diff --git a/crates/ide-build/src/gradle.rs b/crates/ide-build/src/gradle.rs
index f8a593ec7..24b469ef6 100644
--- a/crates/ide-build/src/gradle.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-build/src/gradle.rs
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ fn strip_comments(text: &str) -> String {
 /// Quoted string literals in `s`.
 fn literals(s: &str) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut out = Vec::new();
-    let mut chars = s.chars();
-    while let Some(c) = chars.next() {
-        if c == '"' || c == '\'' {
-            out.push(chars.by_ref().take_while(|&n| n != c).collect());
-        }
+    let mut rest = s;
+    while let Some(start) = rest.find(['"', '\'']) {
+        let Some((value, used)) = literal(&rest[start..]) else { break };
+        out.push(value);
+        rest = &rest[start + used..];
     }
     out
 }
@@ -565,11 +565,12 @@ fn is_dependency_configuration(name: &str) -> bool {
 /// `(group, artifact, version)` of the external dependencies a build script declares:
 /// `implementation 'g:a:v'`, `api("g:a:v:classifier@jar")`, and the map notation
 /// `implementation group: 'g', name: 'a', version: 'v'` (Groovy) / `group = "g", …` (Kotlin).
-/// Versions with interpolations, ranges and catalog aliases (`libs.x`) are skipped.
-pub fn script_dependencies(text: &str) -> Vec<(String, String, String)> {
+/// Versions written as `${gsonVersion}` are filled in from `properties` (`ext` values, see
+/// [`script_properties`]); ranges, unknown names and catalog aliases (`libs.x`) are skipped.
+pub fn script_dependencies(text: &str, properties: &BTreeMap<String, String>) -> Vec<(String, String, String)> {
     let text = strip_comments(text);
     let mut out = Vec::new();
-    for line in text.lines().flat_map(|l| l.split(['{', ';'])) {
+    for line in text.lines().flat_map(statements) {
         let line = line.trim_start();
         let name: String = line.chars().take_while(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || *c == '_').collect();
         if name.is_empty() || !is_dependency_configuration(&name) {
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@ pub fn script_dependencies(text: &str) -> Vec<(String, String, String)> {
             }),
         };
         if let Some((g, a, v)) = coordinate {
+            let v = interpolate(&v, properties);
             let plain = |s: &str| {
                 !s.is_empty() && s.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '.' | '-' | '_' | '+'))
             };
@@ -602,11 +604,354 @@ pub fn script_dependencies(text: &str) -> Vec<(String, String, String)> {
     out
 }
 
+/// `line` split at `{` and `;` outside quoted strings, so a `${version}` stays in one piece.
+fn statements(line: &str) -> Vec<&str> {
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut start = 0;
+    let mut index = 0;
+    while index < line.len() {
+        let c = line[index..].chars().next().unwrap();
+        if c == '"' || c == '\'' {
+            index += literal(&line[index..]).map_or(line.len() - index, |(_, used)| used);
+            continue;
+        }
+        if matches!(c, '{' | '}' | ';' | '\n') {
+            out.push(&line[start..index]);
+            start = index + c.len_utf8();
+        }
+        index += c.len_utf8();
+    }
+    out.push(&line[start..]);
+    out
+}
+
+/// `apply from: 'x.gradle'` (Groovy) and `apply(from = "x.gradle.kts")` (Kotlin DSL)
+/// targets, as written in the script.
+pub fn applied_scripts(text: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+    let text = strip_comments(text);
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    for (index, word) in code_words(&text) {
+        if word != "apply" || !starts_word(&text, index) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let mut rest = text[index + "apply".len()..].trim_start();
+        if let Some(inner) = rest.strip_prefix('(') {
+            rest = inner.trim_start();
+        }
+        let Some(rest) = rest.strip_prefix("from") else { continue };
+        let Some(rest) = rest.trim_start().strip_prefix(':').or_else(|| rest.trim_start().strip_prefix('=')) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let mut rest = rest.trim_start();
+        if let Some(inner) = rest.strip_prefix("file") {
+            let inner = inner.trim_start();
+            if let Some(inner) = inner.strip_prefix('(') {
+                rest = inner.trim_start();
+            }
+        }
+        if let Some((path, _)) = literal(rest) {
+            out.push(path);
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Literal extra properties declared by Groovy's `ext` or Kotlin's `extra`.
