diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt
index 6dc36b2a80c..efc9957b160 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ExternalModuleDependency
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ProjectDependency
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.HasKotlinDependencies
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinDependencyHandler
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.NpmDependency
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.directoryNpmDependency
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.moduleName
@@ -103,6 +104,16 @@ class DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler(
             generateExternals = generateExternals
         )
 
+    override fun npm(
+        name: String,
+        version: String
+    ): NpmDependency =
+        npm(
+            name = name,
+            version = version,
+            generateExternals = defaultGenerateExternals()
+        )
+
     override fun npm(
         name: String,
         directory: File,
@@ -115,6 +126,16 @@ class DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler(
             generateExternals = generateExternals
         )
 
+    override fun npm(
+        name: String,
+        directory: File
+    ): NpmDependency =
+        npm(
+            name = name,
+            directory = directory,
+            generateExternals = defaultGenerateExternals()
+        )
+
     override fun npm(
         directory: File,
         generateExternals: Boolean
@@ -125,6 +146,12 @@ class DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler(
             generateExternals = generateExternals
         )
 
+    override fun npm(directory: File): NpmDependency =
+        npm(
+            directory = directory,
+            generateExternals = defaultGenerateExternals()
+        )
+
     override fun devNpm(
         name: String,
         version: String
@@ -136,7 +163,10 @@ class DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler(
             scope = NpmDependency.Scope.DEV
         )
 
-    override fun devNpm(name: String, directory: File): NpmDependency =
+    override fun devNpm(
+        name: String,
+        directory: File
+    ): NpmDependency =
         directoryNpmDependency(
             name = name,
             directory = directory,
@@ -163,18 +193,35 @@ class DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler(
             generateExternals = generateExternals
         )
 
+    override fun optionalNpm(
+        name: String,
+        version: String
+    ): NpmDependency =
+        optionalNpm(
+            name,
+            version,
+            defaultGenerateExternals()
+        )
+
     override fun optionalNpm(
         name: String,
         directory: File,
         generateExternals: Boolean
     ): NpmDependency =
         directoryNpmDependency(
-            name,
-            directory,
-            NpmDependency.Scope.OPTIONAL,
+            name = name,
+            directory = directory,
+            scope = NpmDependency.Scope.OPTIONAL,
             generateExternals = generateExternals
         )
 
+    override fun optionalNpm(name: String, directory: File): NpmDependency =
+        optionalNpm(
+            name = name,
+            directory = directory,
+            generateExternals = defaultGenerateExternals()
+        )
+
     override fun optionalNpm(
         directory: File,
         generateExternals: Boolean
@@ -185,6 +232,12 @@ class DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler(
             generateExternals = generateExternals
         )
 
+    override fun optionalNpm(directory: File): NpmDependency =
+        optionalNpm(
+            directory = directory,
+            generateExternals = defaultGenerateExternals()
+        )
+
     override fun peerNpm(
         name: String,
         version: String
@@ -196,6 +249,9 @@ class DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler(
             scope = NpmDependency.Scope.PEER
         )
 
+    private fun defaultGenerateExternals() =
+        PropertiesProvider(project).jsGenerateExternals
+
     private fun directoryNpmDependency(
         name: String,
         directory: File,