diff --git a/platforms/android/aar-template/OpenCV/build.gradle.template b/platforms/android/aar-template/OpenCV/build.gradle.template
index 10c8e64aa7..b12802063b 100644
--- a/platforms/android/aar-template/OpenCV/build.gradle.template
+++ b/platforms/android/aar-template/OpenCV/build.gradle.template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'com.android.library'
     id 'maven-publish'
+    id 'kotlin-android'
 }
 
 android {
diff --git a/platforms/android/aar-template/build.gradle b/platforms/android/aar-template/build.gradle
index decab5bc55..280dab5da7 100644
--- a/platforms/android/aar-template/build.gradle
+++ b/platforms/android/aar-template/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 plugins {
     id 'com.android.library' version '7.3.0' apply false
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android' version '1.8.20' apply false
 }