diff --git a/news/3751.feature.md b/news/3751.feature.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e31324646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/3751.feature.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Speed up dependency resolution when there are complex conflicts.
diff --git a/src/pdm/resolver/providers.py b/src/pdm/resolver/providers.py
index f67779c3bd..e0dbe50e11 100644
--- a/src/pdm/resolver/providers.py
+++ b/src/pdm/resolver/providers.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import dataclasses
 import os
+from collections import defaultdict
 from functools import cached_property
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
 
 
 _PROVIDER_REGISTRY: dict[str, type[BaseProvider]] = {}
+_CONFLICT_PRIORITY_THRESHOLD = 5
 
 
 def get_provider(strategy: str) -> type[BaseProvider]:
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ def __init__(
         self.excludes = {normalize_name(k) for k in project.pyproject.resolution.get("excludes", [])}
         self.direct_minimal_versions = direct_minimal_versions
         self.locked_repository = locked_repository
+        self._conflict_counts: defaultdict[str, int] = defaultdict(int)
+        self._conflict_promoted: set[str] = set()
 
     def requirement_preference(self, requirement: Requirement) -> Comparable:
         """Return the preference of a requirement to find candidates.
@@ -97,12 +101,49 @@ def requirement_preference(self, requirement: Requirement) -> Comparable:
     def identify(self, requirement_or_candidate: Requirement | Candidate) -> str:
         return requirement_or_candidate.identify()
 
+    def narrow_requirement_selection(
+        self,
+        identifiers: Iterable[str],
+        resolutions: Mapping[str, Candidate],
+        candidates: Mapping[str, Iterator[Candidate]],
+        information: Mapping[str, Iterator[RequirementInformation]],
+        backtrack_causes: Sequence[RequirementInformation],
+    ) -> Iterable[str]:
+        backtrack_identifiers: set[str] = set()
+        for requirement, parent in backtrack_causes:
+            names = [requirement.identify()]
+            if parent is not None:
+                names.append(parent.identify())
+            for name in names:
+                backtrack_identifiers.add(name)
+                if name not in resolutions:
+                    self._conflict_counts[name] += 1
+                    if self._conflict_counts[name] >= _CONFLICT_PRIORITY_THRESHOLD:
+                        self._conflict_promoted.add(name)
+
+        current_backtrack_causes: list[str] = []
+        promoted: list[str] = []
+        for identifier in identifiers:
+            if identifier == "python":
+                return [identifier]
+            if identifier in backtrack_identifiers:
+                current_backtrack_causes.append(identifier)
+                continue
+            if identifier in self._conflict_promoted:
+                promoted.append(identifier)
+
+        if current_backtrack_causes:
+            return current_backtrack_causes
+        if promoted:
+            return promoted
+        return identifiers
+
     def get_preference(
         self,
         identifier: str,
-        resolutions: dict[str, Candidate],
-        candidates: dict[str, Iterator[Candidate]],
-        information: dict[str, Iterator[RequirementInformation]],
+        resolutions: Mapping[str, Candidate],
+        candidates: Mapping[str, Iterator[Candidate]],
+        information: Mapping[str, Iterator[RequirementInformation]],
         backtrack_causes: Sequence[RequirementInformation],
     ) -> tuple[Comparable, ...]:
         is_top = any(parent is None for _, parent in information[identifier])
@@ -123,9 +164,11 @@ def get_preference(
         is_python = identifier == "python"
         is_pinned = any(op[:2] == "==" for op in operators)
         constraints = len(operators)
+        is_conflict_promoted = identifier in self._conflict_promoted
         return (
             not is_python,
             not is_top,
+            not is_conflict_promoted,
             not is_file_or_url,
             not is_pinned,
             not is_backtrack_cause,
@@ -458,9 +501,9 @@ def get_dependencies(self, candidate: Candidate) -> list[Requirement]:
     def get_preference(
         self,
         identifier: str,
-        resolutions: dict[str, Candidate],
-        candidates: dict[str, Iterator[Candidate]],
-        information: dict[str, Iterator[RequirementInformation]],
+        resolutions: Mapping[str, Candidate],
+        candidates: Mapping[str, Iterator[Candidate]],
+        information: Mapping[str, Iterator[RequirementInformation]],
         backtrack_causes: Sequence[RequirementInformation],
     ) -> tuple[Comparable, ...]:
         # Resolve tracking packages so we have a chance to unpin them first.
diff --git a/tests/resolver/test_providers.py b/tests/resolver/test_providers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94f66ce099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/resolver/test_providers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+
+from resolvelib.resolvers import RequirementInformation
+
+from pdm.models.candidates import Candidate
+from pdm.models.requirements import parse_requirement
+from pdm.resolver.providers import _CONFLICT_PRIORITY_THRESHOLD
+
+
+def _build_candidates(identifier: str) -> dict[str, Iterator[Candidate]]:
+    requirement = parse_requirement(identifier)
+    candidate = Candidate(requirement, name=requirement.project_name, version="1.0")
+    return {identifier: iter([candidate])}
+
+
+def _build_information(identifier: str) -> dict[str, Iterator[RequirementInformation]]:
+    requirement = parse_requirement(identifier)
+    return {identifier: iter([RequirementInformation(requirement, None)])}
+
+
+def test_narrow_requirement_selection_promotes_repeated_conflicts(project, repository):
+    repository.add_candidate("conflict-pkg", "1.0")
+    repository.add_candidate("other-pkg", "1.0")
+
+    provider = project.get_provider()
+    narrow = provider.narrow_requirement_selection
+    causes = [RequirementInformation(parse_requirement("conflict-pkg"), None)]
+
+    for _ in range(1, _CONFLICT_PRIORITY_THRESHOLD):
+        result = list(narrow(["other-pkg"], {}, {}, {}, causes))
+        assert result == ["other-pkg"]
+
+    result = list(narrow(["other-pkg", "conflict-pkg"], {}, {}, {}, causes))
+    assert result == ["conflict-pkg"]
+
+    result = list(narrow(["other-pkg", "conflict-pkg"], {}, {}, {}, []))
+    assert result == ["conflict-pkg"]
+
+    other_causes = [RequirementInformation(parse_requirement("other-pkg"), None)]
+    result = list(narrow(["other-pkg", "conflict-pkg"], {}, {}, {}, other_causes))
+    assert result == ["other-pkg"]
+
+
+def test_get_preference_prioritizes_promoted_conflicts(project, repository):
+    repository.add_candidate("promoted-pkg", "1.0")
+    repository.add_candidate("normal-pkg", "1.0")
+
+    provider = project.get_provider()
+    provider._conflict_promoted.add("promoted-pkg")
+
+    promoted_preference = provider.get_preference(
+        "promoted-pkg",
+        {},
+        _build_candidates("promoted-pkg"),
+        _build_information("promoted-pkg"),
+        [],
+    )
+    normal_preference = provider.get_preference(
+        "normal-pkg",
+        {},
+        _build_candidates("normal-pkg"),
+        _build_information("normal-pkg"),
+        [],
+    )
+
+    assert promoted_preference < normal_preference