diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.java
index cd574979e5b..371ef02abc2 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public final class DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf {
     registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.skipInComparison);
     registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.nameIdInTable);
     registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.fqNameIdInTable);
+    registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.stringIdInTable);
   }
   public static final int SKIP_IN_COMPARISON_FIELD_NUMBER = 50000;
   /**
@@ -44,6 +45,17 @@ public final class DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf {
           .newFileScopedGeneratedExtension(
         java.lang.Boolean.class,
         null);
+  public static final int STRING_ID_IN_TABLE_FIELD_NUMBER = 50003;
+  /**
+   * <code>extend .google.protobuf.FieldOptions { ... }</code>
+   */
+  public static final
+    com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.GeneratedExtension<
+      com.google.protobuf.DescriptorProtos.FieldOptions,
+      java.lang.Boolean> stringIdInTable = com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage
+          .newFileScopedGeneratedExtension(
+        java.lang.Boolean.class,
+        null);
 
   public static com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor
       getDescriptor() {
@@ -60,8 +72,9 @@ public final class DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf {
       ".FieldOptions\030\320\206\003 \001(\010:9\n\020name_id_in_tabl" +
       "e\022\035.google.protobuf.FieldOptions\030\321\206\003 \001(\010" +
       ":<\n\023fq_name_id_in_table\022\035.google.protobu" +
-      "f.FieldOptions\030\322\206\003 \001(\010B\034B\027DebugExtOption" +
-      "sProtoBuf\210\001\000"
+      "f.FieldOptions\030\322\206\003 \001(\010:;\n\022string_id_in_t" +
+      "able\022\035.google.protobuf.FieldOptions\030\323\206\003 " +
+      "\001(\010B\034B\027DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf\210\001\000"
     };
     com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner assigner =
       new com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.InternalDescriptorAssigner() {
@@ -71,6 +84,7 @@ public final class DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf {
           skipInComparison.internalInit(descriptor.getExtensions().get(0));
           nameIdInTable.internalInit(descriptor.getExtensions().get(1));
           fqNameIdInTable.internalInit(descriptor.getExtensions().get(2));
+          stringIdInTable.internalInit(descriptor.getExtensions().get(3));
           return null;
         }
       };
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java
index 2f2b6fac81a..827cc27c4fa 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/DebugProtoBuf.java
@@ -17280,7 +17280,7 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
       ".kotlin.serialization.Annotation.Argumen",
       "t.Value.Type\022\021\n\tint_value\030\002 \001(\022\022\023\n\013float" +
       "_value\030\003 \001(\002\022\024\n\014double_value\030\004 \001(\001\022\032\n\014st" +
-      "ring_value\030\005 \001(\005B\004\210\265\030\001\022\026\n\010class_id\030\006 \001(\005" +
+      "ring_value\030\005 \001(\005B\004\230\265\030\001\022\026\n\010class_id\030\006 \001(\005" +
       "B\004\220\265\030\001\022\033\n\renum_value_id\030\007 \001(\005B\004\210\265\030\001\022B\n\na" +
       "nnotation\030\010 \001(\0132..org.jetbrains.kotlin.s" +
       "erialization.Annotation\022T\n\rarray_element" +
@@ -17295,7 +17295,7 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
       "\030\002 \003(\01321.org.jetbrains.kotlin.serializat" +
       "ion.Type.Argument\022\027\n\010nullable\030\003 \001(\010:\005fal" +
       "se\022+\n\035flexible_type_capabilities_id\030\004 \001(" +
-      "\005B\004\210\265\030\001\022F\n\024flexible_upper_bound\030\005 \001(\0132(." +
+      "\005B\004\230\265\030\001\022F\n\024flexible_upper_bound\030\005 \001(\0132(." +
       "org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.Type\022" +
       "$\n\026constructor_class_name\030\006 \001(\005B\004\220\265\030\001\022\"\n",
       "\032constructor_type_parameter\030\007 \001(\005\032\234\001\n\013Co" +
@@ -17458,10 +17458,10 @@ public final class DebugProtoBuf {
             com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistry.newInstance();
           registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.fqNameIdInTable);
           registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.nameIdInTable);
