diff --git a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
index 858fe4d638bed..7bcd7d170f0fd 100644
--- a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
+++ b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
@@ -1161,6 +1161,22 @@ variable will be set to `'production'` for all lifecycle scripts.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
+#### `omit-lockfile-registry-resolved`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+Set to true to omit 'resolved' key from registry dependencies in lock files.
+
+This setting is useful in projects that may install dependencies from
+different registries but would use a lockfile to lock package versions. This
+option makes installing slower because npm must fetch package manifest to
+resolve the package version's tarball. See 'record-default-registry' for an
+alternative.
+
+<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
+<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
+
 #### `otp`
 
 * Default: null
@@ -1333,6 +1349,22 @@ Rebuild bundled dependencies after installation.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
+#### `record-default-registry`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+Set to true to replace the actual registry in urls resolved from registires
+with the default registry when recording lock files.
+
+This setting is useful in projects that may install dependencies from
+different registries but would use a lockfile to lock package versions. This
+option supports registries that host tarballs at the same path. If even the
+path may change see 'omit-lockfile-registry-resolved'.
+
+<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
+<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
+
 #### `registry`
 
 * Default: "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
diff --git a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
index 316e737091eb4..92f7615d4f4b9 100644
--- a/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/utils/config/definitions.js
@@ -2304,3 +2304,33 @@ define('yes', {
     the command line.
   `,
 })
+
+define('omit-lockfile-registry-resolved', {
+  default: false,
+  type: Boolean,
+  description: `
+    Set to true to omit 'resolved' key from registry dependencies in lock files.
+
+    This setting is useful in projects that may install dependencies from
+    different registries but would use a lockfile to lock package versions.
+    This option makes installing slower because npm must fetch package manifest
+    to resolve the package version's tarball.
+    See 'record-default-registry' for an alternative.
+  `,
+  flatten,
+})
+
+define('record-default-registry', {
+  default: false,
+  type: Boolean,
+  description: `
+    Set to true to replace the actual registry in urls resolved from registires
+    with the default registry when recording lock files.
+
+    This setting is useful in projects that may install dependencies from
+    different registries but would use a lockfile to lock package versions.
+    This option supports registries that host tarballs at the same path. If
+    even the path may change see 'omit-lockfile-registry-resolved'.
+  `,
+  flatten,
+})
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
index f98e74c066269..0ef339dd03c46 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/config.js.test.cjs
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/config.js TAP config list --json > output matches sna
   "workspaces": null,
   "workspaces-update": true,
   "yes": null,
+  "omit-lockfile-registry-resolved": false,
+  "record-default-registry": false,
   "metrics-registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
 }
 `
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ noproxy = [""]
 npm-version = "{NPM-VERSION}" 
 offline = false 
 omit = [] 
+omit-lockfile-registry-resolved = false 
 only = null 
 optional = null 
 otp = null 
@@ -272,6 +275,7 @@ progress = true
 proxy = null 
 read-only = false 
 rebuild-bundle = true 
+record-default-registry = false 
 registry = "https://registry.npmjs.org/" 
 save = true 
 save-bundle = false 
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
index b18b8e7a829e6..b02e3f5726753 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js.test.cjs
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ Array [
   "workspaces",
   "workspaces-update",
   "yes",
+  "omit-lockfile-registry-resolved",
+  "record-default-registry",
 ]
 `
 
@@ -1223,6 +1225,21 @@ If the resulting omit list includes \`'dev'\`, then the \`NODE_ENV\` environment
 variable will be set to \`'production'\` for all lifecycle scripts.
 `
 
+exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for omit-lockfile-registry-resolved 1`] = `
+#### \`omit-lockfile-registry-resolved\`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+Set to true to omit 'resolved' key from registry dependencies in lock files.
+
+This setting is useful in projects that may install dependencies from
+different registries but would use a lockfile to lock package versions. This
+option makes installing slower because npm must fetch package manifest to
+resolve the package version's tarball. See 'record-default-registry' for an
+alternative.
+`
+
 exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for only 1`] = `
 #### \`only\`
 
