diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
index 53cee3aaa102..a8ebbfaf0f47 100644
--- a/.idea/modules.xml
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -1067,6 +1067,7 @@
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/kotlinx/serialization/core/intellij.libraries.kotlinx.serialization.core.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/kotlinx/serialization/core/intellij.libraries.kotlinx.serialization.core.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/kotlinx/serialization/json/intellij.libraries.kotlinx.serialization.json.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/kotlinx/serialization/json/intellij.libraries.kotlinx.serialization.json.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/intellij.libraries.kotlinx.serialization.protobuf.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf/intellij.libraries.kotlinx.serialization.protobuf.iml" />
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/kryo2/intellij.libraries.kryo2.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/kryo2/intellij.libraries.kryo2.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/kryo5/intellij.libraries.kryo5.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/kryo5/intellij.libraries.kryo5.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/ktor/client/intellij.libraries.ktor.client.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/ktor/client/intellij.libraries.ktor.client.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/ktor/client-cio/intellij.libraries.ktor.client.cio.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/libraries/ktor/client-cio/intellij.libraries.ktor.client.cio.iml" />
diff --git a/build/bazel-generated-file-list.txt b/build/bazel-generated-file-list.txt
index a9d1505028da..23a49e051135 100644
--- a/build/bazel-generated-file-list.txt
+++ b/build/bazel-generated-file-list.txt
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ libraries/kotlinx/serialization/cbor
 libraries/kotlinx/serialization/core
 libraries/kotlinx/serialization/json
 libraries/kotlinx/serialization/protobuf
+libraries/kryo2
 libraries/kryo5
 libraries/ktor/client
 libraries/ktor/client-cio
diff --git a/lib/BUILD.bazel b/lib/BUILD.bazel
index 697835983d01..6916e4c78a08 100644
--- a/lib/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/lib/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12444,6 +12444,51 @@ jvm_import(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
+copy_file(
+    name = "com.esotericsoftware.kryo/kryo-2.24.0.jar_copy",
+    src = "@com_esotericsoftware_kryo-kryo-2_24_0_http//file",
+    out = "com.esotericsoftware.kryo/kryo-2.24.0.jar",
+    allow_symlink = True,
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+copy_file(
+    name = "com.esotericsoftware.minlog/minlog-1.2.jar_copy",
+    src = "@com_esotericsoftware_minlog-minlog-1_2_http//file",
+    out = "com.esotericsoftware.minlog/minlog-1.2.jar",
+    allow_symlink = True,
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+java_library(
+    name = "libraries-kryo2-_kryo",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    exports = [
+        # do not sort,
+        ":com_esotericsoftware_kryo-kryo-2_24_0_http_import",
+        ":com_esotericsoftware_minlog-minlog-1_2_http_import",
+    ],
+)
+
+jvm_import(
+    name = "com_esotericsoftware_kryo-kryo-2_24_0_http_import",
+    jar = "@com_esotericsoftware_kryo-kryo-2_24_0_http//file",
+    source_jar = "@com_esotericsoftware_kryo-kryo-2_24_0-sources_http//file",
+)
+
+jvm_import(
+    name = "com_esotericsoftware_minlog-minlog-1_2_http_import",
+    jar = "@com_esotericsoftware_minlog-minlog-1_2_http//file",
+    source_jar = "@com_esotericsoftware_minlog-minlog-1_2-sources_http//file",
+)
+
+jvm_import(
+    name = "libraries-kryo2-_objenesis",
+    jar = "@org_objenesis-objenesis-3_4_http//file",
+    source_jar = "@org_objenesis-objenesis-3_4-sources_http//file",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 copy_file(
     name = "com.esotericsoftware/kryo5-5.6.0.jar_copy",
     src = "@com_esotericsoftware-kryo5-5_6_0_http//file",
diff --git a/lib/MODULE.bazel b/lib/MODULE.bazel
index f0456b17ff2d..bbc96a6cae82 100644
--- a/lib/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/lib/MODULE.bazel
@@ -9772,6 +9772,34 @@ http_file(
     url = "https://cache-redirector.jetbrains.com/repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/kotlinx-serialization-protobuf-jvm/1.9.0/kotlinx-serialization-protobuf-jvm-1.9.0-sources.jar",
 )
 
+http_file(
+    name = "com_esotericsoftware_kryo-kryo-2_24_0_http",
