diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/AbstractKotlinTarget.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/AbstractKotlinTarget.kt
index b38fefc2ba8..14819da03d4 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/AbstractKotlinTarget.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/AbstractKotlinTarget.kt
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ abstract class AbstractKotlinTarget(
         classifierPrefix: String? = null,
         sourcesElementsConfigurationName: String = this.sourcesElementsConfigurationName,
         overrideConfigurationAttributes: AttributeContainer? = null,
+        mavenScope: KotlinUsageContext.MavenScope? = null,
     ): DefaultKotlinUsageContext? {
         // We want to create task anyway, even if sources are not going to be published by KGP
         // So users or other plugins can still use it
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ abstract class AbstractKotlinTarget(
             compilation = producingCompilation,
             dependencyConfigurationName = sourcesElementsConfigurationName,
             overrideConfigurationAttributes = overrideConfigurationAttributes,
+            mavenScope = mavenScope,
             includeIntoProjectStructureMetadata = false,
             publishOnlyIf = { isSourcesPublishable }
         )
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/KotlinJsTarget.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/KotlinJsTarget.kt
index af773943107..4b75416c679 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/KotlinJsTarget.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/KotlinJsTarget.kt
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ constructor(
                 createSourcesJarAndUsageContextIfPublishable(
                     mainCompilation,
                     componentName,
-                    dashSeparatedName(targetName.toLowerCaseAsciiOnly())
+                    dashSeparatedName(targetName.toLowerCaseAsciiOnly()),
+                    mavenScope = KotlinUsageContext.MavenScope.RUNTIME
                 )
             )
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/MppPublicationTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/MppPublicationTest.kt
index b95a162a796..2fb46f51473 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/MppPublicationTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/MppPublicationTest.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinMultiplatformExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.internal
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.addBuildEventsListenerRegistryMock
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.disableLegacyWarning
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.util.capitalizeDecapitalize.toLowerCaseAsciiOnly
 import kotlin.test.*
 
 class MppPublicationTest {
@@ -128,6 +129,16 @@ class MppPublicationTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `sources elements should not have any dependencies`() {
+        project.evaluate()
+        project.configurations
+            .filter { it.name.toLowerCaseAsciiOnly().contains("sourceselements") }
+            .forEach { configuration ->
+                if (configuration.dependencies.isNotEmpty()) fail("Configuration $configuration should not have dependencies")
+            }
+    }
+
 
     @Test
     fun `sourcesJar task should be available during configuration time`() {