+pub fn script_properties(text: &str) -> BTreeMap<String, String> {
+    let text = strip_comments(text);
+    let mut out = BTreeMap::new();
+    for (index, word) in code_words(&text) {
+        if !starts_word(&text, index) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let rest = text[index + word.len()..].trim_start();
+        if word == "val" || word == "var" {
+            let (name, rest) = identifier(rest);
+            let Some(rest) = rest.trim_start().strip_prefix("by").map(str::trim_start) else { continue };
+            let Some(rest) = rest.strip_prefix("extra").map(str::trim_start) else { continue };
+            if let Some(rest) = rest.strip_prefix('(')
+                && let Some((value, used)) = literal(rest.trim_start())
+                && rest.trim_start()[used..].trim_start().starts_with(')')
+                && !name.is_empty()
+            {
+                out.insert(name.to_owned(), value);
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+        if word != "ext" && word != "extra" {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if let Some(block) = rest.strip_prefix('{') {
+            if let Some(end) = matching_brace(block) {
+                out.extend(assignments(&block[..end]));
+            }
+        } else if let Some(rest) = rest.strip_prefix('.') {
+            let (name, rest) = identifier(rest);
+            if let Some(value) = assigned_literal(rest)
+                && !name.is_empty()
+            {
+                out.insert(name.to_owned(), value);
+            }
+        } else if let Some(rest) = rest.strip_prefix('[')
+            && let Some((name, used)) = literal(rest.trim_start())
+            && let Some(rest) = rest.trim_start()[used..].trim_start().strip_prefix(']')
+            && let Some(value) = assigned_literal(rest)
+        {
+            out.insert(name, value);
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn file_properties(build_dir: &Path) -> BTreeMap<String, String> {
+    let text = std::fs::read_to_string(build_dir.join("gradle.properties")).unwrap_or_default();
+    text.lines()
+        .filter_map(|line| {
+            let line = line.trim();
+            if line.starts_with(['#', '!']) {
+                return None;
+            }
+            let separator = line.find(|c: char| c == '=' || c == ':' || c.is_whitespace())?;
+            let (key, rest) = line.split_at(separator);
+            let value = rest.trim_start().trim_start_matches(['=', ':']).trim_start();
+            (!key.is_empty()).then(|| (key.to_owned(), value.to_owned()))
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// The build script of a project and, recursively, the scripts it applies with `apply from`,
+/// read from disk: absolute path and text. Targets that do not exist are skipped.
+pub fn scripts_of(root: &Path, project_dir: &Path, build_dir: &Path, build_file: &Path) -> Vec<(PathBuf, String)> {
+    const MAX_SCRIPTS: usize = 256;
+    const MAX_DEPTH: usize = 32;
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut seen = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+    let first = normalize(&root.join(build_file));
+    let Ok(identity) = dunce::canonicalize(&first) else { return out };
+    seen.insert(identity);
+    let mut stack = vec![(first, 0)];
+    while let Some((path, depth)) = stack.pop() {
+        let Ok(text) = std::fs::read_to_string(&path) else { continue };
+        if depth < MAX_DEPTH {
+            let mut targets = Vec::new();
+            for spec in applied_scripts(&text) {
+                if seen.len() >= MAX_SCRIPTS {
+                    break;
+                }
+                if let Some(target) = resolve_script(&spec, &path, project_dir, build_dir)
+                    && let Ok(identity) = dunce::canonicalize(&target)
+                    && seen.insert(identity)
+                {
+                    targets.push((target, depth + 1));
+                }
+            }
+            stack.extend(targets.into_iter().rev());
+        }
+        out.push((path, text));
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Relative targets are project-scoped, with a lenient fallback beside the applying script.
+fn resolve_script(spec: &str, script: &Path, project_dir: &Path, build_dir: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let spec = spec.trim();
+    if spec.contains("://") {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let properties = BTreeMap::from([
+        ("rootDir".into(), build_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned()),
+        ("rootProject.projectDir".into(), build_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned()),
+        ("projectDir".into(), project_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned()),
+    ]);
+    let spec = interpolate(spec, &properties);
+    if spec.contains('$') {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let path = Path::new(&spec);
+    if path.is_absolute() {
+        return path.is_file().then(|| normalize(path));
+    }
+    let project_path = normalize(&project_dir.join(path));
+    if project_path.is_file() {
+        return Some(project_path);
+    }
+    let path = normalize(&script.parent()?.join(path));
+    path.is_file().then_some(path)
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn project_build_dir(root: &Path, model: &GradleModel, project: &GradleProject) -> PathBuf {
+    let dir = project.build.as_ref().and_then(|build| model.projects.iter().find(|p| &p.path == build));
+    root.join(dir.map_or(&model.dir, |p| &p.dir))
+}
+
+/// `2.8.9` for `${gsonVersion}` / `$gsonVersion` / `${ext.gsonVersion}`; unknown names and
+/// expressions are left as written, so ranges and catalogs stay skipped.
