diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesSpec.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesSpec.kt
index c39ea711d0..9527898c8a 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesSpec.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesSpec.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package org.jetbrains.compose.resources
 
 import com.squareup.kotlinpoet.*
 import java.nio.file.Path
+import java.util.SortedMap
+import java.util.TreeMap
 import kotlin.io.path.invariantSeparatorsPathString
 
 internal enum class ResourceType(val typeName: String) {
@@ -26,12 +28,14 @@ internal data class ResourceItem(
     val path: Path
 )
 
-private fun ResourceItem.getClassName(): ClassName = when (type) {
+private fun ResourceType.getClassName(): ClassName = when (this) {
     ResourceType.DRAWABLE -> ClassName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "DrawableResource")
     ResourceType.STRING -> ClassName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "StringResource")
     ResourceType.FONT -> ClassName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "FontResource")
 }
 
+private val resourceItemClass = ClassName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "ResourceItem")
+
 private fun CodeBlock.Builder.addQualifiers(resourceItem: ResourceItem): CodeBlock.Builder {
     val languageQualifier = ClassName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "LanguageQualifier")
     val regionQualifier = ClassName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "RegionQualifier")
@@ -101,85 +105,118 @@ internal fun getResFileSpec(
     //type -> id -> items
     resources: Map<ResourceType, Map<String, List<ResourceItem>>>,
     packageName: String
-): FileSpec = FileSpec.builder(packageName, "Res").apply {
-    addType(TypeSpec.objectBuilder("Res").apply {
-        addModifiers(KModifier.INTERNAL)
+): FileSpec =
+    FileSpec.builder(packageName, "Res").apply {
         addAnnotation(
             AnnotationSpec.builder(ClassName("kotlin", "OptIn"))
                 .addMember("org.jetbrains.compose.resources.InternalResourceApi::class")
-                .build()
-        )
-        addAnnotation(
-            AnnotationSpec.builder(ClassName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "ExperimentalResourceApi"))
+                .addMember("org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ExperimentalResourceApi::class")
                 .build()
         )
 
-        //readFileBytes
-        val readResourceBytes = MemberName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "readResourceBytes")
-        addFunction(
-            FunSpec.builder("readBytes")
-                .addKdoc("""
+        //we need to sort it to generate the same code on different platforms
+        val sortedResources = sortResources(resources)
+
+        addType(TypeSpec.objectBuilder("Res").apply {
+            addModifiers(KModifier.INTERNAL)
+            addAnnotation(
+                AnnotationSpec.builder(
+                    ClassName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "ExperimentalResourceApi")
+                ).build()
+            )
+
+            //readFileBytes
+            val readResourceBytes = MemberName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "readResourceBytes")
+            addFunction(
+                FunSpec.builder("readBytes")
+                    .addKdoc(
+                        """
                     Reads the content of the resource file at the specified path and returns it as a byte array.
                     
                     Example: `val bytes = Res.readBytes("files/key.bin")`
                     
                     @param path The path of the file to read in the compose resource's directory.
                     @return The content of the file as a byte array.
-                """.trimIndent())
-                .addParameter("path", String::class)
-                .addModifiers(KModifier.SUSPEND)
-                .returns(ByteArray::class)
-                .addStatement("return %M(path)", readResourceBytes) //todo: add module ID here
-                .build()
-        )
+                """.trimIndent()
+                    )
+                    .addParameter("path", String::class)
+                    .addModifiers(KModifier.SUSPEND)
+                    .returns(ByteArray::class)
+                    .addStatement("return %M(path)", readResourceBytes) //todo: add module ID here
+                    .build()
+            )
+            val types = sortedResources.map { (type, idToResources) ->
+                getResourceTypeObject(type, idToResources)
+            }
+            addTypes(types)
+        }.build())
 
