diff --git a/compiler/backend-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CodegenUtil.kt b/compiler/backend-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CodegenUtil.kt
index 0d2b8992b89..8662c590a4d 100644
--- a/compiler/backend-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CodegenUtil.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CodegenUtil.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProcessCanceledException
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ object CodegenUtil {
         // CompilationException (the only KotlinExceptionWithAttachments possible here) is already supposed
         // to have all information about the context.
         if (exception is KotlinExceptionWithAttachments) throw exception
+        if (exception is ProcessCanceledException) throw exception
         throw BackendException(
             getExceptionMessage("Backend", "Exception during $phase", exception, location) +
                     additionalMessage?.let { "\n" + it }.orEmpty(),
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CompilationException.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CompilationException.kt
index fcfc90c538f..edb9890670a 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CompilationException.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CompilationException.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProcessCanceledException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.UNDEFINED_OFFSET
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrDeclaration
@@ -96,13 +97,16 @@ fun Throwable.wrapWithCompilationException(
     message: String,
     file: IrFile,
     element: IrElement?
-): CompilationException {
-    return CompilationException(
-        "$message: ${this::class.qualifiedName}: ${this.message}",
-        file,
-        element,
-        cause = this
-    ).apply {
-        stackTrace = this@wrapWithCompilationException.stackTrace
-    }
+): RuntimeException {
+    return if (this is ProcessCanceledException)
+        this
+    else
+        CompilationException(
+            "$message: ${this::class.qualifiedName}: ${this.message}",
+            file,
+            element,
+            cause = this
+        ).apply {
+            stackTrace = this@wrapWithCompilationException.stackTrace
+        }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/codegen/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/FunctionCodegen.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/codegen/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/FunctionCodegen.kt
index 2dfce611950..0700f6fb3cf 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/codegen/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/FunctionCodegen.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/codegen/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/FunctionCodegen.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.codegen
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProcessCanceledException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.lower.BOUND_RECEIVER_PARAMETER
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.lower.BOUND_VALUE_PARAMETER
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.JvmLoweredDeclarationOrigin
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ class FunctionCodegen(private val irFunction: IrFunction, private val classCodeg
     ): SMAPAndMethodNode =
         try {
             doGenerate(reifiedTypeParameters)
+        } catch (e: ProcessCanceledException) {
+            throw e
         } catch (e: Throwable) {
             throw RuntimeException("Exception while generating code for:\n${irFunction.dump()}", e)
         }