@@ -1414,6 +1431,21 @@ exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for rebui
 Rebuild bundled dependencies after installation.
 `
 
+exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for record-default-registry 1`] = `
+#### \`record-default-registry\`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+Set to true to replace the actual registry in urls resolved from registires
+with the default registry when recording lock files.
+
+This setting is useful in projects that may install dependencies from
+different registries but would use a lockfile to lock package versions. This
+option supports registries that host tarballs at the same path. If even the
+path may change see 'omit-lockfile-registry-resolved'.
+`
+
 exports[`test/lib/utils/config/definitions.js TAP > config description for registry 1`] = `
 #### \`registry\`
 
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
index 564ade46e731d..072d86a82eaf1 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/config/describe-all.js.test.cjs
@@ -1035,6 +1035,22 @@ variable will be set to \`'production'\` for all lifecycle scripts.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
+#### \`omit-lockfile-registry-resolved\`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+Set to true to omit 'resolved' key from registry dependencies in lock files.
+
+This setting is useful in projects that may install dependencies from
+different registries but would use a lockfile to lock package versions. This
+option makes installing slower because npm must fetch package manifest to
+resolve the package version's tarball. See 'record-default-registry' for an
+alternative.
+
+<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
+<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
+
 #### \`otp\`
 
 * Default: null
@@ -1207,6 +1223,22 @@ Rebuild bundled dependencies after installation.
 <!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
 <!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
 
+#### \`record-default-registry\`
+
+* Default: false
+* Type: Boolean
+
+Set to true to replace the actual registry in urls resolved from registires
+with the default registry when recording lock files.
+
+This setting is useful in projects that may install dependencies from
+different registries but would use a lockfile to lock package versions. This
+option supports registries that host tarballs at the same path. If even the
+path may change see 'omit-lockfile-registry-resolved'.
+
+<!-- automatically generated, do not edit manually -->
+<!-- see lib/utils/config/definitions.js -->
+
 #### \`registry\`
 
 * Default: "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
index f3166c37e1475..60d1acc0ac4d6 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ Try using the package name instead, e.g:
         ? Shrinkwrap.reset({
           path: this.path,
           lockfileVersion: this.options.lockfileVersion,
+          resolveOptions: this.options,
         }).then(meta => Object.assign(root, { meta }))
         : this.loadVirtual({ root }))
 
@@ -386,6 +387,7 @@ Try using the package name instead, e.g:
     const meta = new Shrinkwrap({
       path: this.path,
       lockfileVersion: this.options.lockfileVersion,
+      resolveOptions: this.options,
     })
     meta.reset()
     root.meta = meta
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-actual.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-actual.js
index b04fc88f65ccb..67d1c20398301 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-actual.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-actual.js
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class ActualLoader extends cls {
     const meta = await Shrinkwrap.load({
       path: this[_actualTree].path,
       hiddenLockfile: true,
+      resolveOptions: this.options,
     })
     if (meta.loadedFromDisk) {
       this[_actualTree].meta = meta
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class ActualLoader extends cls {
       const meta = await Shrinkwrap.load({
         path: this[_actualTree].path,
         lockfileVersion: this.options.lockfileVersion,
+        resolveOptions: this.options,
       })
       this[_actualTree].meta = meta
       return this[_loadActualActually]({ root, ignoreMissing })
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-virtual.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-virtual.js
index 8a41e7686e7e1..4f2a40126108f 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-virtual.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-virtual.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class VirtualLoader extends cls {
     const s = await Shrinkwrap.load({
       path: this.path,
       lockfileVersion: this.options.lockfileVersion,
+      resolveOptions: this.options,
     })
     if (!s.loadedFromDisk && !options.root) {
       const er = new Error('loadVirtual requires existing shrinkwrap file')
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/node.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/node.js
index 45c288bcf6cf7..f8b4964ff3778 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/node.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/node.js
@@ -522,6 +522,18 @@ class Node {
     return this === this.root || this === this.root.target
   }
 
