diff --git a/cli/internal/lockfile/pnpm_lockfile.go b/cli/internal/lockfile/pnpm_lockfile.go
index fff816d88c9ed..897e84712de70 100644
--- a/cli/internal/lockfile/pnpm_lockfile.go
+++ b/cli/internal/lockfile/pnpm_lockfile.go
@@ -439,16 +439,35 @@ func (p *PnpmLockfile) resolveSpecifier(workspacePath turbopath.AnchoredUnixPath
 		return "", false, err
 	}
 	// Verify that the specifier in the importer matches the one given
-	if !ok || resolution.Specifier != specifier {
+	if !ok {
 		// Check if the specifier is already a resolved version
 		if _, ok := p.Packages[p.formatKey(name, specifier)]; ok {
 			return specifier, true, nil
 		}
 		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("Unable to find resolved version for %s@%s in %s", name, specifier, workspacePath)
 	}
+	overrideSpecifier := p.applyOverrides(name, specifier)
+	if resolution.Specifier != overrideSpecifier {
+		if _, ok := p.Packages[p.formatKey(name, overrideSpecifier)]; ok {
+			return overrideSpecifier, true, nil
+		}
+		return "", false, nil
+	}
 	return resolution.Version, true, nil
 }
 
+// Apply pnpm overrides to specifier, see https://pnpm.io/package_json#pnpmoverrides
+// Note this is barebones support and will only supports global overrides
+// future work will support semver ranges and selector filtering.
+func (p *PnpmLockfile) applyOverrides(name string, specifier string) string {
+	if len(p.Overrides) > 0 {
+		if new, ok := p.Overrides[name]; ok {
+			return new
+		}
+	}
+	return specifier
+}
+
 func formatPnpmKey(name string, version string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("/%s/%s", name, version)
 }
diff --git a/cli/internal/lockfile/pnpm_lockfile_test.go b/cli/internal/lockfile/pnpm_lockfile_test.go
index deec1a332dd4a..582cf2e11bd41 100644
--- a/cli/internal/lockfile/pnpm_lockfile_test.go
+++ b/cli/internal/lockfile/pnpm_lockfile_test.go
@@ -289,3 +289,22 @@ func Test_LockfileTopLevelOverride(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, pkg.Key, "/ci-info/3.7.1")
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, pkg.Version, "3.7.1")
 }
+
+func Test_PnpmOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	contents, err := getFixture(t, "pnpm_override.yaml")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	lockfile, err := DecodePnpmLockfile(contents)
+	assert.NilError(t, err, "decode lockfile")
+
+	pkg, err := lockfile.ResolvePackage(
+		turbopath.AnchoredUnixPath("config/hardhat"),
+		"@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers",
+		"npm:hardhat-deploy-ethers@0.3.0-beta.13",
+	)
+	assert.NilError(t, err, "failure to find package")
+	assert.Assert(t, pkg.Found)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, pkg.Key, "/hardhat-deploy-ethers/0.3.0-beta.13_yab2ug5tvye2kp6e24l5x3z7uy")
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, pkg.Version, "/hardhat-deploy-ethers/0.3.0-beta.13_yab2ug5tvye2kp6e24l5x3z7uy")
+}
diff --git a/cli/internal/lockfile/testdata/pnpm_override.yaml b/cli/internal/lockfile/testdata/pnpm_override.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..21021920f574e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/internal/lockfile/testdata/pnpm_override.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+lockfileVersion: 5.4
+
+overrides:
+  "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": npm:hardhat-deploy-ethers@^0.3.0-beta.13
+
+importers:
+  config/hardhat:
+    specifiers:
+      "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": npm:hardhat-deploy-ethers@^0.3.0-beta.13
+    dependencies:
+      "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": /hardhat-deploy-ethers/0.3.0-beta.13_yab2ug5tvye2kp6e24l5x3z7uy
+
+packages:
+  /hardhat-deploy-ethers/0.3.0-beta.13_yab2ug5tvye2kp6e24l5x3z7uy:
+    resolution:
+      {
+        integrity: sha512-PdWVcKB9coqWV1L7JTpfXRCI91Cgwsm7KLmBcwZ8f0COSm1xtABHZTyz3fvF6p42cTnz1VM0QnfDvMFlIRkSNw==,
+      }
+    peerDependencies:
+      ethers: ^5.0.0
+      hardhat: ^2.0.0
+    dependencies:
+      ethers: 5.7.2
+      hardhat: 2.12.4_typescript@4.9.4