diff --git a/libs/ng-mocks/src/lib/mock-builder/promise/init-keep-def.ts b/libs/ng-mocks/src/lib/mock-builder/promise/init-keep-def.ts
index e002d5f8e7..f12c3c9b8a 100644
--- a/libs/ng-mocks/src/lib/mock-builder/promise/init-keep-def.ts
+++ b/libs/ng-mocks/src/lib/mock-builder/promise/init-keep-def.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { funcExtractDeps } from '../../common/func.extract-deps';
 import ngMocksUniverse from '../../common/ng-mocks-universe';
 
 export default (keepDef: Set<any>, configDef: Map<any, any>): Set<any> => {
-  const mockDef = new Set<any>();
+  const dependencies = new Set<any>();
   const builtDeclarations = ngMocksUniverse.builtDeclarations;
   const builtProviders = ngMocksUniverse.builtProviders;
   const resolutions = ngMocksUniverse.config.get('ngMocksDepsResolution');
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ export default (keepDef: Set<any>, configDef: Map<any, any>): Set<any> => {
 
     const config = configDef.get(def);
     if (config.shallow) {
-      funcExtractDeps(def, mockDef);
+      funcExtractDeps(def, dependencies);
     }
   }
 
-  return mockDef;
+  return dependencies;
 };
diff --git a/libs/ng-mocks/src/lib/mock-builder/promise/init-universe.ts b/libs/ng-mocks/src/lib/mock-builder/promise/init-universe.ts
index fac2d1a4ce..7fd414db11 100644
--- a/libs/ng-mocks/src/lib/mock-builder/promise/init-universe.ts
+++ b/libs/ng-mocks/src/lib/mock-builder/promise/init-universe.ts
@@ -28,13 +28,27 @@ export default ({
   // flags to understand how to mock nested declarations.
   ngMocksUniverse.config.set('ngMocksDepsResolution', new Map());
 
