diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinPluginLifecycleTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinPluginLifecycleTest.kt
index 64e2cc87545..261f9d654c1 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinPluginLifecycleTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinPluginLifecycleTest.kt
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.unitTests
 
 import org.gradle.api.ProjectConfigurationException
+import org.gradle.internal.impldep.org.testng.TestException
+import org.gradle.testfixtures.ProjectBuilder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPluginLifecycle.IllegalLifecycleException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPluginLifecycle.ProjectConfigurationResult.Failure
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPluginLifecycle.Stage
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPluginLifecycle.Stage.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.applyMultiplatformPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.buildProjectWithMPP
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.runLifecycleAwareTest
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.future
@@ -553,4 +556,17 @@ class KotlinPluginLifecycleTest {
         assertTrue(FinaliseDsl !in Stage.until(FinaliseDsl))
         assertTrue(FinaliseDsl.previousOrFirst in Stage.until(FinaliseDsl))
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test - runLifecycleAwareTest - in a project with lifecycle`() {
+        val project = ProjectBuilder.builder().build()
+        project.applyMultiplatformPlugin()
+        project.runLifecycleAwareTest{}
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test - runLifecycleAwareTest - in a project without lifecycle`() {
+        val project = ProjectBuilder.builder().build()
+        assertFailsWith<AssertionError> { project.runLifecycleAwareTest{} }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/util/lifecycleUtils.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/util/lifecycleUtils.kt
index 74424c075d4..d9d1004f888 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/util/lifecycleUtils.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/util/lifecycleUtils.kt
@@ -10,11 +10,16 @@ import org.gradle.api.internal.project.ProjectInternal
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.kotlinPluginLifecycle
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.withLinearClosure
 import java.lang.AssertionError
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
 
 fun Project.runLifecycleAwareTest(block: suspend Project.() -> Unit) {
-    kotlinPluginLifecycle.launch { block() }
+    kotlinPluginLifecycle.launch {
+        block()
+    }
     try {
         (this as ProjectInternal).evaluate()
+        assertTrue(kotlinPluginLifecycle.isStarted)
+        assertTrue(kotlinPluginLifecycle.isFinished)
     } catch (t: Throwable) {
         /* Prefer throwing AssertionError directly, if possible */
         val allCauses = t.withLinearClosure { it.cause }