diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/build.gradle.kts b/gradle-plugins/compose/build.gradle.kts
index 3350930d39b..47997dbe2c9 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/build.gradle.kts
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ val isWindows = getCurrentOperatingSystem().isWindows
 
 val gradleTestsPattern = "org.jetbrains.compose.gradle.*"
 tasks.test {
+    dependsOn(jar)
+    classpath = project.files(jar.map { it.archiveFile }) + classpath
     filter {
         excludeTestsMatching(gradleTestsPattern)
     }