diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/Capability.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/Capability.java
index 29d12c53be6e1..b9e629786daae 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/Capability.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/Capability.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ public interface Capability {
 
     String JACKSON = QUARKUS_PREFIX + "jackson";
 
+    String KOTLIN = QUARKUS_PREFIX + "kotlin";
+
     String JSONB = QUARKUS_PREFIX + "jsonb";
 
     String HAL = QUARKUS_PREFIX + "hal";
diff --git a/extensions/kotlin/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/kotlin/runtime/pom.xml
index 3382cef722b5c..b83193e94f16e 100644
--- a/extensions/kotlin/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/kotlin/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
                         -->
                         <lesserPriorityArtifact>org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-compiler</lesserPriorityArtifact>
                     </lesserPriorityArtifacts>
+                    <capabilities>
+                        <provides>io.quarkus.kotlin</provides>
+                    </capabilities>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>