+    downloaded_file_path = "kryo-2.24.0.jar",
+    sha256 = "7e56b32c635058f9aa2820f88919ab702d029cbcd15285da9992e36cc0ae52f2",
+    url = "https://cache-redirector.jetbrains.com/repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/kryo/2.24.0/kryo-2.24.0.jar",
+)
+
+http_file(
+    name = "com_esotericsoftware_minlog-minlog-1_2_http",
+    downloaded_file_path = "minlog-1.2.jar",
+    sha256 = "a678cb1aa8f5d03d901c992c75741841d98a9bc3d55dad02e84d65315c4e60f2",
+    url = "https://cache-redirector.jetbrains.com/repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/esotericsoftware/minlog/minlog/1.2/minlog-1.2.jar",
+)
+
+http_file(
+    name = "com_esotericsoftware_kryo-kryo-2_24_0-sources_http",
+    downloaded_file_path = "kryo-2.24.0-sources.jar",
+    sha256 = "617593f9253ee4246db001641630359df8a8ed9f306a1590e54d6cc091b37439",
+    url = "https://cache-redirector.jetbrains.com/repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/kryo/2.24.0/kryo-2.24.0-sources.jar",
+)
+
+http_file(
+    name = "com_esotericsoftware_minlog-minlog-1_2-sources_http",
+    downloaded_file_path = "minlog-1.2-sources.jar",
+    sha256 = "7c9f5c5b4a541ed9669de73bdc8afbade8cf45e2bbe36c1bd420f74533eedaa8",
+    url = "https://cache-redirector.jetbrains.com/repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/esotericsoftware/minlog/minlog/1.2/minlog-1.2-sources.jar",
+)
+
 http_file(
     name = "com_esotericsoftware-kryo5-5_6_0_http",
     downloaded_file_path = "kryo5-5.6.0.jar",
diff --git a/libraries/kryo2/BUILD.bazel b/libraries/kryo2/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb63b7fa7a3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/kryo2/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+load("@rules_jvm//:jvm.bzl", "jvm_library")
+
+### auto-generated section `build intellij.libraries.kryo2` start
+
+jvm_library(
+    name = "kryo2",
+    srcs = glob(
+        [],
+        allow_empty = True,
+    ),
+    module_name = "intellij.libraries.kryo2",
+    resource_strip_prefix = "resources",
+    resources = glob(
+        ["resources/**/*"],
+    ),
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    exports = [
+        # do not sort,
+        "@lib//:libraries-kryo2-_kryo",
+        "@lib//:libraries-kryo2-_objenesis",
+    ],
+    runtime_deps = [
+        # do not sort,
+        "@lib//:libraries-kryo2-_kryo",
+        "@lib//:libraries-kryo2-_objenesis",
+    ],
+)
+
+jvm_library(
+    name = "kryo2_test_lib",
+    testonly = True,
+    srcs = glob(
+        [],
+        allow_empty = True,
+    ),
+    kotlinc_opts = "@community//:k8",
+    module_name = "intellij.libraries.kryo2",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    exports = [
+        # do not sort,
+        "@lib//:libraries-kryo2-_kryo",
+        "@lib//:libraries-kryo2-_objenesis",
+    ],
+    runtime_deps = [":kryo2"],
+)
+### auto-generated section `build intellij.libraries.kryo2` end
+
+### auto-generated section `iml intellij.libraries.kryo2` start
+exports_files(
+    [
+        "intellij.libraries.kryo2.iml",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+### auto-generated section `iml intellij.libraries.kryo2` end
diff --git a/libraries/kryo2/intellij.libraries.kryo2.iml b/libraries/kryo2/intellij.libraries.kryo2.iml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd9c1dc84ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/kryo2/intellij.libraries.kryo2.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" LANGUAGE_LEVEL="JDK_1_8" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+    <exclude-output />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/resources" type="java-resource" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+    <orderEntry type="module-library" exported="">
+      <library name="Kryo" type="repository">
+        <properties maven-id="com.esotericsoftware.kryo:kryo:2.24.0">
+          <verification>
+            <artifact url="file://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/kryo/2.24.0/kryo-2.24.0.jar">
+              <sha256sum>7e56b32c635058f9aa2820f88919ab702d029cbcd15285da9992e36cc0ae52f2</sha256sum>
+            </artifact>
+            <artifact url="file://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/esotericsoftware/minlog/minlog/1.2/minlog-1.2.jar">
+              <sha256sum>a678cb1aa8f5d03d901c992c75741841d98a9bc3d55dad02e84d65315c4e60f2</sha256sum>
+            </artifact>
+          </verification>
+          <exclude>
+            <dependency maven-id="org.objenesis:objenesis" />
+          </exclude>
