diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/MinecraftConfigurable.kt b/src/main/kotlin/MinecraftConfigurable.kt
index 67d964ab4..49a70f57e 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/MinecraftConfigurable.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/MinecraftConfigurable.kt
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ class MinecraftConfigurable : Configurable {
         row {
             checkBox(MCDevBundle("minecraft.settings.show_chat_color_underlines"))
                 .bindSelected(settings::isShowChatColorUnderlines)
+        }
+        row {
+            checkBox(MCDevBundle("minecraft.settings.force_external_annotations"))
+                .bindSelected(settings::forceExternalAnnotations)
+                .comment(MCDevBundle("minecraft.settings.force_external_annotations.comment"))
         }.bottomGap(BottomGap.SMALL)
 
         group(indent = false) {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/MinecraftSettings.kt b/src/main/kotlin/MinecraftSettings.kt
index 8733f50fb..9b5ff89b4 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/MinecraftSettings.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/MinecraftSettings.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class MinecraftSettings : PersistentStateComponent<MinecraftSettings.State> {
         var isShowChatColorGutterIcons: Boolean = true,
         var isShowChatColorUnderlines: Boolean = false,
         var underlineType: UnderlineType = UnderlineType.DOTTED,
+        var forceExternalAnnotations: Boolean = true,
 
         var mixinClassIcon: Boolean = true,
 
@@ -108,6 +109,12 @@ class MinecraftSettings : PersistentStateComponent<MinecraftSettings.State> {
             state.underlineType = underlineType
         }
 
+    var forceExternalAnnotations: Boolean
+        get() = state.forceExternalAnnotations
+        set(forceExternalAnnotations) {
+            state.forceExternalAnnotations = forceExternalAnnotations
+        }
+
     var mixinClassIcon: Boolean
         get() = state.mixinClassIcon
         set(mixinClassIcon) {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/platform/mcp/McpModule.kt b/src/main/kotlin/platform/mcp/McpModule.kt
index 5854ec9cf..dc0d4e3ff 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/platform/mcp/McpModule.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/platform/mcp/McpModule.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 package com.demonwav.mcdev.platform.mcp
 
+import com.demonwav.mcdev.MinecraftSettings
 import com.demonwav.mcdev.facet.MinecraftFacet
 import com.demonwav.mcdev.platform.AbstractModule
 import com.demonwav.mcdev.platform.PlatformType
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ import com.demonwav.mcdev.platform.mcp.util.McpConstants
 import com.demonwav.mcdev.translations.TranslationFileListener
 import com.demonwav.mcdev.util.runWriteTaskLater
 import com.intellij.json.JsonFileType
+import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.importing.ImportSpecBuilder
+import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemUtil
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileManager
@@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiClass
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiMethod
 import com.intellij.util.messages.MessageBusConnection
 import javax.swing.Icon
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.settings.GradleSettings
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.util.GradleConstants
 
 class McpModule(facet: MinecraftFacet) : AbstractModule(facet) {
 
@@ -54,6 +59,21 @@ class McpModule(facet: MinecraftFacet) : AbstractModule(facet) {
         runWriteTaskLater {
             FileTypeManager.getInstance().associatePattern(JsonFileType.INSTANCE, McpConstants.PNG_MCMETA)
         }
+
+        if (MinecraftSettings.instance.forceExternalAnnotations) {
+            // Force enable external annotations so that ours are provided
+            var requiresRefresh = false
+            for (settings in GradleSettings.getInstance(project).linkedProjectsSettings) {
+                if (!settings.isResolveExternalAnnotations) {
+                    settings.isResolveExternalAnnotations = true
+                    requiresRefresh = true
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (requiresRefresh) {
+                ExternalSystemUtil.refreshProjects(ImportSpecBuilder(project, GradleConstants.SYSTEM_ID))
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private fun initSrg() {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/messages/MinecraftDevelopment.properties b/src/main/resources/messages/MinecraftDevelopment.properties
index 6e09278c6..92b8b129c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/messages/MinecraftDevelopment.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/messages/MinecraftDevelopment.properties
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ minecraft.settings.creator.repo_config.title={0} Template Repo Configuration
 minecraft.settings.creator.repo.default_name=My Repo
 minecraft.settings.creator.repo.builtin_name=Built In
 
+minecraft.settings.force_external_annotations=Force external annotations in Minecraft projects
+minecraft.settings.force_external_annotations.comment=The plugin uses external annotations to provide support for some features, like recognizing translation methods.
 minecraft.settings.lang_template.display_name=Localization Template
 minecraft.settings.lang_template.scheme=Scheme:
 minecraft.settings.lang_template.project_must_be_selected=You must have selected a project for this!