diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPluginWrapper.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPluginWrapper.kt
index 41faa16f6ed..e81120bcd69 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPluginWrapper.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPluginWrapper.kt
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.KotlinJsPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.KotlinWasmTargetAttribute
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.DefaultUnameExecutorVariantFactory
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.UnameExecutor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.addNpmDependencyExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.isKotlinGranularMetadataEnabled
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal.CInteropKlibLibraryElements
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal.CInteropCommonizerArtifactTypeAttribute
@@ -265,8 +264,6 @@ abstract class KotlinBasePluginWrapper : DefaultKotlinBasePlugin() {
 
         project.runKotlinProjectSetupActions()
 
-        project.addNpmDependencyExtension()
-
         project.registerBuildKotlinToolingMetadataTask()
 
         project.setupDiagnosticsChecksAndReporting()
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/registerKotlinPluginExtensions.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/registerKotlinPluginExtensions.kt
index 112613b0f1c..23c95f0d27c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/registerKotlinPluginExtensions.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/registerKotlinPluginExtensions.kt
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.checkers.NoKotlinTargetsDe
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.checkers.PreHmppDependenciesUsageChecker
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.checkers.UnusedSourceSetsChecker
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.checkers.WasmSourceSetsNotFoundChecker
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.AddNpmDependencyExtensionProjectSetupAction
 
 /**
  * Active Extensions (using the [KotlinGradlePluginExtensionPoint] infrastructure) will be registered here by the Kotlin Gradle Plugin.
  */
 internal fun Project.registerKotlinPluginExtensions() {
-
     KotlinProjectSetupAction.extensionPoint.apply {
+        register(project, AddNpmDependencyExtensionProjectSetupAction)
     }
 
     KotlinGradleProjectChecker.extensionPoint.apply {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependencyExtension.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependencyExtension.kt
index 69941dbf714..47a018c0ad0 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependencyExtension.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependencyExtension.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import groovy.lang.GString
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.ExtensionAware
 import org.gradle.api.reflect.TypeOf
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinProjectSetupAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.warnNpmGenerateExternals
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.NpmDependency.Scope.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.lowerCamelCaseName
@@ -63,9 +64,8 @@ interface DevNpmDependencyExtension :
 interface PeerNpmDependencyExtension :
     BaseNpmDependencyExtension
 
-internal fun Project.addNpmDependencyExtension() {
+internal val AddNpmDependencyExtensionProjectSetupAction = KotlinProjectSetupAction {
     val extensions = (dependencies as ExtensionAware).extensions
-
     values()
         .forEach { scope ->
             val type = when (scope) {