diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt
index 21b927910c6..8b1a3d3ded2 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt
@@ -139,15 +139,18 @@ internal class KotlinCompilationNpmResolver(
     @Synchronized
     fun getResolutionOrResolveIfForced(): KotlinCompilationNpmResolution? {
         if (resolution != null) return resolution
-        if (packageJsonTaskHolder == null || packageJsonTaskHolder.get().state.upToDate) return resolve(skipWriting = true)
-        if (rootResolver.forceFullResolve && resolution == null) {
+        if (rootResolver.mayBeUpToDateTasksRegistry.get().shouldResolveNpmDependenciesFor(npmProject.packageJsonTaskPath)) {
+            // when we need to resolve the compilation but the task is UP-TO-DATE, so we don't have ready resolution yet
+            return resolve(skipWriting = true)
+        }
+        if (rootResolver.forceFullResolve) {
             // need to force all NPM tasks to be configured in IDEA import
             rootResolver.gradleNodeModules.fileHasher = project.serviceOf()
             rootResolver.compositeNodeModules.fileHasher = project.serviceOf()
             project.tasks.implementing(RequiresNpmDependencies::class).all {}
             return resolve()
         }
-        return null
+        return null // we don't need to resolve NPM dependencies for the compilation
     }
 
     @Synchronized
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinRootNpmResolver.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinRootNpmResolver.kt
index cbde0f34c55..6f00977a694 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinRootNpmResolver.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinRootNpmResolver.kt
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ internal class KotlinRootNpmResolver internal constructor(
         YarnPlugin.apply(rootProject)
     }
 
+    internal val mayBeUpToDateTasksRegistry = MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry.registerIfAbsent(rootProject)
+
     fun alreadyResolvedMessage(action: String) = "Cannot $action. NodeJS projects already resolved."
 
     @Synchronized
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a91ab393e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolver
+
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
+import org.gradle.api.services.BuildService
+import org.gradle.api.services.BuildServiceParameters
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.tasks.KotlinPackageJsonTask
+
+internal abstract class MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry : BuildService<BuildServiceParameters.None> {
+    private val mayBeUpToDateTasks = mutableSetOf<String>()
+
+    fun markForNpmDependenciesResolve(task: KotlinPackageJsonTask) {
+        mayBeUpToDateTasks.add(task.path)
+    }
+
+    fun shouldResolveNpmDependenciesFor(taskPath: String) = taskPath in mayBeUpToDateTasks
+
+    companion object {
+        fun registerIfAbsent(project: Project): Provider<MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry> =
+            project.rootProject.gradle.sharedServices.registerIfAbsent(
+                MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry::class.qualifiedName,
+                MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry::class.java
+            ) {}
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
index 67e83770ff6..a4302895b61 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.tasks
 
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePlugin
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Property
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.KotlinJsCompilation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootExtension
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.PackageJson
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.fakePackageJsonValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.npmProject
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolver.MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolver.KotlinCompilationNpmResolver
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolver.PACKAGE_JSON_UMBRELLA_TASK_NAME
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.dependsOn
@@ -21,12 +23,18 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.registerTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.getValue
 import java.io.File
 
-open class KotlinPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
+abstract class KotlinPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
 
     init {
         onlyIf {
             npmResolutionManager.isConfiguringState()
         }
+        outputs.upToDateWhen {
+            // this way we will ensure that we need to resolve dependencies for the compilation in case of UP-TO-DATE task
+            // used in KotlinCompilationNpmResolver#getResolutionOrResolveIfForced
+            mayBeUpToDateTasksRegistry.get().markForNpmDependenciesResolve(it as KotlinPackageJsonTask)
+            true
+        }
     }
 
     @Transient
@@ -37,6 +45,9 @@ open class KotlinPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
     @Transient
     private lateinit var compilation: KotlinJsCompilation
 
+    @get:Internal
+    internal abstract val mayBeUpToDateTasksRegistry: Property<MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry>
+
     private val compilationDisambiguatedName by lazy {
         compilation.disambiguatedName
     }
@@ -106,6 +117,10 @@ open class KotlinPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
                 task.compilation = compilation
                 task.description = "Create package.json file for $compilation"
                 task.group = NodeJsRootPlugin.TASKS_GROUP_NAME
+                task.mayBeUpToDateTasksRegistry.apply {
+                    set(MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry.registerIfAbsent(project))
+                    disallowChanges()
+                }
 
                 task.dependsOn(target.project.provider { task.findDependentTasks() })
                 task.dependsOn(npmCachesSetupTask)