diff --git a/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api.txt b/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api.txt
index 2547b077675..46dd0cb9d58 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api.txt
+++ b/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api.txt
@@ -1121,6 +1121,9 @@ public abstract interface class org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargets
 	public abstract fun getPresets ()Lorg/gradle/api/NamedDomainObjectCollection;
 }
 
+public abstract interface annotation class org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetsDsl : java/lang/annotation/Annotation {
+}
+
 public abstract interface class org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTestRun : org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinExecution {
 	public abstract fun filter (Lgroovy/lang/Closure;)V
 	public abstract fun filter (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;)V
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetHierarchyBuilder.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetHierarchyBuilder.kt
index 7f4a7c449a9..3b2461570ac 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetHierarchyBuilder.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetHierarchyBuilder.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.ExperimentalKotlinGradlePluginApi
 
+@KotlinTargetsDsl
 @ExperimentalKotlinGradlePluginApi
 interface KotlinTargetHierarchyBuilder {
     /* Declaring groups */
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetsContainer.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetsContainer.kt
index 668ee77ec36..e9ed625c32e 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetsContainer.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetsContainer.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin
 import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectCollection
 import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectContainer
 
+@KotlinTargetsDsl
 interface KotlinTargetsContainer {
     val targets: NamedDomainObjectCollection<KotlinTarget>
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetsDsl.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetsDsl.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..955d5f4845b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/KotlinTargetsDsl.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin
+
+@DslMarker
+@Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
+annotation class KotlinTargetsDsl
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