diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/AbstractKotlinAndroidGradleTests.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/AbstractKotlinAndroidGradleTests.kt
index 01f5d519470..2c235677f18 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/AbstractKotlinAndroidGradleTests.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/AbstractKotlinAndroidGradleTests.kt
@@ -397,6 +397,38 @@ class KotlinAndroid30GradleIT : KotlinAndroid3GradleIT() {
 
     override val defaultGradleVersion: GradleVersionRequired
         get() = GradleVersionRequired.Until("4.10.2")
+
+    @Test
+    fun testOmittedStdlibVersion() = with(Project("AndroidProject", GradleVersionRequired.AtLeast("4.4"))) {
+        setupWorkingDir()
+
+        gradleBuildScript("Lib").modify {
+            it.replace("kotlin-stdlib:\$kotlin_version", "kotlin-stdlib").apply { check(!equals(it)) } + "\n" + """
+            apply plugin: 'maven'
+            group 'com.example'
+            version '1.0'
+            android {
+                defaultPublishConfig 'flavor1Debug'
+            }
+            uploadArchives {
+                repositories {
+                    mavenDeployer {
+                        repository(url: "file://${'$'}buildDir/repo")
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            """.trimIndent()
+        }
+
+        build(":Lib:assembleFlavor1Debug", ":Lib:uploadArchives") {
+            assertSuccessful()
+            assertTasksExecuted(":Lib:compileFlavor1DebugKotlin", ":Lib:uploadArchives")
+            val pomLines = File(projectDir, "Lib/build/repo/com/example/Lib/1.0/Lib-1.0.pom").readLines()
+            val stdlibVersionLineNumber = pomLines.indexOfFirst { "<artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>" in it } + 1
+            val versionLine = pomLines[stdlibVersionLineNumber]
+            assertTrue { "<version>${defaultBuildOptions().kotlinVersion}</version>" in versionLine }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 abstract class KotlinAndroid3GradleIT : AbstractKotlinAndroidGradleTests() {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt
index 905d0956684..60d67653c93 100755
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPlugin.kt
@@ -646,6 +646,8 @@ internal open class KotlinAndroidPlugin(
 
         applyUserDefinedAttributes(androidTarget)
 
+        configureDefaultVersionsResolutionStrategy(project, kotlinPluginVersion)
+
         registry.register(KotlinModelBuilder(kotlinPluginVersion, androidTarget))
 
         project.whenEvaluated { project.components.addAll(androidTarget.components) }