+  get isRegistryDependency () {
+    if (this.edgesIn.size === 0) {
+      return false
+    }
+    for (const edge of this.edgesIn) {
+      if (!npa(edge.spec).registry) {
+        return false
+      }
+    }
+    return true
+  }
+
   * ancestry () {
     for (let anc = this; anc; anc = anc.resolveParent) {
       yield anc
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/override-resolves.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/override-resolves.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f991e6d962389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/override-resolves.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+const npa = require('npm-package-arg')
+
+function overrideResolves (node, resolved, opts = {}) {
+  const {
+    omitLockfileRegistryResolved = false,
+    recordDefaultRegistry = false,
+  } = opts
+
+  const isRegistryDependency = node.isRegistryDependency
+
+  // omit the resolved url of registry dependencies. this makes installs slower
+  // because npm must resolve the url for each package version but it allows
+  // users to use a lockfile across registries that host tarballs at different
+  // paths.
+  if (isRegistryDependency && omitLockfileRegistryResolved) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  // replace the configured registry with the default registry. the default
+  // registry is a magic value meaning the current registry, so recording
+  // resolved with the default registry allows users to switch to a
+  // different registry without removing their lockfile. The path portion
+  // of the resolved url is preserved so this trick only works when the
+  // different registries host tarballs at the same relative paths.
+  if (isRegistryDependency && recordDefaultRegistry) {
+    const scope = npa(node.packageName).scope
+    const registry = scope && opts[`${scope}:registry`]
+      ? opts[`${scope}:registry`]
+      : opts.registry
+
+    // normalize registry url - strip trailing slash.
+    // TODO improve normalization for both the configured registry and resolved
+    // url. consider port, protocol, more path normalization.
+    const normalized = registry.endsWith('/')
+      ? registry.slice(0, -1)
+      : registry
+
+    // only replace the host if the resolved url is for the configured
+    // registry. registries may host tarballs on another server. return
+    // undefined so npm will re-resolve the url from the current registry when
+    // it reads the lockfile.
+    if (resolved.startsWith(normalized)) {
+      return 'https://registry.npmjs.org' + resolved.slice(normalized.length)
+    } else {
+      return undefined
+    }
+  }
+
+  return resolved
+}
+
+module.exports = { overrideResolves }
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/shrinkwrap.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/shrinkwrap.js
index ab6c91935c78e..cf20afa216d6b 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/shrinkwrap.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/shrinkwrap.js
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const specFromResolved = resolved => {
 const relpath = require('./relpath.js')
 
 const consistentResolve = require('./consistent-resolve.js')
+const { overrideResolves } = require('./override-resolves.js')
 
 const maybeReadFile = file => {
   return readFile(file, 'utf8').then(d => d, er => {
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ class Shrinkwrap {
     return s
   }
 
-  static metaFromNode (node, path) {
+  static metaFromNode (node, path, options = {}) {
     if (node.isLink) {
       return {
         resolved: relpath(path, node.realpath),
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ class Shrinkwrap {
 
     const resolved = consistentResolve(node.resolved, node.path, path, true)
     if (resolved) {
-      meta.resolved = resolved
+      meta.resolved = overrideResolves(node, resolved, options)
     }
 
     if (node.extraneous) {
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ class Shrinkwrap {
       shrinkwrapOnly = false,
       hiddenLockfile = false,
       lockfileVersion,
+      resolveOptions = {},
     } = options
 
     this.lockfileVersion = hiddenLockfile ? 3
@@ -347,6 +349,7 @@ class Shrinkwrap {
     this.yarnLock = null
     this.hiddenLockfile = hiddenLockfile
     this.loadingError = null
+    this.resolveOptions = resolveOptions
     // only load npm-shrinkwrap.json in dep trees, not package-lock
     this.shrinkwrapOnly = shrinkwrapOnly
   }
@@ -830,7 +833,7 @@ class Shrinkwrap {
           resolved,
           integrity,
           hasShrinkwrap,
-        } = Shrinkwrap.metaFromNode(node, this.path)
+        } = Shrinkwrap.metaFromNode(node, this.path, this.resolveOptions)
         node.resolved = node.resolved || resolved || null
         node.integrity = node.integrity || integrity || null
         node.hasShrinkwrap = node.hasShrinkwrap || hasShrinkwrap || false
@@ -886,7 +889,10 @@ class Shrinkwrap {
   [_updateWaitingNode] (loc) {
     const node = this[_awaitingUpdate].get(loc)
     this[_awaitingUpdate].delete(loc)
-    this.data.packages[loc] = Shrinkwrap.metaFromNode(node, this.path)
+    this.data.packages[loc] = Shrinkwrap.metaFromNode(
+      node,
+      this.path,
+      this.resolveOptions)
   }
 
