diff --git a/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/intellij.execution.process.mediator.client.iml b/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/intellij.execution.process.mediator.client.iml
index 6db8a0e33ac6..b99fe95db7e4 100644
--- a/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/intellij.execution.process.mediator.client.iml
+++ b/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/intellij.execution.process.mediator.client.iml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.ide.util.io" />
     <orderEntry type="library" scope="TEST" name="JUnit5" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" scope="TEST" name="jetbrains-annotations" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.testFramework.junit5" scope="TEST" />
     <orderEntry type="module-library">
       <library name="grpc-inprocess" type="repository">
         <properties include-transitive-deps="false" maven-id="io.grpc:grpc-inprocess:1.61.0">
@@ -39,5 +40,6 @@
       </library>
     </orderEntry>
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.libraries.grpc" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.libraries.grpc.netty.shaded" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/src/com/intellij/execution/process/mediator/client/launcher/ProcessMediatorConnection.kt b/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/src/com/intellij/execution/process/mediator/client/launcher/ProcessMediatorConnection.kt
index 0fe20766181d..d71d8d892433 100644
--- a/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/src/com/intellij/execution/process/mediator/client/launcher/ProcessMediatorConnection.kt
+++ b/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/src/com/intellij/execution/process/mediator/client/launcher/ProcessMediatorConnection.kt
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@ package com.intellij.execution.process.mediator.client.launcher
 import com.intellij.execution.process.mediator.client.ProcessMediatorClient
 import com.intellij.execution.process.mediator.common.DaemonClientCredentials
 import com.intellij.execution.process.mediator.daemon.ProcessMediatorServerDaemon
+import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.Service
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
 import com.intellij.util.io.MultiCloseable
 import com.intellij.util.io.runClosingOnFailure
 import io.grpc.ManagedChannel
 import io.grpc.ManagedChannelBuilder
+import io.grpc.ManagedChannelRegistry
 import io.grpc.inprocess.InProcessChannelBuilder
 import io.grpc.inprocess.InProcessServerBuilder
+import io.grpc.netty.shaded.io.grpc.netty.NettyChannelProvider
 import io.grpc.stub.MetadataUtils
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import java.io.Closeable
@@ -37,6 +42,7 @@ fun ProcessMediatorConnection.Companion.createDaemonConnection(
   processHandle?.let {
     registerCloseable { it.destroy() }
   }
+  NettyChannelProviderRegistrationService.ensureChannelProviderRegistered()
   val channel = ManagedChannelBuilder.forAddress(LOOPBACK_IP, port)
     .usePlaintext()
     .build().also(::registerCloseable)
@@ -76,3 +82,30 @@ private class ConnectionImpl(
 ) : ProcessMediatorConnection, Closeable, AutoCloseable by cleanup {
   override fun toString(): String = "Connection(client=$client)"
 }
+
+/**
+ * [ManagedChannelRegistry.getDefaultRegistry] has the ability to discover available [io.grpc.ManagedChannelProvider] subclasses.
+ * However, [ManagedChannelRegistry]
+ * uses a classloader that has no access to [NettyChannelProvider],
+ * because intellij.libraries.grpc module does not depend on intellij.libraries.grpc.netty.shaded,
+ * so automatic discovery fails.
+ */
+@Service(Service.Level.APP)
+private class NettyChannelProviderRegistrationService : Disposable {
+  private val registry = ManagedChannelRegistry.getDefaultRegistry()
+  private val channelProvider = NettyChannelProvider()
+
+  init {
+    registry.register(channelProvider)
+  }
+
+  override fun dispose() {
+    registry.deregister(channelProvider)
+  }
+
+  companion object {
+    fun ensureChannelProviderRegistered() {
+      service<NettyChannelProviderRegistrationService>()
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/process/mediator/client/ProcessMediatorTest.kt b/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/process/mediator/client/ProcessMediatorTest.kt
index 45750e8cc811..c06195818eed 100644
--- a/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/process/mediator/client/ProcessMediatorTest.kt
+++ b/platform/execution-process-mediator/client/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/process/mediator/client/ProcessMediatorTest.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.intellij.execution.process.mediator.client.launcher.ProcessMediatorCo
 import com.intellij.execution.process.mediator.client.launcher.startInProcessServer
 import com.intellij.execution.process.mediator.client.rt.MediatedProcessTestMain
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil
+import com.intellij.testFramework.junit5.TestApplication
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException
 import java.util.stream.Collectors
 import java.util.stream.Stream
 
+@TestApplication
 open class ProcessMediatorTest {
   private val deferred = CompletableDeferred<Unit>()
   private val coroutineScope = CoroutineScope(deferred + CoroutineExceptionHandler { _, cause ->