+fn interpolate(value: &str, properties: &BTreeMap<String, String>) -> String {
+    if !value.contains('$') {
+        return value.to_owned();
+    }
+    let mut out = String::with_capacity(value.len());
+    let mut chars = value.chars().peekable();
+    while let Some(c) = chars.next() {
+        if c != '$' {
+            out.push(c);
+            continue;
+        }
+        let braced = chars.peek() == Some(&'{');
+        if braced {
+            chars.next();
+        }
+        let mut name = String::new();
+        if braced {
+            for n in chars.by_ref() {
+                if n == '}' {
+                    break;
+                }
+                name.push(n);
+            }
+        } else {
+            while let Some(&n) = chars.peek() {
+                if n.is_alphanumeric() || n == '_' || n == '.' {
+                    name.push(n);
+                    chars.next();
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        let key = name.strip_prefix("ext.").or_else(|| name.strip_prefix("extra.")).unwrap_or(&name);
+        let bracket = name.strip_prefix("ext[").or_else(|| name.strip_prefix("extra[")).and_then(|rest| {
+            let (key, used) = literal(rest.trim_start())?;
+            (rest.trim_start()[used..].trim() == "]").then_some(key)
+        });
+        match properties.get(bracket.as_deref().unwrap_or(key)) {
+            Some(v) if !name.is_empty() => out.push_str(v),
+            _ => {
+                out.push('$');
+                if braced {
+                    out.push('{');
+                }
+                out.push_str(&name);
+                if braced {
+                    out.push('}');
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Whether `index` starts a whole word in `text` (not `reapply`, `my.apply`).
+fn starts_word(text: &str, index: usize) -> bool {
+    text[..index].chars().next_back().is_none_or(|c| !(c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '_' || c == '.'))
+}
+
+/// Identifiers outside quoted strings, with their byte positions.
+fn code_words(text: &str) -> Vec<(usize, &str)> {
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut index = 0;
+    while index < text.len() {
+        let c = text[index..].chars().next().unwrap();
+        if c == '"' || c == '\'' {
+            index += literal(&text[index..]).map_or(text.len() - index, |(_, used)| used);
+        } else if c.is_alphabetic() || c == '_' {
+            let (word, _) = identifier(&text[index..]);
+            out.push((index, word));
+            index += word.len();
+        } else {
+            index += c.len_utf8();
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+fn identifier(text: &str) -> (&str, &str) {
+    let end = text.find(|c: char| !(c.is_alphanumeric() || c == '_')).unwrap_or(text.len());
+    text.split_at(end)
+}
+
+fn assigned_literal(text: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let rest = text.trim_start().strip_prefix('=')?.trim_start();
+    let (value, used) = literal(rest)?;
+    // Do not turn a computed value (`'1.' + suffix`) into a concrete version.
+    let tail = rest[used..].trim_start_matches([' ', '\t', '\r']);
+    (tail.is_empty() || tail.starts_with(['\n', ';', '}'])).then_some(value)
+}
+
+/// The quoted string at the start of `s`, and how many bytes it spans.
+fn literal(s: &str) -> Option<(String, usize)> {
+    let quote = s.chars().next().filter(|c| *c == '"' || *c == '\'')?;
+    let rest = &s[quote.len_utf8()..];
+    let mut index = 0;
+    while index < rest.len() {
+        let c = rest[index..].chars().next()?;
+        if c == quote {
+            return Some((rest[..index].to_owned(), quote.len_utf8() + index + c.len_utf8()));
+        }
+        if c == '\\' {
+            index += c.len_utf8();
+            index += rest[index..].chars().next()?.len_utf8();
+        } else if quote == '"' && rest[index..].starts_with("${") {
+            index += 2;
+            index += matching_brace(&rest[index..])? + 1;
+        } else {
+            index += c.len_utf8();
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+/// Byte index of the `}` closing a `{` that was already consumed, ignoring quoted text.
+fn matching_brace(text: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+    let mut depth = 1usize;
+    let mut index = 0;
+    while index < text.len() {
+        let c = text[index..].chars().next()?;
+        if c == '"' || c == '\'' {
+            index += literal(&text[index..])?.1;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if c == '{' {
+            depth += 1;
+        } else if c == '}' {
+            depth -= 1;
+            if depth == 0 {
+                return Some(index);
+            }
+        }
+        index += c.len_utf8();
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+/// `name = 'value'` pairs in `text`.
+fn assignments(text: &str) -> Vec<(String, String)> {
+    statements(text)
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|statement| {
+            let (name, rest) = identifier(statement.trim_start());
+            let value = assigned_literal(rest)?;
+            (!name.is_empty()).then(|| (name.to_owned(), value))
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
 /// Every settings and build script of the model (for change detection).
 pub fn build_files(root: &Path, model: &GradleModel) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
     let dir = root.join(&model.dir);
     let mut out: Vec<PathBuf> = SETTINGS_FILES.iter().map(|f| dir.join(f)).filter(|p| p.is_file()).collect();
     out.extend(model.projects.iter().filter_map(|p| p.build_file.as_ref().map(|f| root.join(f))));
+    // Scripts a build script applies are build files too: editing one can change the model.