   commit () {
@@ -894,7 +900,10 @@ class Shrinkwrap {
       if (this.yarnLock) {
         this.yarnLock.fromTree(this.tree)
       }
-      const root = Shrinkwrap.metaFromNode(this.tree.target, this.path)
+      const root = Shrinkwrap.metaFromNode(
+        this.tree.target,
+        this.path,
+        this.resolveOptions)
       this.data.packages = {}
       if (Object.keys(root).length) {
         this.data.packages[''] = root
@@ -905,7 +914,10 @@ class Shrinkwrap {
           continue
         }
         const loc = relpath(this.path, node.path)
-        this.data.packages[loc] = Shrinkwrap.metaFromNode(node, this.path)
+        this.data.packages[loc] = Shrinkwrap.metaFromNode(
+          node,
+          this.path,
+          this.resolveOptions)
       }
     } else if (this[_awaitingUpdate].size > 0) {
       for (const loc of this[_awaitingUpdate].keys()) {
@@ -1013,7 +1025,7 @@ class Shrinkwrap {
         spec.type !== 'git' &&
         spec.type !== 'file' &&
         spec.type !== 'remote') {
-      lock.resolved = node.resolved
+      lock.resolved = overrideResolves(node, node.resolved, this.resolveOptions)
     }
 
     if (node.integrity) {
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/node.js b/workspaces/arborist/test/node.js
index ecdf72c22a6dc..29f23aafba3c2 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/node.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/test/node.js
@@ -2842,3 +2842,26 @@ t.test('overrides', (t) => {
 
   t.end()
 })
+
+t.test('node with no edges in is not a registry dep', async t => {
+  const node = new Node({ path: '/foo' })
+  t.equal(node.isRegistryDependency, false)
+})
+
+t.test('node with non registry edge in is not a registry dep', async t => {
+  const root = new Node({ path: '/some/path', pkg: { dependencies: { registry: '', tar: '' } } })
+  const node = new Node({ pkg: { name: 'node', version: '1.0.0' }, parent: root })
+
+  new Node({ pkg: { name: 'registry', dependencies: { node: '^1.0.0' } }, parent: root })
+  new Node({ pkg: { name: 'tar', dependencies: { node: 'file:node' } }, parent: root })
+
+  t.equal(node.isRegistryDependency, false)
+})
+
+t.test('node with only registry edges in a registry dep', async t => {
+  const root = new Node({ path: '/some/path', pkg: { dependencies: { registry: '', tar: '' } } })
+  const node = new Node({ pkg: { name: 'node', version: '1.0.0' }, parent: root })
+  new Node({ pkg: { name: 'registry', dependencies: { node: '^1.0.0' } }, parent: root })
+
+  t.equal(node.isRegistryDependency, true)
+})
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/shrinkwrap.js b/workspaces/arborist/test/shrinkwrap.js
index d47266d30e1c1..de3055822d988 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/shrinkwrap.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/test/shrinkwrap.js
@@ -231,6 +231,121 @@ t.test('throws when attempting to access data before loading', t => {
   t.end()
 })
 