-          registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.nameIdInTable);
+          registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.stringIdInTable);
           registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.fqNameIdInTable);
           registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.nameIdInTable);
-          registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.nameIdInTable);
+          registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.stringIdInTable);
           registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.fqNameIdInTable);
           registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.skipInComparison);
           registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.skipInComparison);
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/jvm/DebugJvmProtoBuf.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/jvm/DebugJvmProtoBuf.java
index 6b9e3c45520..62db2dd32c6 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/jvm/DebugJvmProtoBuf.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/serialization/jvm/DebugJvmProtoBuf.java
@@ -3838,12 +3838,12 @@ public final class DebugJvmProtoBuf {
       "\rPrimitiveType\022\010\n\004VOID\020\000\022\013\n\007BOOLEAN\020\001\022\010\n",
       "\004CHAR\020\002\022\010\n\004BYTE\020\003\022\t\n\005SHORT\020\004\022\007\n\003INT\020\005\022\t\n" +
       "\005FLOAT\020\006\022\010\n\004LONG\020\007\022\n\n\006DOUBLE\020\010\"\267\001\n\022JvmMe" +
-      "thodSignature\022\022\n\004name\030\001 \002(\005B\004\210\265\030\001\022D\n\013ret" +
+      "thodSignature\022\022\n\004name\030\001 \002(\005B\004\230\265\030\001\022D\n\013ret" +
       "urn_type\030\002 \002(\0132/.org.jetbrains.kotlin.se" +
       "rialization.jvm.JvmType\022G\n\016parameter_typ" +
       "e\030\003 \003(\0132/.org.jetbrains.kotlin.serializa" +
       "tion.jvm.JvmType\"\211\001\n\021JvmFieldSignature\022\022" +
-      "\n\004name\030\001 \002(\005B\004\210\265\030\001\022=\n\004type\030\002 \002(\0132/.org.j" +
+      "\n\004name\030\001 \002(\005B\004\230\265\030\001\022=\n\004type\030\002 \002(\0132/.org.j" +
       "etbrains.kotlin.serialization.jvm.JvmTyp" +
       "e\022!\n\022is_static_in_outer\030\003 \001(\010:\005false\"\316\002\n",
       "\024JvmPropertySignature\022H\n\005field\030\001 \001(\01329.o" +
@@ -3911,8 +3911,8 @@ public final class DebugJvmProtoBuf {
           com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistry registry =
             com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistry.newInstance();
           registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.fqNameIdInTable);
-          registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.nameIdInTable);
-          registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.nameIdInTable);
+          registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.stringIdInTable);
+          registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.stringIdInTable);
           registry.add(org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.nameIdInTable);
           return registry;
         }
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/jvm_descriptors.proto b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/jvm_descriptors.proto
index 4a138893ca6..89923077d53 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/jvm_descriptors.proto
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/jvm_descriptors.proto
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ message JvmType {
 }
 
 message JvmMethodSignature {
-  required int32 name = 1 [(name_id_in_table) = true];
+  required int32 name = 1 [(string_id_in_table) = true];
   required JvmType return_type = 2;
   repeated JvmType parameter_type = 3;
 }
 
 message JvmFieldSignature {
-  required int32 name = 1 [(name_id_in_table) = true];
+  required int32 name = 1 [(string_id_in_table) = true];
   required JvmType type = 2;
 
   // True iff this field is a backing field for a companion object and is really present as a static
diff --git a/core/deserialization/src/descriptors.proto b/core/deserialization/src/descriptors.proto
index 41165b0312d..e2a60fa1b49 100644
--- a/core/deserialization/src/descriptors.proto
+++ b/core/deserialization/src/descriptors.proto
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ message Annotation {
       optional double double_value = 4;
 
       // id in StringTable
-      optional int32 string_value = 5 [(name_id_in_table) = true];
+      optional int32 string_value = 5 [(string_id_in_table) = true];
 