+    for project in &model.projects {
+        let Some(file) = project.build_file.as_deref() else { continue };
+        let build_dir = project_build_dir(root, model, project);
+        let properties = build_dir.join("gradle.properties");
+        if properties.is_file() {
+            out.push(properties);
+        }
+        let applied = scripts_of(root, &root.join(&project.dir), &build_dir, Path::new(file));
+        out.extend(applied.into_iter().skip(1).map(|(path, _)| path));
+    }
     // The settings of each nested build (its root project's folder).
     for p in model.projects.iter().filter(|p| p.build.as_deref() == Some(p.path.as_str())) {
         let nested = root.join(&p.dir);
@@ -624,6 +969,8 @@ pub fn build_files(root: &Path, model: &GradleModel) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
         catalogs.sort();
         out.extend(catalogs);
     }
+    out.sort();
+    out.dedup();
     out
 }
 
@@ -808,7 +1155,7 @@ dependencies {
     classpath 'not:a:library'
 }
 "#;
-        let deps = script_dependencies(script);
+        let deps = script_dependencies(script, &BTreeMap::new());
         let names: Vec<String> = deps.iter().map(|(g, a, v)| format!("{g}:{a}:{v}")).collect();
         assert_eq!(
             names,
@@ -822,6 +1169,291 @@ dependencies {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_scripts_read_groovy_and_kotlin_forms() {
+        let script = r#"
+            apply plugin: 'java'
+            apply from: 'gradle/dependencies.gradle'
+            apply from: file('gradle/extra.gradle')
+            apply(from = "gradle/kotlin.gradle.kts")
+            apply(from = file("gradle/kotlin-file.gradle.kts"))
+            // apply from: 'commented.gradle'
+            reapply from: 'not-a-call.gradle'
+        "#;
+        assert_eq!(
+            applied_scripts(script),
+            [
+                "gradle/dependencies.gradle",
+                "gradle/extra.gradle",
+                "gradle/kotlin.gradle.kts",
+                "gradle/kotlin-file.gradle.kts"
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ext_values_fill_in_dependency_versions() {
+        let script = r#"
+            ext {
+                gsonVersion = '2.8.9'
+                junit = "4.13.2"
+            }
+            ext.logback = '1.4.14'
+            dependencies {
+                implementation "com.google.code.gson:gson:${gsonVersion}"
+                testImplementation "junit:junit:$junit"
+                implementation "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:${ext.logback}"
+                implementation 'org.plain:literal:1.0'
+                implementation "org.x:unknown:${missing}"
+            }
+        "#;
+        let names: Vec<String> = script_dependencies(script, &script_properties(script))
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(g, a, v)| format!("{g}:{a}:{v}"))
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(
+            names,
+            [
+                "com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9",
+                "junit:junit:4.13.2",
+                "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.14",
+                "org.plain:literal:1.0",
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extra_properties_support_brackets_and_kotlin_delegates() {
+        for declaration in [
+            "ext.x = '1.2'",
+            "ext { x = '1.2' }",
+            "ext[\"x\"] = '1.2'",
+            "extra[\"x\"] = \"1.2\"",
+            "val x by extra(\"1.2\")",
+        ] {
+            let script = format!("{declaration}\ndependencies {{ implementation \"g:a:${{x}}\" }}");
+            assert_eq!(
+                script_dependencies(&script, &script_properties(&script)),
+                [("g".into(), "a".into(), "1.2".into())],
+                "{declaration}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parsers_ignore_apply_and_ext_inside_strings() {
+        let script = r#"
+            println "apply from: 'fake.gradle'"
+            println "ext.x = 'bogus'"
+            ext.real = '1'
+        "#;
+        assert!(applied_scripts(script).is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(script_properties(script), BTreeMap::from([("real".into(), "1".into())]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dependency_statements_preserve_interpolation_and_escaped_quotes() {
+        let script = r#"dependencies { implementation "g:a:${v}"; api(group = "g", name = "b", version = "${v}-RC1") }; dependencies { runtimeOnly 'g:c:2' }"#;
+        let properties = BTreeMap::from([("v".into(), "1.2".into())]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            script_dependencies(script, &properties),
+            [
+                ("g".into(), "a".into(), "1.2".into()),
+                ("g".into(), "b".into(), "1.2-RC1".into()),
+                ("g".into(), "c".into(), "2".into())
+            ]
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            statements(r#"println "escaped\"; {still quoted}"; implementation 'g:a:1'"#),
+            [r#"println "escaped\"; {still quoted}""#, " implementation 'g:a:1'"]
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dependency_versions_skip_unresolved_names_and_expressions() {
+        let script = r#"dependencies {
+            implementation "g:missing:${unknown}"
