diff --git a/plugins/gradle/java/src/service/resolve/GradleDelegatesToProvider.kt b/plugins/gradle/java/src/service/resolve/GradleDelegatesToProvider.kt
index b01396821698..7266df544b30 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/java/src/service/resolve/GradleDelegatesToProvider.kt
+++ b/plugins/gradle/java/src/service/resolve/GradleDelegatesToProvider.kt
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ class GradleDelegatesToProvider : GrDelegatesToProvider {
       return delegate
     }
     val fqClassName = delegate.canonicalText
-    if (fqClassName != GRADLE_API_ARTIFACT_HANDLER) {
+    if (fqClassName != GRADLE_API_ARTIFACT_HANDLER
+        && fqClassName != GRADLE_API_PROJECT
+    ) {
       return delegate
     }
     val type = createType(fqClassName, expression)
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/java/src/service/resolve/GradleProjectContributor.kt b/plugins/gradle/java/src/service/resolve/GradleProjectContributor.kt
index 4128b04b5db1..06e3ad4a335a 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/java/src/service/resolve/GradleProjectContributor.kt
+++ b/plugins/gradle/java/src/service/resolve/GradleProjectContributor.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright 2000-2019 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 org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.resolve
 
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiClassType
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiType
 import com.intellij.util.ProcessingContext
 import groovy.lang.Closure
-import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.resolve.GradleCommonClassNames.*
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.resolve.GradleCommonClassNames.GRADLE_API_PROJECT
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.blocks.GrClosableBlock
-import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.path.GrMethodCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.impl.statements.expressions.TypesUtil.createType
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.patterns.GroovyClosurePattern
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.patterns.groovyClosure
@@ -20,12 +17,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.resolve.delegatesTo.DelegatesToInfo
 class GradleProjectContributor : GradleMethodContextContributor {
   companion object {
     val projectClosure: GroovyClosurePattern = groovyClosure().inMethod(
-      psiMethod(GRADLE_API_PROJECT, "project", "configure", "subprojects", "allprojects")
+      psiMethod(GRADLE_API_PROJECT, "configure")
     ).inMethodResult(saveProjectType)
-    val copySpecClosure: GroovyClosurePattern = groovyClosure().inMethod(psiMethod(GRADLE_API_PROJECT, "copy", "copySpec"))
-    val fileTreeClosure: GroovyClosurePattern = groovyClosure().inMethod(psiMethod(GRADLE_API_PROJECT, "fileTree"))
-    val filesClosure: GroovyClosurePattern = groovyClosure().inMethod(psiMethod(GRADLE_API_PROJECT, "files"))
-    val execClosure: GroovyClosurePattern = groovyClosure().inMethod(psiMethod(GRADLE_API_PROJECT, "exec"))
   }
 
   override fun getDelegatesToInfo(closure: GrClosableBlock): DelegatesToInfo? {
@@ -34,18 +27,6 @@ class GradleProjectContributor : GradleMethodContextContributor {
       val projectType = createType(GRADLE_API_PROJECT, closure)
       return DelegatesToInfo(context[projectTypeKey]?.setType(projectType) ?: projectType, Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST)
     }
-    if (copySpecClosure.accepts(closure)) {
-      return DelegatesToInfo(createType(GRADLE_API_FILE_COPY_SPEC, closure), Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST)
-    }
-    if (fileTreeClosure.accepts(closure)) {
-      return DelegatesToInfo(createType(GRADLE_API_FILE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_TREE, closure), Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST)
-    }
-    if (filesClosure.accepts(closure)) {
-      return DelegatesToInfo(createType(GRADLE_API_FILE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_COLLECTION, closure), Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST)
-    }
-    if (execClosure.accepts(closure)) {
-      return DelegatesToInfo(createType(GRADLE_PROCESS_EXEC_SPEC, closure), Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST)
-    }
     return null
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/java/testSources/dsl/GradleProjectTest.kt b/plugins/gradle/java/testSources/dsl/GradleProjectTest.kt
index 31f3b1fb4963..f1c48d6c69b2 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/java/testSources/dsl/GradleProjectTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/gradle/java/testSources/dsl/GradleProjectTest.kt
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ package org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.dsl
 
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiMethod
 import com.intellij.testFramework.assertInstanceOf
+import groovy.lang.Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST
 import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion
-import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.resolve.GradleCommonClassNames.GRADLE_API_PROJECT
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.resolve.GradleCommonClassNames.*
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.testFramework.GradleCodeInsightTestCase
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.testFramework.annotations.AllGradleVersionsSource
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.GrMethodCall
@@ -113,4 +114,68 @@ class GradleProjectTest : GradleCodeInsightTestCase() {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @AllGradleVersionsSource("""
+    "project(':') {<caret>}", 
+    "allprojects {<caret>}", 
+    "subprojects {<caret>}", 
+    "configure(project(':')) {<caret>}",
+    "configure([project(':')]) {<caret>}",
+    "beforeEvaluate {<caret>}",
+    "afterEvaluate {<caret>}"
+  """)
+  fun `resolve a delegate in Closures of methods providing Project's context`(
+    gradleVersion: GradleVersion,
+    expression: String
+  ) {
+    testEmptyProject(gradleVersion) {
+      testBuildscript(expression) {
+        closureDelegateTest(GRADLE_API_PROJECT, DELEGATE_FIRST)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @AllGradleVersionsSource(PROJECT_CONTEXTS, """
+    "copy{<caret>}",
+    "copySpec{<caret>}"
+  """)
+  fun `resolve a delegate in copy and copySpec Closures`(gradleVersion: GradleVersion, decorator: String, expression: String) {
+    testEmptyProject(gradleVersion) {
+      testBuildscript(decorator, expression) {
+        closureDelegateTest(GRADLE_API_FILE_COPY_SPEC, DELEGATE_FIRST)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @AllGradleVersionsSource(PROJECT_CONTEXTS)
+  fun `resolve a delegate in fileTree Closure`(gradleVersion: GradleVersion, decorator: String) {
+    testEmptyProject(gradleVersion) {
+      testBuildscript(decorator, "fileTree('baseDir'){<caret>}") {
+        closureDelegateTest(GRADLE_API_FILE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_TREE, DELEGATE_FIRST)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @AllGradleVersionsSource(PROJECT_CONTEXTS)
+  fun `resolve a delegate in files Closure`(gradleVersion: GradleVersion, decorator: String) {
+    testEmptyProject(gradleVersion) {
+      testBuildscript(decorator, "files('paths'){<caret>}") {
+        closureDelegateTest(GRADLE_API_FILE_CONFIGURABLE_FILE_COLLECTION, DELEGATE_FIRST)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @AllGradleVersionsSource(PROJECT_CONTEXTS)
+  fun `resolve a delegate in exec Closure`(gradleVersion: GradleVersion, decorator: String) {
+    testEmptyProject(gradleVersion) {
+      testBuildscript(decorator, "exec{<caret>}") {
+        closureDelegateTest(GRADLE_PROCESS_EXEC_SPEC, DELEGATE_FIRST)
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
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