diff --git a/python/pluginTestSrc/com/jetbrains/jython/PyToJavaResolveTest.java b/python/pluginTestSrc/com/jetbrains/jython/PyToJavaResolveTest.java
index 1d9602795fa7..f59be673c4d8 100644
--- a/python/pluginTestSrc/com/jetbrains/jython/PyToJavaResolveTest.java
+++ b/python/pluginTestSrc/com/jetbrains/jython/PyToJavaResolveTest.java
@@ -15,12 +15,19 @@
  */
 package com.jetbrains.jython;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.LocalFileSystem;
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
+import com.intellij.testFramework.PsiTestUtil;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.ResolveTestCase;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.TestDataPath;
+import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import com.jetbrains.python.PythonHelpersLocator;
+import com.jetbrains.python.psi.PyFile;
 import junit.framework.Assert;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * @author yole
  */
@@ -85,6 +92,23 @@ public class PyToJavaResolveTest extends ResolveTestCase {
     Assert.assertEquals("println", ((PsiMethod) target).getName());
   }
 
+  // PY-23265, PY-23857
+  public void testPurePythonSymbolsFirst() throws Exception {
+    final LocalFileSystem fs = LocalFileSystem.getInstance();
+    final VirtualFile tmpDir = fs.findFileByIoFile(createTempDirectory());
+    copyDirContentsTo(fs.findFileByPath(getTestDataPath() + getTestName(true)), tmpDir);
+    PsiTestUtil.addSourceRoot(getModule(), tmpDir.findChild("src"));
+
+    final PsiReference ref = configureByFile(getTestName(true) + "/src/main.py", tmpDir);
+    final PsiPolyVariantReference multiRef = (PsiPolyVariantReference)ref;
+    final ResolveResult[] results = multiRef.multiResolve(false);
+    final List<PsiElement> targets = ContainerUtil.map(results, ResolveResult::getElement);
+
+    assertSize(2, targets);
+    assertInstanceOf(targets.get(0), PyFile.class);
+    assertInstanceOf(targets.get(1), PsiPackage.class);
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected String getTestDataPath() {
     return PythonHelpersLocator.getPythonCommunityPath() + "/testData/resolve/pyToJava/";
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/resolve/PyResolveImportUtil.kt b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/resolve/PyResolveImportUtil.kt
index d8d3d61330bf..2888c0c52445 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/resolve/PyResolveImportUtil.kt
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/resolve/PyResolveImportUtil.kt
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ fun resolveQualifiedName(name: QualifiedName, context: PyQualifiedNameResolveCon
   val pythonResults = listOf(relativeResults,
                              resultsFromRoots(name, context),
                              relativeResultsFromSkeletons(name, context)).flatten().distinct()
-  val allResults = foreignResults + pythonResults
-  val results = if (name.componentCount > 0) foreignResults + findFirstResults(pythonResults) else allResults
+  val allResults = pythonResults + foreignResults
+  val results = if (name.componentCount > 0) findFirstResults(pythonResults) + foreignResults else allResults
 
   if (mayCache) {
     cache?.put(key, results)
@@ -250,9 +250,10 @@ private fun resultsFromRoots(name: QualifiedName, context: PyQualifiedNameResolv
 
   val visitor = RootVisitor { root, module, sdk, isModuleSource ->
     val results = if (isModuleSource) moduleResults else sdkResults
+    val effectiveSdk = sdk ?: context.effectiveSdk
     if (!root.isValid ||
         root == PyUserSkeletonsUtil.getUserSkeletonsDirectory() ||
-        sdk != null && PyTypeShed.isInside(root) && !PyTypeShed.maySearchForStubInRoot(name, root, sdk)) {
+        effectiveSdk != null && PyTypeShed.isInside(root) && !PyTypeShed.maySearchForStubInRoot(name, root, effectiveSdk)) {
       return@RootVisitor true
     }
     results.addAll(resolveInRoot(name, root, context))
diff --git a/python/testData/resolve/pyToJava/purePythonSymbolsFirst/src/main.py b/python/testData/resolve/pyToJava/purePythonSymbolsFirst/src/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b40aaab4645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/resolve/pyToJava/purePythonSymbolsFirst/src/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import pk<ref>g
+
+print(pkg)
diff --git a/python/testData/resolve/pyToJava/purePythonSymbolsFirst/src/pkg/__init__.py b/python/testData/resolve/pyToJava/purePythonSymbolsFirst/src/pkg/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b137891791f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/resolve/pyToJava/purePythonSymbolsFirst/src/pkg/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+