diff --git a/impl/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java b/impl/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java
index 3c2cff77c32e..9e469f5f9ba7 100644
--- a/impl/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java
+++ b/impl/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/prefix/internal/DefaultPluginPrefixResolver.java
@@ -26,14 +26,21 @@
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.metadata.Metadata;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.metadata.io.MetadataReader;
+import org.apache.maven.model.Build;
+import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
+import org.apache.maven.model.Plugin;
+import org.apache.maven.model.PluginManagement;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.BuildPluginManager;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.descriptor.PluginDescriptor;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.prefix.NoPluginFoundForPrefixException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.prefix.PluginPrefixRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.prefix.PluginPrefixResolver;
@@ -65,11 +72,14 @@ public class DefaultPluginPrefixResolver implements PluginPrefixResolver {
     private static final String REPOSITORY_CONTEXT = org.apache.maven.api.services.RequestTrace.CONTEXT_PLUGIN;
 
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+    private final BuildPluginManager pluginManager;
     private final RepositorySystem repositorySystem;
     private final MetadataReader metadataReader;
 
     @Inject
-    public DefaultPluginPrefixResolver(RepositorySystem repositorySystem, MetadataReader metadataReader) {
+    public DefaultPluginPrefixResolver(
+            BuildPluginManager pluginManager, RepositorySystem repositorySystem, MetadataReader metadataReader) {
+        this.pluginManager = pluginManager;
         this.repositorySystem = repositorySystem;
         this.metadataReader = metadataReader;
     }
@@ -78,6 +88,10 @@ public DefaultPluginPrefixResolver(RepositorySystem repositorySystem, MetadataRe
     public PluginPrefixResult resolve(PluginPrefixRequest request) throws NoPluginFoundForPrefixException {
         logger.debug("Resolving plugin prefix {} from {}", request.getPrefix(), request.getPluginGroups());
 
+        Model pom = request.getPom();
+        Build build = pom != null ? pom.getBuild() : null;
+        PluginManagement management = build != null ? build.getPluginManagement() : null;
+
         // map of groupId -> Set(artifactId) plugin candidates:
         // if value is null, keys are coming from settings, and no artifactId filtering is applied
         // if value is non-null: we allow only plugins that have enlisted artifactId only
@@ -85,26 +99,26 @@ public PluginPrefixResult resolve(PluginPrefixRequest request) throws NoPluginFo
         // end game is: settings enlisted groupIds are obeying order and are "free for all" (artifactId)
         // while POM enlisted plugins coming from non-enlisted settings groupIds (ie conflict of prefixes)
         // will prevail/win.
-        LinkedHashMap<String, Set<String>> candidates = new LinkedHashMap<>();
-        if (request.getPom() != null) {
-            if (request.getPom().getBuild() != null) {
-                request.getPom().getBuild().getPlugins().stream()
-                        .filter(p -> !request.getPluginGroups().contains(p.getGroupId()))
-                        .forEach(p -> candidates
-                                .computeIfAbsent(p.getGroupId(), g -> new HashSet<>())
-                                .add(p.getArtifactId()));
-                if (request.getPom().getBuild().getPluginManagement() != null) {
-                    request.getPom().getBuild().getPluginManagement().getPlugins().stream()
-                            .filter(p -> !request.getPluginGroups().contains(p.getGroupId()))
-                            .forEach(p -> candidates
-                                    .computeIfAbsent(p.getGroupId(), g -> new HashSet<>())
-                                    .add(p.getArtifactId()));
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        LinkedHashMap<String, Set<String>> candidates = Stream.of(build, management)
+                .flatMap(container -> container != null ? container.getPlugins().stream() : Stream.empty())
+                .filter(p -> !request.getPluginGroups().contains(p.getGroupId()))
+                .collect(Collectors.groupingBy(
+                        Plugin::getGroupId,
+                        LinkedHashMap::new,
+                        Collectors.mapping(Plugin::getArtifactId, Collectors.toSet())));
         request.getPluginGroups().forEach(g -> candidates.put(g, null));
         PluginPrefixResult result = resolveFromRepository(request, candidates);
 
+        // If we haven't been able to resolve the plugin from the repository,
+        // as a last resort, we go through all declared plugins, load them
+        // one by one, and try to find a matching prefix.
+        if (result == null && build != null) {
+            result = resolveFromProject(request, build.getPlugins());
+            if (result == null && management != null) {
+                result = resolveFromProject(request, management.getPlugins());
+            }
+        }
+
         if (result == null) {
             throw new NoPluginFoundForPrefixException(
                     request.getPrefix(),
@@ -123,6 +137,27 @@ public PluginPrefixResult resolve(PluginPrefixRequest request) throws NoPluginFo
         return result;
     }
 
+    private PluginPrefixResult resolveFromProject(PluginPrefixRequest request, List<Plugin> plugins) {
+        for (Plugin plugin : plugins) {
+            try {
+                PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor =
+                        pluginManager.loadPlugin(plugin, request.getRepositories(), request.getRepositorySession());
+
+                if (request.getPrefix().equals(pluginDescriptor.getGoalPrefix())) {
+                    return new DefaultPluginPrefixResult(plugin);
+                }
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                    logger.warn("Failed to retrieve plugin descriptor for {}: {}", plugin.getId(), e.getMessage(), e);
+                } else {
+                    logger.warn("Failed to retrieve plugin descriptor for {}: {}", plugin.getId(), e.getMessage());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     private PluginPrefixResult resolveFromRepository(
             PluginPrefixRequest request, LinkedHashMap<String, Set<String>> candidates) {
         RequestTrace trace = RequestTrace.newChild(null, request);