diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7be38c0984c0..a743b652ca1a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 - `[jest-mock]` Fix function overloads for `spyOn` to allow more correct type inference in complex object ([#12442](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12442))
 - `[jest-reporters]` Notifications generated by the `--notify` flag are no longer persistent in GNOME Shell. ([#11733](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/11733))
 - `[@jest/reporters]` Move missing icon file which is needed for `NotifyReporter` class. ([#12593](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12593))
+- `[jest-resolver]` Call custom resolver with core node.js modules ([#12654](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12654))
 - `[jest-worker]` Fix `Farm` execution results memory leak ([#12497](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12497))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/moduleNameMapper.test.ts.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/moduleNameMapper.test.ts.snap
index b9c10e68936f..912914fe7348 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/moduleNameMapper.test.ts.snap
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/moduleNameMapper.test.ts.snap
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ exports[`moduleNameMapper wrong array configuration 1`] = `
       12 | module.exports = () => 'test';
       13 |
 
-      at createNoMappedModuleFoundError (../../packages/jest-resolve/build/resolver.js:899:17)
+      at createNoMappedModuleFoundError (../../packages/jest-resolve/build/resolver.js:901:17)
       at Object.require (index.js:10:1)"
 `;
 
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ exports[`moduleNameMapper wrong configuration 1`] = `
       12 | module.exports = () => 'test';
       13 |
 
-      at createNoMappedModuleFoundError (../../packages/jest-resolve/build/resolver.js:899:17)
+      at createNoMappedModuleFoundError (../../packages/jest-resolve/build/resolver.js:901:17)
       at Object.require (index.js:10:1)"
 `;
diff --git a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/resolveNoFileExtensions.test.ts.snap b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/resolveNoFileExtensions.test.ts.snap
index 8ee95a4ed134..a457d7551b13 100644
--- a/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/resolveNoFileExtensions.test.ts.snap
+++ b/e2e/__tests__/__snapshots__/resolveNoFileExtensions.test.ts.snap
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ exports[`show error message with matching files 1`] = `
         |                  ^
       9 |
 
-      at Resolver._throwModNotFoundError (../../packages/jest-resolve/build/resolver.js:491:11)
+      at Resolver._throwModNotFoundError (../../packages/jest-resolve/build/resolver.js:493:11)
       at Object.require (index.js:8:18)"
 `;
diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
index 34a286c57209..aa5d40bbcc54 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/__tests__/resolve.test.ts
@@ -399,6 +399,21 @@ describe('resolveModule', () => {
     expect(resolvedWithSlash).toBe(fooSlashIndex);
     expect(resolvedWithSlash).toBe(resolvedWithDot);
   });
+
+  it('custom resolver can resolve node modules', () => {
+    userResolver.mockImplementation(() => 'module');
+
+    const moduleMap = ModuleMap.create('/');
+    const resolver = new Resolver(moduleMap, {
+      extensions: ['.js'],
+      resolver: require.resolve('../__mocks__/userResolver'),
+    } as ResolverConfig);
+    const src = require.resolve('../');
+    resolver.resolveModule(src, 'fs');
+
+    expect(userResolver).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(userResolver.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe('fs');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('resolveModuleAsync', () => {
diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/resolver.ts b/packages/jest-resolve/src/resolver.ts
index bf3c8e7cdc23..1ac833d5bf55 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/src/resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/resolver.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ export default class Resolver {
     // dependency graph because we don't have to look at modules that may not
     // exist and aren't mocked.
     const resolveNodeModule = (name: string, throwIfNotFound = false) => {
-      if (this.isCoreModule(name)) {
+      // Only skip default resolver
+      if (this.isCoreModule(name) && !this._options.resolver) {
         return name;
       }
 
@@ -292,7 +293,8 @@ export default class Resolver {
     // dependency graph because we don't have to look at modules that may not
     // exist and aren't mocked.
     const resolveNodeModule = async (name: string, throwIfNotFound = false) => {
-      if (this.isCoreModule(name)) {
+      // Only skip default resolver
+      if (this.isCoreModule(name) && !this._options.resolver) {
         return name;
       }