diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/ide/IdeResolveDependenciesTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/ide/IdeResolveDependenciesTask.kt
index 49c336ab278..ba5b034a843 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/ide/IdeResolveDependenciesTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/ide/IdeResolveDependenciesTask.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
 import org.gradle.work.DisableCachingByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.kotlinExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.idea.tcs.IdeaKotlinDependencyCoordinates
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinProjectSetupAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.locateOrRegisterTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.appendLine
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.notCompatibleWithConfigurationCacheCompat
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.Extras
 import java.io.File
 import java.lang.reflect.Type
 
+internal val IdeResolveDependenciesTaskSetupAction = KotlinProjectSetupAction {
+    locateOrRegisterIdeResolveDependenciesTask()
+}
+
 internal fun Project.locateOrRegisterIdeResolveDependenciesTask(): TaskProvider<IdeResolveDependenciesTask> {
     return locateOrRegisterTask("resolveIdeDependencies") { task ->
         task.description = "Debugging/Diagnosing task that will resolve dependencies for the IDE"
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt
index fd41b4a9589..6b953b302b9 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPluginLifecycle.Stage.AfterEvalu
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.hierarchy.orNull
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.hierarchy.setupDefaultKotlinHierarchy
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.ide.kotlinIdeMultiplatformImport
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.ide.locateOrRegisterIdeResolveDependenciesTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.Companion.sourceSetFreeCompilerArgsPropertyName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.internal.runDeprecationDiagnostics
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.sources.DefaultLanguageSettingsBuilder
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ class KotlinMultiplatformPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
 
         // Ensure that the instance is created and configured during apply
         project.kotlinIdeMultiplatformImport
-        project.locateOrRegisterIdeResolveDependenciesTask()
     }
 
     private fun exportProjectStructureMetadataForOtherBuilds(
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 0cbc18fe42e..59448cc53af 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
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ 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.plugin.ide.IdeResolveDependenciesTaskSetupAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.apple.AddBuildListenerForXCodeSetupAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.AddNpmDependencyExtensionProjectSetupAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.CreateFatFrameworksSetupAction
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ internal fun Project.registerKotlinPluginExtensions() {
         register(project, KotlinToolingDiagnosticsSetupAction)
 
         if (isMultiplatform) {
+            register(project, IdeResolveDependenciesTaskSetupAction)
             register(project, CInteropCommonizedCInteropApiElementsConfigurationsSetupAction)
             register(project, AddBuildListenerForXCodeSetupAction)
             register(project, CreateFatFrameworksSetupAction)