diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Diagnostic.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Diagnostic.scala
index a92da7821fab..6c8e9430e815 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Diagnostic.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Diagnostic.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Contexts._
 import dotty.tools.dotc.interfaces.Diagnostic.{ERROR, INFO, WARNING}
 import dotty.tools.dotc.util.SourcePosition
 
-import java.util.Optional
+import java.util.{Collections, Optional, List => JList}
 import scala.util.chaining._
 import core.Decorators.toMessage
 
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ class Diagnostic(
     if (pos.exists && pos.source.exists) Optional.of(pos) else Optional.empty()
   override def message: String =
     msg.message.replaceAll("\u001B\\[[;\\d]*m", "")
+  override def diagnosticRelatedInformation: JList[interfaces.DiagnosticRelatedInformation] =
+    Collections.emptyList()
 
   override def toString: String = s"$getClass at $pos: $message"
   override def getMessage(): String = message
diff --git a/interfaces/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interfaces/Diagnostic.java b/interfaces/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interfaces/Diagnostic.java
index c46360afaa3d..19878a2fa105 100644
--- a/interfaces/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interfaces/Diagnostic.java
+++ b/interfaces/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interfaces/Diagnostic.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package dotty.tools.dotc.interfaces;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /** A diagnostic is a message emitted during the compilation process.
  *
@@ -23,4 +24,7 @@ public interface Diagnostic {
   /** @return The position in a source file of the code that caused this diagnostic
    *  to be emitted. */
   Optional<SourcePosition> position();
+
+  /** @return A list of additional messages together with their code positions */
+  List<DiagnosticRelatedInformation> diagnosticRelatedInformation();
 }
diff --git a/interfaces/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interfaces/DiagnosticRelatedInformation.java b/interfaces/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interfaces/DiagnosticRelatedInformation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3ebea03f4362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interfaces/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interfaces/DiagnosticRelatedInformation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package dotty.tools.dotc.interfaces;
+
+public interface DiagnosticRelatedInformation {
+  SourcePosition position();
+  String message();
+}
diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index bda19f4fd4b0..9babd3c9c679 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@ object Build {
     settings(commonJavaSettings).
     settings(commonMiMaSettings).
     settings(
-      versionScheme := Some("semver-spec")
+      versionScheme := Some("semver-spec"),
+      mimaBinaryIssueFilters ++= MiMaFilters.Interfaces
     )
 
   /** Find an artifact with the given `name` in `classpath` */
diff --git a/project/MiMaFilters.scala b/project/MiMaFilters.scala
index cb715cb15808..689a4b8f1614 100644
--- a/project/MiMaFilters.scala
+++ b/project/MiMaFilters.scala
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ object MiMaFilters {
     ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.caps.unsafeUnbox"),
   )
   val TastyCore: Seq[ProblemFilter] = Seq()
+  val Interfaces: Seq[ProblemFilter] = Seq(
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("dotty.tools.dotc.interfaces.DiagnosticRelatedInformation"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("dotty.tools.dotc.interfaces.Diagnostic.diagnosticRelatedInformation")
+  )
 }
diff --git a/tests/pos-with-compiler-cc/dotc/reporting/Diagnostic.scala b/tests/pos-with-compiler-cc/dotc/reporting/Diagnostic.scala
index b792aed4264e..630607581fcc 100644
--- a/tests/pos-with-compiler-cc/dotc/reporting/Diagnostic.scala
+++ b/tests/pos-with-compiler-cc/dotc/reporting/Diagnostic.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Contexts._
 import dotty.tools.dotc.interfaces.Diagnostic.{ERROR, INFO, WARNING}
 import dotty.tools.dotc.util.SourcePosition
 
-import java.util.Optional
+import java.util.{Collections, Optional, List => JList}
 import scala.util.chaining._
 import core.Decorators.toMessage
 import language.experimental.pureFunctions
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ class Diagnostic(
     if (pos.exists && pos.source.exists) Optional.of(pos) else Optional.empty()
   override def message: String =
     msg.message.replaceAll("\u001B\\[[;\\d]*m", "")
+  override def diagnosticRelatedInformation: JList[interfaces.DiagnosticRelatedInformation] =
+    Collections.emptyList()
 
   override def toString: String = s"$getClass at $pos: $message"
   override def getMessage(): String = message