diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPluginWrapper.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPluginWrapper.kt
index 6f688aee5f4..2fd1c9db84c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPluginWrapper.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinPluginWrapper.kt
@@ -68,21 +68,20 @@ abstract class DefaultKotlinBasePlugin : KotlinBasePlugin {
     override val pluginVersion: String = getKotlinPluginVersion(logger)
 
     override fun apply(project: Project) {
+        checkGradleCompatibility()
 
+        project.registerDefaultVariantImplementations()
         KotlinBuildStatsService.getOrCreateInstance(project)?.apply {
             report(StringMetrics.KOTLIN_COMPILER_VERSION, pluginVersion)
         }
         BuildFlowService.registerIfAbsent(project)
 
-        checkGradleCompatibility()
-
         project.gradle.projectsEvaluated {
             whenBuildEvaluated(project)
         }
 
         addKotlinCompilerConfiguration(project)
 
-        project.registerDefaultVariantImplementations()
 
         project.configurations.maybeCreate(PLUGIN_CLASSPATH_CONFIGURATION_NAME).apply {
             isVisible = false
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/BuildFlowService.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/BuildFlowService.kt
index 229669d8ec9..20988edc144 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/BuildFlowService.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/BuildFlowService.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import org.gradle.tooling.events.task.TaskFinishEvent
 import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.BuildEventsListenerRegistryHolder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.StatisticsBuildFlowManager
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.internal.isProjectIsolationEnabled
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.isConfigurationCacheAvailable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.statistics.metrics.BooleanMetrics
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.statistics.metrics.IStatisticsValuesConsumer
@@ -55,6 +56,11 @@ internal abstract class BuildFlowService : BuildService<BuildFlowService.Paramet
             }
 
             val fusStatisticsAvailable = fusStatisticsAvailable(project.gradle)
+
+            //Workaround for known issues for Gradle 8+: https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/24887:
+            // when this OperationCompletionListener is called services can be already closed for Gradle 8,
+            // so there is a change that no VariantImplementationFactory will be found
+            val isProjectIsolationEnabled = project.isProjectIsolationEnabled
             return project.gradle.sharedServices.registerIfAbsent(serviceName, BuildFlowService::class.java) { spec ->
                 if (fusStatisticsAvailable) {
                     KotlinBuildStatsService.applyIfInitialised {
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ internal abstract class BuildFlowService : BuildService<BuildFlowService.Paramet
                 }
 
                 spec.parameters.configurationMetrics.set(project.provider {
-                    KotlinBuildStatsService.getInstance()?.collectStartMetrics(project)
+                    KotlinBuildStatsService.getInstance()?.collectStartMetrics(project, isProjectIsolationEnabled)
                 })
                 spec.parameters.fusStatisticsAvailable.set(fusStatisticsAvailable)
             }.also { buildService ->
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/KotlinBuildStatHandler.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/KotlinBuildStatHandler.kt
index bc2e5f6ad87..5b86a1e405f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/KotlinBuildStatHandler.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/KotlinBuildStatHandler.kt
@@ -84,13 +84,14 @@ class KotlinBuildStatHandler {
     internal fun collectConfigurationTimeMetrics(
         project: Project,
         sessionLogger: BuildSessionLogger,
+        isProjectIsolationEnabled: Boolean,
     ): MetricContainer {
         val gradle = project.gradle
         val configurationTimeMetrics = MetricContainer()
         configurationTimeMetrics.put(StringMetrics.PROJECT_PATH, gradle.rootProject.projectDir.absolutePath)
         configurationTimeMetrics.put(StringMetrics.GRADLE_VERSION, gradle.gradleVersion)
 
-        if (project.isProjectIsolationEnabled) { //support project isolation - KT-58768
+        if (isProjectIsolationEnabled) { //support project isolation - KT-58768
             return configurationTimeMetrics
         }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/KotlinBuildStatsService.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/KotlinBuildStatsService.kt
index 6e8abfff994..c9dd68f37fc 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/KotlinBuildStatsService.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/statistics/KotlinBuildStatsService.kt
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ internal abstract class KotlinBuildStatsService internal constructor() : IStatis
                             registerPre232IdeaStatsBean(mbs, gradle, log)
                         }
 
-                       BuildEventsListenerRegistryHolder.getInstance(project).listenerRegistry.onTaskCompletion(project.provider {
+                        BuildEventsListenerRegistryHolder.getInstance(project).listenerRegistry.onTaskCompletion(project.provider {
                             OperationCompletionListener { event ->
                                 if (event is TaskFinishEvent) {
                                     reportTaskIfNeed(event.descriptor.name)
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ internal abstract class KotlinBuildStatsService internal constructor() : IStatis
     /**
      * Collect project general and configuration metrics at the start of a build
      */
-    open fun collectStartMetrics(project: Project): MetricContainer = MetricContainer()
+    open fun collectStartMetrics(project: Project, isProjectIsolationEnabled: Boolean): MetricContainer = MetricContainer()
 
     open fun recordProjectsEvaluated(gradle: Gradle) {}
 }
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ internal class DefaultKotlinBuildStatsService internal constructor(
         KotlinBuildStatHandler().reportBuildFinished(sessionLogger, action, buildFailed, configurationTimeMetrics)
     }
 
-    override fun collectStartMetrics(project: Project) = KotlinBuildStatHandler().collectConfigurationTimeMetrics(project, sessionLogger)
+    override fun collectStartMetrics(project: Project, isProjectIsolationEnabled: Boolean) =
+        KotlinBuildStatHandler().collectConfigurationTimeMetrics(project, sessionLogger, isProjectIsolationEnabled)
 
 }