diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinProjectNpmResolver.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinProjectNpmResolver.kt
index a93576246ca..b5bf6822097 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinProjectNpmResolver.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinProjectNpmResolver.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolver
 
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.Task
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskCollection
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinMultiplatformExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinSingleTargetExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.kotlinExtensionOrNull
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.KotlinJsTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.RequiredKotlinJsDependency
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.RequiresNpmDependencies
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolved.KotlinProjectNpmResolution
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
 /**
  * See [KotlinNpmResolutionManager] for details about resolution process.
@@ -112,9 +115,9 @@ internal class KotlinProjectNpmResolver(
             private set
 
         init {
-            projectNpmResolver.project.tasks.forEach { task ->
-                if (task.enabled && task is RequiresNpmDependencies) {
-                    addTaskRequirements(task)
+            projectNpmResolver.project.tasks.implementing(RequiresNpmDependencies::class).forEach { task ->
+                if (task.enabled) {
+                    addTaskRequirements(task as RequiresNpmDependencies)
                     task.dependsOn(projectNpmResolver[task.compilation].packageJsonTaskHolder)
                     task.dependsOn(projectNpmResolver.resolver.nodeJs.npmInstallTask)
                 }
@@ -135,4 +138,13 @@ internal class KotlinProjectNpmResolver(
                 .add(task)
         }
     }
-}
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+}
+
+/**
+ * Filters a [TaskCollection] by type that is not a subtype of [Task] (for use with interfaces)
+ *
+ * TODO properly express within the type system? The result should be a TaskCollection<T & R>
+ */
+private fun <T : Task, R : Any> TaskCollection<T>.implementing(kclass: KClass<R>): TaskCollection<T> =
+    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+    withType(kclass.java as Class<T>)
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