diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/BaseGradleIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/BaseGradleIT.kt
index e48799b8807..4c5e4fd319c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/BaseGradleIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/BaseGradleIT.kt
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ abstract class BaseGradleIT {
         val configurationCacheProblems: ConfigurationCacheProblems = ConfigurationCacheProblems.FAIL,
         val warningMode: WarningMode = WarningMode.Fail,
         val useFir: Boolean = false,
-        val customEnvironmentVariables: Map<String, String> = mapOf()
+        val customEnvironmentVariables: Map<String, String> = mapOf(),
+        val dryRun: Boolean = false,
     )
 
     enum class ConfigurationCacheProblems {
@@ -939,6 +940,10 @@ Finished executing task ':$taskName'|
                 add("-Pkotlin.useFir=true")
             }
 
+            if (options.dryRun) {
+                add("--dry-run")
+            }
+
             add("-Dorg.gradle.unsafe.configuration-cache=${options.configurationCache}")
             add("-Dorg.gradle.unsafe.configuration-cache-problems=${options.configurationCacheProblems.name.toLowerCase()}")
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
index 81a159073c6..fc13e544f5b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinGradlePluginIT.kt
@@ -1240,4 +1240,45 @@ class KotlinGradleIT : BaseGradleIT() {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testEarlyConfigurationsResolutionKotlin() = testEarlyConfigurationsResolution("kotlinProject", kts = false)
+
+    @Test
+    fun testEarlyConfigurationsResolutionKotlinJs() = testEarlyConfigurationsResolution("kotlin-js-browser-project", kts = true)
+
+    private fun testEarlyConfigurationsResolution(projectName: String, kts: Boolean) = with(Project(projectName = projectName)) {
+        setupWorkingDir()
+        gradleBuildScript().modify(::transformBuildScriptWithPluginsDsl)
+        //language=Gradle
+        gradleBuildScript().appendText(
+            """${'\n'}
+            // KT-45834 start
+            ${if (kts) "var" else "def"} ready = false
+            gradle.taskGraph.whenReady {
+                println("Task Graph Ready")
+                ready = true
+            }
+            
+            allprojects {
+                configurations.forEach { configuration ->
+                    configuration.incoming.beforeResolve {
+                        println("Resolving ${'$'}configuration")
+                        if (!ready) {
+                            throw ${if (kts) "" else "new"} GradleException("${'$'}configuration is being resolved at configuration time")
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            // KT-45834 end
+            """.trimIndent()
+        )
+
+        build(
+            "assemble",
+            options = defaultBuildOptions().copy(dryRun = true)
+        ) {
+            assertSuccessful()
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/UpToDateIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/UpToDateIT.kt
index c14bac16d4e..3caa197944c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/UpToDateIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/UpToDateIT.kt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class UpToDateIT : BaseGradleIT() {
 
         override fun initProject(project: Project) = with(project) {
             buildGradle.appendText(
-                "\nafterEvaluate { println 'compiler_cp=' + compileKotlin.getComputedCompilerClasspath\$kotlin_gradle_plugin() }"
+                "\nafterEvaluate { println 'compiler_cp=' + compileKotlin.getComputedCompilerClasspath\$kotlin_gradle_plugin().toList() }"
             )
             build("clean") { originalCompilerCp = "compiler_cp=\\[(.*)]".toRegex().find(output)!!.groupValues[1].split(", ") }
             buildGradle.appendText("""${'\n'}
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/GradleCompilerEnvironment.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/GradleCompilerEnvironment.kt
index 78b76bc1270..48cff2ae047 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/GradleCompilerEnvironment.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/GradleCompilerEnvironment.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.findToolsJar
 import java.io.File
 
 internal class GradleCompilerEnvironment(
-    val compilerClasspath: List<File>,
+    val compilerClasspath: Iterable<File>,
     messageCollector: GradlePrintingMessageCollector,
     outputItemsCollector: OutputItemsCollector,
     val outputFiles: FileCollection,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/reportUtils.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/reportUtils.kt
index 3b92aa31037..436229e561a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/reportUtils.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/reportUtils.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 import java.util.zip.ZipFile
 import kotlin.concurrent.thread
 
