diff --git a/java/execution/impl/intellij.java.execution.impl.iml b/java/execution/impl/intellij.java.execution.impl.iml
index 3d5c1086d989..d7b4e5a8f467 100644
--- a/java/execution/impl/intellij.java.execution.impl.iml
+++ b/java/execution/impl/intellij.java.execution.impl.iml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.java.jshell.protocol" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Coverage" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" scope="RUNTIME" name="precompiled_jshell-frontend" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="external-system-api" />
   </component>
   <component name="copyright">
     <Base>
diff --git a/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/application/ApplicationRunConfigurationImporter.kt b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/application/ApplicationRunConfigurationImporter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82f6ed408173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/application/ApplicationRunConfigurationImporter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+package com.intellij.execution.application
+
+import com.intellij.execution.RunManager
+import com.intellij.execution.RunManagerEx
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationFactory
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationTypeUtil
+import com.intellij.execution.configurations.RunConfiguration
+import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.IdeModifiableModelsProvider
+import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.settings.RunConfigurationImporter
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+
+class ApplicationRunConfigurationImporter : RunConfigurationImporter {
+  override fun process(project: Project, runConfiguration: RunConfiguration, cfg: Map<String, *>, modelsProvider: IdeModifiableModelsProvider) {
+    if (runConfiguration !is ApplicationConfiguration) {
+      throw IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected type of run configuration: ${runConfiguration::class.java}")
+    }
+
+    val isDefaults = (cfg["defaults"] as? Boolean) ?: false
+
+    val module = (cfg["moduleName"] as? String)?.let { modelsProvider.modifiableModuleModel.findModuleByName(it) }
+    if (module == null && !isDefaults) {
+      throw IllegalArgumentException("Module with name ${cfg["moduleName"]} can not be found")
+    }
+
+    val runManager = RunManager.getInstance(project) as RunManagerEx
+
+    (cfg["mainClass"] as? String)?.let { runConfiguration.mainClassName = it }
+    (cfg["jvmArgs"]   as? String)?.let { runConfiguration.vmParameters = it  }
+    (cfg["programParameters"] as? String)?.let { runConfiguration.programParameters = it }
+    (cfg["envs"] as? Map<*,*>)?.let { runConfiguration.envs = it as MutableMap<String, String> }
+
+    if (!isDefaults) {
+      runConfiguration.setModule(module)
+    }
+  }
+
+  override fun canImport(typeName: String): Boolean = typeName == "application"
+
+  override fun getConfigurationFactory(): ConfigurationFactory =
+    ConfigurationTypeUtil.findConfigurationType<ApplicationConfigurationType>(
+      ApplicationConfigurationType::class.java)
+      .configurationFactories[0]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/settings/RunConfigurationHandler.kt b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/settings/RunConfigurationHandler.kt
index e162e3c56b8e..df0cedd91a70 100644
--- a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/settings/RunConfigurationHandler.kt
+++ b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/settings/RunConfigurationHandler.kt
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ package com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.settings
 import com.intellij.compiler.options.CompileStepBeforeRun
 import com.intellij.execution.RunManager
 import com.intellij.execution.RunManagerEx
-import com.intellij.execution.application.ApplicationConfiguration
-import com.intellij.execution.application.ApplicationConfigurationType
-import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationFactory
-import com.intellij.execution.configurations.ConfigurationTypeUtil
 import com.intellij.execution.configurations.RunConfiguration
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger
 import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.Extensions
@@ -111,35 +107,3 @@ class RunConfigImporterExtensionManager {
   }
 }
 
-class ApplicationRunConfigurationImporter : RunConfigurationImporter {
-  override fun process(project: Project, runConfiguration: RunConfiguration, cfg: Map<String, *>, modelsProvider: IdeModifiableModelsProvider) {
-    if (runConfiguration !is ApplicationConfiguration) {
-      throw IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected type of run configuration: ${runConfiguration::class.java}")
-    }
-
-    val isDefaults = (cfg["defaults"] as? Boolean) ?: false
-
-    val module = (cfg["moduleName"] as? String)?.let { modelsProvider.modifiableModuleModel.findModuleByName(it) }
-    if (module == null && !isDefaults) {
-      throw IllegalArgumentException("Module with name ${cfg["moduleName"]} can not be found")
-    }
-
-    val runManager = RunManager.getInstance(project) as RunManagerEx
-
-    (cfg["mainClass"] as? String)?.let { runConfiguration.mainClassName = it }
-    (cfg["jvmArgs"]   as? String)?.let { runConfiguration.vmParameters = it  }
-    (cfg["programParameters"] as? String)?.let { runConfiguration.programParameters = it }
-    (cfg["envs"] as? Map<*,*>)?.let { runConfiguration.envs = it as MutableMap<String, String> }
-
-    if (!isDefaults) {
-      runConfiguration.setModule(module)
-    }
-  }
-
-  override fun canImport(typeName: String): Boolean = typeName == "application"
-
-  override fun getConfigurationFactory(): ConfigurationFactory =
-    ConfigurationTypeUtil
-      .findConfigurationType<ApplicationConfigurationType>(ApplicationConfigurationType::class.java)
-      .configurationFactories[0]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/ExternalSystemExtensions.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/ExternalSystemExtensions.xml
index 1739ffc57f5d..88ee40e88c4b 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/ExternalSystemExtensions.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/ExternalSystemExtensions.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <externalSystemConfigurationHandler implementation="com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.settings.RunConfigurationHandler"/>
     <externalSystemConfigurationHandler implementation="com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.settings.FacetConfigurationHandler"/>
     <externalSystemConfigurationHandler implementation="com.intellij.profile.codeInspection.InspectionsProfileConfigurationHandler"/>
-    <runConfigurationImporter implementation="com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.settings.ApplicationRunConfigurationImporter"/>
+    <runConfigurationImporter implementation="com.intellij.execution.application.ApplicationRunConfigurationImporter"/>
 
     <configuration.ModuleStructureExtension implementation="com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.manage.ExternalModuleStructureExtension"/>
     
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/testSources/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/importing/GradleSettingsImportingTest.java b/plugins/gradle/testSources/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/importing/GradleSettingsImportingTest.java
index cde5736bb45c..6c4393844fae 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/testSources/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/importing/GradleSettingsImportingTest.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/testSources/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/importing/GradleSettingsImportingTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import com.intellij.facet.FacetManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.ExtensionPoint;
 import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.Extensions;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.IdeModifiableModelsProvider;
-import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.settings.ApplicationRunConfigurationImporter;
+import com.intellij.execution.application.ApplicationRunConfigurationImporter;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.settings.FacetConfigurationImporter;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.settings.RunConfigurationImporter;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;