diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt
index 7fab70a7660..d81fa19341f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt
@@ -67,20 +67,22 @@ open class NodeJsRootPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             it.gradleNodeModules.set(gradleNodeModulesProvider)
         }
 
-        val npmInstall = project.registerTask<KotlinNpmInstallTask>(KotlinNpmInstallTask.NAME) {
-            it.dependsOn(setupTask)
-            it.dependsOn(setupFileHasherTask)
-            it.group = TASKS_GROUP_NAME
-            it.description = "Find, download and link NPM dependencies and projects"
+        val npmInstall = project.registerTask<KotlinNpmInstallTask>(KotlinNpmInstallTask.NAME) { npmInstall ->
+            npmInstall.dependsOn(setupTask)
+            npmInstall.dependsOn(setupFileHasherTask)
+            npmInstall.group = TASKS_GROUP_NAME
+            npmInstall.description = "Find, download and link NPM dependencies and projects"
 
-            it.onlyIfCompat("No package.json files for install") { task ->
+            npmInstall.onlyIfCompat("No package.json files for install") { task ->
                 task as KotlinNpmInstallTask
                 task.preparedFiles.all { file ->
                     file.exists()
                 }
             }
 
-            it.doNotTrackStateCompat("NPM package manager track by its own")
+            npmInstall.outputs.upToDateWhen {
+                npmInstall.nodeModules.exists()
+            }
         }
 
         project.registerTask<Task>(PACKAGE_JSON_UMBRELLA_TASK_NAME)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/GradleNodeModuleBuilder.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/GradleNodeModuleBuilder.kt
index e36d7bd2ab5..43b39e1a4f7 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/GradleNodeModuleBuilder.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/GradleNodeModuleBuilder.kt
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ internal class GradleNodeModuleBuilder(
             packageJson.main = "${name}.js"
         }
 
+        packageJson.devDependencies.clear()
+
         // yarn requires semver
         packageJson.version = fixSemver(packageJson.version)
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinNpmInstallTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinNpmInstallTask.kt
index 01e1ff29402..3c1346e68bf 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinNpmInstallTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinNpmInstallTask.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.KotlinNpmResolutionManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.UsesKotlinNpmResolutionManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.asNpmEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.asYarnEnvironment
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolver.KotlinRootNpmResolver
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.yarn.yarn
 import java.io.File
 
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ abstract class KotlinNpmInstallTask :
     private val yarn
         get() = project.rootProject.yarn
 
+    private val rootResolver: KotlinRootNpmResolver
+        get() = nodeJs.resolver
+
     // -----
 
     private val npmEnvironment by lazy {
@@ -54,11 +58,29 @@ abstract class KotlinNpmInstallTask :
         nodeJs.packageManager.preparedFiles(npmEnvironment)
     }
 
+    @get:PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.RELATIVE)
+    @get:IgnoreEmptyDirectories
+    @get:NormalizeLineEndings
+    @get:InputFiles
+    val packageJsonFiles: Collection<File> by lazy {
+        rootResolver.projectResolvers.values
+            .flatMap { it.compilationResolvers }
+            .map { it.compilationNpmResolution }
+            .map { it.npmProjectPackageJsonFile }
+    }
+
     @get:OutputFile
     val yarnLock: File by lazy {
         nodeJs.rootPackageDir.resolve("yarn.lock")
     }
 
+    // node_modules as OutputDirectory is performance problematic
+    // so input will only be existence of its directory
+    @get:Internal
+    val nodeModules: File by lazy {
+        nodeJs.rootPackageDir.resolve("node_modules")
+    }
+
     @TaskAction
     fun resolve() {
         npmResolutionManager.get()