diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/BUILD.bazel b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/BUILD.bazel
index ed0cf5a16a..5012ee7936 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/BUILD.bazel
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ cc_library(
     strip_include_prefix = "/src",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        ":code_generator_lite",
         "//src/google/protobuf",
         "//src/google/protobuf:port",
         "//src/google/protobuf:protobuf_lite",
@@ -111,6 +112,19 @@ cc_library(
     ],
 )
 
+cc_library(
+    name = "code_generator_lite",
+    srcs = ["code_generator_lite.cc"],
+    hdrs = ["code_generator_lite.h"],
+    copts = COPTS,
+    strip_include_prefix = "/src",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//src/google/protobuf:port",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/strings",
+    ],
+)
+
 cc_library(
     name = "versions",
     srcs = [
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.cc
index 66dd8a1679..c91af364a8 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.cc
@@ -108,41 +108,6 @@ void GeneratorContext::GetCompilerVersion(Version* version) const {
   version->set_suffix(GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX);
 }
 
-// Parses a set of comma-delimited name/value pairs.
-void ParseGeneratorParameter(
-    absl::string_view text,
-    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string> >* output) {
-  std::vector<absl::string_view> parts =
-      absl::StrSplit(text, ',', absl::SkipEmpty());
-
-  for (absl::string_view part : parts) {
-    auto equals_pos = part.find_first_of('=');
-    if (equals_pos == absl::string_view::npos) {
-      output->emplace_back(part, "");
-    } else {
-      output->emplace_back(part.substr(0, equals_pos),
-                           part.substr(equals_pos + 1));
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-// Strips ".proto" or ".protodevel" from the end of a filename.
-std::string StripProto(absl::string_view filename) {
-  if (absl::EndsWith(filename, ".protodevel")) {
-    return std::string(absl::StripSuffix(filename, ".protodevel"));
-  } else {
-    return std::string(absl::StripSuffix(filename, ".proto"));
-  }
-}
-
-bool IsKnownFeatureProto(absl::string_view filename) {
-  if (filename == "google/protobuf/cpp_features.proto" ||
-      filename == "google/protobuf/java_features.proto") {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
 bool CanSkipEditionCheck(absl::string_view filename) {
   return absl::StartsWith(filename, "google/protobuf/") ||
          absl::StartsWith(filename, "upb/");
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.h
index cabad0c4d1..7d0eb3904f 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "absl/status/statusor.h"
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+#include "google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator_lite.h"  // IWYU pragma: export
 #include "google/protobuf/descriptor.h"
 #include "google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h"
 
@@ -221,21 +222,6 @@ class PROTOC_EXPORT GeneratorContext {
 // provides backward compatibility.
 typedef GeneratorContext OutputDirectory;
 
-// Several code generators treat the parameter argument as holding a
-// list of options separated by commas.  This helper function parses
-// a set of comma-delimited name/value pairs: e.g.,
-//   "foo=bar,baz,moo=corge"
-// parses to the pairs:
-//   ("foo", "bar"), ("baz", ""), ("moo", "corge")
-PROTOC_EXPORT void ParseGeneratorParameter(
-    absl::string_view, std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string> >*);
-
-// Strips ".proto" or ".protodevel" from the end of a filename.
-PROTOC_EXPORT std::string StripProto(absl::string_view filename);
-
-// Returns true if the proto path corresponds to a known feature file.
-PROTOC_EXPORT bool IsKnownFeatureProto(absl::string_view filename);
-
 // Returns true if the proto path can skip edition check.
 PROTOC_EXPORT bool CanSkipEditionCheck(absl::string_view filename);
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator_lite.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator_lite.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cecf79e8eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator_lite.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+// Copyright 2008-2024 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+//
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+// https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+
+#include "google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator_lite.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "absl/strings/match.h"
+#include "absl/strings/str_split.h"
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+#include "absl/strings/strip.h"
+
+namespace google {
+namespace protobuf {
+namespace compiler {
+
+// Parses a set of comma-delimited name/value pairs.
+void ParseGeneratorParameter(
+    absl::string_view text,
+    std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string> >* output) {
+  std::vector<absl::string_view> parts =
+      absl::StrSplit(text, ',', absl::SkipEmpty());
+
+  for (absl::string_view part : parts) {
+    auto equals_pos = part.find_first_of('=');
+    if (equals_pos == absl::string_view::npos) {
+      output->emplace_back(part, "");
+    } else {
+      output->emplace_back(part.substr(0, equals_pos),
+                           part.substr(equals_pos + 1));
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Strips ".proto" or ".protodevel" from the end of a filename.
+std::string StripProto(absl::string_view filename) {
+  if (absl::EndsWith(filename, ".protodevel")) {
+    return std::string(absl::StripSuffix(filename, ".protodevel"));
+  } else {
+    return std::string(absl::StripSuffix(filename, ".proto"));
+  }
+}
+
+bool IsKnownFeatureProto(absl::string_view filename) {
+  if (filename == "google/protobuf/cpp_features.proto" ||
+      filename == "google/protobuf/java_features.proto") {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+}  // namespace compiler
+}  // namespace protobuf
+}  // namespace google
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator_lite.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator_lite.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca778163ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator_lite.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+// Copyright 2008-2024 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+//
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+// https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+
+#ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_COMPILER_CODE_GENERATOR_LITE_H__
+#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_COMPILER_CODE_GENERATOR_LITE_H__
+
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+
+// Must be included last.
+#include "google/protobuf/port_def.inc"
+
+namespace google {
+namespace protobuf {
+namespace compiler {
+
+// Several code generators treat the parameter argument as holding a
+// list of options separated by commas.  This helper function parses
+// a set of comma-delimited name/value pairs: e.g.,
+//   "foo=bar,baz,moo=corge"
+// parses to the pairs:
+//   ("foo", "bar"), ("baz", ""), ("moo", "corge")
+PROTOC_EXPORT void ParseGeneratorParameter(
+    absl::string_view, std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string> >*);
+
+// Strips ".proto" or ".protodevel" from the end of a filename.
+PROTOC_EXPORT std::string StripProto(absl::string_view filename);
+
+// Returns true if the proto path corresponds to a known feature file.
+PROTOC_EXPORT bool IsKnownFeatureProto(absl::string_view filename);
+
+}  // namespace compiler
+}  // namespace protobuf
+}  // namespace google
+
+#include "google/protobuf/port_undef.inc"
+
+#endif  // GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_COMPILER_CODE_GENERATOR_LITE_H__