diff --git a/fullstack-mpp/build.gradle b/fullstack-mpp/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index d48ab2fc..00000000
--- a/fullstack-mpp/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        mavenLocal()
-        google()
-        mavenCentral()
-    }
-
-    dependencies {
-        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:2.0.20"
-    }
-}
-
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-multiplatform'
-
-kotlin {
-    targets {
-        js('frontend', IR) {
-            browser {
-                testTask {
-                    // TODO: disable browser tests since we can't run it on teamcity agents yet
-                    enabled = false
-                }
-                binaries.executable()
-            }
-        }
-        jvm('backend') {
-        }
-    }
-
-    sourceSets.each {
-        it.dependencies {
-            implementation(project.dependencies.enforcedPlatform("io.ktor:ktor-bom:3.0.2"))
-        }
-    }
-
-    sourceSets {
-        commonTest {
-            dependencies {
-                implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-annotations-common"
-                implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-common"
-            }
-        }
-        backendMain {
-            dependencies {
-                implementation "io.ktor:ktor-server-netty"
-                implementation "io.ktor:ktor-server-html-builder"
-                implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8"
-                implementation "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.12"
-            }
-        }
-        backendTest {
-            dependencies {
-                implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test"
-                implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit"
-            }
-        }
-        frontendMain {
-            dependencies {
-                implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-js"
-                implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-js"
-                implementation "io.ktor:ktor-client-core"
-                implementation "io.ktor:ktor-client-js"
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-}
-
-tasks.getByName('frontendBrowserProductionWebpack') {
-    outputFileName = 'output.js'
-}
-
-tasks.getByName('backendJar') {
-    dependsOn(tasks.getByName('frontendBrowserProductionWebpack'))
-    def frontendBrowserProductionWebpack = tasks.getByName('frontendBrowserProductionWebpack')
-    from(new File(frontendBrowserProductionWebpack.destinationDirectory, frontendBrowserProductionWebpack.outputFileName))
-}
-
-task run(type: JavaExec, dependsOn: [backendJar]) {
-    main = "io.ktor.samples.fullstack.backend.BackendCodeKt"
-    classpath(configurations.backendRuntimeClasspath, backendJar)
-    args = []
-}
diff --git a/fullstack-mpp/build.gradle.kts b/fullstack-mpp/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06b5bfbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fullstack-mpp/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.webpack.*
+
+plugins {
+    id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.multiplatform") version "2.1.0"
+}
+
+kotlin {
+    targets {
+        js("frontend", IR) {
+            browser {
+                testTask {
+                    // TODO: disable browser tests since we can"t run it on teamcity agents yet
+                    enabled = false
+                }
+                webpackTask {
+                    mainOutputFileName = "output.js"
+                }
+                binaries.executable()
+            }
+        }
+        jvm("backend") {
+        }
+    }
+
+    sourceSets.forEach {
+        it.dependencies {
+            implementation(project.dependencies.enforcedPlatform("io.ktor:ktor-bom:3.0.2"))
+        }
+    }
+
+    sourceSets {
+        commonTest {
+            dependencies {
+                implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-annotations-common")
+                implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-common")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    sourceSets {
+        val backendMain by getting {
+            dependencies {
+                implementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-netty")
+                implementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-html-builder")
+                implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8")
+                implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.12")
+            }
+        }
+        val backendTest by getting {
+            dependencies {
+                implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test")
+                implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit")
+            }
+        }
+        val frontendMain by getting {
+            dependencies {
+                implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-js")
+                implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-js")
+                implementation("io.ktor:ktor-client-core")
+                implementation("io.ktor:ktor-client-js")
+                // specify ws version explicitly to fix webpack task
+                implementation(npm("ws", "8.18.0")) // TODO should be removed, after ktor 3.0.3 release (KTOR-7912)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+val backendJar = tasks.named<Jar>("backendJar") {
+    val frontendBrowserProductionWebpack = tasks.getByName<KotlinWebpack>("frontendBrowserProductionWebpack")
+    dependsOn(frontendBrowserProductionWebpack)
+    from(frontendBrowserProductionWebpack.outputDirectory, frontendBrowserProductionWebpack.mainOutputFileName)
+}
+
+tasks.register<JavaExec>("run") {
+    dependsOn(backendJar)
+    mainClass.set("io.ktor.samples.fullstack.backend.BackendCodeKt")
+    classpath = files(configurations.getByName("backendRuntimeClasspath"), backendJar)
+    args = listOf<String>()
+}
diff --git a/fullstack-mpp/settings.gradle b/fullstack-mpp/settings.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 2274b231..00000000
--- a/fullstack-mpp/settings.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-rootProject.name = 'ktor-samples'
-
-def module(group, name) {
-    include(name)
-    project(":$name").projectDir = file("$group/$name")
-}
-
-// ---------------------------
-
-module('samples', 'fullstack-mpp')
diff --git a/fullstack-mpp/settings.gradle.kts b/fullstack-mpp/settings.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ab20df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fullstack-mpp/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+rootProject.name = "ktor-samples"
+
+pluginManagement {
+    repositories {
+        google()
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+}
+
+fun module(group: String, name: String) {
+    include(name)
+    project(":$name").projectDir = file("$group/$name")
+}
+
+// ---------------------------
+
+module("samples", "fullstack-mpp")
diff --git a/fullstack-mpp/src/backendMain/kotlin/BackendCode.kt b/fullstack-mpp/src/backendMain/kotlin/BackendCode.kt
index be45feb4..358f60ce 100644
--- a/fullstack-mpp/src/backendMain/kotlin/BackendCode.kt
+++ b/fullstack-mpp/src/backendMain/kotlin/BackendCode.kt
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ fun Application.main() {
         get("/test") {
             call.respond("I am a test response")
         }
-        static("/static") {
-            resources()
-        }
+        staticResources(remotePath = "/static", basePackage = null)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/fullstack-mpp/src/frontendMain/kotlin/FrontendCode.kt b/fullstack-mpp/src/frontendMain/kotlin/FrontendCode.kt
index 0b4d1d95..55112f48 100644
--- a/fullstack-mpp/src/frontendMain/kotlin/FrontendCode.kt
+++ b/fullstack-mpp/src/frontendMain/kotlin/FrontendCode.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 package io.ktor.samples.fullstack.frontend
 
 import io.ktor.client.*
-import io.ktor.client.call.body
 import io.ktor.client.engine.js.*
 import io.ktor.client.request.*
 import io.ktor.http.*
 import io.ktor.samples.fullstack.common.*
-import kotlinx.browser.document
-import kotlinx.browser.window
+import kotlinx.browser.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 
 private val client = HttpClient(Js)