(name: String, type: LLVMTypeRef, isExported: Boolean,
-                                    threadLocal: Boolean = false): LLVMValueRef {
+internal fun ContextUtils.addGlobal(name: String, type: LLVMTypeRef, isExported: Boolean): LLVMValueRef {
     if (isExported)
         assert(LLVMGetNamedGlobal(context.llvmModule, name) == null)
-    val result = LLVMAddGlobal(context.llvmModule, type, name)!!
-    if (threadLocal)
-        LLVMSetThreadLocalMode(result, context.llvm.tlsMode)
-    return result
+    return LLVMAddGlobal(context.llvmModule, type, name)!!
 }
 
-internal fun ContextUtils.importGlobal(name: String, type: LLVMTypeRef, origin: CompiledKlibModuleOrigin,
-                                       threadLocal: Boolean = false): LLVMValueRef {
+internal fun ContextUtils.importGlobal(name: String, type: LLVMTypeRef, origin: CompiledKlibModuleOrigin): LLVMValueRef {
 
     context.llvm.imports.add(origin)
 
@@ -257,11 +252,9 @@ internal fun ContextUtils.importGlobal(name: String, type: LLVMTypeRef, origin:
     return if (found != null) {
         assert (getGlobalType(found) == type)
         assert (LLVMGetInitializer(found) == null) { "$name is already declared in the current module" }
-        if (threadLocal)
-            assert(LLVMGetThreadLocalMode(found) == context.llvm.tlsMode)
         found
     } else {
-        addGlobal(name, type, false, threadLocal)
+        addGlobal(name, type, isExported = false)
     }
 }
 
@@ -282,20 +275,23 @@ internal class TLSAddressAccess(
     }
 }
 
-internal fun ContextUtils.addKotlinGlobal(name: String, type: LLVMTypeRef, threadLocal: Boolean): AddressAccess {
-    if (threadLocal) {
-        return if (isObjectType(type)) {
-            val index = context.llvm.tlsCount++
-            TLSAddressAccess(context, index)
-        } else {
-            GlobalAddressAccess(LLVMAddGlobal(context.llvmModule, type, name)!!.also {
-                LLVMSetThreadLocalMode(it, context.llvm.tlsMode)
-                LLVMSetLinkage(it, LLVMLinkage.LLVMInternalLinkage)
-            })
-        }
+internal fun ContextUtils.addKotlinThreadLocal(name: String, type: LLVMTypeRef): AddressAccess {
+    return if (isObjectType(type)) {
+        val index = context.llvm.tlsCount++
+        TLSAddressAccess(context, index)
+    } else {
+        // TODO: This will break if Workers get decoupled from host threads.
+        GlobalAddressAccess(LLVMAddGlobal(context.llvmModule, type, name)!!.also {
+            LLVMSetThreadLocalMode(it, context.llvm.tlsMode)
+            LLVMSetLinkage(it, LLVMLinkage.LLVMInternalLinkage)
+        })
     }
+}
+
+internal fun ContextUtils.addKotlinGlobal(name: String, type: LLVMTypeRef, isExported: Boolean): AddressAccess {
     return GlobalAddressAccess(LLVMAddGlobal(context.llvmModule, type, name)!!.also {
-        LLVMSetLinkage(it, LLVMLinkage.LLVMInternalLinkage)
+        if (!isExported)
+            LLVMSetLinkage(it, LLVMLinkage.LLVMInternalLinkage)
     })
 }