-        val types = resources.map { (type, idToResources) ->
-            getResourceTypeObject(type, idToResources)
-        }.sortedBy { it.name }
-        addTypes(types)
-    }.build())
-}.build()
+        sortedResources
+            .flatMap { (type, idToResources) ->
+                idToResources.map { (name, items) ->
+                    getResourceInitializer(name, type, items)
+                }
+            }
+            .forEach { addFunction(it) }
+    }.build()
 
 private fun getResourceTypeObject(type: ResourceType, nameToResources: Map<String, List<ResourceItem>>) =
     TypeSpec.objectBuilder(type.typeName).apply {
-        nameToResources.entries
-            .sortedBy { it.key }
-            .forEach { (name, items) ->
-                addResourceProperty(name, items.sortedBy { it.path })
+        nameToResources.keys
+            .forEach { name ->
+                addProperty(
+                    PropertySpec
+                        .builder(name, type.getClassName())
+                        .initializer("get_$name()")
+                        .build()
+                )
             }
     }.build()
 
-private fun TypeSpec.Builder.addResourceProperty(name: String, items: List<ResourceItem>) {
-    val resourceItemClass = ClassName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "ResourceItem")
-
-    val first = items.first()
-    val propertyClassName = first.getClassName()
-    val resourceId = first.let { "${it.type}:${it.name}" }
-
-    val initializer = CodeBlock.builder()
-        .add("%T(\n", propertyClassName).withIndent {
-            add("\"$resourceId\",\n")
-            if (first.type == ResourceType.STRING) {
-                add("\"${first.name}\",\n")
-            }
-            add("setOf(\n").withIndent {
-                items.forEach { item ->
-                    add("%T(\n", resourceItemClass).withIndent {
-                        add("setOf(").addQualifiers(item).add("),\n")
-                        //file separator should be '/' on all platforms
-                        add("\"${item.path.invariantSeparatorsPathString}\"\n") //todo: add module ID here
+private fun getResourceInitializer(name: String, type: ResourceType, items: List<ResourceItem>): FunSpec {
+    val propertyTypeName = type.getClassName()
+    val resourceId = "${type}:${name}"
+    return FunSpec.builder("get_$name")
+        .addModifiers(KModifier.PRIVATE)
+        .returns(propertyTypeName)
+        .addStatement(
+            CodeBlock.builder()
+                .add("return %T(\n", propertyTypeName).withIndent {
+                    add("\"$resourceId\",")
+                    if (type == ResourceType.STRING) add(" \"$name\",")
+                    withIndent {
+                        add("\nsetOf(\n").withIndent {
+                            items.forEach { item ->
+                                add("%T(", resourceItemClass)
+                                add("setOf(").addQualifiers(item).add("), ")
+                                //file separator should be '/' on all platforms
+                                add("\"${item.path.invariantSeparatorsPathString}\"") //todo: add module ID here
+                                add("),\n")
+                            }
+                        }
+                        add(")\n")
                     }
-                    add("),\n")
                 }
-            }
-            add(")\n")
-        }
-        .add(")")
+                .add(")")
+                .build().toString()
+        )
         .build()
+}
 
-    addProperty(
-        PropertySpec.builder(name, propertyClassName)
-            .initializer(initializer)
-            .build()
-    )
+private fun sortResources(
+    resources: Map<ResourceType, Map<String, List<ResourceItem>>>
+): TreeMap<ResourceType, TreeMap<String, List<ResourceItem>>> {
+    val result = TreeMap<ResourceType, TreeMap<String, List<ResourceItem>>>()
+    resources
+        .entries
+        .forEach { (type, items) ->
+            val typeResult = TreeMap<String, List<ResourceItem>>()
+            items
+                .entries
+                .forEach { (name, resItems) ->
+                    typeResult[name] = resItems.sortedBy { it.path }
+                }
+            result[type] = typeResult
+        }
+    return result
 }
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diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/ResourcesTest.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/ResourcesTest.kt
index e9ce9be344..18e08731cb 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/ResourcesTest.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/ResourcesTest.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import kotlin.io.path.Path
 