       // If type = CLASS, FQ name id of the referenced class; if type = ENUM, FQ name id of the enum class
       optional int32 class_id = 6 [(fq_name_id_in_table) = true];
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ message Type {
   // Id in the StringTable
   // If this field is set, the type is flexible.
   // All the other fields and extensions represent its lower bound, and flexible_upper_bound must be set and represents its upper bound.
-  optional int32 flexible_type_capabilities_id = 4 [(name_id_in_table) = true];
+  optional int32 flexible_type_capabilities_id = 4 [(string_id_in_table) = true];
 
   // While such an "indirect" encoding helps backwards compatibility with pre-flexible-types versions of this format,
   // we use it mainly to save space: having a special mandatory tag on each an every type just to have an option
diff --git a/core/deserialization/src/ext_options.proto b/core/deserialization/src/ext_options.proto
index a29861e6cdc..a7827be34c7 100644
--- a/core/deserialization/src/ext_options.proto
+++ b/core/deserialization/src/ext_options.proto
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ extend google.protobuf.FieldOptions {
   optional bool skip_in_comparison = 50000;
   optional bool name_id_in_table = 50001;
   optional bool fq_name_id_in_table = 50002;
+  optional bool string_id_in_table = 50003;
 }
diff --git a/generators/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/protobuf/GenerateProtoBufCompare.kt b/generators/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/protobuf/GenerateProtoBufCompare.kt
index 9481603d872..39898b43ca2 100644
--- a/generators/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/protobuf/GenerateProtoBufCompare.kt
+++ b/generators/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/generators/protobuf/GenerateProtoBufCompare.kt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class GenerateProtoBufCompare {
         p.println("open class ProtoCompareGenerated(private val oldNameResolver: NameResolver, private val newNameResolver: NameResolver) {")
         p.pushIndent()
 
-        p.println("private val nameIdMap: MutableMap<Int, Int> = hashMapOf()")
+        p.println("private val stringIdMap: MutableMap<Int, Int> = hashMapOf()")
         p.println("private val fqNameIdMap: MutableMap<Int, Int> = hashMapOf()")
         p.println()
 
@@ -101,15 +101,18 @@ class GenerateProtoBufCompare {
 
     fun generatePredefined(p: Printer) {
         p.println()
-        p.println("fun checkNameIdEquals(old: Int, new: Int): Boolean {")
-        p.println("    nameIdMap.get(old)?.let { return it == new }")
+        p.println("fun checkStringIdEquals(old: Int, new: Int): Boolean {")
+        p.println("    stringIdMap.get(old)?.let { return it == new }")
         p.println()
-        p.println("    val oldValue = oldNameResolver.getName(old).asString()")
-        p.println("    val newValue = newNameResolver.getName(new).asString()")
+        p.println("    val oldValue = oldNameResolver.stringTable.getString(old)")
+        p.println("    val newValue = newNameResolver.stringTable.getString(new)")
         p.println()
-        p.println("    return if (oldValue == newValue) { nameIdMap[old] = new; true } else false")
+        p.println("    return if (oldValue == newValue) { stringIdMap[old] = new; true } else false")
         p.println("}")
 
+        p.println()
+        p.println("fun checkNameIdEquals(old: Int, new: Int): Boolean  = checkStringIdEquals(old, new)")
+
         p.println()
         p.println("fun checkFqNameIdEquals(old: Int, new: Int): Boolean {")
         p.println("    fqNameIdMap.get(old)?.let { return it == new }")
@@ -225,6 +228,8 @@ class GenerateProtoBufCompare {
 