-internal fun loadCompilerVersion(compilerClasspath: List<File>): String {
+internal fun loadCompilerVersion(compilerClasspath: Iterable<File>): String {
     var result: String? = null
 
     fun checkVersion(bytes: ByteArray) {
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ internal fun loadCompilerVersion(compilerClasspath: List<File>): String {
 internal fun runToolInSeparateProcess(
     argsArray: Array<String>,
     compilerClassName: String,
-    classpath: List<File>,
+    classpath: Iterable<File>,
     logger: KotlinLogger,
     buildDir: File,
     jvmArgs: List<String> = emptyList()
 ): ExitCode {
     val javaBin = System.getProperty("java.home") + File.separator + "bin" + File.separator + "java"
-    val classpathString = classpath.map { it.absolutePath }.joinToString(separator = File.pathSeparator)
+    val classpathString = classpath.joinToString(separator = File.pathSeparator) { it.absolutePath }
 
     val compilerOptions = writeArgumentsToFile(buildDir, argsArray)
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/kapt/KaptTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/kapt/KaptTask.kt
index b6a384990d3..5a57cbdf291 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/kapt/KaptTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/internal/kapt/KaptTask.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.cacheOnlyIfEnabledForKotlin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.clearLocalState
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.getValue
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.isJavaFile
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.jar.JarFile
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -61,9 +60,7 @@ abstract class KaptTask @Inject constructor(
 
     @get:Classpath
     @get:InputFiles
-    val compilerClasspath: List<File> by project.provider {
-        kotlinCompileTask.computedCompilerClasspath
-    }
+    val compilerClasspath: FileCollection = objects.fileCollection().from({ kotlinCompileTask.computedCompilerClasspath })
 
     @get:Internal
     internal abstract val kaptClasspathConfigurationNames: ListProperty<String>
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
index c98efb17e91..8689b751d50 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/Tasks.kt
@@ -37,14 +37,17 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.incremental.IncrementalModuleInfoProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.tasks.TaskWithLocalState
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.tasks.allOutputFiles
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.logging.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.logging.GradleKotlinLogger
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.logging.GradlePrintingMessageCollector
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.logging.kotlinDebug
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.logging.kotlinWarn
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.COMPILER_CLASSPATH_CONFIGURATION_NAME
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.AbstractKotlinCompilation
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.associateWithTransitiveClosure
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.report.ReportingSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.ir.isProduceUnzippedKlib
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.getValue
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.isParentOf
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.pathsAsStringRelativeTo
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.toSortedPathsArray
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.ChangedFiles
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.impl.isKotlinLibrary
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.JsLibraryUtils
@@ -109,25 +112,29 @@ abstract class AbstractKotlinCompileTool<T : CommonToolArguments>
 
     @get:Classpath
     @get:InputFiles
-    internal val computedCompilerClasspath: List<File> by lazy {
-        require(!defaultCompilerClasspath.isEmpty) {
-            "Default Kotlin compiler classpath is empty! Task: ${this::class.qualifiedName}"
-        }
-
+    internal val computedCompilerClasspath: FileCollection = project.objects.fileCollection().from({
         when {
             !compilerClasspath.isNullOrEmpty() -> compilerClasspath!!
-            compilerJarFile != null -> listOf(compilerJarFile!!) +
-                    defaultCompilerClasspath
-                        .filterNot {
-                            it.nameWithoutExtension.startsWith("kotlin-compiler")
-                        }
+            compilerJarFile != null -> classpathWithCompilerJar
             useFallbackCompilerSearch -> findKotlinCompilerClasspath(project)
-            else -> defaultCompilerClasspath.toList()
+            else -> defaultCompilerClasspath
         }
-    }
+    })
 
+    // a hack to remove compiler jar from the cp, will be dropped when compilerJarFile will be removed
+    private val classpathWithCompilerJar
+        get() = project.objects.fileCollection()
+            .from(compilerJarFile, defaultCompilerClasspath.filter { !it.nameWithoutExtension.startsWith("kotlin-compiler") })
 
     protected abstract fun findKotlinCompilerClasspath(project: Project): List<File>
+
+    init {
+        doFirst {
+            require(!defaultCompilerClasspath.isEmpty) {
+                "Default Kotlin compiler classpath is empty! Task: ${path} (${this::class.qualifiedName})"
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 public class GradleCompileTaskProvider {