diff --git a/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsGradlePlugin.groovy b/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsGradlePlugin.groovy
index 20c468e6cb..14a34f6817 100644
--- a/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsGradlePlugin.groovy
+++ b/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsGradlePlugin.groovy
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ class GrailsGradlePlugin extends GroovyPlugin {
         configureRunCommand(project)
 
         configurePathingJar(project)
+
+        configureGroovyASTMetadata(project)
     }
 
     protected void excludeDependencies(Project project) {
@@ -737,6 +739,48 @@ class GrailsGradlePlugin extends GroovyPlugin {
         }
     }
 
+    @CompileDynamic
+    protected void configureGroovyASTMetadata(Project project) {
+        def configScriptTask = project.tasks.create('configScript')
+
+        def configFile = project.file("$project.buildDir/config.groovy")
+        configScriptTask.outputs.file(configFile)
+
+        def projectName = project.name
+        def projectVersion = project.version
+        def projectDir = project.projectDir.absolutePath
+        def projectType = getGrailsProjectType()
+        def isPlugin = projectType == GrailsProjectType.PLUGIN
+        def grailsAppDir = new File(project.projectDir, grailsAppDir).absolutePath
+        configScriptTask.inputs.property('name', projectName)
+        configScriptTask.inputs.property('version', projectVersion)
+        configScriptTask.doLast {
+            configFile.parentFile.mkdirs()
+            configFile.text = """
+withConfig(configuration) {
+    inline(phase: 'CONVERSION') { source, context, classNode ->
+        source.ast.putNodeMetaData('GRAILS_APP_DIR', '$grailsAppDir')
+        source.ast.putNodeMetaData('PROJECT_DIR', '$projectDir')
+        source.ast.putNodeMetaData('PROJECT_NAME', '$projectName')
+        source.ast.putNodeMetaData('PROJECT_TYPE', '$projectType')
+        source.ast.putNodeMetaData('PROJECT_VERSION', '$projectVersion')
+        classNode.putNodeMetaData('projectVersion', '$projectVersion')
+        classNode.putNodeMetaData('projectName', '$projectName')
+        classNode.putNodeMetaData('isPlugin', '$isPlugin')
+    }
+}
+"""
+        }
+        project.tasks.getByName('compileGroovy').dependsOn(configScriptTask)
+        project.compileGroovy {
+            groovyOptions.configurationScript = configFile
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected GrailsProjectType getGrailsProjectType() {
+        GrailsProjectType.NONE
+    }
+
     protected FileCollection buildClasspath(Project project, Configuration... configurations) {
         SourceSet mainSourceSet = SourceSets.findMainSourceSet(project)
         SourceSetOutput output = mainSourceSet?.output
@@ -749,4 +793,14 @@ class GrailsGradlePlugin extends GroovyPlugin {
         fileCollection
     }
 
+    enum GrailsProjectType {
+        NONE,
+
+        WEB_APP,
+
+        PLUGIN,
+
+        PROFILE
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsPluginGradlePlugin.groovy b/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsPluginGradlePlugin.groovy
index d053f1a989..a77b3c0e7b 100644
--- a/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsPluginGradlePlugin.groovy
+++ b/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/core/GrailsPluginGradlePlugin.groovy
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ class GrailsPluginGradlePlugin extends GrailsGradlePlugin {
 
         configureAstSources(project)
 
-        configureProjectNameAndVersionASTMetadata(project)
-
         configurePluginResources(project)
 
         configurePluginJarTask(project)
@@ -220,33 +218,9 @@ class GrailsPluginGradlePlugin extends GrailsGradlePlugin {
         }
     }
 
-    @CompileDynamic
-    protected void configureProjectNameAndVersionASTMetadata(Project project) {
-        def configScriptTask = project.tasks.create('configScript')
-
-        def configFile = project.file("$project.buildDir/config.groovy")
-        configScriptTask.outputs.file(configFile)
-
-        def projectName = project.name
-        def projectVersion = project.version
-        configScriptTask.inputs.property('name', projectName)
-        configScriptTask.inputs.property('version', projectVersion)
-        configScriptTask.doLast {
-            configFile.parentFile.mkdirs()
-            configFile.text = """
-withConfig(configuration) {
-    inline(phase: 'CONVERSION') { source, context, classNode ->
-        classNode.putNodeMetaData('projectVersion', '$projectVersion')
-        classNode.putNodeMetaData('projectName', '$projectName')
-        classNode.putNodeMetaData('isPlugin', 'true')
-    }
-}
-"""
-        }
-        project.tasks.getByName('compileGroovy').dependsOn(configScriptTask)
-        project.compileGroovy {
-            groovyOptions.configurationScript = configFile
-        }
+    @Override
+    protected GrailsProjectType getGrailsProjectType() {
+        GrailsProjectType.PLUGIN
     }
 
     protected void checkForConfigurationClash(Project project) {
diff --git a/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/web/GrailsWebGradlePlugin.groovy b/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/web/GrailsWebGradlePlugin.groovy
index e7d5fc65b8..22b0399bb8 100644
--- a/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/web/GrailsWebGradlePlugin.groovy
+++ b/grails-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/web/GrailsWebGradlePlugin.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2015-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2015-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -59,4 +59,9 @@ class GrailsWebGradlePlugin extends GrailsGradlePlugin {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected GrailsProjectType getGrailsProjectType() {
+        GrailsProjectType.WEB_APP
+    }
+
 }