+            implementation "g:expression:${1 + 2}"
+            implementation "g:cyclic:${cycle}"
+            implementation 'g:range:[1,2)'
+            implementation 'g:dynamic:1.+'
+        }"#;
+        let properties = BTreeMap::from([("cycle".into(), "${cycle}".into())]);
+        assert!(script_dependencies(script, &properties).is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn extra_property_references_support_qualified_and_bracket_access() {
+        let script = r#"dependencies {
+            implementation "g:a:${ext.x}"
+            implementation "g:b:${extra.x}"
+            implementation "g:c:${ext['x']}"
+            implementation "g:d:${extra["x"]}"
+        }"#;
+        let properties = BTreeMap::from([("x".into(), "1".into())]);
+        assert_eq!(script_dependencies(script, &properties).len(), 4);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_scripts_are_read_recursively_and_survive_cycles() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join("gradle")).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("build.gradle"), "apply from: 'gradle/deps.gradle'\n").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("gradle/deps.gradle"), "apply from: '$rootDir/gradle/more.gradle'\n").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("gradle/more.gradle"), "apply from: 'deps.gradle'\n").unwrap();
+
+        let scripts: Vec<String> = scripts_of(root, root, root, Path::new("build.gradle"))
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(path, _)| path.strip_prefix(root).unwrap().to_string_lossy().replace('\\', "/"))
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(scripts, ["build.gradle", "gradle/deps.gradle", "gradle/more.gradle"]);
+        assert_eq!(build_files(root, &load(root).unwrap()).len(), 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_paths_prefer_the_project_directory() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join("gradle")).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("build.gradle"), "apply from: 'gradle/deps.gradle'").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("gradle/deps.gradle"), "apply from: 'versions.gradle'").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("versions.gradle"), "right").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("gradle/versions.gradle"), "wrong").unwrap();
+        let scripts = scripts_of(root, root, root, Path::new("build.gradle"));
+        assert_eq!(scripts.len(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(scripts[2].1, "right");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nested_applied_paths_are_relative_to_the_project_directory() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join("gradle")).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("build.gradle"), "apply from: 'gradle/a.gradle'").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("gradle/a.gradle"), "apply from: 'gradle/b.gradle'").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("gradle/b.gradle"), "").unwrap();
+        let scripts = scripts_of(root, root, root, Path::new("build.gradle"));
+        assert_eq!(scripts.len(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(scripts[2].0, root.join("gradle/b.gradle"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_paths_fall_back_to_the_applying_script_directory() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join("gradle")).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("build.gradle"), "apply from: 'gradle/a.gradle'").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("gradle/a.gradle"), "apply from: 'c.gradle'").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("gradle/c.gradle"), "").unwrap();
+        let scripts = scripts_of(root, root, root, Path::new("build.gradle"));
+        assert_eq!(scripts.len(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(scripts[2].0, root.join("gradle/c.gradle"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_paths_resolve_gradle_directory_variables() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        let project = root.join("app");
+        let script = project.join("gradle/deps.gradle");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(script.parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("shared.gradle"), "").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(project.join("local.gradle"), "").unwrap();
+        for prefix in ["$rootDir", "${rootDir}", "$rootProject.projectDir", "${rootProject.projectDir}"] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                resolve_script(&format!("{prefix}/shared.gradle"), &script, &project, root),
+                Some(root.join("shared.gradle")),
+                "{prefix}"
+            );
+        }
+        for prefix in ["$projectDir", "${projectDir}"] {
+            assert_eq!(
+                resolve_script(&format!("{prefix}/local.gradle"), &script, &project, root),
+                Some(project.join("local.gradle")),
+                "{prefix}"
+            );
+        }
+        assert_eq!(
+            resolve_script(root.join("shared.gradle").to_str().unwrap(), &script, &project, root),
+            Some(root.join("shared.gradle"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_scripts_skip_urls_and_missing_files() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        // Even a local path resembling a URL must not be read.
