diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/GroovyBuildScriptManipulator.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/GroovyBuildScriptManipulator.kt
index 500c89f687d..83d2e4cc225 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/GroovyBuildScriptManipulator.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/GroovyBuildScriptManipulator.kt
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ class GroovyBuildScriptManipulator(private val groovyScript: GroovyFile) : Gradl
             if (applyStatement != null) {
                 groovyScript.addAfter(apply, applyStatement)
             } else {
-                val buildScriptBlock = groovyScript.getBlockByName("buildscript")
-                if (buildScriptBlock != null) {
-                    groovyScript.addAfter(apply, buildScriptBlock.parent)
+                val anchorBlock = groovyScript.getBlockByName("plugins") ?: groovyScript.getBlockByName("buildscript")
+                if (anchorBlock != null) {
+                    groovyScript.addAfter(apply, anchorBlock.parent)
                 } else {
                     groovyScript.addAfter(apply, groovyScript.statements.lastOrNull() ?: groovyScript.firstChild)
                 }
@@ -219,7 +219,11 @@ class GroovyBuildScriptManipulator(private val groovyScript: GroovyFile) : Gradl
 
     private fun GrStatementOwner.getDependenciesBlock(): GrClosableBlock = getBlockOrCreate("dependencies")
 
-    private fun GrStatementOwner.getBuildScriptBlock() = getBlockOrCreate("buildscript")
+    private fun GrStatementOwner.getBuildScriptBlock() = getBlockOrCreate("buildscript") { newBlock ->
+        val pluginsBlock = getBlockByName("plugins") ?: return@getBlockOrCreate false
+        addBefore(newBlock, pluginsBlock.parent)
+        true
+    }
 
     private fun GrStatementOwner.getBuildScriptRepositoriesBlock(): GrClosableBlock =
         getBuildScriptBlock().getBlockOrCreate("repositories")
@@ -227,12 +231,17 @@ class GroovyBuildScriptManipulator(private val groovyScript: GroovyFile) : Gradl
     private fun GrStatementOwner.getBuildScriptDependenciesBlock(): GrClosableBlock =
         getBuildScriptBlock().getBlockOrCreate("dependencies")
 
-    private fun GrStatementOwner.getBlockOrCreate(name: String): GrClosableBlock {
+    private fun GrStatementOwner.getBlockOrCreate(
+        name: String,
+        customInsert: GrStatementOwner.(newBlock: PsiElement) -> Boolean = { false }
+    ): GrClosableBlock {
         var block = getBlockByName(name)
         if (block == null) {
             val factory = GroovyPsiElementFactory.getInstance(project)
             val newBlock = factory.createExpressionFromText("$name{\n}\n")
-            addAfter(newBlock, statements.lastOrNull() ?: firstChild)
+            if (!customInsert(newBlock)) {
+                addAfter(newBlock, statements.lastOrNull() ?: firstChild)
+            }
             block = getBlockByName(name)!!
         }
         return block
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/GradleConfiguratorTest.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/GradleConfiguratorTest.kt
index 0002544c1c8..4123c7251c4 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/GradleConfiguratorTest.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/GradleConfiguratorTest.kt
@@ -111,6 +111,76 @@ class GradleConfiguratorTest : GradleImportingTestCase() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testConfigureKotlinWithPluginsBlock() {
+        createProjectSubFile("settings.gradle", "include ':app'")
+        val file = createProjectSubFile(
+                "app/build.gradle", """
+        plugins {
+            id 'java'
+        }
+
+        group 'testgroup'
+        version '1.0-SNAPSHOT'
+
+        sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+
+        repositories {
+            mavenCentral()
+        }
+
+        dependencies {
+            testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
+        }
+        """.trimIndent()
+        )
+
+        importProject()
+
+        runInEdtAndWait {
+            runWriteAction {
+                val module = ModuleManager.getInstance(myProject).findModuleByName("app")!!
+                val configurator = findGradleModuleConfigurator()
+                val collector = createConfigureKotlinNotificationCollector(myProject)
+                configurator.configureWithVersion(myProject, listOf(module), "1.0.6", collector)
+
+                FileDocumentManager.getInstance().saveAllDocuments()
+                val content = LoadTextUtil.loadText(file).toString()
+                assertEquals(
+                        """
+                buildscript {
+                    ext.kotlin_version = '1.0.6'
+                    repositories {
+                        mavenCentral()
+                    }
+                    dependencies {
+                        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:${"$"}kotlin_version"
+                    }
+                }
+                plugins {
+                    id 'java'
+                }
+                apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+
+                group 'testgroup'
+                version '1.0-SNAPSHOT'
+
+                sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+
+                repositories {
+                    mavenCentral()
+                }
+
+                dependencies {
+                    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
+                    compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:${"$"}kotlin_version"
+                }
+                """.trimIndent(), content
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun findGradleModuleConfigurator() = Extensions.findExtension(
         KotlinProjectConfigurator.EP_NAME,
         KotlinGradleModuleConfigurator::class.java