diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/GradleKotlinFrameworkSupportProvider.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/GradleKotlinFrameworkSupportProvider.kt
index 242bc669829..6d352f27f35 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/GradleKotlinFrameworkSupportProvider.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/GradleKotlinFrameworkSupportProvider.kt
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ abstract class GradleKotlinFrameworkSupportProvider(
 
         if (useNewSyntax) {
             updateSettingsScript(module) { updateSettingsScript(it, specifyPluginVersionIfNeeded) }
+        } else {
+            buildScriptData.addBuildscriptDependencyNotation(KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.CLASSPATH)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt
index 6232d7932c3..13fb0f32d8a 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ abstract class KotlinWithGradleConfigurator : KotlinProjectConfigurator {
         val GROUP_ID = "org.jetbrains.kotlin"
         val GRADLE_PLUGIN_ID = "kotlin-gradle-plugin"
 
+        val CLASSPATH = "classpath \"$GROUP_ID:$GRADLE_PLUGIN_ID:\$kotlin_version\""
+
         private val KOTLIN_BUILD_SCRIPT_NAME = "build.gradle.kts"
         private val KOTLIN_SETTINGS_SCRIPT_NAME = "settings.gradle.kts"
 
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt.as31 b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt.as31
index 2ab69a5ee7f..2dd604e45ed 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt.as31
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt.as31
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ abstract class KotlinWithGradleConfigurator : KotlinProjectConfigurator {
         val GROUP_ID = "org.jetbrains.kotlin"
         val GRADLE_PLUGIN_ID = "kotlin-gradle-plugin"
 
+        val CLASSPATH = "classpath \"$GROUP_ID:$GRADLE_PLUGIN_ID:\$kotlin_version\""
+
         private val KOTLIN_BUILD_SCRIPT_NAME = "build.gradle.kts"
         private val KOTLIN_SETTINGS_SCRIPT_NAME = "settings.gradle.kts"
 
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt.as32 b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt.as32
index 2ab69a5ee7f..2dd604e45ed 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt.as32
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinWithGradleConfigurator.kt.as32
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ abstract class KotlinWithGradleConfigurator : KotlinProjectConfigurator {
         val GROUP_ID = "org.jetbrains.kotlin"
         val GRADLE_PLUGIN_ID = "kotlin-gradle-plugin"
 
+        val CLASSPATH = "classpath \"$GROUP_ID:$GRADLE_PLUGIN_ID:\$kotlin_version\""
+
         private val KOTLIN_BUILD_SCRIPT_NAME = "build.gradle.kts"
         private val KOTLIN_SETTINGS_SCRIPT_NAME = "settings.gradle.kts"