+        if !cfg!(windows) {
+            for scheme in ["http", "https"] {
+                let local = root.join(format!("{scheme}:/example.com/deps.gradle"));
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(local.parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
+                std::fs::write(local, "implementation 'g:remote:1'").unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        std::fs::write(root.join("build.gradle"), "apply from: 'http://example.com/deps.gradle'\napply(from = \"https://example.com/deps.gradle\")\napply from: 'missing.gradle'").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(scripts_of(root, root, root, Path::new("build.gradle")).len(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_scripts_deduplicate_self_application_and_path_aliases() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join("gradle")).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(
+            root.join("build.gradle"),
+            "apply from: 'build.gradle'\napply from: 'gradle/../build.gradle'\napply from: 'gradle/a.gradle'",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("gradle/a.gradle"), "apply from: '../build.gradle'").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(scripts_of(root, root, root, Path::new("build.gradle")).len(), 2);
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_scripts_deduplicate_symlink_cycles() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("build.gradle"), "apply from: 'alias/build.gradle'").unwrap();
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(root, root.join("alias")).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(scripts_of(root, root, root, Path::new("build.gradle")).len(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_script_traversal_bounds_depth_and_total_files() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        for i in 0..300 {
+            std::fs::write(root.join(format!("{i}.gradle")), format!("apply from: '{}.gradle'", i + 1)).unwrap();
+        }
+        let chain = scripts_of(root, root, root, Path::new("0.gradle"));
+        assert_eq!(chain.len(), 33);
+        let fanout: String = (0..300).map(|i| format!("apply from: '{i}.gradle'\n")).collect();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("build.gradle"), fanout).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(scripts_of(root, root, root, Path::new("build.gradle")).len(), 256);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_scripts_use_their_composite_build_root() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join("included/app")).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("build.gradle"), "").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("included/build.gradle"), "").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("included/app/build.gradle"), "apply from: \"${rootDir}/deps.gradle\"").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("included/deps.gradle"), "implementation 'g:included:1'").unwrap();
+        let mut model = load(root).unwrap();
+        for (path, dir) in [(":included", "included"), (":included:app", "included/app")] {
+            let mut project = project_at(root, path.into(), path.into(), &root.join(dir));
+            project.build = Some(":included".into());
+            model.projects.push(project);
+        }
+        assert!(build_files(root, &model).contains(&root.join("included/deps.gradle")));
+        let model = crate::BuildModel { maven: None, gradle: vec![model] };
+        assert_eq!(crate::dependency_coordinates(root, &model)[0].artifact_id, "included");
+    }
+
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/ide-build/src/lib.rs b/crates/ide-build/src/lib.rs
index 3c436dec1..ebc8e2bf8 100644
--- a/crates/ide-build/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-build/src/lib.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ pub struct DependencyCoordinate {
 
 /// The external libraries of `model`, sorted and deduplicated: Maven dependencies
 /// (with the transitive ones the last sync read), except the build's own modules,
-/// `pom` imports and `system` scope; dependencies declared in the Gradle build scripts.
+/// `pom` imports and `system` scope; dependencies declared in the Gradle build scripts,
+/// including the scripts they pull in with `apply from`.
 pub fn dependency_coordinates(root: &Path, model: &BuildModel) -> Vec<DependencyCoordinate> {
     let mut out = Vec::new();
     if let Some(m) = &model.maven {
@@ -177,11 +178,26 @@ pub fn dependency_coordinates(root: &Path, model: &BuildModel) -> Vec<Dependency
         }
     }
     for g in &model.gradle {
-        for script in g.projects.iter().filter_map(|p| p.build_file.as_ref()) {
-            let Ok(text) = std::fs::read_to_string(root.join(script)) else { continue };
-            out.extend(gradle::script_dependencies(&text).into_iter().map(|(group_id, artifact_id, version)| {
-                DependencyCoordinate { gradle: true, group_id, artifact_id, version }
-            }));
+        for p in &g.projects {
+            let Some(build_file) = p.build_file.as_deref() else { continue };
+            let build_dir = gradle::project_build_dir(root, g, p);
+            let scripts = gradle::scripts_of(root, &root.join(&p.dir), &build_dir, Path::new(build_file));
+            // The script's own `ext` values win over the scripts it applies.
