diff --git a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/kernel/dart2js_target.dart b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/kernel/dart2js_target.dart
index ba98796d5f7..f7ab997abea 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/kernel/dart2js_target.dart
+++ b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/kernel/dart2js_target.dart
@@ -14,38 +14,13 @@ import '../native/native.dart' show maybeEnableNative;
 /// A kernel [Target] to configure the Dart Front End for dart2js.
 class Dart2jsTarget extends Target {
   final TargetFlags flags;
+  final String name;
 
-  Dart2jsTarget(this.flags);
+  Dart2jsTarget(this.name, this.flags);
 
   bool get strongMode => flags.strongMode;
 
-  String get name => 'dart2js';
-
-  List<String> get extraRequiredLibraries => const <String>[
-        'dart:_chrome',
-        'dart:_foreign_helper',
-        'dart:_interceptors',
-        'dart:_internal',
-        'dart:_isolate_helper',
-        'dart:_js_embedded_names',
-        'dart:_js_helper',
-        'dart:_js_mirrors',
-        'dart:_js_names',
-        'dart:_native_typed_data',
-        'dart:async',
-        'dart:collection',
-        'dart:html',
-        'dart:html_common',
-        'dart:indexed_db',
-        'dart:io',
-        'dart:js',
-        'dart:js_util',
-        'dart:mirrors',
-        'dart:svg',
-        'dart:web_audio',
-        'dart:web_gl',
-        'dart:web_sql',
-      ];
+  List<String> get extraRequiredLibraries => _requiredLibraries[name];
 
   @override
   bool mayDefineRestrictedType(Uri uri) =>
@@ -96,3 +71,50 @@ class Dart2jsTarget extends Target {
     return new InvalidExpression(null);
   }
 }
+
+// TODO(sigmund): this "extraRequiredLibraries" needs to be removed...
+// compile-platform should just specify which libraries to compile instead.
+const _requiredLibraries = const <String, List<String>>{
+  'dart2js': const <String>[
+    'dart:_chrome',
+    'dart:_foreign_helper',
+    'dart:_interceptors',
+    'dart:_internal',
+    'dart:_isolate_helper',
+    'dart:_js_embedded_names',
+    'dart:_js_helper',
+    'dart:_js_mirrors',
+    'dart:_js_names',
+    'dart:_native_typed_data',
+    'dart:async',
+    'dart:collection',
+    'dart:html',
+    'dart:html_common',
+    'dart:indexed_db',
+    'dart:io',
+    'dart:js',
+    'dart:js_util',
+    'dart:mirrors',
+    'dart:svg',
+    'dart:web_audio',
+    'dart:web_gl',
+    'dart:web_sql',
+  ],
+  'dart2js_server': const <String>[
+    'dart:_foreign_helper',
+    'dart:_interceptors',
+    'dart:_internal',
+    'dart:_isolate_helper',
+    'dart:_js_embedded_names',
+    'dart:_js_helper',
+    'dart:_js_mirrors',
+    'dart:_js_names',
+    'dart:_native_typed_data',
+    'dart:async',
+    'dart:collection',
+    'dart:io',
+    'dart:js',
+    'dart:js_util',
+    'dart:mirrors',
+  ]
+};
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/library_loader.dart b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/library_loader.dart
index 2485eb05258..33ca3935f53 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/library_loader.dart
+++ b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/library_loader.dart
@@ -871,12 +871,15 @@ class KernelLibraryLoaderTask extends CompilerTask
         new BinaryBuilder(input.data).readComponent(component);
       } else {
         bool strongMode = _elementMap.options.strongMode;
+        String targetName =
+            _elementMap.options.compileForServer ? "dart2js_server" : "dart2js";
         String platform = strongMode
-            ? 'dart2js_platform_strong.dill'
-            : 'dart2js_platform.dill';
+            ? '${targetName}_platform_strong.dill'
+            : '${targetName}_platform.dill';
         initializedCompilerState = fe.initializeCompiler(
             initializedCompilerState,
-            new Dart2jsTarget(new TargetFlags(strongMode: strongMode)),
+            new Dart2jsTarget(
+                targetName, new TargetFlags(strongMode: strongMode)),
             librariesSpecification,
             platformBinaries.resolve(platform),
             _packageConfig);
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/options.dart b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/options.dart
index 5f0f3c4813e..c42e0661fe3 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/options.dart
+++ b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/options.dart
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ class CompilerOptions implements DiagnosticOptions {
   /// and in the emitted output of the compiler.
   bool get hasBuildId => buildId != _UNDETERMINED_BUILD_ID;
 