 class ResourcesTest : GradlePluginTestBase() {
     @Test
-    fun testGeneratedAccessorsAndCopiedFonts(): Unit = with(testProject("misc/commonResources")) {
+    fun testGeneratedAccessors(): Unit = with(testProject("misc/commonResources")) {
         //check generated resource's accessors
         gradle("generateComposeResClass").checks {
             assertEqualTextFiles(
@@ -137,4 +137,89 @@ class ResourcesTest : GradlePluginTestBase() {
         }
         gradle("jar")
     }
+
+    //https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-multiplatform/issues/4194
+    @Test
+    fun testHugeNumberOfStrings(): Unit = with(
+        //disable cache for the test because the generateStringFiles task doesn't support it
+        testProject("misc/commonResources", defaultTestEnvironment.copy(useGradleConfigurationCache = false))
+    ) {
+        file("build.gradle.kts").let { f ->
+            val originText = f.readText()
+            f.writeText(
+                buildString {
+                    appendLine("import java.util.Locale")
+                    append(originText)
+                    appendLine()
+                    append("""
+                        val template = ""${'"'}
+                            <resources>
+                                <string name="app_name">Compose Resources App</string>
+                                <string name="hello">😊 Hello world!</string>
+                                <string name="multi_line">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
+                                    consectetur adipiscing elit.
+                                    Donec eget turpis ac sem ultricies consequat.</string>
+                                <string name="str_template">Hello, %1${'$'}{"$"}s! You have %2${'$'}{"$"}d new messages.</string>
+                                <string-array name="str_arr">
+                                    <item>item 1</item>
+                                    <item>item 2</item>
+                                    <item>item 3</item>
+                                </string-array>
+                                [ADDITIONAL_STRINGS]
+                            </resources>    
+                        ""${'"'}.trimIndent()
+
+                        val generateStringFiles = tasks.register("generateStringFiles") {
+                            val numberOfLanguages = 20
+                            val numberOfStrings = 500
+                            val langs = Locale.getAvailableLocales()
+                                .map { it.language }
+                                .filter { it.count() == 2 }
+                                .sorted()
+                                .distinct()
+                                .take(numberOfLanguages)
+                                .toList()
+
+                            val resourcesFolder = project.file("src/commonMain/composeResources")
+
+                            doLast {
+                                // THIS REMOVES THE `values` FOLDER IN `composeResources`
+                                // THIS REMOVES THE `values` FOLDER IN `composeResources`
+                                // Necessary when reducing the number of languages.
+                                resourcesFolder.listFiles()?.filter { it.name.startsWith("values") }?.forEach {
+                                    it.deleteRecursively()
+                                }
+
+                                langs.forEachIndexed { langIndex, lang ->
+                                    val additionalStrings =
+                                        (0 until numberOfStrings).joinToString(System.lineSeparator()) { index ->
+                                            ""${'"'}
+                                            <string name="string_${'$'}{index.toString().padStart(4, '0')}">String ${'$'}index in lang ${'$'}lang</string>
+                                            ""${'"'}.trimIndent()
+                                        }
+
+                                    val langFile = if (langIndex == 0) {
+                                        File(resourcesFolder, "values/strings.xml")
+                                    } else {
+                                        File(resourcesFolder, "values-${'$'}lang/strings.xml")
+                                    }
+                                    langFile.parentFile.mkdirs()
+                                    langFile.writeText(template.replace("[ADDITIONAL_STRINGS]", additionalStrings))
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        tasks.named("generateComposeResClass") {
+                            dependsOn(generateStringFiles)
+                        }
+                    """.trimIndent())
+                }
+            )
+        }
+        gradle("desktopJar").checks {
+            check.taskSuccessful(":generateStringFiles")
+            check.taskSuccessful(":generateComposeResClass")
+            assert(file("src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml").readLines().size == 513)
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/commonResources/expected/Res.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/commonResources/expected/Res.kt
index 22e3aa7d47..27a8abb979 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/commonResources/expected/Res.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/commonResources/expected/Res.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+@file:OptIn(
+    org.jetbrains.compose.resources.InternalResourceApi::class,
+    org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ExperimentalResourceApi::class,
+)
+
 package app.group.resources_test.generated.resources
 
 import kotlin.ByteArray
@@ -6,14 +11,9 @@ import kotlin.String
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.DrawableResource
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ExperimentalResourceApi
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.FontResource
-import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.LanguageQualifier
-import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.RegionQualifier
-import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.StringResource
-import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ThemeQualifier
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.readResourceBytes
 
