diff --git a/dsc/tests/dsc_config_version.tests.ps1 b/dsc/tests/dsc_config_version.tests.ps1
index bd109edd7..4f61969fd 100644
--- a/dsc/tests/dsc_config_version.tests.ps1
+++ b/dsc/tests/dsc_config_version.tests.ps1
@@ -91,4 +91,26 @@ Describe 'Tests for resource versioning' {
         $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0 -Because (Get-Content $TestDrive/error.log -Raw)
         $out.results[0].result.actualState.version | Should -BeExactly '1.1.2'
     }
+
+    It 'Skips adapter discovery when a native resource type version requirement cannot be satisfied' {
+        $config_yaml = @"
+            `$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
+            resources:
+            - name: Test Version
+              type: Test/Version
+              requireVersion: '=99.0.0'
+              properties:
+                version: '99.0.0'
+"@
+        $out = dsc -l trace config get -i $config_yaml 2> $TestDrive/error.log
+        $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Not -Be 0
+
+        $traces = Get-Content $TestDrive/error.log -Raw
+
+        $traces | Should -Match "Skipping adapter search for resource 'Test/Version'"
+        $traces | Should -Not -Match 'Searching for adapted resources'
+        $traces | Should -Not -Match 'Enumerating resources for adapter'
+        $traces | Should -Match "Test/Version"
+        $traces | Should -Match "=99.0.0"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/dsc-lib/locales/en-us.toml b/lib/dsc-lib/locales/en-us.toml
index 81083031c..83316a729 100644
--- a/lib/dsc-lib/locales/en-us.toml
+++ b/lib/dsc-lib/locales/en-us.toml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ importExtensionsEmpty = "Import extension '%{extension}' has no import extension
 searchingForResources = "Searching for resources: %{resources}"
 foundResourceWithVersion = "Found matching resource '%{resource}' version %{version}"
 foundNonAdapterResources = "Found %{count} non-adapter resources"
+skipAdapterSearchForNativeType = "Skipping adapter search for resource '%{resource}' (requested version: '%{required_version}'): type is known as a native command-based resource and no matching version was found natively"
 resourceMissingRequireAdapter = "Resource '%{resource}' is missing 'require_adapter' field."
 extensionDiscoverFailed = "Extension '%{extension}' failed to discover resources: %{error}"
 conditionNotBoolean = "Condition '%{condition}' did not evaluate to a boolean"
diff --git a/lib/dsc-lib/src/discovery/command_discovery.rs b/lib/dsc-lib/src/discovery/command_discovery.rs
index 4da974bc7..7c891af61 100644
--- a/lib/dsc-lib/src/discovery/command_discovery.rs
+++ b/lib/dsc-lib/src/discovery/command_discovery.rs
@@ -504,11 +504,46 @@ impl ResourceDiscovery for CommandDiscovery {
             return Ok(found_resources);
         }
 
+        // Determine which still-unsatisfied filters actually require adapter discovery.
+        //
+        // If a filter's resource type is already known to native discovery (present in
+        // RESOURCES or ADAPTERS) and the user did not pin an adapter via `requireAdapter`,
+        // then any unsatisfied state is necessarily a version-requirement mismatch
+        let adapter_filter_candidates: Vec<&DiscoveryFilter> = required_resource_types
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|filter| {
+                if required_resources.get(*filter).copied().unwrap_or(false) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                if filter.require_adapter().is_some() {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                let type_known_natively = locked_get!(RESOURCES, filter.resource_type()).is_some()
+                    || locked_get!(ADAPTERS, filter.resource_type()).is_some();
+                if type_known_natively {
+                    let required_version = filter.require_version()
+                        .map_or_else(|| "*".to_string(), std::string::ToString::to_string);
+                    debug!(
+                        "{}",
+                        t!("discovery.commandDiscovery.skipAdapterSearchForNativeType",
+                            resource = filter.resource_type(),
+                            required_version = required_version)
+                    );
+                    return false;
+                }
+                true
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        if adapter_filter_candidates.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(found_resources);
+        }
+
         // store the keys of the ADAPTERS into a vec
         let mut adapters: Vec<FullyQualifiedTypeName> = locked_clone!(ADAPTERS).keys().cloned().collect();
         // sort the adapters by ones specified in the required resources first
 
-        for filter in required_resource_types {
+        for filter in &adapter_filter_candidates {
             if let Some(required_adapter) = filter.require_adapter() {
                 if !adapters.contains(required_adapter) {
                     return Err(DscError::AdapterNotFound(required_adapter.to_string()));
@@ -522,15 +557,15 @@ impl ResourceDiscovery for CommandDiscovery {
         for adapter_name in &adapters {
             self.discover_adapted_resources(&TypeNameFilter::default(), &adapter_name.clone().into())?;
             add_resources_to_lookup_table(&locked_clone!(ADAPTED_RESOURCES));
-            for filter in required_resource_types {
+            for filter in &adapter_filter_candidates {
                 if let Some(adapted_resources) = locked_get!(ADAPTED_RESOURCES, filter.resource_type()) {
                     filter_resources(&mut found_resources, &mut required_resources, &adapted_resources, filter);
                 }
-                if required_resources.values().all(|&v| v) {
+                if adapter_filter_candidates.iter().all(|f| required_resources.get(*f).copied().unwrap_or(false)) {
                     break;
                 }
             }
-            if required_resources.values().all(|&v| v) {
+            if adapter_filter_candidates.iter().all(|f| required_resources.get(*f).copied().unwrap_or(false)) {
                 break;
             }
         }