diff --git a/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-dokka-spec.gradle.kts b/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-dokka-spec.gradle.kts
index 641209e3d..59fd3da3c 100644
--- a/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-dokka-spec.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-dokka-spec.gradle.kts
@@ -5,16 +5,18 @@
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.engine.parameters.VisibilityModifier
 import util.KOTLINX_RPC_PREFIX
 import util.other.libs
-import java.time.Year
+import util.setupPage
 
 plugins {
     id("org.jetbrains.dokka")
 }
 
 dokka {
+    val globalRootDir: String by project.extra
+
     pluginsConfiguration {
         html {
-            footerMessage = "© ${Year.now()} JetBrains s.r.o and contributors. Apache License 2.0"
+            setupPage(globalRootDir)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-root.gradle.kts b/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-root.gradle.kts
index a68d17fb9..8137696dd 100644
--- a/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-root.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-root.gradle.kts
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 import util.other.isPublicModule
 import util.other.libs
 import util.other.maybeNamed
+import util.setupPage
 import util.tasks.ValidatePublishedArtifactsTask
 import util.tasks.configureNpm
 import util.tasks.registerChangelogTask
 import util.tasks.registerDumpPlatformTableTask
 import util.tasks.registerVerifyPlatformTableTask
-import java.time.Year
 import kotlin.io.path.exists
 import kotlin.io.path.isDirectory
 import kotlin.io.path.listDirectoryEntries
@@ -46,29 +46,19 @@ dokka {
 
     moduleVersion.set(libVersion)
 
-    val pagesDirectory = layout.projectDirectory
-        .dir("docs")
-        .dir("pages")
+    val globalRootDir: String by project.extra
 
-    val dokkaVersionsDirectory = pagesDirectory
-        .dir("api")
-        .asFile
+    val pagesDirectory = kotlin.io.path.Path(globalRootDir)
+        .resolve("docs")
+        .resolve("pages")
 
-    val templatesDirectory = pagesDirectory
-        .dir("templates")
+    val dokkaVersionsDirectory = pagesDirectory
+        .resolve("api")
+        .toFile()
 
     pluginsConfiguration {
         html {
-            customAssets.from(
-                "docs/pages/assets/logo-icon.svg",
-                "docs/pages/assets/homepage.svg", // Doesn't work due to https://github.com/Kotlin/dokka/issues/4007
-            )
-
-            footerMessage = "© ${Year.now()} JetBrains s.r.o and contributors. Apache License 2.0"
-            homepageLink = "https://kotlin.github.io/kotlinx-rpc/get-started.html"
-
-            // replace with homepage.svg once the mentioned issue is resolved
-            templatesDir.set(templatesDirectory)
+            setupPage(globalRootDir)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/util/dokka.kt b/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/util/dokka.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86705ddce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/util/dokka.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 JetBrains s.r.o and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+ */
+
+package util
+
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.assign
+import org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.engine.plugins.DokkaHtmlPluginParameters
+import java.time.Year
+
+fun DokkaHtmlPluginParameters.setupPage(globalRootDir: String) {
+    val templatesDirectory = kotlin.io.path.Path(globalRootDir)
+        .resolve("docs")
+        .resolve("pages")
+        .resolve("templates")
+        .toFile()
+
+    customAssets.from(
+        "$globalRootDir/docs/pages/assets/logo-icon.svg",
+        "$globalRootDir/docs/pages/assets/homepage.svg", // Doesn't work due to https://github.com/Kotlin/dokka/issues/4007
+    )
+
+    footerMessage = "© ${Year.now()} JetBrains s.r.o and contributors. Apache License 2.0"
+    homepageLink = "https://kotlin.github.io/kotlinx-rpc/get-started.html"
+
+    // replace with homepage.svg once the mentioned issue is resolved
+    templatesDir.set(templatesDirectory)
+}