diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
index be59d51b673507..346d9e5775dafb 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
@@ -889,29 +889,31 @@ describe('modules/manager/gradle/parser', () => {
 
   describe('implicit gradle plugins', () => {
     test.each`
-      def                | input                                           | output
-      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'checkstyle { toolVersion = "${baz}" }'}      | ${{ depName: 'checkstyle', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['checkstyle'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'codenarc { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}         | ${{ depName: 'codenarc', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['codenarc'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'detekt { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}           | ${{ depName: 'detekt', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['detekt'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'findbugs { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}         | ${{ depName: 'findbugs', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['findbugs'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'googleJavaFormat { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'} | ${{ depName: 'googleJavaFormat', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['googleJavaFormat'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'jacoco { toolVersion = baz }'}               | ${{ depName: 'jacoco', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['jacoco'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3', groupName: 'baz' }}
-      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'jacoco { toolVersion = property("baz") }'}   | ${{ depName: 'jacoco', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['jacoco'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'lombok { version = "1.2.3" }'}               | ${{ depName: 'lombok', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['lombok'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'lombok { version.set("1.2.3") }'}            | ${{ depName: 'lombok', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['lombok'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'lombok { version.value("1.2.3") }'}          | ${{ depName: 'lombok', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['lombok'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}              | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion.set("1.2.3") }'}           | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion.value("1.2.3") }'}         | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'pmd { foo = "bar"; toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'} | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'spotbugs { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}         | ${{ depName: 'spotbugs', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['spotbugs'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion = "@@@" }'}                | ${null}
-      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion = "${baz}" }'}             | ${null}
-      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'pmd { toolVersion = "${baz}.456" }'}         | ${{ depName: 'pmd', currentValue: '1.2.3.456', skipReason: 'unknown-version' }}
-      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'pmd { toolVersion = baz + ".456" }'}         | ${{ depName: 'pmd', currentValue: '1.2.3.456', skipReason: 'unknown-version' }}
-      ${''}              | ${'pmd { [toolVersion = "6.36.0"] }'}           | ${null}
-      ${''}              | ${'unknown { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}          | ${null}
-      ${''}              | ${'jmh { jmhVersion = "1.2.3" }'}               | ${{ depName: 'jmh', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['jmh'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      def                | input                                                            | output
+      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'checkstyle { toolVersion = "${baz}" }'}                       | ${{ depName: 'checkstyle', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['checkstyle'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'checkstyle { toolVersion "${baz}" }'}                         | ${{ depName: 'checkstyle', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['checkstyle'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'codenarc { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}                          | ${{ depName: 'codenarc', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['codenarc'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'detekt { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}                            | ${{ depName: 'detekt', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['detekt'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'findbugs { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}                          | ${{ depName: 'findbugs', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['findbugs'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'googleJavaFormat { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}                  | ${{ depName: 'googleJavaFormat', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['googleJavaFormat'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'jacoco { toolVersion = baz }'}                                | ${{ depName: 'jacoco', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['jacoco'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3', groupName: 'baz' }}
+      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'jacoco { toolVersion = property("baz") }'}                    | ${{ depName: 'jacoco', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['jacoco'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'lombok { version = "1.2.3" }'}                                | ${{ depName: 'lombok', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['lombok'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'lombok { version.set("1.2.3") }'}                             | ${{ depName: 'lombok', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['lombok'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'lombok { version.value("1.2.3") }'}                           | ${{ depName: 'lombok', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['lombok'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}                               | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion.set("1.2.3") }'}                            | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion.value("1.2.3") }'}                          | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'pmd { foo = "bar"; toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}                  | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'spotbugs { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}                          | ${{ depName: 'spotbugs', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['spotbugs'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion = "@@@" }'}                                 | ${null}
+      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion = "${baz}" }'}                              | ${null}
+      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'pmd { toolVersion = "${baz}.456" }'}                          | ${{ depName: 'pmd', currentValue: '1.2.3.456', skipReason: 'unknown-version' }}
+      ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'pmd { toolVersion = baz + ".456" }'}                          | ${{ depName: 'pmd', currentValue: '1.2.3.456', skipReason: 'unknown-version' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'pmd { [toolVersion = "6.36.0"] }'}                            | ${null}
+      ${''}              | ${'unknown { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}                           | ${null}
+      ${''}              | ${'composeOptions { kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion = "1.2.3" }'} | ${{ depName: 'composeOptions', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['composeOptions'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'jmh { jmhVersion = "1.2.3" }'}                                | ${{ depName: 'jmh', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['jmh'][1], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
     `('$def | $input', ({ def, input, output }) => {
       const { deps } = parseGradle([def, input].join('\n'));
       expect(deps).toMatchObject([output].filter(is.truthy));
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts
index b6f653bf1786f8..4693da32c294f6 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ export const REGISTRY_URLS = {
 export const GRADLE_PLUGINS = {
   checkstyle: ['toolVersion', 'com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle'],
   codenarc: ['toolVersion', 'org.codenarc:CodeNarc'],
+  composeOptions: [
+    'kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion',
+    'androidx.compose.compiler:compiler',
+  ],
   detekt: ['toolVersion', 'io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-core'],
   findbugs: ['toolVersion', 'com.google.code.findbugs:findbugs'],
   googleJavaFormat: [
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
index 633633790273f9..f2b1e4cc081644 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ const qImplicitGradlePlugin = q
             )
             .alt(
               // toolVersion = "1.2.3"
-              q.op<Ctx>('=').join(qVersion),
+              q.opt<Ctx>(q.op('=')).join(qVersion),
               // toolVersion.set("1.2.3"), toolVersion.value("1.2.3")
               q
                 .op<Ctx>('.')