diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/AbstractKotlinAndroidGradleTests.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/AbstractKotlinAndroidGradleTests.kt
index 7db95600cbd..924863d3103 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/AbstractKotlinAndroidGradleTests.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/AbstractKotlinAndroidGradleTests.kt
@@ -324,6 +324,19 @@ open class KotlinAndroid32GradleIT : KotlinAndroid3GradleIT() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testLintInAndroidProjectsDependingOnMppWithoutAndroid() = with(Project("AndroidProject")) {
+        embedProject(Project("sample-lib", directoryPrefix = "new-mpp-lib-and-app"))
+        gradleBuildScript("Lib").appendText(
+            "\ndependencies { implementation(project(':sample-lib')) }"
+        )
+        val lintTask = ":Lib:lintFlavor1Debug"
+        build(lintTask) {
+            assertSuccessful()
+            assertTasksExecuted(lintTask) // Check that the lint task ran successfully, KT-27170
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testKaptUsingApOptionProvidersAsNestedInputOutput() = with(Project("AndroidProject")) {
         setupWorkingDir()
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/jvm/KotlinJvmTargetConfigurator.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/jvm/KotlinJvmTargetConfigurator.kt
index c14146e26d5..a2752ef48e0 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/jvm/KotlinJvmTargetConfigurator.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/jvm/KotlinJvmTargetConfigurator.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,26 @@ class KotlinJvmTargetConfigurator(kotlinPluginVersion: String) :
     KotlinOnlyTargetConfigurator<KotlinJvmCompilation, KotlinJvmTarget>(true, true, kotlinPluginVersion),
     KotlinTargetWithTestsConfigurator<KotlinJvmTestRun, KotlinJvmTarget> {
 
+    override fun configurePlatformSpecificModel(target: KotlinJvmTarget) {
+        super<KotlinOnlyTargetConfigurator>.configurePlatformSpecificModel(target)
+        super<KotlinTargetWithTestsConfigurator>.configurePlatformSpecificModel(target)
+
+        // Create the configuration under the name 'compileClasspath', as Android lint tasks want it, KT-27170
+        target.project.whenEvaluated {
+            if (configurations.findByName("compileClasspath") == null) {
+                configurations.create("compileClasspath").apply {
+                    isCanBeResolved = false
+                    isCanBeConsumed = false
+                    extendsFrom(
+                        target.project.configurations.getByName(
+                            target.compilations.getByName(KotlinCompilation.MAIN_COMPILATION_NAME).compileDependencyConfigurationName
+                        )
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     override val testRunClass: Class<KotlinJvmTestRun>
         get() = KotlinJvmTestRun::class.java