diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/lower/ComplexExternalDeclarationsToTopLevelFunctionsLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/lower/ComplexExternalDeclarationsToTopLevelFunctionsLowering.kt
index 1036bcbfa95..7ad55b88c23 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/lower/ComplexExternalDeclarationsToTopLevelFunctionsLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/lower/ComplexExternalDeclarationsToTopLevelFunctionsLowering.kt
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.FileLoweringPass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.lower.createIrBuilder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.wasm.WasmBackendContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.wasm.ir2wasm.JsModuleAndQualifierReference
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.wasm.utils.getJsFunAnnotation
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.wasm.utils.getJsPrimitiveType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.wasm.utils.getWasmImportDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.wasm.utils.getJsFunAnnotation
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.wasm.utils.getWasmImportDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.UNDEFINED_OFFSET
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.utils.getJsModule
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.utils.getJsNameOrKotlinName
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.IrType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
-import java.lang.StringBuilder
 
 /**
  * Lower complex external declarations to top-level functions:
@@ -340,8 +340,13 @@ class ComplexExternalDeclarationsToTopLevelFunctionsLowering(val context: WasmBa
             "_\$external_class_instanceof",
             resultType = context.irBuiltIns.booleanType,
             jsCode = buildString {
-                append("(x) => x instanceof ")
-                appendExternalClassReference(klass)
+                val jsPrimitiveType = klass.getJsPrimitiveType()
+                if (jsPrimitiveType != null) {
+                    append("(x) => typeof x === '$jsPrimitiveType'")
+                } else {
+                    append("(x) => x instanceof ")
+                    appendExternalClassReference(klass)
+                }
             }
         ).also {
             it.addValueParameter("x", context.irBuiltIns.anyType)
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/utils/Annotations.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/utils/Annotations.kt
index 26648157a0c..ea4938ff20a 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/utils/Annotations.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/utils/Annotations.kt
@@ -58,3 +58,6 @@ fun IrAnnotationContainer.getWasmArrayAnnotation(): WasmArrayInfo? =
 
 fun IrAnnotationContainer.getJsFunAnnotation(): String? =
     getAnnotation(FqName("kotlin.JsFun"))?.getSingleConstStringArgument()
+
+fun IrAnnotationContainer.getJsPrimitiveType(): String? =
+    getAnnotation(FqName("kotlin.wasm.internal.JsPrimitive"))?.getSingleConstStringArgument()
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/wasm/internal/kotlin/wasm/internal/JsInteropAnnotations.kt b/libraries/stdlib/wasm/internal/kotlin/wasm/internal/JsInteropAnnotations.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1b6e9bf0ecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/wasm/internal/kotlin/wasm/internal/JsInteropAnnotations.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package kotlin.wasm.internal
+
+/**
+ * Annotated external classes correspond to JS primitive type.
+ * @param type is a result of JS `typeof` operator applied to this type.
+ */
+@Target(AnnotationTarget.CLASS)
+internal annotation class JsPrimitive(val type: String)
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