-@OptIn(org.jetbrains.compose.resources.InternalResourceApi::class)
 @ExperimentalResourceApi
 internal object Res {
     /**
@@ -27,115 +27,99 @@ internal object Res {
     public suspend fun readBytes(path: String): ByteArray = readResourceBytes(path)
 
     public object drawable {
-        public val _3_strange_name: DrawableResource = DrawableResource(
-            "drawable:_3_strange_name",
-            setOf(
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(),
-                    "drawable/3-strange-name.xml"
-                ),
-            )
-        )
+        public val _3_strange_name: DrawableResource = get__3_strange_name()
 
-        public val vector: DrawableResource = DrawableResource(
-            "drawable:vector",
-            setOf(
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(LanguageQualifier("au"), RegionQualifier("US"), ),
-                    "drawable-au-rUS/vector.xml"
-                ),
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(ThemeQualifier.DARK, LanguageQualifier("ge"), ),
-                    "drawable-dark-ge/vector.xml"
-                ),
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(LanguageQualifier("en"), ),
-                    "drawable-en/vector.xml"
-                ),
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(),
-                    "drawable/vector.xml"
-                ),
-            )
-        )
+        public val vector: DrawableResource = get_vector()
 
-        public val vector_2: DrawableResource = DrawableResource(
-            "drawable:vector_2",
-            setOf(
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(),
-                    "drawable/vector_2.xml"
-                ),
-            )
-        )
+        public val vector_2: DrawableResource = get_vector_2()
+    }
+
+    public object string {
+        public val app_name: StringResource = get_app_name()
+
+        public val hello: StringResource = get_hello()
+
+        public val multi_line: StringResource = get_multi_line()
+
+        public val str_arr: StringResource = get_str_arr()
+
+        public val str_template: StringResource = get_str_template()
     }
 
     public object font {
-        public val emptyfont: FontResource = FontResource(
-            "font:emptyfont",
-            setOf(
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(),
-                    "font/emptyFont.otf"
-                ),
-            )
-        )
+        public val emptyfont: FontResource = get_emptyfont()
     }
+}
 
-    public object string {
-        public val app_name: StringResource = StringResource(
-            "string:app_name",
-            "app_name",
-            setOf(
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(),
-                    "values/strings.xml"
-                ),
-            )
+private fun get__3_strange_name(): DrawableResource =
+    org.jetbrains.compose.resources.DrawableResource(
+        "drawable:_3_strange_name",
+        setOf(
+            org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(), "drawable/3-strange-name.xml"),
         )
+    )
 
-        public val hello: StringResource = StringResource(
-            "string:hello",
-            "hello",
-            setOf(
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(),
-                    "values/strings.xml"
-                ),
-            )
-        )
+private fun get_vector(): DrawableResource = org.jetbrains.compose.resources.DrawableResource(
+    "drawable:vector",
+    setOf(
 
-        public val multi_line: StringResource = StringResource(
-            "string:multi_line",
-            "multi_line",
-            setOf(
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(),
-                    "values/strings.xml"
-                ),
-            )
-        )
+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(org.jetbrains.compose.resources.LanguageQualifier("au"),
+            org.jetbrains.compose.resources.RegionQualifier("US"), ), "drawable-au-rUS/vector.xml"),
 
-        public val str_arr: StringResource = StringResource(
-            "string:str_arr",
-            "str_arr",
-            setOf(
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(),
-                    "values/strings.xml"
-                ),
-            )
-        )
+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ThemeQualifier.DARK,
+            org.jetbrains.compose.resources.LanguageQualifier("ge"), ), "drawable-dark-ge/vector.xml"),
 