+  /// Whether to compile for the server category. This is used to compile to JS
+  /// that is intended to be run on server-side VMs like nodejs.
+  final bool compileForServer;
+
   /// Location where to generate a map containing details of how deferred
   /// libraries are subdivided.
   final Uri deferredMapUri;
@@ -309,6 +313,7 @@ class CompilerOptions implements DiagnosticOptions {
         analyzeSignaturesOnly: _hasOption(options, Flags.analyzeSignaturesOnly),
         buildId: _extractStringOption(
             options, '--build-id=', _UNDETERMINED_BUILD_ID),
+        compileForServer: _resolveCompileForServerFromOptions(options),
         deferredMapUri: _extractUriOption(options, '--deferred-map='),
         fatalWarnings: _hasOption(options, Flags.fatalWarnings),
         terseDiagnostics: _hasOption(options, Flags.terse),
@@ -387,6 +392,7 @@ class CompilerOptions implements DiagnosticOptions {
       bool analyzeOnly: false,
       bool analyzeSignaturesOnly: false,
       String buildId: _UNDETERMINED_BUILD_ID,
+      bool compileForServer: false,
       Uri deferredMapUri: null,
       bool fatalWarnings: false,
       bool terseDiagnostics: false,
@@ -469,6 +475,7 @@ class CompilerOptions implements DiagnosticOptions {
             analyzeOnly || analyzeSignaturesOnly || analyzeAll || resolveOnly,
         analyzeSignaturesOnly: analyzeSignaturesOnly,
         buildId: buildId,
+        compileForServer: compileForServer,
         deferredMapUri: deferredMapUri,
         fatalWarnings: fatalWarnings,
         terseDiagnostics: terseDiagnostics,
@@ -527,6 +534,7 @@ class CompilerOptions implements DiagnosticOptions {
       this.analyzeOnly: false,
       this.analyzeSignaturesOnly: false,
       this.buildId: _UNDETERMINED_BUILD_ID,
+      this.compileForServer: false,
       this.deferredMapUri: null,
       this.fatalWarnings: false,
       this.terseDiagnostics: false,
@@ -591,6 +599,7 @@ class CompilerOptions implements DiagnosticOptions {
       analyzeOnly,
       analyzeSignaturesOnly,
       buildId,
+      compileForServer,
       deferredMapUri,
       fatalWarnings,
       terseDiagnostics,
@@ -654,6 +663,7 @@ class CompilerOptions implements DiagnosticOptions {
         analyzeSignaturesOnly:
             analyzeSignaturesOnly ?? options.analyzeSignaturesOnly,
         buildId: buildId ?? options.buildId,
+        compileForServer: compileForServer ?? options.compileForServer,
         deferredMapUri: deferredMapUri ?? options.deferredMapUri,
         fatalWarnings: fatalWarnings ?? options.fatalWarnings,
         terseDiagnostics: terseDiagnostics ?? options.terseDiagnostics,
@@ -801,6 +811,11 @@ Uri _resolvePlatformConfig(
   }
 }
 
