diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 975c3f3f4c36..88fb28751656 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 - `[jest-core]` Capture execError during `TestScheduler.scheduleTests` and dispatch to reporters ([#13203](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13203))
+- `[jest-resolver]` Make sure to resolve module paths after looking at `exports` ([#13242](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13242))
 - `[jest-snapshot]` Fix typings of snapshot matchers ([#13240])(https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/13240))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
index eb6d3c3cd7d3..4a84b71aa218 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,20 @@ describe('findNodeModule', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    test('supports nested paths with wildcard and no extension', () => {
+      const result = Resolver.findNodeModule('exports/directory/file', {
+        basedir: conditionsRoot,
+        conditions: [],
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toEqual(
+        path.resolve(
+          conditionsRoot,
+          './node_modules/exports/some-other-directory/file.js',
+        ),
+      );
+    });
+
     test('supports nested conditions', () => {
       const resultRequire = Resolver.findNodeModule('exports/deeplyNested', {
         basedir: conditionsRoot,
diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/defaultResolver.ts b/packages/jest-resolve/src/defaultResolver.ts
index c785c055f998..03be868ebc1a 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/src/defaultResolver.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/defaultResolver.ts
@@ -111,11 +111,7 @@ const defaultResolver: SyncResolver = (path, options) => {
 
   const pathToResolve = getPathInModule(path, resolveOptions);
 
-  const result =
-    // if `getPathInModule` doesn't change the path, attempt to resolve it
-    pathToResolve === path
-      ? resolveSync(pathToResolve, resolveOptions)
-      : pathToResolve;
+  const result = resolveSync(pathToResolve, resolveOptions);
 
   // Dereference symlinks to ensure we don't create a separate
   // module instance depending on how it was referenced.