diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/src/resolvers/ProviderResolver.js b/packages/web3-providers/src/resolvers/ProviderResolver.js
index f62046eb4ec..2626f3ffd51 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/src/resolvers/ProviderResolver.js
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/src/resolvers/ProviderResolver.js
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ export default class ProviderResolver {
             return provider;
         }
 
+        if (provider.host === 'Web3EthereumProvider') {
+            return provider;
+        }
+
         if (typeof global.mist !== 'undefined' && provider.constructor.name === 'EthereumProvider') {
             return this.providersModuleFactory.createMistEthereumProvider(provider);
         }
diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/resolvers/ProviderResolverTest.js b/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/resolvers/ProviderResolverTest.js
index 850a4230e4c..8f909a4475d 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/resolvers/ProviderResolverTest.js
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/resolvers/ProviderResolverTest.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import ProvidersModuleFactory from '../../../src/factories/ProvidersModuleFactor
 import HttpProvider from '../../../src/providers/HttpProvider';
 import WebsocketProvider from '../../../src/providers/WebsocketProvider';
 import IpcProvider from '../../../src/providers/IpcProvider';
+import Web3EthereumProvider from '../../../src/providers/Web3EthereumProvider';
 import MetamaskProvider from '../../../src/providers/MetamaskProvider';
 import CustomProvider from '../../../src/providers/CustomProvider';
 
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ jest.mock('../../../src/factories/ProvidersModuleFactory');
 jest.mock('../../../src/providers/HttpProvider');
 jest.mock('../../../src/providers/WebsocketProvider');
 jest.mock('../../../src/providers/IpcProvider');
-jest.mock('../../../src/providers/Web3EthereumProvider');
 jest.mock('../../../src/providers/MetamaskProvider');
 jest.mock('../../../src/providers/CustomProvider');
 
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ describe('ProviderResolverTest', () => {
         expect(providersModuleFactoryMock.createWeb3EthereumProvider).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ethereumProviderMock);
     });
 
+    it('calls resolve with the Web3EthereumProvider', () => {
+        const ethereumProviderMock = {
+            isEIP1193: true,
+            on: () => {}
+        };
+        const web3EthereumProvider = new Web3EthereumProvider(ethereumProviderMock);
+
+        expect(providerResolver.resolve(web3EthereumProvider)).toBeInstanceOf(Web3EthereumProvider);
+    });
+
     it('calls resolve with the WebsocketProvider', () => {
         new WebsocketProvider({}, 1);
         const websocketProviderMock = WebsocketProvider.mock.instances[0];