+bool _resolveCompileForServerFromOptions(List<String> options) {
+  var categories = _extractCsvOption(options, '--categories=');
+  return categories.length == 1 && categories.single == 'Server';
+}
+
 Uri _resolvePlatformConfigFromOptions(Uri libraryRoot, List<String> options) {
   return _resolvePlatformConfig(
       libraryRoot,
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/tool/generate_kernel.dart b/pkg/compiler/tool/generate_kernel.dart
index a64999710af..1ccdd8b5bae 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/tool/generate_kernel.dart
+++ b/pkg/compiler/tool/generate_kernel.dart
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import 'package:kernel/target/targets.dart';
 main(List<String> args) async {
   ArgResults flags = _argParser.parse(args);
   var options = new CompilerOptions()
-    ..target = new Dart2jsTarget(new TargetFlags())
+    ..target = new Dart2jsTarget("dart2js", new TargetFlags())
     ..packagesFileUri = Uri.base.resolve('.packages')
     ..setExitCodeOnProblem = true
     ..linkedDependencies = [
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/compile_platform.dart b/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/compile_platform.dart
index d541fd7fe8b..b2bf572cc1e 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/compile_platform.dart
+++ b/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/compile_platform.dart
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ import 'command_line.dart' show withGlobalOptions;
 const int iterations = const int.fromEnvironment("iterations", defaultValue: 1);
 
 Future main(List<String> arguments) async {
-  targets["dart2js"] = (TargetFlags flags) => new Dart2jsTarget(flags);
+  targets["dart2js"] =
+      (TargetFlags flags) => new Dart2jsTarget("dart2js", flags);
+  targets["dart2js_server"] =
+      (TargetFlags flags) => new Dart2jsTarget("dart2js_server", flags);
   targets["dart_runner"] = (TargetFlags flags) => new DartRunnerTarget(flags);
   targets["flutter_runner"] =
       (TargetFlags flags) => new FlutterRunnerTarget(flags);
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/entry_points.dart b/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/entry_points.dart
index 67cbe5959ac..c69bb9ba06f 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/entry_points.dart
+++ b/pkg/front_end/tool/_fasta/entry_points.dart
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ const bool summary = const bool.fromEnvironment("summary", defaultValue: false);
 const int iterations = const int.fromEnvironment("iterations", defaultValue: 1);
 
 compileEntryPoint(List<String> arguments) async {
-  targets["dart2js"] = (TargetFlags flags) => new Dart2jsTarget(flags);
+  targets["dart2js"] =
+      (TargetFlags flags) => new Dart2jsTarget("dart2js", flags);
+  targets["dart2js_server"] =
+      (TargetFlags flags) => new Dart2jsTarget("dart2js_server", flags);
 
