diff --git a/.teamcity/subprojects.json b/.teamcity/subprojects.json
index 7ecd32b2bf2b..c1ab97f8953c 100644
--- a/.teamcity/subprojects.json
+++ b/.teamcity/subprojects.json
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
     "name": "declarative-dsl-core",
     "path": "platforms/core-configuration/declarative-dsl-core",
     "unitTests": true,
-    "functionalTests": false,
+    "functionalTests": true,
     "crossVersionTests": false
   },
   {
diff --git a/platforms/core-configuration/declarative-dsl-core/build.gradle.kts b/platforms/core-configuration/declarative-dsl-core/build.gradle.kts
index 19d38ab16e87..9ba55a0dc1be 100644
--- a/platforms/core-configuration/declarative-dsl-core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/platforms/core-configuration/declarative-dsl-core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -28,4 +28,6 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation(libs.futureKotlin("test-junit5"))
     testImplementation("org.jetbrains:annotations:24.0.1")
+
+    integTestDistributionRuntimeOnly(project(":distributions-full"))
 }
diff --git a/platforms/core-configuration/declarative-dsl-core/src/integTest/groovy/org/gradle/internal/declarativedsl/ErrorHandlingOnReflectiveCallsSpec.groovy b/platforms/core-configuration/declarative-dsl-core/src/integTest/groovy/org/gradle/internal/declarativedsl/ErrorHandlingOnReflectiveCallsSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..322d6786ba84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/core-configuration/declarative-dsl-core/src/integTest/groovy/org/gradle/internal/declarativedsl/ErrorHandlingOnReflectiveCallsSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.gradle.internal.declarativedsl
+
+import org.gradle.integtests.fixtures.AbstractIntegrationSpec
+
+class ErrorHandlingOnReflectiveCallsSpec extends AbstractIntegrationSpec {
+
+    def 'when reflective invocation fails the cause is identified correctly'() {
+        given:
+        file("buildSrc/build.gradle") << """
+            plugins {
+                id('java-gradle-plugin')
+            }
+            gradlePlugin {
+                plugins {
+                    create("restrictedPlugin") {
+                        id = "com.example.restricted"
+                        implementationClass = "com.example.restricted.RestrictedPlugin"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        """
+
+        file("buildSrc/src/main/java/com/example/restricted/Extension.java") << """
+            package com.example.restricted;
+
+            import org.gradle.declarative.dsl.model.annotations.Configuring;
+            import org.gradle.declarative.dsl.model.annotations.Restricted;
+            import org.gradle.api.Action;
+            import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory;
+            import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
+
+            import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+            @Restricted
+            public abstract class Extension {
+                private final Access access;
+                private final ObjectFactory objects;
+
+                public Access getAccess() {
+                    return access;
+                }
+
+                @Inject
+                public Extension(ObjectFactory objects) {
+                    this.objects = objects;
+                    this.access = objects.newInstance(Access.class);
+                }
+
+                @Configuring
+                public void access(Action<? super Access> configure) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Boom");
+                }
+
+                public abstract static class Access {
+                    @Restricted
+                    public abstract Property<String> getName();
+                }
+
+            }
+        """
+
+        file("buildSrc/src/main/java/com/example/restricted/RestrictedPlugin.java") << """
+            package com.example.restricted;
+
+            import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
+            import org.gradle.api.Project;
+
+            public class RestrictedPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
+                @Override
+                public void apply(Project target) {
+                    target.getExtensions().create("restricted", Extension.class);
+                }
+            }
+        """
+
+        file("build.gradle.something") << """
+            plugins {
+                id("com.example.restricted")
+            }
+
+            restricted {
+                access {
+                    name = "something"
+                }
+            }
+        """
+
+        when:
+        fails(":help")
+
+        then:
+        failureCauseContains("Boom")
+    }
+
+}