diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/api/kotlin-gradle-plugin.api b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/api/kotlin-gradle-plugin.api
index f0c953046da..361845ad2aa 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/api/kotlin-gradle-plugin.api
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/api/kotlin-gradle-plugin.api
@@ -910,6 +910,8 @@ public final class org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/external/ExternalKotli
 public abstract interface class org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/resources/KotlinTargetResourcesPublication {
 	public static final field Companion Lorg/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/resources/KotlinTargetResourcesPublication$Companion;
 	public static final field EXTENSION_NAME Ljava/lang/String;
+	public abstract fun canPublishResources (Lorg/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTarget;)Z
+	public abstract fun publishResourcesAsKotlinComponent (Lorg/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTarget;Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;Lorg/gradle/api/provider/Provider;)V
 }
 
 public abstract class org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/targetHierarchy/SourceSetTreeClassifier {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/diagnostics/KotlinToolingDiagnostics.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/diagnostics/KotlinToolingDiagnostics.kt
index 9c391e804e8..4dc88c2dc9e 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/diagnostics/KotlinToolingDiagnostics.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/diagnostics/KotlinToolingDiagnostics.kt
@@ -776,6 +776,16 @@ object KotlinToolingDiagnostics {
         )
     }
 
+    object ResourceMayNotBePublishedForTarget : ToolingDiagnosticFactory(ERROR) {
+        operator fun invoke(targetName: String) = build(
+            """
+            Resources publication for target $targetName is not supported yet.
+            
+            $resourcesBugReportRequest
+            """.trimIndent()
+        )
+    }
+
     object DependencyDoesNotPhysicallyExist : ToolingDiagnosticFactory(WARNING) {
         operator fun invoke(dependency: File) = build(
             """
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/resources/KotlinTargetResourcesPublication.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/resources/KotlinTargetResourcesPublication.kt
index eb98edce6bd..03d319a5b20 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/resources/KotlinTargetResourcesPublication.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/resources/KotlinTargetResourcesPublication.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ interface KotlinTargetResourcesPublication {
         val excludes: List<String>,
     )
 
+    fun canPublishResources(target: KotlinTarget): Boolean
+
+    fun publishResourcesAsKotlinComponent(
+        target: KotlinTarget,
+        resourcePathForSourceSet: (KotlinSourceSet) -> (ResourceRoot),
+        relativeResourcePlacement: Provider<File>,
+    )
+
     companion object {
         const val EXTENSION_NAME = "multiplatformResourcesPublication"
     }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/resources/KotlinTargetResourcesPublicationImpl.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/resources/KotlinTargetResourcesPublicationImpl.kt
index 09da9452fd2..b03229466c2 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/resources/KotlinTargetResourcesPublicationImpl.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/resources/KotlinTargetResourcesPublicationImpl.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPluginLifecycle
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.KotlinToolingDiagnostics
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.reportDiagnostic
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.launchInStage
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.KotlinAndroidTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.KotlinNativeTarget
@@ -32,8 +34,11 @@ internal abstract class KotlinTargetResourcesPublicationImpl @Inject constructor
         val relativeResourcePlacement: Provider<File>,
     )
 
-    private val targetToResourcesMap: MutableMap<KotlinTarget, TargetResources> = mutableMapOf()
+    private val targetsThatSupportPublication = listOf(
+        KotlinJvmTarget::class,
+    )
 
+    private val targetToResourcesMap: MutableMap<KotlinTarget, TargetResources> = mutableMapOf()
     private val targetResourcesSubscribers: MutableMap<KotlinTarget, MutableList<(TargetResources) -> (Unit)>> = mutableMapOf()
 
     internal fun subscribeOnPublishResources(
@@ -45,8 +50,36 @@ internal abstract class KotlinTargetResourcesPublicationImpl @Inject constructor
     }
 