+            let mut properties = std::collections::BTreeMap::new();
+            for (_, text) in scripts.iter().rev() {
+                properties.extend(gradle::script_properties(text));
+            }
+            properties.extend(gradle::file_properties(&build_dir));
+            for (_, text) in &scripts {
+                out.extend(gradle::script_dependencies(text, &properties).into_iter().map(
+                    |(group_id, artifact_id, version)| DependencyCoordinate {
+                        gradle: true,
+                        group_id,
+                        artifact_id,
+                        version,
+                    },
+                ));
+            }
         }
     }
     out.sort();
@@ -312,4 +328,39 @@ mod tests {
             .collect();
         assert_eq!(names, ["M org.b:y:2", "M org.c:z:3", "G org.a:x:1.0"]);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dependency_coordinates_read_scripts_brought_in_by_apply_from() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join("gradle")).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("build.gradle"), "apply from: 'gradle/dependencies.gradle'\n").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(
+            root.join("gradle/dependencies.gradle"),
+            "ext { gson = '2.8.9' }\ndependencies { implementation \"com.google.code.gson:gson:${gson}\" }\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let model = BuildModel { maven: None, gradle: gradle::load(root).into_iter().collect() };
+        let names: Vec<String> = dependency_coordinates(root, &model)
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|c| format!("{}:{}:{}", c.group_id, c.artifact_id, c.version))
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(names, ["com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9"]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn gradle_properties_override_script_extra_values() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("build.gradle"), "ext.v = 'wrong'\napply from: 'deps.gradle'").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(
+            root.join("deps.gradle"),
+            "ext.v = 'alsoWrong'\nimplementation \"g:a:${v}\"\nimplementation \"g:b:${onlyInProperties}\"",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("gradle.properties"), "# versions\nv = 1.2\nonlyInProperties: 2.3\n").unwrap();
+        let model = BuildModel { maven: None, gradle: gradle::load(root).into_iter().collect() };
+        let versions: Vec<_> = dependency_coordinates(root, &model).into_iter().map(|c| c.version).collect();
+        assert_eq!(versions, ["1.2", "2.3"]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ide-build/src/sync.rs b/crates/ide-build/src/sync.rs
index 13336817d..d97bba563 100644
--- a/crates/ide-build/src/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-build/src/sync.rs
@@ -818,6 +818,40 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(m.stale, "gradle.properties is watched");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn applied_script_edits_invalidate_the_cached_gradle_model() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let root = tmp.path().join("project");
+        let cache_dir = tmp.path().join("cache");
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(root.join("gradle")).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(root.join("build.gradle"), "apply from: 'gradle/dependencies.gradle'").unwrap();
+        let applied = root.join("gradle/dependencies.gradle");
+        std::fs::write(&applied, "implementation 'g:a:1'").unwrap();
+        let model = gradle::load(&root).unwrap();
+        let cache = GradleCache {
+            hash: hash_gradle_files(&gradle::build_files(&root, &model)),
+            projects: vec![ReportedProject {
+                path: ":".into(),
+                dir: root.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+                ..Default::default()
+            }],
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        write_cache(&cache_dir, GRADLE_CACHE, &cache).unwrap();
+        let stale = || {
+            let mut model = gradle::load(&root).unwrap();
+            apply_gradle_cache(&root, &cache_dir, &mut model);
+            model.stale
+        };
+        assert!(!stale());
+        std::fs::write(&applied, "// comment\nimplementation   'g:a:1'\n").unwrap();
+        assert!(!stale());
+        std::fs::write(&applied, "implementation 'g:a:2'").unwrap();
+        assert!(stale());
+        std::fs::remove_file(&applied).unwrap();
+        assert!(stale());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn sync_reads_verbose_trees_with_a_pinned_plugin_unless_offline() {
         let online = maven_sync_goals(Path::new("e.xml"), false);
diff --git a/src/features/build-tools/index.ts b/src/features/build-tools/index.ts
index 5703f6af7..0b6a9420f 100644
--- a/src/features/build-tools/index.ts
+++ b/src/features/build-tools/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import { onEditorEvent, registerEditorContribution } from "@/editor/api";
 import { executeAction, registerActions } from "@/platform/actions";
 import { setContext } from "@/platform/context";
+import { isGradleBuildInput } from "@/platform/buildFiles";
 import { onIdeEvent, type BuildModel, type BuildTool } from "@/platform/ipc";
 import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
 import {
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ export const MAVEN_WHEN = "projectOpen && build.maven";
 export const GRADLE_WHEN = "projectOpen && build.gradle";
 
 /** Build files whose creation / change / removal re-reads the model. */
-const BUILD_FILE =
-  /(?:^|\/)(?:pom\.xml|(?:build|settings)\.gradle(?:\.kts)?|mvnw(?:\.cmd)?|gradlew(?:\.bat)?|gradle\.properties|gradle-wrapper\.properties|[^/]+\.versions\.toml)$/;
+const isBuildFile = (path: string) =>
+  isGradleBuildInput(path) || /(?:^|[\\/])(?:pom\.xml|mvnw(?:\.cmd)?|gradlew(?:\.bat)?)$/.test(path);
 
 function expandAll(tool: BuildTool) {
   const { model, configs } = useBuild.getState();
@@ -234,10 +235,10 @@ export function activate(): () => void {
       if (s.project) void loadModel();
     }),
     onEditorEvent((e) => {
-      if (e.type === "docSaved" && BUILD_FILE.test(e.path)) noteIdeSave(e.path);
+      if (e.type === "docSaved" && isBuildFile(e.path)) noteIdeSave(e.path);
     }),
     onIdeEvent("fsChanged", (e) => {
-      const changed = [...e.created, ...e.modified, ...e.removed].filter((p) => BUILD_FILE.test(p));
+      const changed = [...e.created, ...e.modified, ...e.removed].filter(isBuildFile);
       if (!changed.length) return;
       // Changes the IDE's own saves didn't make came from outside (a VCS update, another tool),
       // also for a build file open in a tab.