+t.only('resolveOptions', async t => {
+  const url = 'https://private.registry.org/deadbeef/registry/-/registry-1.2.3.tgz'
+  const someOtherRegistry = 'https://someother.registry.org/registry/-/registry-1.2.3.tgz'
+  const getData = async (resolveOptions) => {
+    const dir = t.testdir()
+    const meta = await Shrinkwrap.load({
+      path: dir,
+      resolveOptions,
+    })
+
+    const root = new Node({
+      pkg: {
+        name: 'root',
+        dependencies: {
+          registry: '^1.0.0',
+          'some-other-registry': '^1.0.0',
+          '@scope/some-package': '^1.0.0',
+          tar: url,
+        },
+      },
+      path: dir,
+      realpath: dir,
+      meta,
+    })
+
+    const registry = new Node({
+      pkg: { name: 'registry', version: '1.2.3' },
+      resolved: url,
+      integrity: 'sha512-registry',
+      parent: root,
+    })
+
+    const otherRegistry = new Node({
+      pkg: { name: 'some-other-registry', version: '1.2.3' },
+      resolved: someOtherRegistry,
+      integrity: 'sha512-registry',
+      parent: root,
+    })
+
+    const scopedOtherRegistry = new Node({
+      pkg: { name: '@scope/some-package', version: '1.2.3' },
+      resolved: someOtherRegistry,
+      integrity: 'sha512-registry',
+      parent: root,
+    })
+
+    const tar = new Node({
+      pkg: { name: 'tar', version: '1.2.3' },
+      resolved: url,
+      integrity: 'sha512-registry',
+      parent: root,
+    })
+
+    calcDepFlags(root)
+    meta.add(root)
+    return { data: meta.commit(), registry, tar, root, otherRegistry, scopedOtherRegistry }
+  }
+
+  await t.test('omitLockfileRegistryResolved', async t => {
+    const { data } = await getData({ omitLockfileRegistryResolved: true })
+    // registry dependencies in v2 packages and v1 dependencies should
+    // have resolved stripped.
+    t.strictSame(data.packages['node_modules/registry'].resolved, undefined)
+    t.strictSame(data.dependencies.registry.resolved, undefined)
+
+    // tar should have resolved because it is not a registry dep.
+    t.strictSame(data.packages['node_modules/tar'].resolved, url)
+    // v1 url dependencies never have resolved.
+    t.strictSame(data.dependencies.tar.resolved, undefined)
+  })
+
+  await t.test('omitLockfileRegistryResolved: false', async t => {
+    const { data } = await getData({ omitLockfileRegistryResolved: false })
+    t.strictSame(data.packages['node_modules/registry'].resolved, url)
+    t.strictSame(data.dependencies.registry.resolved, url)
+
+    t.strictSame(data.packages['node_modules/tar'].resolved, url)
+    // v1 url dependencies never have resolved.
+    t.strictSame(data.dependencies.tar.resolved, undefined)
+  })
+
+  await t.test('recordDefaultRegistry: true', async t => {
+    const { data } = await getData({
+      recordDefaultRegistry: true,
+      registry: 'https://private.registry.org/deadbeef',
+      '@scope:registry': 'https://someother.registry.org',
+    })
+
+    // unscoped packages that resolve to their configured registry should be
+    // record the default registry
+    t.strictSame(data.packages['node_modules/registry'].resolved,
+      'https://registry.npmjs.org/registry/-/registry-1.2.3.tgz')
+    t.strictSame(data.dependencies.registry.resolved,
+      'https://registry.npmjs.org/registry/-/registry-1.2.3.tgz')
+
+    // scoped packages that resolve to their configured registry should be
+    // record the default registry
+    t.strictSame(data.packages['node_modules/@scope/some-package'].resolved,
+      'https://registry.npmjs.org/registry/-/registry-1.2.3.tgz')
+    t.strictSame(data.dependencies['@scope/some-package'].resolved,
+      'https://registry.npmjs.org/registry/-/registry-1.2.3.tgz')
+
+    // packages with resolved urls that don't match the configured registry
+    // should record undefined so npm resolves their url again.
+    t.strictSame(data.packages['node_modules/some-other-registry'].resolved, undefined)
+    t.strictSame(data.dependencies['some-other-registry'].resolved, undefined)
+  })
+
+  t.test('metaFromNode default', async t => {
+    // test to cover options default.
+    const { registry } = await getData(undefined)
+    t.strictSame(Shrinkwrap.metaFromNode(registry, '').resolved, url)
+  })
+})
+
 t.test('construct metadata from node and package data', t => {
   const meta = new Shrinkwrap({ path: '/home/user/projects/root' })
   // fake load