diff --git a/src/poetry/core/semver/empty_constraint.py b/src/poetry/core/semver/empty_constraint.py
index 56d1f2108..5cd7ea73b 100644
--- a/src/poetry/core/semver/empty_constraint.py
+++ b/src/poetry/core/semver/empty_constraint.py
@@ -43,3 +43,9 @@ def flatten(self) -> list[VersionRangeConstraint]:
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return "<empty>"
+
+    def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
+        if not isinstance(other, VersionConstraint):
+            return False
+
+        return other.is_empty()
diff --git a/src/poetry/core/semver/version.py b/src/poetry/core/semver/version.py
index 417d23a1d..356ac9e09 100644
--- a/src/poetry/core/semver/version.py
+++ b/src/poetry/core/semver/version.py
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ def intersect(self, other: VersionConstraint) -> Version | EmptyConstraint:
         if other.allows(self):
             return self
 
+        if isinstance(other, Version) and self.allows(other):
+            return other
+
         return EmptyConstraint()
 
     def union(self, other: VersionConstraint) -> VersionConstraint:
diff --git a/tests/semver/test_version.py b/tests/semver/test_version.py
index 90d3c503c..54fcf004d 100644
--- a/tests/semver/test_version.py
+++ b/tests/semver/test_version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 import pytest
 
 from poetry.core.semver.empty_constraint import EmptyConstraint
@@ -9,6 +11,10 @@
 from poetry.core.version.pep440 import ReleaseTag
 
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from poetry.core.semver.version_constraint import VersionConstraint
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "text,version",
     [
@@ -163,19 +169,38 @@ def test_allows_any() -> None:
     assert not v.allows_any(EmptyConstraint())
 
 
-def test_intersect() -> None:
-    v = Version.parse("1.2.3")
-
-    assert v.intersect(v) == v
-    assert v.intersect(Version.parse("1.1.4")).is_empty()
-    assert (
-        v.intersect(VersionRange(Version.parse("1.1.4"), Version.parse("1.2.4"))) == v
-    )
-    assert (
-        Version.parse("1.1.4")
-        .intersect(VersionRange(v, Version.parse("1.2.4")))
-        .is_empty()
-    )
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("version1", "version2", "expected"),
+    [
+        (
+            Version.parse("1.2.3"),
+            Version.parse("1.1.4"),
+            EmptyConstraint(),
+        ),
+        (
+            Version.parse("1.2.3"),
+            VersionRange(Version.parse("1.1.4"), Version.parse("1.2.4")),
+            Version.parse("1.2.3"),
+        ),
+        (
+            Version.parse("1.1.4"),
+            VersionRange(Version.parse("1.2.3"), Version.parse("1.2.4")),
+            EmptyConstraint(),
+        ),
+        (
+            Version.parse("1.2.3"),
+            Version.parse("1.2.3.post0"),
+            Version.parse("1.2.3.post0"),
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_intersect(
+    version1: VersionConstraint,
+    version2: VersionConstraint,
+    expected: VersionConstraint,
+) -> None:
+    assert version1.intersect(version2) == expected
+    assert version2.intersect(version1) == expected
 
 
 def test_union() -> None: