diff --git a/.yarn/versions/f352ecbe.yml b/.yarn/versions/f352ecbe.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0a460931acc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarn/versions/f352ecbe.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+releases:
+  "@yarnpkg/cli": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-catalog": patch
+
+declined:
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-compat"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-constraints"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-dlx"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-essentials"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-init"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-interactive-tools"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-nm"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-npm-cli"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-pack"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-patch"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-pnp"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-pnpm"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-stage"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-typescript"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-version"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-workspace-tools"
+  - "@yarnpkg/builder"
+  - "@yarnpkg/core"
+  - "@yarnpkg/doctor"
diff --git a/packages/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/catalogs.test.ts b/packages/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/catalogs.test.ts
index 1fd90e92c549..370219960cba 100644
--- a/packages/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/catalogs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/catalogs.test.ts
@@ -271,6 +271,26 @@ describe(`Features`, () => {
       ),
     );
 
+    test(
+      `it should throw an error when protocol in catalog isn't supported by any resolver`,
+      makeTemporaryEnv(
+        {
+          dependencies: {
+            [`no-deps`]: `catalog:`,
+          },
+        },
+        async ({path, run, source}) => {
+          await yarn.writeConfiguration(path, {
+            catalog: {
+              [`no-deps`]: `unknown-protocol:2.0.0`,
+            },
+          });
+
+          await expect(run(`install`)).rejects.toThrow();
+        },
+      ),
+    );
+
     test(
       `it should work with file: protocol ranges in catalogs`,
       makeTemporaryEnv(
diff --git a/packages/plugin-catalog/sources/utils.ts b/packages/plugin-catalog/sources/utils.ts
index 14bb04df9c61..090dcef5d1a8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-catalog/sources/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-catalog/sources/utils.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ export const resolveDescriptorFromCatalog = (project: Project, dependency: Descr
     structUtils.makeDescriptor(dependency, resolvedRange),
   );
 
+  // If the descriptor isn't supported by any available resolver, return it as is
+  if (!resolver.supportsDescriptor(normalizedDescriptor, resolveOptions))
+    return normalizedDescriptor;
+
   // Bind the descriptor to the project's top level workspace (which should match the project root),
   // addressing issues with relative file paths when using `file:` protocol
   const boundDescriptor = resolver.bindDescriptor(normalizedDescriptor, project.topLevelWorkspace.anchoredLocator, resolveOptions);
diff --git a/packages/plugin-catalog/tests/utils.test.ts b/packages/plugin-catalog/tests/utils.test.ts
index 3072b2b28979..72d234df48ca 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-catalog/tests/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-catalog/tests/utils.test.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ describe(`utils`, () => {
       // Create mock resolver with bindDescriptor method
       mockResolver = {
         bindDescriptor: jest.fn(descriptor => descriptor),
+        supportsDescriptor: jest.fn(() => true),
       } as any;
 
       resolveOptions = {
@@ -141,6 +142,25 @@ describe(`utils`, () => {
       expect(structUtils.stringifyIdent(resolved)).toBe(`lodash`);
     });
 
+    it(`should not resolve descriptor if it isn't supported by any resolver`, () => {
+      const catalog = new Map([
+        [`react`, `custom:^18.0.0`],
+      ]);
+      configuration.values.set(`catalog`, catalog);
+
+      const dependency = structUtils.makeDescriptor(
+        structUtils.makeIdent(null, `react`),
+        `catalog:`,
+      );
+      mockResolver.supportsDescriptor.mockReturnValue(false);
+
+      const resolved = resolveDescriptorFromCatalog(project, dependency, mockResolver, resolveOptions);
+
+      expect(mockResolver.bindDescriptor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+      expect(resolved.range).toBe(`custom:^18.0.0`);
+      expect(structUtils.stringifyIdent(resolved)).toBe(`react`);
+    });
+
     it(`should normalize the resolved descriptor`, () => {
       const catalog = new Map([
         [`typescript`, `^5.0.0`],