diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CommonizerTasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CommonizerTasks.kt
index f554ebff58e..3d01e789dbe 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CommonizerTasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CommonizerTasks.kt
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ internal val Project.commonizeNativeDistributionTask: TaskProvider<NativeDistrib
         return rootProject.locateOrRegisterTask(
             "commonizeNativeDistribution",
             invokeWhenRegistered = {
+                /**
+                 * https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/13252
+                 * https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/20145
+                 * https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-51583
+                 */
+                if (rootProject.plugins.findPlugin("jvm-ecosystem") == null) {
+                    rootProject.plugins.apply("jvm-ecosystem")
+                }
+
                 commonizeTask.dependsOn(this)
                 rootProject.commonizeTask.dependsOn(this)
                 cleanNativeDistributionCommonizerTask
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/CommonizerTaskTests.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/CommonizerTaskTests.kt
index dae11e49302..330be577af0 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/CommonizerTaskTests.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/CommonizerTaskTests.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
-@file:Suppress("FunctionName")
+@file:Suppress("FunctionName", "DuplicatedCode")
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle
 
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ import org.gradle.api.internal.project.ProjectInternal
 import org.gradle.testfixtures.ProjectBuilder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.KotlinNativeCompilation
 import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertNotNull
+import kotlin.test.assertNull
 
 class CommonizerTaskTests {
 
     private val rootProject = ProjectBuilder.builder().build() as ProjectInternal
     private val subproject = ProjectBuilder.builder().withName("subproject").withParent(rootProject).build() as ProjectInternal
 
+    companion object {
+        const val JVM_ECOSYSTEM_PLUGIN_ID = "jvm-ecosystem"
+    }
+
     private val kotlin = subproject.applyMultiplatformPlugin().apply {
         linuxX64()
         linuxArm64()
@@ -58,6 +64,70 @@ class CommonizerTaskTests {
         subproject.tasks.getByName("commonize").assertDependsOn(rootProjectCommonizeNativeDistributionTask)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if jvm-ecosystem plugin is applied when commonizer task is applied to the root project.
+     * Context: https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/20145
+     * https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-51583
+     */
+    @Test
+    fun `test commonizeNativeDistributionTask applied jvm-ecosystem plugin`() {
+        val rootProject = ProjectBuilder.builder().build() as ProjectInternal
+        val subproject = ProjectBuilder.builder().withParent(rootProject).build() as ProjectInternal
+
+        val jvmEcosystemPluginId = "jvm-ecosystem"
+        assertNull(rootProject.plugins.findPlugin(jvmEcosystemPluginId))
+
+        val kotlin = subproject.applyMultiplatformPlugin()
+        assertNull(rootProject.plugins.findPlugin(jvmEcosystemPluginId))
+
+        kotlin.linuxArm64()
+        kotlin.linuxX64()
+
+        rootProject.evaluate()
+        subproject.evaluate()
+
+        assertNotNull(rootProject.plugins.findPlugin(jvmEcosystemPluginId))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test commonizeNativeDistributionTask applied jvm-ecosystem plugin - jvm-ecosystem plugin is already applied`() {
+        val rootProject = ProjectBuilder.builder().build() as ProjectInternal
+        val subproject = ProjectBuilder.builder().withParent(rootProject).build() as ProjectInternal
+
+        rootProject.plugins.apply(JVM_ECOSYSTEM_PLUGIN_ID)
+        assertNotNull(rootProject.plugins.findPlugin(JVM_ECOSYSTEM_PLUGIN_ID))
+
+        val kotlin = subproject.applyMultiplatformPlugin()
+
+        kotlin.linuxArm64()
+        kotlin.linuxX64()
+
+        rootProject.evaluate()
+        subproject.evaluate()
+
+        assertNotNull(rootProject.plugins.findPlugin(JVM_ECOSYSTEM_PLUGIN_ID))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `test commonizeNativeDistributionTask applied jvm-ecosystem plugin - java plugin is already applied`() {
+        val rootProject = ProjectBuilder.builder().build() as ProjectInternal
+        val subproject = ProjectBuilder.builder().withParent(rootProject).build() as ProjectInternal
+
+        rootProject.plugins.apply("java")
+        assertNotNull(rootProject.plugins.findPlugin(JVM_ECOSYSTEM_PLUGIN_ID))
+
+        val kotlin = subproject.applyMultiplatformPlugin()
+
+        kotlin.linuxArm64()
+        kotlin.linuxX64()
+
+        rootProject.evaluate()
+        subproject.evaluate()
+
+        assertNotNull(rootProject.plugins.findPlugin(JVM_ECOSYSTEM_PLUGIN_ID))
+    }
+
+
     @Test
     fun `test commonizeCInteropTask`() {
         val commonizeCInteropTaskName = "commonizeCInterop"