diff --git a/changelog/pending/20221116--engine--always-keep-resources-when-pulumi-pulumi-getresource-is-invoked.yaml b/changelog/pending/20221116--engine--always-keep-resources-when-pulumi-pulumi-getresource-is-invoked.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..086aa1befa0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/pending/20221116--engine--always-keep-resources-when-pulumi-pulumi-getresource-is-invoked.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+changes:
+- type: fix
+  scope: engine
+  description: Always keep resources when pulumi:pulumi:getResource is invoked
diff --git a/changelog/pending/20221116--sdk-go-nodejs-python--set-acceptresources-when-invoking-pulumi-pulumi-getresource.yaml b/changelog/pending/20221116--sdk-go-nodejs-python--set-acceptresources-when-invoking-pulumi-pulumi-getresource.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88b16d496c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/pending/20221116--sdk-go-nodejs-python--set-acceptresources-when-invoking-pulumi-pulumi-getresource.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+changes:
+- type: fix
+  scope: sdk/go,nodejs,python
+  description: Set acceptResources when invoking pulumi:pulumi:getResource
diff --git a/pkg/resource/deploy/source_eval.go b/pkg/resource/deploy/source_eval.go
index bcdad1fd5fc6..f897565b58be 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/deploy/source_eval.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/deploy/source_eval.go
@@ -710,11 +710,20 @@ func (rm *resmon) Invoke(ctx context.Context, req *pulumirpc.ResourceInvokeReque
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invocation of %v returned an error: %w", tok, err)
 	}
+
+	// Respect `AcceptResources` unless `tok` is for the built-in `pulumi:pulumi:getResource` function,
+	// in which case always keep resources to maintain the original behavior for older SDKs that are not
+	// setting the `AccceptResources` flag.
+	keepResources := req.GetAcceptResources()
+	if tok == "pulumi:pulumi:getResource" {
+		keepResources = true
+	}
+
 	mret, err := plugin.MarshalProperties(ret, plugin.MarshalOptions{
 		Label:         label,
 		KeepUnknowns:  true,
 		KeepSecrets:   true,
-		KeepResources: req.GetAcceptResources(),
+		KeepResources: keepResources,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal %v return: %w", tok, err)
diff --git a/sdk/go/pulumi/context.go b/sdk/go/pulumi/context.go
index 73fcbd3717f7..05245cf9722c 100644
--- a/sdk/go/pulumi/context.go
+++ b/sdk/go/pulumi/context.go
@@ -723,8 +723,9 @@ func (ctx *Context) getResource(urn string) (*pulumirpc.RegisterResourceResponse
 	tok := "pulumi:pulumi:getResource"
 	logging.V(9).Infof("Invoke(%s, #args=%d): RPC call being made synchronously", tok, len(resolvedArgsMap))
 	resp, err := ctx.monitor.Invoke(ctx.ctx, &pulumirpc.ResourceInvokeRequest{
-		Tok:  "pulumi:pulumi:getResource",
-		Args: rpcArgs,
+		Tok:             "pulumi:pulumi:getResource",
+		Args:            rpcArgs,
+		AcceptResources: !disableResourceReferences,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invoke(%s, ...): error: %v", tok, err)
diff --git a/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts b/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts
index 8c5711dc0297..443bdd75c7ce 100644
--- a/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts
+++ b/sdk/nodejs/runtime/resource.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export function getResource(res: Resource, parent: Resource | undefined, props:
         req.setArgs(gstruct.Struct.fromJavaScript(inputs));
         req.setProvider("");
         req.setVersion("");
+        req.setAcceptresources(!utils.disableResourceReferences);
 
         // Now run the operation, serializing the invocation if necessary.
         const opLabel = `monitor.getResource(${label})`;
diff --git a/sdk/python/lib/pulumi/runtime/resource.py b/sdk/python/lib/pulumi/runtime/resource.py
index 75b3845ad29c..ffcd79fe485f 100644
--- a/sdk/python/lib/pulumi/runtime/resource.py
+++ b/sdk/python/lib/pulumi/runtime/resource.py
@@ -243,8 +243,17 @@ async def do_get():
 
             monitor = settings.get_monitor()
             inputs = await rpc.serialize_properties({"urn": urn}, {})
+
+            accept_resources = not (
+                os.getenv("PULUMI_DISABLE_RESOURCE_REFERENCES", "").upper()
+                in {"TRUE", "1"}
+            )
             req = resource_pb2.ResourceInvokeRequest(
-                tok="pulumi:pulumi:getResource", args=inputs, provider="", version=""
+                tok="pulumi:pulumi:getResource",
+                args=inputs,
+                provider="",
+                version="",
+                acceptResources=accept_resources,
             )
 
             def do_invoke():