diff --git a/lib/custom_facts/core/execution/base.rb b/lib/custom_facts/core/execution/base.rb
index 6b6e2b356..ddd336a6e 100644
--- a/lib/custom_facts/core/execution/base.rb
+++ b/lib/custom_facts/core/execution/base.rb
@@ -33,12 +33,17 @@ def with_env(values)
 
         def execute(command, options = {})
           on_fail = options.fetch(:on_fail, :raise)
+          expand = options.fetch(:expand, true)
 
           # Set LC_ALL and LANG to force i18n to C for the duration of this exec;
           # this ensures that any code that parses the
           # output of the command can expect it to be in a consistent / predictable format / locale
           with_env 'LC_ALL' => 'C', 'LANG' => 'C' do
-            expanded_command = expand_command(command)
+            expanded_command = if !expand && builtin_command?(command)
+                                 command
+                               else
+                                 expand_command(command)
+                               end
 
             if expanded_command.nil?
               if on_fail == :raise
@@ -49,17 +54,7 @@ def execute(command, options = {})
               return on_fail
             end
 
-            begin
-              out, stderr, _status_ = Open3.capture3(expanded_command.to_s)
-              log_stderr_from_file(stderr, expanded_command)
-            rescue StandardError => e
-              return on_fail unless on_fail == :raise
-
-              raise Facter::Core::Execution::ExecutionFailure.new,
-                    "Failed while executing '#{expanded_command}': #{e.message}"
-            end
-
-            out.strip
+            execute_command(expanded_command, on_fail)
           end
         end
 
@@ -72,6 +67,24 @@ def log_stderr_from_file(msg, command)
           logger = Facter::Log.new(file_name)
           logger.warn(msg.strip)
         end
+
+        def builtin_command?(command)
+          `type #{command}`.chomp =~ /builtin/ ? true : false
+        end
+
+        def execute_command(command, on_fail)
+          begin
+            out, stderr, _status_ = Open3.capture3(command.to_s)
+            log_stderr_from_file(stderr, command)
+          rescue StandardError => e
+            return on_fail unless on_fail == :raise
+
+            raise Facter::Core::Execution::ExecutionFailure.new,
+                  "Failed while executing '#{command}': #{e.message}"
+          end
+
+          out.strip
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/custom_facts/core/execution/windows.rb b/lib/custom_facts/core/execution/windows.rb
index 1ff0c2798..2693aaac0 100644
--- a/lib/custom_facts/core/execution/windows.rb
+++ b/lib/custom_facts/core/execution/windows.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ def expand_command(command)
 
           expanded
         end
+
+        def execute(command, options = {})
+          expand = options.fetch(:expand, true)
+          raise ArgumentError.new, 'Unsupported argument on Windows expand with value false' unless expand
+
+          super(command, options)
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/fact_manager_spec.rb b/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/fact_manager_spec.rb
index b1278edfd..91f816b4a 100644
--- a/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/fact_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/fact_manager_spec.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,46 @@ def handy_method
       subject.execute('foo')
     end
 
+    context 'with expand on posix' do
+      subject(:execution_base) { LegacyFacter::Core::Execution::Posix.new }
+
+      let(:test_env) { { 'LANG' => 'C', 'LC_ALL' => 'C', 'PATH' => '/sbin' } }
+
+      before do
+        test_env.each do |key, value|
+          allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with(key).and_return(value)
+          allow(File).to receive(:executable?).with('/bin/foo').and_return(true)
+          allow(FileTest).to receive(:file?).with('/bin/foo').and_return(true)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'does not expant builtin command' do
+        allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).with('/bin/foo').and_return('')
+        allow(Kernel).to receive(:'`').with('type /bin/foo').and_return 'builtin'
+        execution_base.execute('/bin/foo', expand: false)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with expand on windows' do
+      subject(:execution_base) { LegacyFacter::Core::Execution::Windows.new }
+
+      let(:test_env) { { 'LANG' => 'C', 'LC_ALL' => 'C', 'PATH' => '/sbin' } }
+
+      before do
+        test_env.each do |key, value|
+          allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with(key).and_return(value)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'throws exception' do
+        allow(Open3).to receive(:capture3).with('foo').and_return('')
+        allow(Kernel).to receive(:'`').with('type foo').and_return 'builtin'
+        expect { execution_base.execute('foo', expand: false) }
+          .to raise_error(ArgumentError,
+                          'Unsupported argument on Windows expand with value false')
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when there are stderr messages from file' do
       subject(:executor) { LegacyFacter::Core::Execution::Posix.new }
 
diff --git a/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/windows_spec.rb b/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/windows_spec.rb
index 0c0bdbd48..ff3d6e2f2 100644
--- a/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/windows_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/custom_facts/core/execution/windows_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,18 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#execute' do
+    context 'with expand false' do
+      subject(:executor) { LegacyFacter::Core::Execution::Windows.new }
+
+      it 'raises exception' do
+        expect { subject.execute('c:\foo.exe', expand: false) }
+          .to raise_error(ArgumentError,
+                          'Unsupported argument on Windows expand with value false')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#which' do
     before do
       allow(subject)