diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index b4bb66ddfab..98115c72324 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ extra["compilerModules"] = arrayOf(
     ":compiler:ir.serialization.common",
     ":compiler:ir.serialization.js",
     ":compiler:ir.serialization.jvm",
+    ":compiler:ir.interpreter",
     ":kotlin-util-io",
     ":kotlin-util-klib",
     ":kotlin-util-klib-metadata",
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..417178fa9c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+plugins {
+    kotlin("jvm")
+    id("jps-compatible")
+}
+
+dependencies {
+
+}
+
+sourceSets {
+    "main" { projectDefault() }
+    "test" {}
+}
+
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 7bd066b2d83..9acc2706d8a 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ include ":benchmarks",
         ":compiler:ir.serialization.common",
         ":compiler:ir.serialization.jvm",
         ":compiler:ir.serialization.js",
+        ":compiler:ir.interpreter",
         ":compiler:backend.js",
         ":compiler:backend.wasm",
         ":compiler:backend.jvm",
@@ -445,6 +446,7 @@ project(':compiler:backend.jvm').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/ir/backend.jvm"
 project(':compiler:ir.serialization.common').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/ir/serialization.common" as File
 project(':compiler:ir.serialization.jvm').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/ir/serialization.jvm" as File
 project(':compiler:ir.serialization.js').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/ir/serialization.js" as File
+project(':compiler:ir.interpreter').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter" as File
 project(':kotlin-util-io').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/util-io" as File
 project(':kotlin-util-klib').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/util-klib" as File
 project(':kotlin-util-klib-metadata').projectDir = "$rootDir/compiler/util-klib-metadata" as File