I answer to myself 😉 With Kodein DI 5.3 : val kodein = Kodein { bind<MainController>() with provider { val view = receiver as? MainView ?: throw IllegalStateException("MainController needs a MainView receiver") MainController(view) } } With Kodein DI 6.0 : val kodein = Kodein { bind<MainController>() with provider { val view = context as? MainView ?: throw IllegalStateException("MainController needs a MainView receiver") MainController(view) } }