diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
index 98f8c72639..082fd3d462 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorExpressionNode.cxx
@@ -2903,7 +2903,8 @@ static const struct TargetPropertyNode : public cmGeneratorExpressionNode
           dagCheckerParent->EvaluatingLinkerLauncher()) {
         // No check required.
       } else if (evaluatingLinkLibraries) {
-        if (!interfacePropertyName.empty()) {
+        if (!interfacePropertyName.empty() &&
+            interfacePropertyName != "INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES"_s) {
           reportError(
             eval, content->GetOriginalExpression(),
             "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:...> expression in link libraries "
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewise-CMP0189-NEW.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewise-CMP0189-NEW.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8fa95db2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewise-CMP0189-NEW.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0189 NEW)
+include(LinkLikewise-common.cmake)
+
+# Test that CMP0189 NEW tolerates circular LINK_LIBRARIES references.
+target_link_libraries(main1 PRIVATE "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:main2,LINK_LIBRARIES>")
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewise-CMP0189-OLD.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewise-CMP0189-OLD.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed587e5d60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewise-CMP0189-OLD.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cmake_policy(SET CMP0189 OLD)
+include(LinkLikewise-common.cmake)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewise-common.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewise-common.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7d3405adc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewise-common.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+enable_language(C)
+
+add_library(foo STATIC LinkLikewiseLib.c)
+
+add_executable(main1 LinkLikewiseMain.c)
+add_executable(main2 LinkLikewiseMain.c)
+
+# main1 depends on foo.
+target_link_libraries(main1 PRIVATE foo)
+
+# main2 depends on foo, but express it by referencing main1's dependency.
+target_link_libraries(main2 PRIVATE "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:main1,LINK_LIBRARIES>")
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewiseLib.c b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewiseLib.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff1c2eb1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewiseLib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+int LinkLikewiseLib(void)
+{
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewiseMain.c b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewiseMain.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4f862806c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/LinkLikewiseMain.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+extern int LinkLikewiseLib(void);
+int main(void)
+{
+  return LinkLikewiseLib();
+}
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/RunCMakeTest.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/RunCMakeTest.cmake
index d877c52105..7471b65f9f 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/RunCMakeTest.cmake
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/GenEx-TARGET_PROPERTY/RunCMakeTest.cmake
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ run_cmake(TransitiveLink-CMP0166-OLD)
 run_cmake(TransitiveLink-CMP0166-NEW)
 run_cmake(Unset)
 
+function(run_LinkLikewise case)
+  run_cmake(LinkLikewise-${case})
+  set(RunCMake_TEST_BINARY_DIR ${RunCMake_BINARY_DIR}/LinkLikewise-${case}-build)
+  set(RunCMake_TEST_NO_CLEAN 1)
+  run_cmake_command(LinkLikewise-${case}-build ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build . --config Debug)
+endfunction()
+run_LinkLikewise(CMP0189-OLD)
+run_LinkLikewise(CMP0189-NEW)
+
 block()
   run_cmake(Scope)
   set(RunCMake_TEST_BINARY_DIR ${RunCMake_BINARY_DIR}/Scope-build)