diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmApi.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmApi.kt
index 6510e48e142..cc754e3113e 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmApi.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmApi.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ interface NpmApi {
 
     fun resolveDependency(
         resolvedNpmProject: KotlinCompilationNpmResolution,
-        dependency: NpmDependency
+        dependency: NpmDependency,
+        transitive: Boolean
     ): Set<File>
 
     companion object {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependency.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependency.kt
index 1c35732f168..4f0dce64ca3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependency.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependency.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ data class NpmDependency(
                     .npmProject
                     .nodeJs
                     .packageManager
-                    .resolveDependency(it, this)
+                    .resolveDependency(
+                        it,
+                        this,
+                        transitive
+                    )
             }
             ?: mutableSetOf()
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/Yarn.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/Yarn.kt
index 9b42f83458d..5dc2292898b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/Yarn.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/Yarn.kt
@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ object Yarn : NpmApi {
 
     override fun resolveDependency(
         resolvedNpmProject: KotlinCompilationNpmResolution,
-        dependency: NpmDependency
-    ) = getDelegate(resolvedNpmProject.project).resolveDependency(resolvedNpmProject, dependency)
+        dependency: NpmDependency,
+        transitive: Boolean
+    ) = getDelegate(resolvedNpmProject.project)
+        .resolveDependency(
+            resolvedNpmProject,
+            dependency,
+            transitive
+        )
 
     override fun resolveRootProject(
         rootProject: Project,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnBasics.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnBasics.kt
index bb2883280bb..6a8b2e44267 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnBasics.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnBasics.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ abstract class YarnBasics : NpmApi {
 
     override fun resolveDependency(
         resolvedNpmProject: KotlinCompilationNpmResolution,
-        dependency: NpmDependency
+        dependency: NpmDependency,
+        transitive: Boolean
     ): Set<File> {
         val files = resolvedDependencies[dependency]
 
@@ -69,12 +70,15 @@ abstract class YarnBasics : NpmApi {
             }
         }
 
-        dependency.dependencies.forEach {
-            resolveDependency(
-                resolvedNpmProject,
-                it
-            ).also { files ->
-                all.addAll(files)
+        if (transitive) {
+            dependency.dependencies.forEach {
+                resolveDependency(
+                    resolvedNpmProject,
+                    it,
+                    transitive
+                ).also { files ->
+                    all.addAll(files)
+                }
             }
         }