diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 1c05aee9..789a047e 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ DISTURL_RE = re.compile(r"^(?P<bs>.*)://(?P<apiurl>.*?)/(?P<project>.*?)/(?P<rep
 BUILDLOGURL_RE = re.compile(r"^(?P<apiurl>https?://.*?)/build/(?P<project>.*?)/(?P<repository>.*?)/(?P<arch>.*?)/(?P<package>.*?)/_log$")
 BUFSIZE = 1024 * 1024
 
+DEVEL_PACKAGES_URL = "https://src.opensuse.org/openSUSE/Factory/raw/branch/main/pkgs/_meta/devel_packages"
+
 new_project_templ = """\
 <project name="%(name)s">
 
@@ -1397,6 +1399,22 @@ def show_devel_project(apiurl, prj, pac):
 
     package_obj = obs_api.Package.from_api(apiurl, prj, pac)
     if package_obj.devel is None:
+        if prj == "openSUSE:Factory" or prj == "openSUSE.org:openSUSE:Factory":
+            # If OBS api doesn't return a devel project, query the gitea devel_packages file
+            try:
+                response = http_request("GET", DEVEL_PACKAGES_URL)
+                response.auto_close = False
+            except:
+                return None, None
+            if response.status == 200:
+                # locate pac in the devel_packages file
+                for line in io.TextIOWrapper(response):
+                    devel_pkg, _, devel_prj = line.partition(" ")
+                    devel_prj = devel_prj.strip()
+                    if devel_pkg == pac:
+                        # found the package, return devel project and package
+                        if devel_pkg and devel_prj:
+                            return devel_prj, devel_pkg
         return None, None
 
     # mute a false-positive: Instance of 'dict' has no 'project' member (no-member)