diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanLoweringPhases.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanLoweringPhases.kt
index 99354dfcb2b..4343f326198 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanLoweringPhases.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanLoweringPhases.kt
@@ -341,4 +341,10 @@ internal val returnsInsertionPhase = makeKonanFileLoweringPhase(
         name = "ReturnsInsertion",
         description = "Returns insertion for Unit functions",
         prerequisite = setOf(autoboxPhase, coroutinesPhase, enumClassPhase)
+)
+
+internal val ifNullExpressionsFusionPhase = makeKonanFileLoweringPhase(
+        ::IfNullExpressionsFusionLowering,
+        name = "IfNullExpressionsFusionLowering",
+        description = "Simplify '?.' and '?:' operator chains"
 )
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diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
index 17ba1ed0b10..fbf300786e8 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ internal val allLoweringsPhase = namedIrModulePhase(
                                 innerClassPhase then
                                 dataClassesPhase then
                                 singleAbstractMethodPhase then
+                                ifNullExpressionsFusionPhase then
                                 builtinOperatorPhase then
                                 finallyBlocksPhase then
                                 testProcessorPhase then