diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/BesomSyntax.scala b/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/BesomSyntax.scala
index 775f1f83..05a8338b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/BesomSyntax.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/BesomSyntax.scala
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ trait BesomSyntax:
             s"Urn for component resource $name is not available. This should not happen."
           }
 
-          val componentContext = ComponentContext(ctx, urnRes)
+          val componentContext = ComponentContext(ctx, urnRes, componentBase)
           val componentOutput =
             try Output(Result.pure(f(using componentContext)(using componentBase)))
             catch case e: Exception => Output(Result.fail(e))
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/Context.scala b/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/Context.scala
index 689c95f3..96546bf0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/Context.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/Context.scala
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ trait Context extends TaskTracker:
   private[besom] def monitor: Monitor
   private[besom] def memo: Memo
   private[besom] def getParentURN: Result[URN]
+  private[besom] def getParent: Option[Resource]
   private[besom] def config: Config
   private[besom] def isDryRun: Boolean
   private[besom] def logger: BesomLogger
@@ -93,11 +94,18 @@ trait Context extends TaskTracker:
 
 end Context
 
-class ComponentContext(private val globalContext: Context, private val componentURN: Result[URN]) extends Context:
-  export globalContext.{getParentURN => _, *}
+class ComponentContext(
+  private val globalContext: Context,
+  private val componentURN: Result[URN],
+  private val componentBase: ComponentBase
+) extends Context:
+  export globalContext.{getParentURN => _, getParent => _, *}
 
   def getParentURN: Result[URN] = componentURN
 
+  // components provide themselves as the parent to facilitate provider inheritance
+  def getParent: Option[Resource] = Some(componentBase)
+
 class ContextImpl(
   private[besom] val runInfo: RunInfo,
   private[besom] val featureSupport: FeatureSupport,
@@ -126,6 +134,9 @@ class ContextImpl(
       case None      => Result.fail(Exception("Stack urn is not available. This should not happen."))
     }
 
+  // top level Context does not return a parent (stack is the top level resource and it's providers are default provider instances)
+  override private[besom] def getParent: Option[Resource] = None
+
   override private[besom] def initializeStack: Result[Unit] =
     StackResource.initializeStack(runInfo)(using this).flatMap(stackPromise.fulfill)
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/Output.scala b/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/Output.scala
index bc196080..e90b0286 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/Output.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/Output.scala
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ trait OutputExtensionsFactory:
       * @see
       *   [[OutputFactory.fail]] for creating a failed [[Output]] with a [[Throwable]]
       */
-    def getOrFail(throwable: Throwable)(using ctx: Context): Output[A] =
+    def getOrFail(throwable: => Throwable)(using ctx: Context): Output[A] =
       output.flatMap {
         case Some(a) => Output(a)
         case None    => Output.fail(throwable)
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/ResourceOps.scala b/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/ResourceOps.scala
index 2189163c..ecc43bb1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/ResourceOps.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/ResourceOps.scala
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ResourceOps(using ctx: Context, mdc: BesomMDC[Label]):
           (resource, resolver) <- ResourceDecoder.forResource[R].makeResourceAndResolver
           _                    <- log.debug(s"$mode resource ${mode.suffix}")
           options              <- options.resolve
-          _                    <- log.debug(s"$mode resource, added to cache...")
+          _                    <- log.debug(s"$mode resource, resolved options:\n${printer.render(options)}")
           state                <- createResourceState(typ, name, resource, options, remote)
           _                    <- log.debug(s"Created resource state")
           _                    <- ctx.resources.add(resource, state)
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ class ResourceOps(using ctx: Context, mdc: BesomMDC[Label]):
       initialProviders <- getParentProviders
       _                <- log.trace(s"mergeProviders for $typ - initialProviders: $initialProviders")
       providers        <- overwriteWithProvidersFromOptions(initialProviders)
-      _                <- log.trace(s"final providers for $typ - initialProviders: $initialProviders")
+      _                <- log.trace(s"final providers for $typ - providers: $providers")
     yield providers
 
   private[internal] def getProvider(
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/ResourceOptions.scala b/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/ResourceOptions.scala
index d91d7b33..29030713 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/ResourceOptions.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/besom/internal/ResourceOptions.scala
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ trait CommonResourceOptions:
 end CommonResourceOptions
 
 extension (cro: CommonResourceOptions)
-  def resolve(using Context): Result[CommonResolvedResourceOptions] =
+  def resolve(implicitParent: Option[Resource])(using Context): Result[CommonResolvedResourceOptions] =
     for
-      parent            <- cro.parent.getData
+      explicitParent    <- cro.parent.getData
       dependsOn         <- cro.dependsOn.getData
       protect           <- cro.protect.getData
       ignoreChanges     <- cro.ignoreChanges.getData
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ extension (cro: CommonResourceOptions)
       pluginDownloadUrl <- cro.pluginDownloadUrl.getData
       deletedWith       <- cro.deletedWith.getData
     yield CommonResolvedResourceOptions(
-      parent = parent.getValueOrElse(None),
+      // if no parent is provided by the user explicitly, use the implicit parent from Context
+      parent = explicitParent.getValueOrElse(None).orElse(implicitParent),
       dependsOn = dependsOn.getValueOrElse(List.empty),
       protect = protect.getValueOrElse(false),
       ignoreChanges = ignoreChanges.getValueOrElse(List.empty),
@@ -147,10 +148,12 @@ sealed trait ResourceOptions:
   def retainOnDelete: Output[Boolean]
   def urn: Output[Option[URN]]
 
-  private[besom] def resolve(using Context): Result[ResolvedResourceOptions] =
+  private[besom] def resolve(using ctx: Context): Result[ResolvedResourceOptions] =
+    val maybeComponentParent = ctx.getParent
+
     this match
       case cr: CustomResourceOptions =>
-        cr.common.resolve.flatMap { common =>
+        cr.common.resolve(maybeComponentParent).flatMap { common =>
           for
             provider                <- cr.provider.getValueOrElse(None)
             importId                <- cr.importId.getValueOrElse(None)
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ sealed trait ResourceOptions:
           )
         }
       case sr: StackReferenceResourceOptions =>
-        sr.common.resolve.flatMap { common =>
+        sr.common.resolve(maybeComponentParent).flatMap { common =>
           for importId <- sr.importId.getValueOrElse(None)
           yield StackReferenceResolvedResourceOptions(
             common,
@@ -173,13 +176,14 @@ sealed trait ResourceOptions:
           )
         }
       case co: ComponentResourceOptions =>
-        co.common.resolve.flatMap { common =>
+        co.common.resolve(maybeComponentParent).flatMap { common =>
           for providers <- co.providers.getValueOrElse(List.empty)
           yield ComponentResolvedResourceOptions(
             common,
             providers = providers
           )
         }
+  end resolve
 
   private[besom] def hasURN: Result[Boolean] = urn.map(_.isDefined).getValueOrElse(false)