diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/frameworkSupport/buildscript/AbstractGradleBuildScriptBuilder.kt b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/frameworkSupport/buildscript/AbstractGradleBuildScriptBuilder.kt
index 72d36000a856..3fe4d3d56a71 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/frameworkSupport/buildscript/AbstractGradleBuildScriptBuilder.kt
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/frameworkSupport/buildscript/AbstractGradleBuildScriptBuilder.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.frameworkSupport.buildscript
 
 import com.intellij.gradle.toolingExtension.util.GradleVersionSpecificsUtil
+import com.intellij.gradle.toolingExtension.util.GradleVersionSpecificsUtil.isKotlinNamedAccessorsForCollectionsSupported
 import com.intellij.gradle.toolingExtension.util.GradleVersionUtil
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil
 import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion
@@ -68,7 +69,14 @@ abstract class AbstractGradleBuildScriptBuilder<Self : GradleBuildScriptBuilder<
             else -> call("tasks.named", argument(name), argument(code(type)), argument(block))
           }
           GradleDsl.KOTLIN -> when (name in PREDEFINED_TASKS) {
-            true -> call("tasks.$name", argument(block))
+            true -> {
+              if (isKotlinNamedAccessorsForCollectionsSupported(gradleVersion)) {
+                call("tasks.$name", argument(block))
+              }
+              else {
+                call("tasks.named<$type>", argument(name), argument(block))
+              }
+            }
             else -> call("tasks.named<$type>", argument(name), argument(block))
           }
         }
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/testSources/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/frameworkSupport/GradleBuildScriptBuilderTest.kt b/plugins/gradle/testSources/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/frameworkSupport/GradleBuildScriptBuilderTest.kt
index 61aec4fed13e..e2b3ad450b4f 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/testSources/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/frameworkSupport/GradleBuildScriptBuilderTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/gradle/testSources/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/frameworkSupport/GradleBuildScriptBuilderTest.kt
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class GradleBuildScriptBuilderTest : GradleBuildScriptBuilderTestCase() {
             testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit5")
         }
         
-        tasks.test {
+        tasks.named<Test>("test") {
             useJUnitPlatform()
         }
       """.trimIndent()),
@@ -538,15 +538,26 @@ class GradleBuildScriptBuilderTest : GradleBuildScriptBuilderTestCase() {
 
     @Test
     fun `test predefined task configuration`() {
-      assertBuildScript("""
+      assertBuildScript(
+        GradleVersion.version("4.6") to ("""
         |test {
         |    myConfiguration()
         |}
-      """.trimMargin(), """
+      """.trimMargin() to """
+        |tasks.named<Test>("test") {
+        |    myConfiguration()
+        |}
+      """.trimMargin()),
+        GradleVersion.version("5.0") to ("""
+        |test {
+        |    myConfiguration()
+        |}
+      """.trimMargin() to """
         |tasks.test {
         |    myConfiguration()
         |}
-      """.trimMargin()) {
+      """.trimMargin())
+      ) {
         configureTask("test", "Test") {
           call("myConfiguration")
         }
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-api/src/com/intellij/gradle/toolingExtension/util/GradleVersionSpecificsUtil.kt b/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-api/src/com/intellij/gradle/toolingExtension/util/GradleVersionSpecificsUtil.kt
index 523f3e3ebc44..5ae11a52a77a 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-api/src/com/intellij/gradle/toolingExtension/util/GradleVersionSpecificsUtil.kt
+++ b/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-api/src/com/intellij/gradle/toolingExtension/util/GradleVersionSpecificsUtil.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ object GradleVersionSpecificsUtil {
   fun isPluginExtensionSupported(gradleVersion: GradleVersion): Boolean =
     GradleVersionUtil.isGradleAtLeast(gradleVersion, "4.10")
 
+  /**
+   * This feature of kotlin-dsl was introduced in 1.0-RC12 which is bundled starting from Gradle 5.0.
+   * https://github.com/gradle/kotlin-dsl-samples/issues/879
+   */
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun isKotlinNamedAccessorsForCollectionsSupported(gradleVersion: GradleVersion): Boolean =
+    GradleVersionUtil.isGradleAtLeast(gradleVersion, "5.0")
+
   @JvmStatic
   fun isKotlinPropertyAssignmentSupported(gradleVersion: GradleVersion): Boolean =
     GradleVersionUtil.isGradleAtLeast(gradleVersion, "8.6")