diff --git a/initializr-generator/src/main/resources/templates/starter-build.gradle b/initializr-generator/src/main/resources/templates/starter-build.gradle
index cf3271b7..5a684213 100644
--- a/initializr-generator/src/main/resources/templates/starter-build.gradle
+++ b/initializr-generator/src/main/resources/templates/starter-build.gradle
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ ext['${it.key}'] = '${it.value.call()}'<% } %>
 dependencies {<% compileDependencies.each { %>
 	compile('${it.groupId}:${it.artifactId}${it.version ? ":$it.version" : ""}${it.type ? "@$it.type" : ""}')<% } %><% if (language=='groovy') { %>
 	compile('org.codehaus.groovy:groovy')<% } %><% if (language=='kotlin') { %>
-	compile("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:\${kotlinVersion}")<% } %><% runtimeDependencies.each { %>
+	compile("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:\${kotlinVersion}")
+	compile("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:\${kotlinVersion}")<% } %><% runtimeDependencies.each { %>
 	runtime('${it.groupId}:${it.artifactId}${it.version ? ":$it.version" : ""}${it.type ? "@$it.type" : ""}')<% } %><% compileOnlyDependencies.each { %>
 	compileOnly('${it.groupId}:${it.artifactId}${it.version ? ":$it.version" : ""}${it.type ? "@$it.type" : ""}')<% } %><% providedDependencies.each { %>
 	providedRuntime('${it.groupId}:${it.artifactId}${it.version ? ":$it.version" : ""}${it.type ? "@$it.type" : ""}')<% } %>
diff --git a/initializr-generator/src/main/resources/templates/starter-pom.xml b/initializr-generator/src/main/resources/templates/starter-pom.xml
index d51cc265..452a25aa 100644
--- a/initializr-generator/src/main/resources/templates/starter-pom.xml
+++ b/initializr-generator/src/main/resources/templates/starter-pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
 			<groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
 			<artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
 			<version>\${kotlin.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+			<artifactId>kotlin-reflect</artifactId>
+			<version>\${kotlin.version}</version>
 		</dependency><% } %>
 <% runtimeDependencies.each { %>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/standard/build.gradle.gen b/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/standard/build.gradle.gen
index b2d32fb6..c2fed7b3 100644
--- a/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/standard/build.gradle.gen
+++ b/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/standard/build.gradle.gen
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
 	compile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter')
 	compile("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:${kotlinVersion}")
+	compile("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:${kotlinVersion}")
 	testCompile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test')
 }
diff --git a/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/standard/pom.xml.gen b/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/standard/pom.xml.gen
index 60d32433..2e8903f5 100644
--- a/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/standard/pom.xml.gen
+++ b/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/standard/pom.xml.gen
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 			<artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
 			<version>${kotlin.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+			<artifactId>kotlin-reflect</artifactId>
+			<version>${kotlin.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/war/build.gradle.gen b/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/war/build.gradle.gen
index fb4a8469..2771024f 100644
--- a/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/war/build.gradle.gen
+++ b/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/war/build.gradle.gen
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ configurations {
 dependencies {
 	compile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web')
 	compile("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:${kotlinVersion}")
+	compile("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:${kotlinVersion}")
 	providedRuntime('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-tomcat')
 	testCompile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test')
 }
diff --git a/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/war/pom.xml.gen b/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/war/pom.xml.gen
index 40045fc4..527d240d 100644
--- a/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/war/pom.xml.gen
+++ b/initializr-generator/src/test/resources/project/kotlin/war/pom.xml.gen
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 			<artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
 			<version>${kotlin.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+			<artifactId>kotlin-reflect</artifactId>
+			<version>${kotlin.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>