diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/run/AbstractKotlinTestMethodGradleConfigurationProducer.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/run/AbstractKotlinTestMethodGradleConfigurationProducer.kt
index 4ef558a713c..957505f16f6 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/run/AbstractKotlinTestMethodGradleConfigurationProducer.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/run/AbstractKotlinTestMethodGradleConfigurationProducer.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.intellij.execution.actions.ConfigurationFromContext
 import com.intellij.execution.actions.ConfigurationFromContextImpl
 import com.intellij.execution.junit.InheritorChooser
 import com.intellij.execution.junit2.PsiMemberParameterizedLocation
+import com.intellij.execution.junit2.info.MethodLocation
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.execution.ExternalSystemRunConfiguration
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemApiUtil
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module
@@ -83,7 +84,11 @@ abstract class AbstractKotlinMultiplatformTestMethodGradleConfigurationProducer
     ) {
         val dataContext = MultiplatformTestTasksChooser.createContext(context.dataContext, psiMethod.name)
 
-        val contextualSuffix = (context.location as? PsiMemberParameterizedLocation)?.paramSetName?.trim('[', ']')
+        val contextualSuffix = when (context.location) {
+            is PsiMemberParameterizedLocation -> (context.location as? PsiMemberParameterizedLocation)?.paramSetName?.trim('[', ']')
+            is MethodLocation -> "jvm"  // jvm, being default target, is treated differently
+            else -> null // from gutters
+        }
 
         mppTestTasksChooser.multiplatformChooseTasks(context.project, dataContext, classes.asList(), contextualSuffix) { tasks ->
             val configuration = fromContext.configuration as ExternalSystemRunConfiguration