diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesExtension.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesExtension.kt
index 7a83173e84..f50dae4624 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesExtension.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesExtension.kt
@@ -17,17 +17,19 @@ abstract class ResourcesExtension {
      */
     var packageOfResClass: String = ""
 
-    enum class ResourceClassGeneration { Auto, Always }
+    enum class ResourceClassGeneration { Auto, Always, Never }
 
     //to support groovy DSL
     val auto = ResourceClassGeneration.Auto
     val always = ResourceClassGeneration.Always
+    val never = ResourceClassGeneration.Never
 
     /**
      * The mode of resource class generation.
      *
      * - `auto`: The Res class will be generated if the current project has an explicit "implementation" or "api" dependency on the resource's library.
      * - `always`: Unconditionally generate the Res class. This may be useful when the resources library is available transitively.
+     * - `never`: Never generate the Res class.
      */
     var generateResClass: ResourceClassGeneration = auto
 }
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diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesGenerator.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesGenerator.kt
index 5a5135e687..ff90790463 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesGenerator.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesGenerator.kt
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ private fun Project.configureResourceGenerator(
             ResourcesExtension.ResourceClassGeneration.Always -> {
                 true
             }
+            ResourcesExtension.ResourceClassGeneration.Never -> {
+                false
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/ResourcesTest.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/ResourcesTest.kt
index 838424e4eb..7f46f68c7c 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/ResourcesTest.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/ResourcesTest.kt
@@ -510,4 +510,20 @@ class ResourcesTest : GradlePluginTestBase() {
             .map { it.toPath().relativeTo(actualPath) }.sorted().joinToString("\n")
         assertEquals(expectedFilesCount, actualFilesCount)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testResourcesTaskDisabled() = with(testProject("misc/commonResources")) {
+        file("build.gradle.kts").appendText(
+            """
+                compose {
+                    resources {
+                        generateResClass = never
+                    }
+                }
+            """.trimIndent()
+        )
+        gradle("generateComposeResClass").checks {
+            check.logContains("Generation Res class is disabled")
+        }
+    }
 }
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