diff --git a/core/compiler.common.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/name/NativeRuntimeNames.kt b/core/compiler.common.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/name/NativeRuntimeNames.kt
index 18b9c24eafd..dd9e0e6e7ac 100644
--- a/core/compiler.common.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/name/NativeRuntimeNames.kt
+++ b/core/compiler.common.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/name/NativeRuntimeNames.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ object NativeRuntimeNames {
     object Annotations {
         val symbolNameClassId = ClassId(kotlinNativePackage, Name.identifier("SymbolName"))
         val cNameClassId = ClassId(kotlinNativePackage, Name.identifier("CName"))
+        val exportedBridgeClassId = ClassId(kotlinNativeInternalPackage, Name.identifier("ExportedBridge"))
         val exportForCppRuntimeClassId = ClassId(kotlinNativeInternalPackage, Name.identifier("ExportForCppRuntime"))
         val exportForCompilerClassId = ClassId(kotlinNativeInternalPackage, Name.identifier("ExportForCompiler"))
         val gcUnsafeCallClassId = ClassId(kotlinNativeInternalPackage, Name.identifier("GCUnsafeCall"))
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/RuntimeNames.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/RuntimeNames.kt
index 4f1906f146a..5dccc484449 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/RuntimeNames.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/RuntimeNames.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ object RuntimeNames {
     val cnameAnnotation = NativeRuntimeNames.Annotations.cNameClassId.asSingleFqName()
     val frozenAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.internal.Frozen")
     val exportForCppRuntime = NativeRuntimeNames.Annotations.exportForCppRuntimeClassId.asSingleFqName()
+    val exportedBridge = NativeRuntimeNames.Annotations.exportedBridgeClassId.asSingleFqName()
     val exportForCompilerAnnotation = NativeRuntimeNames.Annotations.exportForCompilerClassId.asSingleFqName()
     val exportTypeInfoAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.internal.ExportTypeInfo")
     val cCall = FqName("kotlinx.cinterop.internal.CCall")
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt
index 95ec5ff4c9b..37c790824ad 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt
@@ -6,19 +6,21 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm
 
 import llvm.LLVMTypeRef
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.mangle.MangleConstant
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.mangle.SpecialDeclarationType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.RuntimeNames
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.descriptors.externalSymbolOrThrow
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.getAnnotationStringValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.descriptors.isAbstract
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.ir.isUnit
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.serialization.AbstractKonanIrMangler
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrClass
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrDeclaration
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrField
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.objcinterop.isExternalObjCClass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.objcinterop.isKotlinObjCClass
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.serialization.AbstractKonanIrMangler
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.findAnnotation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.fqNameForIrSerialization
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.getAnnotationStringValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.render
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library.KonanLibrary
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.uniqueName
@@ -62,6 +64,10 @@ object KonanBinaryInterface {
 
     private fun withPrefix(prefix: String, mangle: String) = "$prefix:$mangle"
 
+    private fun IrFunction.findManglingAnnotation() =
+        this.annotations.findAnnotation(RuntimeNames.exportForCppRuntime)
+                ?: this.annotations.findAnnotation(RuntimeNames.exportedBridge)
+
     private fun IrFunction.funSymbolNameImpl(containerName: String?): String {
         if (isExternal) {
             this.externalSymbolOrThrow()?.let {
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ object KonanBinaryInterface {
             }
         }
 
-        this.annotations.findAnnotation(RuntimeNames.exportForCppRuntime)?.let {
+        this.findManglingAnnotation()?.let {
             val name = it.getAnnotationStringValue() ?: this.name.asString()
             return name // no wrapping currently required
         }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/CodeGenerator.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/CodeGenerator.kt
index acf0b4abc18..5a18cde2dec 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/CodeGenerator.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/CodeGenerator.kt
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ internal inline fun generateFunction(
     val llvmFunction = codegen.llvmFunction(function)
 
     val isCToKotlinBridge = function.origin == CBridgeOrigin.C_TO_KOTLIN_BRIDGE
+            // TODO: Alternative approach: lowering that changes origin of such functions to C_TO_KOTLIN_BRIDGE?
+            || function.hasAnnotation(RuntimeNames.exportedBridge)
 
     val functionGenerationContext = DefaultFunctionGenerationContext(
             llvmFunction,
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/RetainAnnotation.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/RetainAnnotation.kt
index 8b1c45b96fa..0547d6778d3 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/RetainAnnotation.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/RetainAnnotation.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm
 
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.RuntimeNames
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.getAnnotationStringValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.findAnnotation
@@ -18,5 +19,6 @@ internal fun IrFunction.retainAnnotation(target: KonanTarget): Boolean {
     if (this.annotations.findAnnotation(retainAnnotationName) != null) return true
     val forTarget = this.annotations.findAnnotation(retainForTargetAnnotationName)
     if (forTarget != null && forTarget.getAnnotationStringValue() == target.name) return true
+    if (this.annotations.findAnnotation(RuntimeNames.exportedBridge) != null) return true
     return false
 }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/optimizations/DataFlowIR.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/optimizations/DataFlowIR.kt
index ae15c1496bd..4b183dbbee8 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/optimizations/DataFlowIR.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/optimizations/DataFlowIR.kt
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ internal object DataFlowIR {
             if (returnsNothing)
                 attributes = attributes or FunctionAttributes.RETURNS_NOTHING
             if (it.hasAnnotation(RuntimeNames.exportForCppRuntime)
+                    || it.hasAnnotation(RuntimeNames.exportedBridge)
                     || it.getExternalObjCMethodInfo() != null // TODO-DCE-OBJC-INIT
                     || it.hasAnnotation(RuntimeNames.objCMethodImp)) {
                 attributes = attributes or FunctionAttributes.EXPLICITLY_EXPORTED
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/Annotations.kt b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/Annotations.kt
index 3d2c0be0a30..fe28f2404c5 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/Annotations.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/native/internal/Annotations.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 package kotlin.native.internal
 
+import kotlin.experimental.ExperimentalNativeApi
+
 /**
  * Makes this function to be possible to call by given name from C++ part of runtime using C ABI.
  * The parameters are mapped in an implementation-dependent manner.
@@ -180,3 +182,13 @@ internal annotation class InternalForKotlinNativeTests
 @InternalForKotlinNativeTests
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.FILE)
 public annotation class ReflectionPackageName(val name: String)
+
+/**
+ * Indicates that the marked function is an exported bridge between Kotlin and the platform.
+ * This annotation prevents the function from being removed by DCE
+ * and specifies a stable [bridgeName] for the function symbol.
+ */
+@Target(AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION)
+@Retention(value = AnnotationRetention.BINARY)
+@ExperimentalNativeApi
+public annotation class ExportedBridge(val bridgeName: String)
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