diff --git a/rewrite-gradle/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/plugins/AddSettingsPluginRepository.java b/rewrite-gradle/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/plugins/AddSettingsPluginRepository.java
index 3173d10183..25b3490d47 100644
--- a/rewrite-gradle/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/plugins/AddSettingsPluginRepository.java
+++ b/rewrite-gradle/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/plugins/AddSettingsPluginRepository.java
@@ -138,12 +138,31 @@ private List<Statement> addPluginManagementRepos(List<Statement> statements, J p
                 if (mapped != statements) {
                     return mapped;
                 }
-                // No existing pluginManagement found — insert a new block
+                // No existing pluginManagement found — insert after any leading imports
                 Statement pluginManagementStatement = pluginManagement instanceof J.Block ?
                         ((J.Block) pluginManagement).getStatements().get(0) :
                         (J.MethodInvocation) pluginManagement;
-                List<Statement> result = ListUtils.concat(pluginManagementStatement, statements);
-                return ListUtils.map(result, (i, s) -> i == 1 ? s.withPrefix(Space.format("\n\n")) : s);
+
+                int insertIdx = 0;
+                for (int i = 0; i < statements.size(); i++) {
+                    if (statements.get(i) instanceof J.Import) {
+                        insertIdx = i + 1;
+                    } else {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (insertIdx == 0) {
+                    List<Statement> result = ListUtils.concat(pluginManagementStatement, statements);
+                    return ListUtils.map(result, (i, s) -> i == 1 ? s.withPrefix(Space.format("\n\n")) : s);
+                } else {
+                    List<Statement> result = ListUtils.insert(statements, pluginManagementStatement.withPrefix(Space.format("\n\n")), insertIdx);
+                    if (insertIdx < result.size() - 1) {
+                        int nextIdx = insertIdx + 1;
+                        result = ListUtils.map(result, (i, s) -> i == nextIdx ? s.withPrefix(Space.format("\n\n")) : s);
+                    }
+                    return result;
+                }
             }
 
             private J.@Nullable MethodInvocation unwrapMethodCall(Statement statement, String methodName) {
diff --git a/rewrite-gradle/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/plugins/AddSettingsPluginRepositoryTest.java b/rewrite-gradle/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/plugins/AddSettingsPluginRepositoryTest.java
index 0ff67c87f1..3ea6f65d87 100644
--- a/rewrite-gradle/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/plugins/AddSettingsPluginRepositoryTest.java
+++ b/rewrite-gradle/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/gradle/plugins/AddSettingsPluginRepositoryTest.java
@@ -504,35 +504,6 @@ void skipWhenExistsGradlePluginPortalAloneKts() {
         );
     }
 
-    @Test
-    void addToExistingPluginManagementNotFirstStatement() {
-        rewriteRun(
-          spec -> spec.recipe(new AddSettingsPluginRepository("gradlePluginPortal", null))
-            .expectedCyclesThatMakeChanges(1).cycles(3),
-          settingsGradle(
-            """
-              rootProject.name = "demo"
-
-              pluginManagement {
-                  repositories {
-                      mavenLocal()
-                  }
-              }
-              """,
-            """
-              rootProject.name = "demo"
-
-              pluginManagement {
-                  repositories {
-                      mavenLocal()
-                      gradlePluginPortal()
-                  }
-              }
-              """
-          )
-        );
-    }
-
     @Test
     void addToExistingPluginManagementNotFirstStatementKts() {
         rewriteRun(
@@ -563,10 +534,10 @@ void addToExistingPluginManagementNotFirstStatementKts() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void skipWhenExistsPluginManagementNotFirstStatement() {
+    void skipWhenExistsPluginManagementNotFirstStatementKts() {
         rewriteRun(
           spec -> spec.recipe(new AddSettingsPluginRepository("gradlePluginPortal", null)),
-          settingsGradle(
+          settingsGradleKts(
             """
               rootProject.name = "demo"
 
@@ -581,18 +552,33 @@ void skipWhenExistsPluginManagementNotFirstStatement() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void skipWhenExistsPluginManagementNotFirstStatementKts() {
+    void noPluginManagementBlockWithBuildCacheKts() {
         rewriteRun(
-          spec -> spec.recipe(new AddSettingsPluginRepository("gradlePluginPortal", null)),
+          spec -> spec.recipe(new AddSettingsPluginRepository("mavenCentral", null)),
           settingsGradleKts(
             """
-              rootProject.name = "demo"
+              buildCache {
+                  local {
+                      isEnabled = false
+                  }
+              }
 
+              rootProject.name = "demo"
+              """,
+            """
               pluginManagement {
                   repositories {
-                      gradlePluginPortal()
+                      mavenCentral()
                   }
               }
+
+              buildCache {
+                  local {
+                      isEnabled = false
+                  }
+              }
+
+              rootProject.name = "demo"
               """
           )
         );