diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 1647dab2144..5a78de666c5 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ kotlin {
 
 apiValidation {
     publicMarkers.add("org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.ExternalKotlinTargetApi")
-    publicMarkers.add("org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinGradlePluginDsl")
+    publicMarkers.add("org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl")
     nonPublicMarkers.add("org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.InternalKotlinGradlePluginApi")
     additionalSourceSets.add("common")
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinGradlePluginDsl.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl.kt
similarity index 67%
rename from libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinGradlePluginDsl.kt
rename to libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl.kt
index 758dc8c7ff9..c9eef4b9bd4 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinGradlePluginDsl.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl
 
 /**
  * Adhoc marker for APIs that are considered 'User facing dsl'.
+ *
  * Annotated APIs will be binary validated.
+ *
+ * Please consider exposing public DSL in the Kotlin Gradle Plugin API artifact rather than adding this annotation.
  */
-internal annotation class KotlinGradlePluginDsl
+internal annotation class KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt
index 22f1741a235..0eedcdbc5f4 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.newInstance
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
-@KotlinGradlePluginDsl
+@KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl
 abstract class KotlinMultiplatformExtension
 @InternalKotlinGradlePluginApi constructor(project: Project) :
     KotlinProjectExtension(project),
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ abstract class KotlinMultiplatformExtension
 }
 
 @DeprecatedTargetPresetApi
-@KotlinGradlePluginDsl
+@KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl
 interface TargetsFromPresetExtension : NamedDomainObjectCollection<KotlinTarget> {
 
     @Deprecated(
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformSourceSetConventions.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformSourceSetConventions.kt
index 8432d1c41ec..90da2e34a42 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformSourceSetConventions.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformSourceSetConventions.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.dsl.KotlinJsTargetDsl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.jvm.KotlinJvmTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.Family
 
-@KotlinGradlePluginDsl
+@KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl
 interface KotlinMultiplatformSourceSetConventions {
     val NamedDomainObjectContainer<KotlinSourceSet>.commonMain: NamedDomainObjectProvider<KotlinSourceSet>
     val NamedDomainObjectContainer<KotlinSourceSet>.commonTest: NamedDomainObjectProvider<KotlinSourceSet>
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinProjectExtension.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinProjectExtension.kt
index bb05c1b2b7d..c3fba256cb4 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinProjectExtension.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinProjectExtension.kt
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ internal fun KotlinTopLevelExtension.explicitApiModeAsCompilerArg(): String? {
     return cliOption?.let { "-Xexplicit-api=$it" }
 }
 
-@KotlinGradlePluginDsl
+@KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl
 open class KotlinProjectExtension @Inject constructor(project: Project) : KotlinTopLevelExtension(project), KotlinSourceSetContainer, HasMutableExtras {
     final override val extras: MutableExtras = mutableExtrasOf()
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithJsPresetFunctions.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithJsPresetFunctions.kt
index d3667255955..d6d4ad4972a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithJsPresetFunctions.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithJsPresetFunctions.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.android.internal.InternalKotlinTargetPreset
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.dsl.KotlinJsTargetDsl
 
-@KotlinGradlePluginDsl
+@KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl
 interface KotlinTargetContainerWithJsPresetFunctions :
     KotlinTargetContainerWithPresetFunctions,
     KotlinJsCompilerTypeHolder {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithNativeShortcuts.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithNativeShortcuts.kt
index 08f509f80cc..e8654bcbdad 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithNativeShortcuts.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithNativeShortcuts.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.extrasReadWriteProperty
 private const val SHORTCUTS_DEPRECATION_MESSAGE = "Use applyDefaultHierarchyTemplate() instead. " +
         "Deprecated since 1.9.20, scheduled for removal in 2.0"
 
-@KotlinGradlePluginDsl
+@KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl
 @Deprecated(SHORTCUTS_DEPRECATION_MESSAGE)
 interface KotlinTargetContainerWithNativeShortcuts : KotlinTargetContainerWithPresetFunctions, KotlinSourceSetContainer {
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithPresetFunctions.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithPresetFunctions.kt
index 56a9f6ba54d..e1d6239dea4 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithPresetFunctions.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithPresetFunctions.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.DEPRECATED_TARGET_MESSAGE
 
 private const val ANDROID_TARGET_MIGRATION_MESSAGE = "Please use androidTarget() instead. Learn more here: https://kotl.in/android-target-dsl"
 
-@KotlinGradlePluginDsl
+@KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl
 interface KotlinTargetContainerWithPresetFunctions : KotlinTargetsContainerWithPresets {
 
     fun jvm(
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithWasmPresetFunctions.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithWasmPresetFunctions.kt
index fcba5e76384..d93447109d9 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithWasmPresetFunctions.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinTargetContainerWithWasmPresetFunctions.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.dsl.KotlinWasmJsTargetDsl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.dsl.KotlinWasmWasiTargetDsl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.ir.KotlinWasmTargetPreset
 
-@KotlinGradlePluginDsl
+@KotlinGradlePluginPublicDsl
 interface KotlinTargetContainerWithWasmPresetFunctions : KotlinTargetContainerWithPresetFunctions {
     @ExperimentalWasmDsl
     fun wasmJs(