diff --git a/src/cargo/core/resolver/mod.rs b/src/cargo/core/resolver/mod.rs
index 3957976d3cb..c186b5263e3 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/resolver/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/resolver/mod.rs
@@ -782,6 +782,10 @@ impl RemainingCandidates {
 // Versions `a` and `b` are compatible if their left-most nonzero digit is the
 // same.
 fn compatible(a: &semver::Version, b: &semver::Version) -> bool {
+    if !a.pre.is_empty() || !b.pre.is_empty() {
+        return a == b;
+    }
+
     if a.major != b.major {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/resolve.rs b/tests/testsuite/resolve.rs
index b71f9c07571..acf8b10cb24 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/resolve.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/resolve.rs
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ fn resolving_backtrack_features() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn resolving_allows_multiple_compatible_versions() {
+fn resolving_allows_multiple_incompatible_versions() {
     let reg = registry(vec![
         pkg!(("foo", "1.0.0")),
         pkg!(("foo", "2.0.0")),
@@ -541,6 +541,39 @@ fn resolving_allows_multiple_compatible_versions() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn resolving_allows_multiple_prerelease_versions() {
+    let reg = registry(vec![
+        pkg!(("foo", "1.0.0")),
+        pkg!(("foo", "2.0.0")),
+        pkg!(("foo", "2.0.0-alpha")),
+        pkg!(("foo", "2.0.0-beta")),
+        pkg!("bar" => ["d1", "d2", "d3", "d4"]),
+        pkg!("d1" => [dep_req("foo", "=1")]),
+        pkg!("d2" => [dep_req("foo", "=2")]),
+        pkg!("d3" => [dep_req("foo", "=2.0.0-alpha")]),
+        pkg!("d4" => [dep_req("foo", "=2.0.0-beta")]),
+    ]);
+
+    let res = resolve(&pkg_id("root"), vec![dep("bar")], &reg).unwrap();
+
+    assert_contains(
+        &res,
+        &names(&[
+            ("root", "1.0.0"),
+            ("foo", "1.0.0"),
+            ("foo", "2.0.0"),
+            ("foo", "2.0.0-alpha"),
+            ("foo", "2.0.0-beta"),
+            ("d1", "1.0.0"),
+            ("d2", "1.0.0"),
+            ("d3", "1.0.0"),
+            ("d4", "1.0.0"),
+            ("bar", "1.0.0"),
+        ]),
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn resolving_with_deep_backtracking() {
     let reg = registry(vec![