   // Timing results for each iteration
   List<double> elapsedTimes = <double>[];
diff --git a/sdk/BUILD.gn b/sdk/BUILD.gn
index e294c6706ef..b3e25e2c26e 100644
--- a/sdk/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/BUILD.gn
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ declare_args() {
 #.........spec.sum
 #.........strong.sum
 #.........dart2js_platform.dill
+#.........dart2js_server_platform.dill
 #.........dart2js_platform_strong.dill
+#.........dart2js_server_platform_strong.dill
 #.........vm_outline.dill
 #.........vm_outline_strong.dill
 #.........vm_platform.dill
@@ -549,11 +551,15 @@ copy("copy_dart2js_dill_files") {
   deps = [
     ":copy_libraries",
     "../utils/compiler:compile_dart2js_platform",
+    "../utils/compiler:compile_dart2js_server_platform",
     "../utils/compiler:compile_dart2js_platform_strong",
+    "../utils/compiler:compile_dart2js_server_platform_strong",
   ]
   sources = [
     "$root_out_dir/dart2js_platform.dill",
+    "$root_out_dir/dart2js_server_platform.dill",
     "$root_out_dir/dart2js_platform_strong.dill",
+    "$root_out_dir/dart2js_server_platform_strong.dill",
   ]
   outputs = [
     "$root_out_dir/dart-sdk/lib/_internal/{{source_file_part}}",
diff --git a/sdk/lib/libraries.json b/sdk/lib/libraries.json
index 4c0ecac5316..633ae36b396 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/libraries.json
+++ b/sdk/lib/libraries.json
@@ -266,5 +266,100 @@
         "uri": "svg/dart2js/svg_dart2js.dart"
       }
     }
+  },
+  "dart2js_server": {
+    "environment_overrides": {
+      "mirrors": false,
+      "io": false
+    },
+    "libraries": {
+      "async": {
+        "patches": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/async_patch.dart",
+        "uri": "async/async.dart"
+      },
+      "mirrors": {
+        "patches": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/mirrors_patch_cfe.dart",
+        "uri": "mirrors/mirrors.dart"
+      },
+      "_interceptors": {
+        "uri": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/interceptors.dart"
+      },
+      "_js_embedded_names": {
+        "uri": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/shared/embedded_names.dart"
+      },
+      "io": {
+        "patches": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/io_patch.dart",
+        "uri": "io/io.dart"
+      },
+      "_internal": {
+        "patches": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/internal_patch.dart",
+        "uri": "internal/internal.dart"
+      },
+      "_async_await_error_codes": {
+        "uri": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/shared/async_await_error_codes.dart"
+      },
+      "_http": {
+        "uri": "_http/http.dart"
+      },
+      "_js_helper": {
+        "uri": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/js_helper.dart"
+      },
+      "_js_primitives": {
+        "uri": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/js_primitives.dart"
+      },
+      "js": {
+        "uri": "js/dart2js/js_dart2js.dart"
+      },
+      "_js_mirrors": {
+        "uri": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/js_mirrors.dart"
+      },
+      "_native_typed_data": {
+        "uri": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/native_typed_data.dart"
+      },
+      "core": {
+        "patches": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/core_patch.dart",
+        "uri": "core/core.dart"
+      },
+      "_js_names": {
+        "uri": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/js_names.dart"
+      },
+      "js_util": {
+        "uri": "js_util/dart2js/js_util_dart2js.dart"
+      },
+      "collection": {
+        "patches": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/collection_patch.dart",
+        "uri": "collection/collection.dart"
+      },
+      "typed_data": {
+        "patches": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/typed_data_patch.dart",
+        "uri": "typed_data/typed_data.dart"
+      },
+      "isolate": {
+        "patches": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/isolate_patch.dart",
+        "uri": "isolate/isolate.dart"
+      },
+      "developer": {
+        "patches": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/developer_patch.dart",
+        "uri": "developer/developer.dart"
+      },
+      "_js": {
+        "patches": "js/_js_server.dart",
+        "uri": "js/_js.dart"
+      },
+      "convert": {
+        "patches": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/convert_patch.dart",
+        "uri": "convert/convert.dart"
+      },
+      "_isolate_helper": {
+        "uri": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/isolate_helper.dart"
+      },
+      "math": {
+        "patches": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/math_patch.dart",
+        "uri": "math/math.dart"
+      },
+      "_foreign_helper": {
+        "uri": "_internal/js_runtime/lib/foreign_helper.dart"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk/lib/libraries.yaml b/sdk/lib/libraries.yaml
index e090c1efbe7..2bb6e8c00da 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/libraries.yaml
+++ b/sdk/lib/libraries.yaml
@@ -263,3 +263,96 @@ dart2js:
   environment_overrides:
     io: false
     mirrors: false
+
+dart2js_server:
+  libraries:
+    async:
+      uri: "async/async.dart"
+      patches: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/async_patch.dart"
+
+    collection:
+      uri: "collection/collection.dart"
+      patches: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/collection_patch.dart"
+
+    convert:
+      uri: "convert/convert.dart"
+      patches: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/convert_patch.dart"
+
+    core:
+      uri: "core/core.dart"
+      patches: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/core_patch.dart"
+
+    developer:
+      uri: "developer/developer.dart"
+      patches: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/developer_patch.dart"
+
+    _http:
+      uri: "_http/http.dart"
+
+    io:
+      uri: "io/io.dart"
+      patches: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/io_patch.dart"
+
+    isolate:
+      uri: "isolate/isolate.dart"
+      patches: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/isolate_patch.dart"
+
+    js:
+      uri: "js/dart2js/js_dart2js.dart"
+
+    _js:
+      uri: "js/_js.dart"
+      patches: "js/_js_server.dart"
+
+    js_util:
+      uri: "js_util/dart2js/js_util_dart2js.dart"
+
+    math:
+      uri: "math/math.dart"
+      patches: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/math_patch.dart"
+
+    mirrors:
+      uri: "mirrors/mirrors.dart"
+      patches: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/mirrors_patch_cfe.dart"
+
+    typed_data:
+      uri: "typed_data/typed_data.dart"
+      patches: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/typed_data_patch.dart"
+
+    _native_typed_data:
+      uri: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/native_typed_data.dart"
+
+    _internal:
+      uri: "internal/internal.dart"
+      patches: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/internal_patch.dart"
+
+    _js_helper:
+      uri: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/js_helper.dart"
+
+    _interceptors:
+      uri: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/interceptors.dart"
+
+    _foreign_helper:
+      uri: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/foreign_helper.dart"
+
+    _isolate_helper:
+      uri: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/isolate_helper.dart"
+
+    _js_mirrors:
+      uri: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/js_mirrors.dart"
+
+    _js_names:
+      uri: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/js_names.dart"
+
+    _js_primitives:
+      uri: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/js_primitives.dart"
+
+    _js_embedded_names:
+      uri: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/shared/embedded_names.dart"
+
+    _async_await_error_codes:
+      uri: "_internal/js_runtime/lib/shared/async_await_error_codes.dart"
+
+  environment_overrides:
+    io: false
+    mirrors: false
diff --git a/tests/compiler/dart2js/dill_loader_test.dart b/tests/compiler/dart2js/dill_loader_test.dart
index 1963d3b4e3f..41927564217 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/dart2js/dill_loader_test.dart
+++ b/tests/compiler/dart2js/dill_loader_test.dart
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ main() {
     Uri entryPoint = Uri.parse('memory:main.dill');
 