diff --git a/src/features/build-tools/linkage.test.tsx b/src/features/build-tools/linkage.test.tsx
index 2006e1c7c..3b59d5806 100644
--- a/src/features/build-tools/linkage.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/build-tools/linkage.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { act, fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { executeAction, registerAction, allActions, isActionEnabled } from "@/platform/actions";
 import { setContext } from "@/platform/context";
 import type { BuildModel, GradleModel, ProjectInfo, RunConfig } from "@/platform/ipc";
+import { emitLocalIdeEvent } from "@/platform/ipc";
 import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
 import { GradleView, MavenView } from "./BuildToolView";
 import { activate } from "./index";
@@ -112,6 +113,22 @@ afterEach(() => {
   setContext("projectOpen", false);
 });
 
+it("re-reads the build model when an applied Groovy or Kotlin script changes", async () => {
+  vi.useFakeTimers();
+  try {
+    for (const path of ["/p/gradle/dependencies.gradle", "/p/gradle/dependencies.gradle.kts"]) {
+      const calls = mocks.model.mock.calls.length;
+      await act(async () => {
+        emitLocalIdeEvent({ type: "fsChanged", created: [], modified: [path], removed: [] });
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(300);
+      });
+      expect(mocks.model).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(calls + 1);
+    }
+  } finally {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  }
+});
+
 it("offers unlink on a root's context menu and persists a confirmed project setting", async () => {
   render(<MavenView />);
   fireEvent.contextMenu(screen.getByText("project-a"));
diff --git a/src/features/libraries/index.ts b/src/features/libraries/index.ts
index 0f7d7c52e..2cedfa775 100644
--- a/src/features/libraries/index.ts
+++ b/src/features/libraries/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import { Channel } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 import { commands, type LibraryGroup, type RequestId } from "@/bindings";
 import { mergeLibraryGroups } from "@/platform/libraries";
+import { isGradleBuildInput } from "@/platform/buildFiles";
 import { registerActions } from "@/platform/actions";
 import { setLibraryRoots } from "@/editor/api";
 import { call, isCancelled, isTauri, nextRequestId, onIdeEvent } from "@/platform/ipc";
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ export function touchesManifest(paths: readonly string[]): boolean {
   return paths.some(
     (p) =>
       !/[\\/]node_modules[\\/]/.test(p) &&
-      MANIFESTS.has(p.slice(Math.max(p.lastIndexOf("/"), p.lastIndexOf("\\")) + 1)),
+      (isGradleBuildInput(p) || MANIFESTS.has(p.slice(Math.max(p.lastIndexOf("/"), p.lastIndexOf("\\")) + 1))),
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/features/libraries/libraries.test.ts b/src/features/libraries/libraries.test.ts
index 86a41eaf6..2157a43b1 100644
--- a/src/features/libraries/libraries.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/libraries/libraries.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ describe("External Libraries", () => {
     expect(touchesManifest(["/p/src/package.json.bak", "/p/README.md"])).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("refreshes when an applied Gradle script or properties file changes", () => {
+    expect(touchesManifest(["/p/gradle/dependencies.gradle"])).toBe(true);
+    expect(touchesManifest(["C:\\p\\gradle\\dependencies.gradle.kts"])).toBe(true);
+    expect(touchesManifest(["/p/gradle.properties"])).toBe(true);
+    expect(touchesManifest(["/p/node_modules/tool/dependencies.gradle"])).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("marks files below library roots for read-only editors", () => {
     dispose = setLibraryRoots("test", ["/py/lib/python3.12"]);
     expect(isLibraryPath("/py/lib/python3.12/os.py")).toBe(true);
diff --git a/src/platform/buildFiles.test.ts b/src/platform/buildFiles.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f08ee6b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/buildFiles.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { isGradleBuildInput } from "./buildFiles";
+
+it("recognizes applied scripts and Gradle properties for build and library refresh", () => {
+  for (const path of [
+    "/p/gradle/dependencies.gradle",
+    "/p/gradle/dependencies.gradle.kts",
+    "C:\\p\\gradle\\dependencies.gradle",
+    "/p/gradle.properties",
+    "/p/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties",
+    "/p/gradle/libs.versions.toml",
+  ]) {
+    expect(isGradleBuildInput(path), path).toBe(true);
+  }
+  for (const path of ["/p/dependencies.gradle.bak", "/p/src/main.kt", "/p/README.md"]) {
+    expect(isGradleBuildInput(path), path).toBe(false);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/src/platform/buildFiles.ts b/src/platform/buildFiles.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3929b71f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/buildFiles.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/** Gradle scripts and static inputs whose edits can change the build model or libraries. */
+export function isGradleBuildInput(path: string): boolean {
+  return /(?:^|[\\/])(?:[^\\/]+\.gradle(?:\.kts)?|gradle\.properties|gradle-wrapper\.properties|[^\\/]+\.versions\.toml)$/.test(
+    path,
+  );
+}