diff --git a/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/resources/fileTemplates/internal/DevKit Application State.kt.ft b/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/resources/fileTemplates/internal/DevKit Application State.kt.ft
index 803ae8d588d4..aacfb57851d3 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/resources/fileTemplates/internal/DevKit Application State.kt.ft	
+++ b/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/resources/fileTemplates/internal/DevKit Application State.kt.ft	
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #end
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.*
+import com.intellij.configurationStore.Property
 
 #parse("File Header.java")
 @Service
@@ -22,5 +23,5 @@ internal class ${NAME}: SerializablePersistentStateComponent<${NAME}State>(${NAM
 }
 
 internal data class ${NAME}State(
-    @JvmField val storeValue: String? = null
+    @JvmField @Property val storeValue: String? = null // @Property required for primitives
 )
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diff --git a/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/resources/fileTemplates/internal/DevKit Project State.kt.ft b/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/resources/fileTemplates/internal/DevKit Project State.kt.ft
index f3ec715bc8e8..4cf069012594 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/resources/fileTemplates/internal/DevKit Project State.kt.ft	
+++ b/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/resources/fileTemplates/internal/DevKit Project State.kt.ft	
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #end
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.*
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.configurationStore.Property
 
 #parse("File Header.java")
 @Service(Service.Level.PROJECT)
@@ -23,5 +24,5 @@ internal class ${NAME}(private val project: Project): SerializablePersistentStat
 }
 
 internal data class ${NAME}State(
-    @JvmField val storeValue: String? = null
+    @JvmField @Property val storeValue: String? = null // @Property required for primitives
 )
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