     private fun Printer.printlnIfWithComparison(field: Descriptors.FieldDescriptor, expr: String, withIndent: Boolean = false) {
         val line = when {
+            field.options.getExtension(DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.stringIdInTable) ->
+                "if (!checkStringIdEquals(old.$expr, new.$expr)) return false"
             field.options.getExtension(DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.nameIdInTable) ->
                 "if (!checkNameIdEquals(old.$expr, new.$expr)) return false"
             field.options.getExtension(DebugExtOptionsProtoBuf.fqNameIdInTable) ->
diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/ProtoCompareGenerated.kt b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/ProtoCompareGenerated.kt
index c8a62f6143e..c5d63391f5e 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/ProtoCompareGenerated.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/ProtoCompareGenerated.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.jvm.JvmProtoBuf
 /** This file is generated by org.jetbrains.kotlin.generators.protobuf.GenerateProtoBufCompare. DO NOT MODIFY MANUALLY */
 
 open class ProtoCompareGenerated(private val oldNameResolver: NameResolver, private val newNameResolver: NameResolver) {
-    private val nameIdMap: MutableMap<Int, Int> = hashMapOf()
+    private val stringIdMap: MutableMap<Int, Int> = hashMapOf()
     private val fqNameIdMap: MutableMap<Int, Int> = hashMapOf()
 
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ open class ProtoCompareGenerated(private val oldNameResolver: NameResolver, priv
 
         if (old.hasFlexibleTypeCapabilitiesId() != new.hasFlexibleTypeCapabilitiesId()) return false
         if (old.hasFlexibleTypeCapabilitiesId()) {
-            if (!checkNameIdEquals(old.flexibleTypeCapabilitiesId, new.flexibleTypeCapabilitiesId)) return false
+            if (!checkStringIdEquals(old.flexibleTypeCapabilitiesId, new.flexibleTypeCapabilitiesId)) return false
         }
 
         if (old.hasFlexibleUpperBound() != new.hasFlexibleUpperBound()) return false
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ open class ProtoCompareGenerated(private val oldNameResolver: NameResolver, priv
     }
 
     open fun checkEquals(old: JvmProtoBuf.JvmMethodSignature, new: JvmProtoBuf.JvmMethodSignature): Boolean {
-        if (!checkNameIdEquals(old.name, new.name)) return false
+        if (!checkStringIdEquals(old.name, new.name)) return false
 
         if (!checkEquals(old.returnType, new.returnType)) return false
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ open class ProtoCompareGenerated(private val oldNameResolver: NameResolver, priv
     }
 
     open fun checkEquals(old: JvmProtoBuf.JvmFieldSignature, new: JvmProtoBuf.JvmFieldSignature): Boolean {
-        if (!checkNameIdEquals(old.name, new.name)) return false
+        if (!checkStringIdEquals(old.name, new.name)) return false
 
         if (!checkEquals(old.type, new.type)) return false
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ open class ProtoCompareGenerated(private val oldNameResolver: NameResolver, priv
 
         if (old.hasStringValue() != new.hasStringValue()) return false
         if (old.hasStringValue()) {
-            if (!checkNameIdEquals(old.stringValue, new.stringValue)) return false
+            if (!checkStringIdEquals(old.stringValue, new.stringValue)) return false
         }
 
         if (old.hasClassId() != new.hasClassId()) return false
@@ -500,15 +500,17 @@ open class ProtoCompareGenerated(private val oldNameResolver: NameResolver, priv
 
 
 
-    fun checkNameIdEquals(old: Int, new: Int): Boolean {
-        nameIdMap.get(old)?.let { return it == new }
+    fun checkStringIdEquals(old: Int, new: Int): Boolean {
+        stringIdMap.get(old)?.let { return it == new }
 
-        val oldValue = oldNameResolver.getName(old).asString()
-        val newValue = newNameResolver.getName(new).asString()
+        val oldValue = oldNameResolver.stringTable.getString(old)
+        val newValue = newNameResolver.stringTable.getString(new)
 
-        return if (oldValue == newValue) { nameIdMap[old] = new; true } else false
+        return if (oldValue == newValue) { stringIdMap[old] = new; true } else false
     }
 
+    fun checkNameIdEquals(old: Int, new: Int): Boolean  = checkStringIdEquals(old, new)
+
     fun checkFqNameIdEquals(old: Int, new: Int): Boolean {
         fqNameIdMap.get(old)?.let { return it == new }