diff --git a/lib/iex/lib/iex/helpers.ex b/lib/iex/lib/iex/helpers.ex
index 0992ef74c2c..8964954aaab 100644
--- a/lib/iex/lib/iex/helpers.ex
+++ b/lib/iex/lib/iex/helpers.ex
@@ -169,10 +169,8 @@ defmodule IEx.Helpers do
   end
 
   defp reenable_tasks(config) do
-    Mix.Task.reenable("compile")
-    Mix.Task.reenable("compile.all")
     compilers = config[:compilers] || Mix.compilers()
-    Enum.each(compilers, &Mix.Task.reenable("compile.#{&1}"))
+    Mix.Task.Compiler.reenable(compilers: compilers)
   end
 
   @doc """
diff --git a/lib/mix/lib/mix/task.compiler.ex b/lib/mix/lib/mix/task.compiler.ex
index 83fa713c984..34949fd9ca2 100644
--- a/lib/mix/lib/mix/task.compiler.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/lib/mix/task.compiler.ex
@@ -312,4 +312,28 @@ defmodule Mix.Task.Compiler do
 
     Mix.Sync.PubSub.broadcast(build_path, lazy_message)
   end
+
+  @doc """
+  Reenables given compilers so they can be executed again down the stack.
+
+  If an umbrella project reenables compilers, they are re-enabled for all
+  child projects.
+
+  Default is `:all` which effectively means all the compilers returned by
+  `Mix.Task.Compiler.compilers()` are to be reenabled. This task always
+  re-enables `"compile"` and `"compile.all"`.
+  """
+  @doc since: "1.19.0"
+  @spec reenable(compilers: compilers) :: :ok when compilers: :all | [atom()]
+  def reenable(opts \\ []) do
+    compilers =
+      case Keyword.get(opts, :compilers, :all) do
+        :all -> Mix.Task.Compiler.compilers()
+        list when is_list(list) -> list
+      end
+
+    Mix.Task.reenable("compile")
+    Mix.Task.reenable("compile.all")
+    Enum.each(compilers, &Mix.Task.reenable("compile.#{&1}"))
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/compile_test.exs b/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/compile_test.exs
index df2bbb5b5e5..0cf2739d8b4 100644
--- a/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/compile_test.exs
+++ b/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/compile_test.exs
@@ -112,6 +112,51 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.CompileTest do
     end)
   end
 
+  test "reenables compilers" do
+    in_fixture("no_mixfile", fn ->
+      assert Mix.Tasks.Compile.run(["--verbose"]) == {:ok, []}
+      Mix.shell().flush()
+
+      File.mkdir_p!("lib/foo")
+
+      File.write!("lib/foo/z1.ex", """
+      defmodule Z1 do
+        def ok, do: :ok
+      end
+      """)
+
+      assert :ok = Mix.Task.reenable("compile")
+      assert {:noop, []} = Mix.Task.run("compile")
+      refute File.regular?("_build/dev/lib/sample/ebin/Elixir.Z1.beam")
+
+      assert :ok = Mix.Task.Compiler.reenable(compilers: [])
+      assert {:noop, []} = Mix.Task.run("compile")
+      refute File.regular?("_build/dev/lib/sample/ebin/Elixir.Z1.beam")
+
+      assert :ok = Mix.Task.Compiler.reenable(compilers: ["erlang"])
+      assert {:noop, []} = Mix.Task.run("compile")
+      refute File.regular?("_build/dev/lib/sample/ebin/Elixir.Z1.beam")
+
+      assert :ok = Mix.Task.Compiler.reenable()
+      assert {:ok, []} = Mix.Task.run("compile")
+      assert File.regular?("_build/dev/lib/sample/ebin/Elixir.Z1.beam")
+
+      File.write!("lib/foo/z2.ex", """
+      defmodule Z2 do
+        def ko, do: :ko
+      end
+      """)
+
+      assert :ok = Mix.Task.Compiler.reenable(compilers: [:erlang])
+      assert {:noop, []} = Mix.Task.run("compile")
+      refute File.regular?("_build/dev/lib/sample/ebin/Elixir.Z2.beam")
+
+      assert :ok = Mix.Task.Compiler.reenable(compilers: [:elixir])
+      assert {:ok, []} = Mix.Task.run(:compile)
+      assert File.regular?("_build/dev/lib/sample/ebin/Elixir.Z2.beam")
+    end)
+  end
+
   test "recompiles app cache if manifest changes" do
     in_fixture("no_mixfile", fn ->
       Mix.Tasks.Compile.run(["--force"])