diff --git a/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/build.sbt b/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/build.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b4e4ab9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/build.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+lazy val root = (project in file("."))
+  .enablePlugins(Smithy4sCodegenPlugin)
+  .settings(
+    crossScalaVersions := Seq("2.13.15", "3.3.3"),
+    libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+      "com.disneystreaming.smithy4s" %% "smithy4s-core" % smithy4sVersion.value
+    )
+  )
diff --git a/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/project/build.properties b/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/project/build.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b9a0b0ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/project/build.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sbt.version=1.8.0
diff --git a/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/project/plugins.sbt b/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/project/plugins.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8589b92c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+sys.props.get("plugin.version") match {
+  case Some(x) =>
+    addSbtPlugin("com.disneystreaming.smithy4s" % "smithy4s-sbt-codegen" % x)
+  case _ =>
+    sys.error(
+      """|The system property 'plugin.version' is not defined.
+         |Specify this property using the scriptedLaunchOpts -D.""".stripMargin
+    )
+}
diff --git a/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/src/main/smithy/simple.smithy b/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/src/main/smithy/simple.smithy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..522b18cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/src/main/smithy/simple.smithy
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+namespace smithy4s.example
+
+structure Simple {}
diff --git a/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/test b/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5543ff904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/codegen-plugin/src/sbt-test/codegen-plugin/cross-builds/test
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# generate for Scala 2.13
+> ++ 2.13
+> compile
+
+$ exists target/scala-2.13/src_managed/main/smithy4s/smithy4s/example/Simple.scala
+
+> ++ 3
+> compile
+
+$ exists target/scala-3.3.3/src_managed/main/smithy4s/smithy4s/example/Simple.scala
+
+# switch back to Scala 2.13 and compile again; codegen should not happen a second time
+> ++ 2.13
+> compile
+
+$ newer target/scala-3.3.3/src_managed/main/smithy4s/smithy4s/example/Simple.scala target/scala-2.13/src_managed/main/smithy4s/smithy4s/example/Simple.scala