diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/SimpleKotlinGradleIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/SimpleKotlinGradleIT.kt
index 0575a004a69..a22ae64f1b6 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/SimpleKotlinGradleIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/SimpleKotlinGradleIT.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.testbase.*
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag
 
-@Tag("JUnit5")
 @DisplayName("KGP simple tests")
 class SimpleKotlinGradleIT : KGPBaseTest() {
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/testbase/KGPBaseTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/testbase/KGPBaseTest.kt
index cbd0cc31306..b23500d0455 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/testbase/KGPBaseTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/testbase/KGPBaseTest.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.gradle.internal.impldep.org.junit.platform.commons.support.Annotation
 import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.BaseGradleIT
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.WithMuteInDatabase
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInstance
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import kotlin.streams.asStream
 /**
  * Base class for all Kotlin Gradle plugin integration tests.
  */
+@Tag("JUnit5")
 @TestInstance(TestInstance.Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)
 @WithMuteInDatabase
 abstract class KGPBaseTest {
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ abstract class KGPBaseTest {
         val parallel: Boolean = true,
         val maxWorkers: Int = (Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() / 4 - 1).coerceAtLeast(2),
         val fileSystemWatchEnabled: Boolean = false,
+        val buildCacheEnabled: Boolean = false,
     ) {
         fun toArguments(
             gradleVersion: GradleVersion
@@ -79,6 +82,8 @@ abstract class KGPBaseTest {
                 }
             }
 
+            arguments.add(if (buildCacheEnabled) "--build-cache" else "--no-build-cache")
+
             return arguments.toList()
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/testbase/testDsl.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/testbase/testDsl.kt
index d73b9965e50..4b411500baf 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/testbase/testDsl.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/testbase/testDsl.kt
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ fun KGPBaseTest.project(
     forceOutput: Boolean = false,
     addHeapDumpOptions: Boolean = true,
     enableGradleDebug: Boolean = false,
+    projectPathAdditionalSuffix: String = "",
     test: TestProject.() -> Unit
 ): TestProject {
     val projectPath = setupProjectFromTestResources(
         projectName,
         gradleVersion,
-        workingDir
+        workingDir,
+        projectPathAdditionalSuffix
     )
     projectPath.addDefaultBuildFiles()
     if (addHeapDumpOptions) projectPath.addHeapDumpOptions()
@@ -93,13 +95,38 @@ fun TestProject.buildAndFail(
     assertions(buildResult)
 }
 
+fun TestProject.enableLocalBuildCache(
+    buildCacheLocation: Path
+) {
+    // language=Groovy
+    settingsGradle.append(
+        """
+        buildCache {
+            local {
+                directory = '${buildCacheLocation.toUri()}'
+            }
+        }
+        """.trimIndent()
+    )
+}
+
+fun TestProject.enableBuildCacheDebug() {
+    gradleProperties.append(
+        "org.gradle.caching.debug=true"
+    )
+}
+
 class TestProject(
     val gradleRunner: GradleRunner,
     val projectName: String,
     val buildOptions: KGPBaseTest.BuildOptions,
     val projectPath: Path,
     val gradleVersion: GradleVersion
-)
+) {
+    val rootBuildGradle: Path get() = projectPath.resolve("build.gradle")
+    val settingsGradle: Path get() = projectPath.resolve("settings.gradle")
+    val gradleProperties: Path get() = projectPath.resolve("gradle.properties")
+}
 
 private fun TestProject.commonBuildSetup(
     buildArguments: List<String>
@@ -123,7 +150,8 @@ private val testKitDir get() = Paths.get(".").resolve(".testKitDir")
 private fun setupProjectFromTestResources(
     projectName: String,
     gradleVersion: GradleVersion,
-    tempDir: Path
+    tempDir: Path,
+    optionalSubDir: String
 ): Path {
     val testProjectPath = Paths.get("src", "test", "resources", "testProject", projectName)
     assertTrue("Test project exists") { Files.exists(testProjectPath) }
@@ -132,6 +160,7 @@ private fun setupProjectFromTestResources(
     return tempDir
         .resolve(projectName)
         .resolve(gradleVersion.version)
+        .resolve(optionalSubDir)
         .also {
             testProjectPath.copyRecursively(it)
         }