diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/commands/download.py b/src/pip/_internal/commands/download.py
index 0861d9e67b2..ac16ac79a03 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/commands/download.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/commands/download.py
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+import shutil
 
 from pip._internal.cli import cmdoptions
 from pip._internal.cli.cmdoptions import make_target_python
 from pip._internal.cli.req_command import RequirementCommand, with_cleanup
 from pip._internal.cli.status_codes import SUCCESS
+from pip._internal.network.download import BatchDownloader
 from pip._internal.req.req_tracker import get_requirement_tracker
 from pip._internal.utils.misc import ensure_dir, normalize_path, write_output
 from pip._internal.utils.temp_dir import TempDirectory
@@ -134,6 +136,24 @@ def run(self, options, args):
             reqs, check_supported_wheels=True
         )
 
+        # Download any requirements which were only partially downloaded with
+        # --use-feature=fast-deps.
+        reqs_to_fully_download = [
+            r for r in requirement_set.requirements.values()
+            if r.needs_more_preparation
+        ]
+        links_from_newly_downloaded = []
+        for partially_downloaded_req in reqs_to_fully_download:
+            assert partially_downloaded_req.link
+            links_from_newly_downloaded.append(partially_downloaded_req.link)
+        # Let's download to a temporary directory.
+        tmpdir = TempDirectory(kind="unpack", globally_managed=True).path
+        batch_download = BatchDownloader(session,
+                                         progress_bar=options.progress_bar)
+        download_iterable = batch_download(links_from_newly_downloaded, tmpdir)
+        for _link, (filepath, _) in download_iterable:
+            shutil.copy(filepath, options.download_dir)
+
         downloaded = []  # type: List[str]
         for req in requirement_set.requirements.values():
             if not req.editable and req.satisfied_by is None:
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py b/src/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py
index acff7ffa1f7..f01a4dcd48a 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/operations/prepare.py
@@ -506,24 +506,23 @@ def prepare_linked_requirement(self, req, parallel_builds=False):
 
     def prepare_linked_requirements_more(self, reqs, parallel_builds=False):
         # type: (Iterable[InstallRequirement], bool) -> None
-        """Prepare a linked requirement more, if needed."""
+        """Prepare linked requirements more, if needed."""
         reqs = [req for req in reqs if req.needs_more_preparation]
-        links = []  # type: List[Link]
         for req in reqs:
+            # Determine if any of these requirements were already downloaded.
             download_dir = self._get_download_dir(req.link)
             if download_dir is not None:
                 hashes = self._get_linked_req_hashes(req)
                 file_path = _check_download_dir(req.link, download_dir, hashes)
-            if download_dir is None or file_path is None:
-                links.append(req.link)
-            else:
-                self._downloaded[req.link.url] = file_path, None
-
-        # Let's download to a temporary directory.
-        tmpdir = TempDirectory(kind="unpack", globally_managed=True).path
-        self._downloaded.update(self._batch_download(links, tmpdir))
+                if file_path is not None:
+                    self._downloaded[req.link.url] = file_path, None
+                    req.needs_more_preparation = False
+
+        # Prepare requirements we found were already downloaded for some
+        # reason. The rest will be downloaded outside of the resolver.
         for req in reqs:
-            self._prepare_linked_requirement(req, parallel_builds)
+            if not req.needs_more_preparation:
+                self._prepare_linked_requirement(req, parallel_builds)
 
     def _prepare_linked_requirement(self, req, parallel_builds):
         # type: (InstallRequirement, bool) -> Distribution