diff --git a/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance.go b/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance.go
index d2b6489be..91b24cd66 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance.go
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ func (n *NodeAbstractResourceInstance) Provider() addrs.Provider {
 	if n.Config != nil {
 		return n.Config.Provider
 	}
+	if n.storedProviderConfig.Provider.Type != "" {
+		return n.storedProviderConfig.Provider
+	}
 	return addrs.ImpliedProviderForUnqualifiedType(n.Addr.Resource.ContainingResource().ImpliedProvider())
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance_test.go b/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance_test.go
index 0d4c23fc9..dca1cb52f 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance_test.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance_test.go
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import (
 
 func TestNodeAbstractResourceInstanceProvider(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		Addr   addrs.AbsResourceInstance
-		Config *configs.Resource
-		Want   addrs.Provider
+		Addr                 addrs.AbsResourceInstance
+		Config               *configs.Resource
+		StoredProviderConfig addrs.AbsProviderConfig
+		Want                 addrs.Provider
 	}{
 		{
 			Addr: addrs.Resource{
@@ -87,6 +88,28 @@ func TestNodeAbstractResourceInstanceProvider(t *testing.T) {
 				Type:      "happycloud",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Addr: addrs.Resource{
+				Mode: addrs.DataResourceMode,
+				Type: "null_resource",
+				Name: "baz",
+			}.Instance(addrs.NoKey).Absolute(addrs.RootModuleInstance),
+			Config: nil,
+			StoredProviderConfig: addrs.AbsProviderConfig{
+				Module: addrs.RootModule,
+				Provider: addrs.Provider{
+					Hostname:  addrs.DefaultProviderRegistryHost,
+					Namespace: "awesomecorp",
+					Type:      "null",
+				},
+			},
+			// The stored provider config overrides the default behavior.
+			Want: addrs.Provider{
+				Hostname:  addrs.DefaultProviderRegistryHost,
+				Namespace: "awesomecorp",
+				Type:      "null",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -104,6 +127,7 @@ func TestNodeAbstractResourceInstanceProvider(t *testing.T) {
 				NodeAbstractResource: NodeAbstractResource{
 					Config: test.Config,
 				},
+				storedProviderConfig: test.StoredProviderConfig,
 			}
 			got := node.Provider()
 			if got != test.Want {