-  const standaloneMocks = initKeepDef(keepDef, configDef);
-  for (const def of mapValues(standaloneMocks)) {
-    if (configDef.has(def)) {
+  const dependencies = initKeepDef(keepDef, configDef);
+  for (const dependency of mapValues(dependencies)) {
+    // MockBuilder has instruction about the dependency, skipping it.
+    if (configDef.has(dependency)) {
       continue;
     }
-    mockDef.add(def);
-    configDef.set(def, {
+
+    // Checking global configuration for the dependency.
+    const resolution = ngMocksUniverse.getResolution(dependency);
+    if (resolution === 'replace') {
+      replaceDef.add(dependency);
+      defValue.set(dependency, ngMocksUniverse.getBuildDeclaration(dependency));
+    } else if (resolution === 'keep') {
+      keepDef.add(dependency);
+    } else if (resolution === 'exclude') {
+      excludeDef.add(dependency);
+    } else {
+      mockDef.add(dependency);
+    }
+
+    configDef.set(dependency, {
       dependency: true,
     });
   }
diff --git a/tests/issue-3161/exclude.spec.ts b/tests/issue-3161/exclude.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb01855383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue-3161/exclude.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import {
+  Component,
+  Input,
+  NgModule,
+  Pipe,
+  PipeTransform,
+  VERSION,
+} from '@angular/core';
+
+import { MockBuilder, MockRender, ngMocks } from 'ng-mocks';
+
+@Pipe({
+  name: 'translate',
+})
+class TranslatePipe implements PipeTransform {
+  transform(value: string) {
+    return `${this.constructor.name}:real:${value}`;
+  }
+}
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [TranslatePipe],
+  exports: [TranslatePipe],
+})
+class TranslateModule {}
+
+ngMocks.globalExclude(TranslateModule);
+
+@Component(
+  {
+    selector: 'standalone',
+    standalone: true,
+    template: `{{ name | translate }}`,
+    imports: [TranslateModule],
+  } as never /* TODO: remove after upgrade to a14 */,
+)
+class StandaloneComponent {
+  @Input() public readonly name: string = '';
+}
+
+// @see https://github.com/help-me-mom/ng-mocks/issues/3161
+describe('issue-3161:exclude', () => {
+  if (Number.parseInt(VERSION.major, 10) < 14) {
+    it('needs a14', () => {
+      // pending('Need Angular > 5');
+      expect(true).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    return;
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(() => MockBuilder(StandaloneComponent));
+
+  it('fails because of excluded module', () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      MockRender(StandaloneComponent, {
+        name: 'sandbox',
+      }),
+    ).toThrowError(/The pipe 'translate' could not be found/);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/issue-3161/keep.spec.ts b/tests/issue-3161/keep.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4996119810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue-3161/keep.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import {
+  Component,
+  Input,
+  NgModule,
+  Pipe,
+  PipeTransform,
+  VERSION,
+} from '@angular/core';
+
+import { MockBuilder, MockRender, ngMocks } from 'ng-mocks';
+
+@Pipe({
+  name: 'translate',
+})
+class TranslatePipe implements PipeTransform {
+  transform(value: string) {
+    return `${this.constructor.name}:real:${value}`;
+  }
+}
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [TranslatePipe],
+  exports: [TranslatePipe],
+})
+class TranslateModule {}
+
+ngMocks.globalKeep(TranslateModule);
+
+@Component(
+  {
+    selector: 'standalone',
+    standalone: true,
+    template: `{{ name | translate }}`,
+    imports: [TranslateModule],
+  } as never /* TODO: remove after upgrade to a14 */,
+)
+class StandaloneComponent {
+  @Input() public readonly name: string = '';
+}
+
+// @see https://github.com/help-me-mom/ng-mocks/issues/3161
+describe('issue-3161:keep', () => {
+  if (Number.parseInt(VERSION.major, 10) < 14) {
+    it('needs a14', () => {
+      // pending('Need Angular > 5');
+      expect(true).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    return;
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(() => MockBuilder(StandaloneComponent));
+
+  it('uses the original pipe', () => {
+    const fixture = MockRender(StandaloneComponent, {
+      name: 'sandbox',
+    });
+
+    expect(ngMocks.formatText(fixture)).toEqual(
+      'TranslatePipe:real:sandbox',
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/issue-3161/test.spec.ts b/tests/issue-3161/test.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7b5e043a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issue-3161/test.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import {
+  Component,
+  Input,
+  NgModule,
+  Pipe,
+  PipeTransform,
+  VERSION,
+} from '@angular/core';
+
+import { MockBuilder, MockRender, ngMocks } from 'ng-mocks';
+
+@Pipe({
+  name: 'translate',
+})
+class TranslatePipe implements PipeTransform {
+  transform(value: string) {
+    return `${this.constructor.name}:real:${value}`;
+  }
+}
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [TranslatePipe],
+  exports: [TranslatePipe],
+})
+class TranslateModule {}
+
+@Pipe({
+  name: 'translate',
+})
+class MockTranslatePipe implements PipeTransform {
+  transform(value: string) {
+    return `${this.constructor.name}:mock:${value}`;
+  }
+}
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [MockTranslatePipe],
+  exports: [MockTranslatePipe],
+})
+class MockTranslateModule {}
+
+ngMocks.globalReplace(TranslateModule, MockTranslateModule);
+
+@Component(
+  {
+    selector: 'standalone',
+    standalone: true,
+    template: `{{ name | translate }}`,
+    imports: [TranslateModule],
+  } as never /* TODO: remove after upgrade to a14 */,
+)
+class StandaloneComponent {
+  @Input() public readonly name: string = '';
+}
+
+// @see https://github.com/help-me-mom/ng-mocks/issues/3161
+describe('issue-3161', () => {
+  if (Number.parseInt(VERSION.major, 10) < 14) {
+    it('needs a14', () => {
+      // pending('Need Angular > 5');
+      expect(true).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    return;
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(() => MockBuilder(StandaloneComponent));
+
+  it('uses replaced pipe', () => {
+    const fixture = MockRender(StandaloneComponent, {
+      name: 'sandbox',
+    });
+
+    expect(ngMocks.formatText(fixture)).toEqual(
+      'MockTranslatePipe:mock:sandbox',
+    );
+  });
+});