diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatCompilationResolverPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatCompilationResolverPlugin.kt
index ccf966428e2..3495ed2dfea 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatCompilationResolverPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatCompilationResolverPlugin.kt
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ internal class DukatCompilationResolverPlugin(
     val separateTaskName = npmProject.compilation.disambiguateName("generateExternals")
 
     init {
-        when (compilation.dukatMode) {
+        val dukatMode = compilation.dukatMode
+        when (dukatMode) {
             DukatMode.SOURCE -> compilation.defaultSourceSet.kotlin.srcDir(npmProject.externalsDir)
             DukatMode.BINARY -> {
                 project.dependencies.add(
                     compilation.compileDependencyConfigurationName,
-                    project.file(npmProject.externalsDir)
+                    project.files(npmProject.externalsDir)
                 )
             }
         }
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ internal class DukatCompilationResolverPlugin(
         ) {
             it.group = DUKAT_TASK_GROUP
             it.description = "Integrated generation Kotlin/JS external declarations for .d.ts files in ${compilation}"
+            it.dukatMode = dukatMode
             it.dependsOn(nodeJs.npmInstallTaskProvider, npmProject.packageJsonTask)
         }
 
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ internal class DukatCompilationResolverPlugin(
         DukatExecutor(
             nodeJs,
             DtsResolver(npmProject).getAllDts(externalNpmDependencies),
+            compilation.dukatMode,
             npmProject,
             packageJsonIsUpdated,
             operation = compilation.name + " > " + DukatExecutor.OPERATION,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatExecutor.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatExecutor.kt
index 1a0538a0451..4767d110870 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatExecutor.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatExecutor.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.NpmProject
 class DukatExecutor(
     val nodeJs: NodeJsRootExtension,
     val typeDefinitions: List<DtsResolver.Dts>,
+    val dukatMode: DukatMode,
     val npmProject: NpmProject,
     val packageJsonIsUpdated: Boolean,
     val operation: String = OPERATION,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class DukatExecutor(
             DukatRunner(
                 npmProject.compilation,
                 typeDefinitions.map { it.file },
+                dukatMode,
                 npmProject.externalsDir,
                 operation = operation
             ).execute()
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatRunner.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatRunner.kt
index 748c9cb6ff5..7d3d3763b64 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatRunner.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatRunner.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import java.io.File
 class DukatRunner(
     val compilation: KotlinJsCompilation,
     val dTsFiles: Collection<File>,
+    val dukatMode: DukatMode,
     val destDir: File,
     val qualifiedPackageName: String? = null,
     val jsInteropJvmEngine: String? = null,
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ class DukatRunner(
         compilation.target.project.execWithProgress(operation) { exec ->
             val args = mutableListOf<String>()
 
+            if (dukatMode == DukatMode.BINARY) {
+                args.add("--descriptors")
+            }
+
             val qualifiedPackageName = qualifiedPackageName
             if (qualifiedPackageName != null) {
                 args.add("-p")
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatTask.kt
index 212d59fed02..71ed9804b85 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/DukatTask.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ abstract class DukatTask(
     override val requiredNpmDependencies: Set<RequiredKotlinJsDependency>
         get() = setOf(nodeJs.versions.dukat)
 
+    /**
+     * [DukatMode] what to generate, sources or binaries
+     */
+    @Input
+    var dukatMode: DukatMode = DukatMode.SOURCE
+
     @get:Internal
     val dts by lazy {
         val resolvedCompilation = nodeJs.npmResolutionManager.requireInstalled()[project][compilation]
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ abstract class DukatTask(
         DukatRunner(
             compilation,
             dTsFiles,
+            dukatMode,
             destinationDir,
             qualifiedPackageName,
             null,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/IntegratedDukatTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/IntegratedDukatTask.kt
index 93690f416e0..36795abe119 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/IntegratedDukatTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/dukat/IntegratedDukatTask.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ constructor(
         get() = compilation.npmProject.externalsDir
 
     private val executor by lazy {
-        DukatExecutor(nodeJs, dts, compilation.npmProject, true, compareInputs = false)
+        DukatExecutor(
+            nodeJs,
+            dts,
+            dukatMode,
+            compilation.npmProject,
+            true,
+            compareInputs = false
+        )
     }
 
     override fun run() {