diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/studio/launcher/StudioLauncherProvider.java b/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/studio/launcher/StudioLauncherProvider.java
index 154de7d0..92abf0fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/studio/launcher/StudioLauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/studio/launcher/StudioLauncherProvider.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ private List<String> getAdditionalJvmArgs() {
         if (SHOULD_RUN_HEADLESS) {
             systemProperties.put("java.awt.headless", "true");
         }
+        systemProperties.put("external.system.auto.import.disabled", "true");
         systemProperties.forEach((k, v) -> jvmArgs.add(String.format("-D%s=%s", k, v)));
         return jvmArgs;
     }
diff --git a/subprojects/studio-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/subprojects/studio-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index fd759aef..5c65da89 100644
--- a/subprojects/studio-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/subprojects/studio-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ java {
 
 tasks.test {
     useJUnitPlatform()
+    // Disable IntelliJ file system access check for tests: having this check enabled can fail
+    // CI builds since Gradle user home can be mounted, e.g. it can be located in the /mnt/tcagent1/.gradle
+    systemProperty("NO_FS_ROOTS_ACCESS_CHECK", "true")
 }
 
 intellij {
diff --git a/subprojects/studio-plugin/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/studio/plugin/client/GradleProfilerClient.java b/subprojects/studio-plugin/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/studio/plugin/client/GradleProfilerClient.java
index 86c2c61b..cbeae990 100644
--- a/subprojects/studio-plugin/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/studio/plugin/client/GradleProfilerClient.java
+++ b/subprojects/studio-plugin/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/studio/plugin/client/GradleProfilerClient.java
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@
 import com.intellij.ide.caches.CachesInvalidator;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectUtil;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry;
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import org.gradle.profiler.client.protocol.Client;
 import org.gradle.profiler.client.protocol.messages.StudioCacheCleanupCompleted;
 import org.gradle.profiler.client.protocol.messages.StudioRequest;
 import org.gradle.profiler.client.protocol.messages.StudioSyncRequestCompleted;
 import org.gradle.profiler.studio.plugin.system.GradleSystemListener;
 import org.gradle.profiler.studio.plugin.system.GradleSyncResult;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.open.GradleProjectImportUtil;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.settings.GradleSettings;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -38,6 +43,7 @@ public GradleProfilerClient(Client client) {
     public StudioRequest listenForSyncRequests(Project project, GradleSystemListener gradleSystemListener) {
         StudioRequest request = receiveNextEvent();
         waitOnPostStartupActivities(project);
+        maybeImportProject(project);
         while (shouldHandleNextEvent(request)) {
             handleGradleProfilerRequest(request, project, gradleSystemListener);
             request = receiveNextEvent();
@@ -45,6 +51,15 @@ public StudioRequest listenForSyncRequests(Project project, GradleSystemListener
         return request;
     }
 
+    private void maybeImportProject(Project project) {
+        GradleSettings gradleSettings = GradleSettings.getInstance(project);
+        if (gradleSettings.getLinkedProjectsSettings().isEmpty()) {
+            VirtualFile projectDir = ProjectUtil.guessProjectDir(project);
+            // We disabled auto import with 'external.system.auto.import.disabled=true', so we need to link and refresh the project manually
+            GradleProjectImportUtil.linkAndRefreshGradleProject(projectDir.getPath(), project);
+        }
+    }
+
     private StudioRequest receiveNextEvent() {
         return client.receiveStudioRequest(Duration.ofDays(1));
     }
diff --git a/subprojects/studio-plugin/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/profiler/studio/plugin/StudioPluginIntegrationTest.groovy b/subprojects/studio-plugin/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/profiler/studio/plugin/StudioPluginIntegrationTest.groovy
index e42afecb..df8e51b1 100644
--- a/subprojects/studio-plugin/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/profiler/studio/plugin/StudioPluginIntegrationTest.groovy
+++ b/subprojects/studio-plugin/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/profiler/studio/plugin/StudioPluginIntegrationTest.groovy
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.gradle.profiler.studio.plugin
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationInfo
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.PathManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectUtil
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry
 import org.gradle.profiler.client.protocol.ServerConnection
 import org.gradle.profiler.client.protocol.messages.StudioRequest
 import org.gradle.profiler.client.protocol.messages.StudioSyncRequestCompleted
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ import static org.gradle.profiler.client.protocol.messages.StudioSyncRequestComp
 
 class StudioPluginIntegrationTest extends StudioPluginSpecification {
 
+    def setup() {
+        // Our plugin expects auto-import is disabled
+        Registry.get("external.system.auto.import.disabled").setValue(true)
+    }
+
     def "should successfully sync Gradle project"() {
         given:
         ServerConnection connection = server.waitForIncoming(Duration.ofSeconds(10))