     var options = new CompilerOptions()
-      ..target = new Dart2jsTarget(new TargetFlags())
+      ..target = new Dart2jsTarget("dart2js", new TargetFlags())
       ..packagesFileUri = Uri.base.resolve('.packages')
       ..linkedDependencies = <Uri>[
         computePlatformBinariesLocation().resolve("dart2js_platform.dill"),
diff --git a/tools/patch_sdk.dart b/tools/patch_sdk.dart
index 5d1cf86b409..f8dd6fc3eb6 100644
--- a/tools/patch_sdk.dart
+++ b/tools/patch_sdk.dart
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Future _main(List<String> argv) async {
       break;
 
     case 'dart2js':
-      target = new Dart2jsTarget(flags);
+      target = new Dart2jsTarget("dart2js", flags);
       break;
 
     default:
diff --git a/utils/compiler/BUILD.gn b/utils/compiler/BUILD.gn
index bcea398469a..a279e9e0f33 100644
--- a/utils/compiler/BUILD.gn
+++ b/utils/compiler/BUILD.gn
@@ -110,3 +110,36 @@ compile_platform("compile_dart2js_platform_strong") {
     "dart:core",
   ]
 }
+
+compile_platform("compile_dart2js_server_platform") {
+  sources = [
+    "../../sdk/lib/libraries.json",
+  ]
+
+  outputs = [
+    "$root_out_dir/dart2js_server_platform.dill",
+    "$root_out_dir/dart2js_server_outline.dill",
+  ]
+
+  args = [
+    "--target=dart2js_server",
+    "dart:core",
+  ]
+}
+
+compile_platform("compile_dart2js_server_platform_strong") {
+  sources = [
+    "../../sdk/lib/libraries.json",
+  ]
+
+  outputs = [
+    "$root_out_dir/dart2js_server_platform_strong.dill",
+    "$root_out_dir/dart2js_server_outline_strong.dill",
+  ]
+
+  args = [
+    "--target=dart2js_server",
+    "--strong",
+    "dart:core",
+  ]
+}