-        public val str_template: StringResource = StringResource(
-            "string:str_template",
-            "str_template",
-            setOf(
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(),
-                    "values/strings.xml"
-                ),
-            )
-        )
-    }
-}
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+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(org.jetbrains.compose.resources.LanguageQualifier("en"),
+        ), "drawable-en/vector.xml"),
+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(), "drawable/vector.xml"),
+    )
+)
+
+private fun get_vector_2(): DrawableResource = org.jetbrains.compose.resources.DrawableResource(
+    "drawable:vector_2",
+    setOf(
+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(), "drawable/vector_2.xml"),
+    )
+)
+
+private fun get_app_name(): StringResource = org.jetbrains.compose.resources.StringResource(
+    "string:app_name", "app_name",
+    setOf(
+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(), "values/strings.xml"),
+    )
+)
+
+private fun get_hello(): StringResource = org.jetbrains.compose.resources.StringResource(
+    "string:hello", "hello",
+    setOf(
+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(), "values/strings.xml"),
+    )
+)
+
+private fun get_multi_line(): StringResource = org.jetbrains.compose.resources.StringResource(
+    "string:multi_line", "multi_line",
+    setOf(
+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(), "values/strings.xml"),
+    )
+)
+
+private fun get_str_arr(): StringResource = org.jetbrains.compose.resources.StringResource(
+    "string:str_arr", "str_arr",
+    setOf(
+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(), "values/strings.xml"),
+    )
+)
+
+private fun get_str_template(): StringResource = org.jetbrains.compose.resources.StringResource(
+    "string:str_template", "str_template",
+    setOf(
+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(), "values/strings.xml"),
+    )
+)
+
+private fun get_emptyfont(): FontResource = org.jetbrains.compose.resources.FontResource(
+    "font:emptyfont",
+    setOf(
+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(), "font/emptyFont.otf"),
+    )
+)
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diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/emptyResources/expected/Res.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/emptyResources/expected/Res.kt
index 8a954170b1..2a3770e9ae 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/emptyResources/expected/Res.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/emptyResources/expected/Res.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+@file:OptIn(
+    org.jetbrains.compose.resources.InternalResourceApi::class,
+    org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ExperimentalResourceApi::class,
+)
+
 package app.group.empty_res.generated.resources
 
 import kotlin.ByteArray
@@ -6,7 +11,6 @@ import kotlin.String
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ExperimentalResourceApi
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.readResourceBytes
 
-@OptIn(org.jetbrains.compose.resources.InternalResourceApi::class)
 @ExperimentalResourceApi
 internal object Res {
     /**
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/jvmOnlyResources/expected/Res.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/jvmOnlyResources/expected/Res.kt
index fda4811df5..83a5295364 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/jvmOnlyResources/expected/Res.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/jvmOnlyResources/expected/Res.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+@file:OptIn(
+    org.jetbrains.compose.resources.InternalResourceApi::class,
+    org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ExperimentalResourceApi::class,
+)
+
 package me.app.jvmonlyresources.generated.resources
 
 import kotlin.ByteArray
@@ -5,10 +10,8 @@ import kotlin.OptIn
 import kotlin.String
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.DrawableResource
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ExperimentalResourceApi
-import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem
 import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.readResourceBytes
 
-@OptIn(org.jetbrains.compose.resources.InternalResourceApi::class)
 @ExperimentalResourceApi
 internal object Res {
     /**
@@ -22,14 +25,13 @@ internal object Res {
     public suspend fun readBytes(path: String): ByteArray = readResourceBytes(path)
 
     public object drawable {
-        public val vector: DrawableResource = DrawableResource(
-            "drawable:vector",
-            setOf(
-                ResourceItem(
-                    setOf(),
-                    "drawable/vector.xml"
-                ),
-            )
-        )
+        public val vector: DrawableResource = get_vector()
     }
-}
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+}
+
+private fun get_vector(): DrawableResource = org.jetbrains.compose.resources.DrawableResource(
+    "drawable:vector",
+    setOf(
+        org.jetbrains.compose.resources.ResourceItem(setOf(), "drawable/vector.xml"),
+    )
+)
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