diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt
index 9bdea4d1f35..88890f12581 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinMultiplatformPlugin.kt
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ class KotlinMultiplatformPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             METADATA_TARGET_NAME
         )
         project.registerKotlinArtifactsExtension()
-
-        configurePublishingWithMavenPublish(project)
     }
 
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/Publishing.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/Publishing.kt
index 2984b6aa10f..fdb9ca78f5a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/Publishing.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/Publishing.kt
@@ -28,15 +28,17 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.isKotlinGranularMetadataEnab
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tooling.buildKotlinToolingMetadataTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.whenEvaluated
 
-internal fun configurePublishingWithMavenPublish(project: Project) = project.pluginManager.withPlugin("maven-publish") {
-    if (project.kotlinPropertiesProvider.createDefaultMultiplatformPublications) {
-        project.extensions.configure(PublishingExtension::class.java) { publishing ->
-            createRootPublication(project, publishing)
-            createTargetPublications(project, publishing)
+internal val MultiplatformPublishingSetupAction = KotlinProjectSetupAction {
+    project.pluginManager.withPlugin("maven-publish") {
+        if (project.kotlinPropertiesProvider.createDefaultMultiplatformPublications) {
+            project.extensions.configure(PublishingExtension::class.java) { publishing ->
+                createRootPublication(project, publishing)
+                createTargetPublications(project, publishing)
+            }
         }
-    }
 
-    project.components.add(project.multiplatformExtension.rootSoftwareComponent)
+        project.components.add(project.multiplatformExtension.rootSoftwareComponent)
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -163,4 +165,4 @@ internal fun Configuration.configureSourcesPublicationAttributes(target: KotlinT
     // however for Java Gradle Plugin compatibility and in order to prevent weird Variant Resolution errors we include this attribute
     attributes.attribute(Bundling.BUNDLING_ATTRIBUTE, project.attributeValueByName(Bundling.EXTERNAL))
     usesPlatformOf(target)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/registerKotlinPluginExtensions.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/registerKotlinPluginExtensions.kt
index 4c41ff0511c..3c61171595c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/registerKotlinPluginExtensions.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/registerKotlinPluginExtensions.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.checkers.WasmSourceSetsNot
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.ide.IdeMultiplatformImportSetupAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.ide.IdeResolveDependenciesTaskSetupAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.GlobalProjectStructureMetadataStorageSetupAction
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.MultiplatformPublishingSetupAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.SyncLanguageSettingsWithKotlinExtensionSetupAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.UserDefinedAttributesSetupAction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.apple.AddBuildListenerForXCodeSetupAction
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ internal fun Project.registerKotlinPluginExtensions() {
         }
 
         if (isMultiplatform) {
+            register(project, MultiplatformPublishingSetupAction)
             register(project, LanguageSettingsSetupAction)
             register(project, GlobalProjectStructureMetadataStorageSetupAction)
             register(project, IdeMultiplatformImportSetupAction)