diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index b18f7fd1fc1e..05f396c29432 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
   <depends optional="true" config-file="groovy-copyright.xml">com.intellij.copyright</depends>
   <depends optional="true" config-file="intellilang-groovy-support.xml">org.intellij.intelliLang</depends>
+  <depends optional="true">AntSupport</depends>
 
   <extensionPoints>
     <extensionPoint name="libraryManager" interface="org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.config.AbstractGroovyLibraryManager"/>