diff --git a/crates/ide-host/src/ops/build.rs b/crates/ide-host/src/ops/build.rs
index ad3983302..767875df5 100644
--- a/crates/ide-host/src/ops/build.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-host/src/ops/build.rs
@@ -133,22 +133,29 @@ pub async fn build_sync(
     host.end_request(request);
     let model = result??;
     if tool == BuildTool::Maven
-        && let Some(maven) = &model.maven
+        && model.maven.is_some()
+        && let Some(bridge) = &project.kotlin_bridge
     {
-        // jdtls re-imports on pom changes but misses artifacts added to ~/.m2
-        // meanwhile ("missing artifact" stays until Invalidate Caches); asking it
-        // to update the project configurations re-resolves them (#436).
-        if let Some(bridge) = &project.kotlin_bridge {
-            bridge.configure_maven(offline, bridge_profiles);
-        }
-        let lsp = project.lsp.clone();
-        let uris = maven.projects.iter().map(|p| ide_lsp::path_to_uri_string(&project.root.join(&p.pom))).collect();
-        tokio::spawn(async move {
-            if let Err(e) = lsp.java_update_project_configs(&project.root, uris).await {
-                tracing::debug!("java/projectConfigurationsUpdate: {e}");
-            }
-        });
+        bridge.configure_maven(offline, bridge_profiles);
     }
+    // jdtls re-imports on pom changes but misses artifacts added to ~/.m2
+    // meanwhile ("missing artifact" stays until Invalidate Caches); asking it
+    // to update the project configurations re-resolves them (#436). The same
+    // holds for Gradle: it reuses its cached classpath on restart, so a
+    // dependency added to `build.gradle` stays unresolved until told to sync.
+    let build_files: Vec<String> = match tool {
+        BuildTool::Maven => model.maven.iter().flat_map(|m| m.projects.iter().map(|p| p.pom.clone())).collect(),
+        BuildTool::Gradle => {
+            model.gradle.iter().flat_map(|g| g.projects.iter().filter_map(|p| p.build_file.clone())).collect()
+        }
+    };
+    let lsp = project.lsp.clone();
+    let uris = build_files.iter().map(|f| ide_lsp::path_to_uri_string(&project.root.join(f))).collect();
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        if let Err(e) = lsp.java_update_project_configs(&project.root, uris).await {
+            tracing::debug!("java/projectConfigurationsUpdate: {e}");
+        }
+    });
     Ok(model)
 }