diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/ComposePlugin.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/ComposePlugin.kt
index 7da98f98d0..e799b48904 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/ComposePlugin.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/ComposePlugin.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.compose.desktop.DesktopExtension
 import org.jetbrains.compose.desktop.application.internal.configureDesktop
 import org.jetbrains.compose.desktop.preview.internal.initializePreview
 import org.jetbrains.compose.experimental.dsl.ExperimentalExtension
-import org.jetbrains.compose.experimental.internal.checkExperimentalTargetsWithSkikoIsEnabled
+import org.jetbrains.compose.experimental.internal.configureExperimentalTargetsFlagsCheck
 import org.jetbrains.compose.experimental.internal.configureExperimental
 import org.jetbrains.compose.internal.utils.currentTarget
 import org.jetbrains.compose.web.WebExtension
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class ComposePlugin : Plugin<Project> {
         project.afterEvaluate {
             configureDesktop(project, desktopExtension)
             project.configureExperimental(composeExtension, experimentalExtension)
-            project.checkExperimentalTargetsWithSkikoIsEnabled()
+            project.configureExperimentalTargetsFlagsCheck()
 
             if (androidExtension.useAndroidX) {
                 project.logger.warn("useAndroidX is an experimental feature at the moment!")
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/experimental/internal/checkExperimentalTargets.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/experimental/internal/checkExperimentalTargets.kt
index 0523517dd4..db2ceec3f8 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/experimental/internal/checkExperimentalTargets.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/experimental/internal/checkExperimentalTargets.kt
@@ -6,9 +6,18 @@
 package org.jetbrains.compose.experimental.internal
 
 import org.gradle.api.Project
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinMultiplatformExtension
+import org.jetbrains.compose.internal.KOTLIN_MPP_PLUGIN_ID
+import org.jetbrains.compose.internal.mppExt
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinTarget
 
+internal fun Project.configureExperimentalTargetsFlagsCheck() {
+    plugins.withId(KOTLIN_MPP_PLUGIN_ID) {
+        gradle.taskGraph.whenReady {
+            checkExperimentalTargetsWithSkikoIsEnabled()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 private const val SKIKO_ARTIFACT_PREFIX = "org.jetbrains.skiko:skiko"
 
 private class TargetType(
@@ -29,8 +38,8 @@ private sealed interface CheckResult {
     class Fail(val target: TargetType) : CheckResult
 }
 
-internal fun Project.checkExperimentalTargetsWithSkikoIsEnabled() = afterEvaluate {
-    val mppExt = project.extensions.findByType(KotlinMultiplatformExtension::class.java) ?: return@afterEvaluate
+private fun Project.checkExperimentalTargetsWithSkikoIsEnabled() {
+    val mppExt = project.mppExt
     val failedResults = mppExt.targets.map { checkTarget(it) }
         .filterIsInstance<CheckResult.Fail>()
         .distinctBy { it.target }
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt
index aa04f3658c..aece82e402 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/tests/integration/GradlePluginTest.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 class GradlePluginTest : GradlePluginTestBase() {
     @Test
     fun skikoWasm() = with(testProject(TestProjects.skikoWasm)) {
+        fun jsCanvasEnabled(value: Boolean) {
+            modifyGradleProperties { put("org.jetbrains.compose.experimental.jscanvas.enabled", value.toString()) }
+
+        }
+
+        jsCanvasEnabled(false)
+        gradleFailure(":build").checks {
+            check.logContains("ERROR: Compose targets '[jscanvas]' are experimental and may have bugs!")
+        }
+
+        jsCanvasEnabled(true)
         gradle(":build").checks {
             check.taskSuccessful(":unpackSkikoWasmRuntimeJs")
             check.taskSuccessful(":compileKotlinJs")
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/utils/TestProject.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/utils/TestProject.kt
index f1d5e4f794..783d9e8852 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/utils/TestProject.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/test/utils/TestProject.kt
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ class TestProject(
         }
     }
 
-    internal fun gradle(vararg args: String): BuildResult {
+    internal fun gradle(vararg args: String): BuildResult =
+        withGradleRunner(args) { build() }
+
+    internal fun gradleFailure(vararg args: String): BuildResult =
+        withGradleRunner(args) { buildAndFail() }
+
+    private inline fun withGradleRunner(args: Array<out String>, runnerFn: GradleRunner.() -> BuildResult): BuildResult {
         if (TestProperties.gradleConfigurationCache) {
             if (GradleVersion.version(TestProperties.gradleVersionForTests).baseVersion < GradleVersion.version("8.0")) {
                 // Gradle 7.* does not use the configuration cache in the same build.
@@ -83,11 +89,11 @@ class TestProject(
                 // but does not, use the serialized task graph.
                 // So in order to test the cache, we need to perform dry-run before the actual run.
                 // This should be fixed in https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/21985 (which is planned for 8.0 RC 1)
-                gradleRunner(args.withDryRun()).build()
+                gradleRunner(args.withDryRun()).runnerFn()
             }
         }
 
-        return gradleRunner(args).build()
+        return gradleRunner(args).runnerFn()
     }
 
     private fun Array<out String>.withDryRun(): Array<String> {
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/skikoWasm/build.gradle b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/skikoWasm/build.gradle
index 236b7e4062..c726f9fc5c 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/skikoWasm/build.gradle
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/skikoWasm/build.gradle
@@ -28,4 +28,11 @@ kotlin {
 
 compose.experimental {
     web.application {}
+}
+
+// test for https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-multiplatform/issues/3169
+afterEvaluate {
+    afterEvaluate {
+        dependencies.add(kotlin.targets.js.compilations.main.compileDependencyConfigurationName, "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib")
+    }
 }
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