 
+    override fun canPublishResources(target: KotlinTarget): Boolean {
+        if (targetsThatSupportPublication.none { it.isInstance(target) }) return false
+        return true
+    }
+
+    override fun publishResourcesAsKotlinComponent(
+        target: KotlinTarget,
+        resourcePathForSourceSet: (KotlinSourceSet) -> (KotlinTargetResourcesPublication.ResourceRoot),
+        relativeResourcePlacement: Provider<File>,
+    ) {
+        if (!canPublishResources(target)) {
+            target.project.reportDiagnostic(KotlinToolingDiagnostics.ResourceMayNotBePublishedForTarget(target.name))
+            return
+        }
+        if (targetToResourcesMap[target] != null) {
+            target.project.reportDiagnostic(KotlinToolingDiagnostics.ResourcePublishedMoreThanOncePerTarget(target.name))
+            return
+        }
+
+        val resources = TargetResources(
+            resourcePathForSourceSet = resourcePathForSourceSet,
+            relativeResourcePlacement = relativeResourcePlacement,
+        )
+        targetToResourcesMap[target] = resources
+        targetResourcesSubscribers[target].orEmpty().forEach { notify ->
+            notify(resources)
+        }
+    }
     internal companion object {
         const val MULTIPLATFORM_RESOURCES_DIRECTORY = "kotlin-multiplatform-resources"
     }
 
-}
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+}
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinTargetResourcesPublicationImplTests.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinTargetResourcesPublicationImplTests.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3dbab8bd2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinTargetResourcesPublicationImplTests.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.unitTests
+
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.multiplatformExtension
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinTarget
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.KotlinToolingDiagnostics
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.resources.KotlinTargetResourcesPublication
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.resources.resourcesPublicationExtension
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.assertContainsDiagnostic
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.buildProjectWithMPP
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.kotlin
+import org.junit.Test
+import java.io.File
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+class KotlinTargetResourcesPublicationImplTests {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test publication callback - after resources publication`() {
+        val project = buildProjectWithMPP {
+            kotlin {
+                jvm()
+            }
+        }
+        val target = project.multiplatformExtension.jvm()
+
+        var callbacks = 0
+        project.publishFakeResources(target)
+        project.multiplatformExtension.resourcesPublicationExtension?.subscribeOnPublishResources(
+            target
+        ) {
+            callbacks += 1
+        }
+        assertEquals(callbacks, 1)
+
+        project.multiplatformExtension.resourcesPublicationExtension?.subscribeOnPublishResources(
+            target
+        ) {
+            callbacks += 1
+        }
+        assertEquals(callbacks, 2)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test publication callback - before and after resources publication`() {
+        val project = buildProjectWithMPP {
+            kotlin {
+                jvm()
+            }
+        }
+        val target = project.multiplatformExtension.jvm()
+
+        var callbacks = 0
+        project.multiplatformExtension.resourcesPublicationExtension?.subscribeOnPublishResources(
+            target
+        ) {
+            callbacks += 1
+        }
+        project.publishFakeResources(target)
+        assertEquals(callbacks, 1)
+
+        project.multiplatformExtension.resourcesPublicationExtension?.subscribeOnPublishResources(
+            target
+        ) {
+            callbacks += 1
+        }
+        assertEquals(callbacks, 2)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test publication - reports a diagnostic when publishing multiple times per target`() {
+        val project = buildProjectWithMPP {
+            kotlin {
+                jvm()
+            }
+        }
+        val target = project.multiplatformExtension.jvm()
+
+        project.publishFakeResources(target)
+        project.publishFakeResources(target)
+
+        project.assertContainsDiagnostic(KotlinToolingDiagnostics.ResourcePublishedMoreThanOncePerTarget)
+    }
+
+    private fun Project.publishFakeResources(target: KotlinTarget) {
+        project.multiplatformExtension.resourcesPublicationExtension?.publishResourcesAsKotlinComponent(
+            target,
+            resourcePathForSourceSet = {
+                KotlinTargetResourcesPublication.ResourceRoot(
+                    project.provider { File(it.name) },
+                    emptyList(),
+                    emptyList(),
+                )
+            },
+            relativeResourcePlacement = project.provider { File("test") },
+        )
+    }
+
+}
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