diff --git a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/main.kt b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/main.kt
index fb2adc9ba5a..a9ce7b525af 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/main.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/main.kt
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ internal fun buildNativeLibrary(
         //
         // Note that PCH and the *.c file should be compiled with the same optimization level.
         add("-O2")
+        // Allow throwing exceptions through generated stubs.
+        add("-fexceptions")
         addAll(additionalCompilerOpts)
         addAll(getCompilerFlagsForVfsOverlay(arguments.headerFilterPrefix.toTypedArray(), def))
         addAll(when (language) {
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CStubsManager.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CStubsManager.kt
index ef217806c34..d1e868a2d6d 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CStubsManager.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CStubsManager.kt
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ class CStubsManager(private val target: KonanTarget) {
             val cSourcePath = cSource.absolutePath
 
             val clangCommand = clang.clangC(
-                *compilerOptions.toTypedArray(), "-O2",
-                cSourcePath, "-emit-llvm", "-c", "-o", bitcode.absolutePath
+                    *compilerOptions.toTypedArray(), "-O2",
+                    "-fexceptions", // Allow throwing exceptions through generated stubs.
+                    cSourcePath, "-emit-llvm", "-c", "-o", bitcode.absolutePath
             )
             if (dumpBridges) {
                 println("CSTUBS for ${language}")
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
index bb013b1c800..9874d52a366 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
@@ -3970,6 +3970,11 @@ createInterop("withSpaces") {
     it.defFile generateWithSpaceDefFile()
 }
 
+createInterop("exceptions_throwThroughBridge") {
+    it.defFile "interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.def"
+    it.extraOpts "-Xcompile-source", "$projectDir/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridgeInterop.cpp"
+}
+
 /**
  * Creates a task for the interop test. Configures runner and adds library and test build tasks.
  */
@@ -4208,8 +4213,7 @@ interopTest("interop_threadStates") {
 
 interopTest("interop_threadStates_callbacksWithExceptions") {
     disabled = (project.testTarget == 'wasm32') || // No interop for wasm yet.
-            !isExperimentalMM || // No thread state switching in the legacy MM.
-            project.globalTestArgs.contains('-opt') // TODO: Fix this test for -opt.
+            !isExperimentalMM // No thread state switching in the legacy MM.
     source = "interop/threadStates/callbacksWithExceptions.kt"
     interop = "threadStates"
 }
@@ -4711,6 +4715,15 @@ dynamicTest("interop_memory_leaks") {
     outputChecker = { s -> s.contains("Memory leaks detected, 1 objects leaked!") }
 }
 
+dynamicTest("interop_exceptions_throwThroughBridge") {
+    source = "interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.kt"
+    cSource = "$projectDir/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.cpp"
+    clangTool = "clang++"
+    expectedExitStatusChecker = { it != 0 }
+    outputChecker = { s -> !s.contains("Should not happen") }
+    interop = "exceptions_throwThroughBridge"
+}
+
 tasks.register("library_mismatch", KonanDriverTest) {
     // Does not work for cross targets yet.
     enabled = !(project.testTarget != null && project.target.name != project.hostName)
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.cpp b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20ce76ae37a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "testlib_api.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    try {
+        testlib_symbols()->kotlin.root.kotlinFun();
+    } catch (...) {
+        printf("Should not happen\n");
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.def b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.def
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..243500cf916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.def
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+language = C
+
+---
+
+__attribute__((always_inline)) void throwCppException();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab38d972c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridge.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import throwThroughBridge.*
+
+fun kotlinFun() {
+    throwCppException()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridgeInterop.cpp b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridgeInterop.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..18385211f93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/interop/exceptions/throwThroughBridgeInterop.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+extern "C" __attribute__((always_inline)) void throwCppException() {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Error");
+}
\ No newline at end of file