+        </properties>
+        <CLASSES>
+          <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/kryo/2.24.0/kryo-2.24.0.jar!/" />
+          <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/esotericsoftware/minlog/minlog/1.2/minlog-1.2.jar!/" />
+        </CLASSES>
+        <JAVADOC />
+        <SOURCES>
+          <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/kryo/2.24.0/kryo-2.24.0-sources.jar!/" />
+          <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/esotericsoftware/minlog/minlog/1.2/minlog-1.2-sources.jar!/" />
+        </SOURCES>
+      </library>
+    </orderEntry>
+    <orderEntry type="module-library" exported="">
+      <library name="Objenesis" type="repository">
+        <properties include-transitive-deps="false" maven-id="org.objenesis:objenesis:3.4">
+          <verification>
+            <artifact url="file://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.4/objenesis-3.4.jar">
+              <sha256sum>95488102feaf2e2858adf6b299353677dac6c15294006f8ed1c5556f8e3cd251</sha256sum>
+            </artifact>
+          </verification>
+        </properties>
+        <CLASSES>
+          <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.4/objenesis-3.4.jar!/" />
+        </CLASSES>
+        <JAVADOC />
+        <SOURCES>
+          <root url="jar://$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.4/objenesis-3.4-sources.jar!/" />
+        </SOURCES>
+      </library>
+    </orderEntry>
+  </component>
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/kryo2/module-content.yaml b/libraries/kryo2/module-content.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9d528bd73e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/kryo2/module-content.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+- name: dist.all/lib/intellij.libraries.kryo2.jar
+  modules:
+  - name: intellij.libraries.kryo2
+    libraries:
+      Kryo:
+      - name: $MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/kryo/2/kryo-2.jar
+      - name: $MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/esotericsoftware/minlog/minlog/1/minlog-1.jar
diff --git a/libraries/kryo2/resources/intellij.libraries.kryo2.xml b/libraries/kryo2/resources/intellij.libraries.kryo2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa52f3dbdcd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/kryo2/resources/intellij.libraries.kryo2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<idea-plugin visibility="internal">
+</idea-plugin>
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/LibraryFilePacking.kt b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/LibraryFilePacking.kt
index 6cb85c2eca10..1ddc45e3858d 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/LibraryFilePacking.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/LibraryFilePacking.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ private val agentLibrariesNotForcedInSeparateJars = listOf(
 fun isSeparateLibraryJar(fileName: String): Boolean {
   return fileName.endsWith("-rt.jar") ||
          fileName.startsWith("byte-buddy-") ||
-         fileName.startsWith("objenesis-") ||
          (fileName.contains("-agent") && agentLibrariesNotForcedInSeparateJars.none { fileName.contains(it) }) ||
          fileName.startsWith("maven-")
 }
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/LibraryFileCopyTrackerTest.kt b/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/LibraryFileCopyTrackerTest.kt
index b6a76f5b6adf..edf5811bbc4a 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/LibraryFileCopyTrackerTest.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/LibraryFileCopyTrackerTest.kt
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ internal class LibraryFileCopyTrackerTest {
   fun `detects jars packed separately`() {
     assertThat(isSeparateLibraryJar("mockk-agent-1.14.5.jar")).isTrue()
     assertThat(isSeparateLibraryJar("byte-buddy-1.17.7.jar")).isTrue()
-    assertThat(isSeparateLibraryJar("objenesis-3.4.jar")).isTrue()
     assertThat(isSeparateLibraryJar("kotlin-reflect-rt.jar")).isTrue()
     assertThat(isSeparateLibraryJar("maven-resolver-provider.jar")).isTrue()
     assertThat(isSeparateLibraryJar("ideformer-agent.jar")).isFalse()
     assertThat(isSeparateLibraryJar("code-agents-agent.jar")).isFalse()
     assertThat(isSeparateLibraryJar("kotlin-stdlib.jar")).isFalse()
+    // an ordinary library: it must stay inside the content module that wraps it, or that module's jar ends up empty
+    assertThat(isSeparateLibraryJar("objenesis-3.4.jar")).isFalse()
   }
 }