diff --git a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.test.ts b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.test.ts
index 0f37d10b3f32d..101f86b299ffc 100644
--- a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.test.ts
@@ -148,13 +148,15 @@ describe('SavedObjectsClient', () => {
   });
 
   describe('#resolve', () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
+    function mockResolvedObjects(...objects: Array<Record<string, unknown>>) {
       http.fetch.mockResolvedValue({
-        resolved_objects: [
-          { saved_object: doc, outcome: 'conflict', alias_target_id: 'another-id' },
-        ],
+        resolved_objects: objects.map((obj) => ({
+          saved_object: obj,
+          outcome: 'conflict',
+          alias_target_id: 'another-id',
+        })),
       });
-    });
+    }
 
     test('rejects if `type` parameter is undefined', () => {
       return expect(
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ describe('SavedObjectsClient', () => {
     });
 
     test('makes HTTP call', async () => {
+      mockResolvedObjects(doc);
       await savedObjectsClient.resolve(doc.type, doc.id);
       expect(http.fetch.mock.calls[0]).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         Array [
@@ -191,10 +194,12 @@ describe('SavedObjectsClient', () => {
 
     test('batches several #resolve calls into a single HTTP call', async () => {
       // Await #resolve call to ensure batchQueue is empty and throttle has reset
+      mockResolvedObjects({ ...doc, type: 'type2' });
       await savedObjectsClient.resolve('type2', doc.id);
       http.fetch.mockClear();
 
       // Make two #resolve calls right after one another
+      mockResolvedObjects({ ...doc, type: 'type1' }, { ...doc, type: 'type0' });
       savedObjectsClient.resolve('type1', doc.id);
       await savedObjectsClient.resolve('type0', doc.id);
       expect(http.fetch.mock.calls).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -213,9 +218,11 @@ describe('SavedObjectsClient', () => {
 
     test('removes duplicates when calling `_bulk_resolve`', async () => {
       // Await #resolve call to ensure batchQueue is empty and throttle has reset
+      mockResolvedObjects({ ...doc, type: 'type2' });
       await savedObjectsClient.resolve('type2', doc.id);
       http.fetch.mockClear();
 
+      mockResolvedObjects(doc, { ...doc, type: 'some-type', id: 'some-id' }); // the client will only request two objects, so we only mock two results
       savedObjectsClient.resolve(doc.type, doc.id);
       savedObjectsClient.resolve('some-type', 'some-id');
       await savedObjectsClient.resolve(doc.type, doc.id);
@@ -235,9 +242,11 @@ describe('SavedObjectsClient', () => {
 
     test('resolves with correct object when there are duplicates present', async () => {
       // Await #resolve call to ensure batchQueue is empty and throttle has reset
+      mockResolvedObjects({ ...doc, type: 'type2' });
       await savedObjectsClient.resolve('type2', doc.id);
       http.fetch.mockClear();
 
+      mockResolvedObjects(doc);
       const call1 = savedObjectsClient.resolve(doc.type, doc.id);
       const objFromCall2 = await savedObjectsClient.resolve(doc.type, doc.id);
       const objFromCall1 = await call1;
@@ -252,8 +261,10 @@ describe('SavedObjectsClient', () => {
     test('do not share instances or references between duplicate callers', async () => {
       // Await #resolve call to ensure batchQueue is empty and throttle has reset
       await savedObjectsClient.resolve('type2', doc.id);
+      mockResolvedObjects({ ...doc, type: 'type2' });
       http.fetch.mockClear();
 
+      mockResolvedObjects(doc);
       const call1 = savedObjectsClient.resolve(doc.type, doc.id);
       const objFromCall2 = await savedObjectsClient.resolve(doc.type, doc.id);
       const objFromCall1 = await call1;
@@ -263,6 +274,7 @@ describe('SavedObjectsClient', () => {
     });
 
     test('resolves with ResolvedSimpleSavedObject instance', async () => {
+      mockResolvedObjects(doc);
       const result = await savedObjectsClient.resolve(doc.type, doc.id);
       expect(result.saved_object).toBeInstanceOf(SimpleSavedObject);
       expect(result.saved_object.type).toBe(doc.type);
diff --git a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
index cfea406ad662d..2bf1d47ec273c 100644
--- a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ interface ObjectTypeAndId {
   type: string;
 }
 
-const getObjectsToFetch = (
-  queue: Array<BatchGetQueueEntry | BatchResolveQueueEntry>
-): ObjectTypeAndId[] => {
+const getObjectsToFetch = (queue: BatchGetQueueEntry[]): ObjectTypeAndId[] => {
   const objects: ObjectTypeAndId[] = [];
   const inserted = new Set<string>();
   queue.forEach(({ id, type }) => {
@@ -166,6 +164,24 @@ const getObjectsToFetch = (
   return objects;
 };
 
+const getObjectsToResolve = (queue: BatchResolveQueueEntry[]) => {
+  const responseIndices: number[] = [];
+  const objectsToResolve: ObjectTypeAndId[] = [];
+  const inserted = new Map<string, number>();
+  queue.forEach(({ id, type }, currentIndex) => {
+    const key = `${type}|${id}`;
+    const indexForTypeAndId = inserted.get(key);
+    if (indexForTypeAndId === undefined) {
+      inserted.set(key, currentIndex);
+      objectsToResolve.push({ id, type });
+      responseIndices.push(currentIndex);
+    } else {
+      responseIndices.push(indexForTypeAndId);
+    }
+  });
+  return { objectsToResolve, responseIndices };
+};
+
 /**
  * Saved Objects is Kibana's data persisentence mechanism allowing plugins to
  * use Elasticsearch for storing plugin state. The client-side
@@ -225,28 +241,18 @@ export class SavedObjectsClient {
       this.batchResolveQueue = [];
 
       try {
-        const objectsToFetch = getObjectsToFetch(queue);
-        const { resolved_objects: savedObjects } = await this.performBulkResolve(objectsToFetch);
-
-        queue.forEach((queueItem) => {
-          const foundObject = savedObjects.find((resolveResponse) => {
-            return (
-              resolveResponse.saved_object.id === queueItem.id &&
-              resolveResponse.saved_object.type === queueItem.type
-            );
-          });
-
-          if (foundObject) {
-            // multiple calls may have been requested the same object.
-            // we need to clone to avoid sharing references between the instances
-            queueItem.resolve(this.createResolvedSavedObject(cloneDeep(foundObject)));
-          } else {
-            queueItem.resolve(
-              this.createResolvedSavedObject({
-                saved_object: pick(queueItem, ['id', 'type']),
-              } as SavedObjectsResolveResponse)
-            );
-          }
+        const { objectsToResolve, responseIndices } = getObjectsToResolve(queue);
+        const { resolved_objects: resolvedObjects } = await this.performBulkResolve(
+          objectsToResolve
+        );
+
+        queue.forEach((queueItem, i) => {
+          // This differs from the older processBatchGetQueue approach because the resolved object IDs are *not* guaranteed to be the same.
+          // Instead, we rely on the guarantee that the objects in the bulkResolve response will be in the same order as the requests.
+          // However, we still need to clone the response object because we deduplicate batched requests.
+          const responseIndex = responseIndices[i];
+          const clone = cloneDeep(resolvedObjects[responseIndex]);
+          queueItem.resolve(this.createResolvedSavedObject(clone));
         });
       } catch (err) {
         queue.forEach((queueItem) => {