diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/aliases/Aliases.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/aliases/Aliases.java
index c89775bae36..3e98d1e0d8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/aliases/Aliases.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/aliases/Aliases.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.NamespacedKey;
+import org.bukkit.Registry;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.skriptlang.skript.lang.script.Script;
 
@@ -316,6 +317,15 @@ private static ItemType getAlias(final String rawInput) {
 		if (itemType != null)
 			return itemType.clone();
 
+		// Try to parse as Minecraft key `minecraft:some_item` or `some_item`
+		if ((input.contains(":") || input.contains("_")) && !input.contains(" ")) {
+			NamespacedKey namespacedKey = NamespacedKey.fromString(input);
+			if (namespacedKey != null) {
+				Material material = Registry.MATERIAL.get(namespacedKey);
+				if (material != null)
+					return new ItemType(material);
+			}
+		}
 		// try to parse `ACTUALNAME block` as ACTUALNAME
 		if (input.endsWith(" " + blockSingular) || input.endsWith(" " + blockPlural)) {
 			String stripped = input.substring(0, input.lastIndexOf(" "));
diff --git a/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/7492-aliases-from-key.sk b/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/7492-aliases-from-key.sk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..915e443bab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/7492-aliases-from-key.sk
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+aliases:
+	my_cool_custom_item = netherite axe
+
+test "Aliases from Minecraft keys":
+
+	# Test as fully qualified NamespacedKey
+	set {_i} to 1 of minecraft:diamond_sword
+	assert {_i} = diamond sword with "Should have gotten a diamond sword"
+
+	# Test with just key
+	set {_i} to 1 of oak_stairs
+	assert {_i} = oak stairs with "Should have gotten oak stairs"
+
+	# Test that this doesn't break any other aliases
+	set {_i} to 1 of my_cool_custom_item
+	assert {_i} = netherite axe with "Should be a netherite axe"
+	set {_i} to 1 of potion of harming
+	assert {_i} = potion of harming with "Should be potion of harming"
+
+	# Test this works with enchantments (as per ItemType parsing)
+	set {_i} to minecraft:diamond_axe of unbreaking 3 and sharpness 10
+	assert {_i} is a diamond axe with "Should be a diamond axe"
+	assert enchantments of {_i} contains unbreaking 3 and sharpness 10 with "Should be enchanted"
+
+	# Test with amount (as per ItemType parsing)
+	set {_i} to 10 of minecraft:pink_wool
+	assert {_i} = 10 of pink wool with "Should be 10 of pink wool"
+
+	# Test with parsing
+	set {_i} to "minecraft:oak_door" parsed as itemtype
+	assert {_i} = oak door with "Should have parsed as oak door"
+
+	# Test that this doesn't conflict with BlockData
+	set {_data} to minecraft:oak_stairs[]
+	assert {_data} is set with "This should be set"
+
+	set {_loc} to event-location
+	set {_data} to block data of block at {_loc}
+	set block at {_loc} to oak_stairs[waterlogged=false]
+	assert block at {_loc} = oak_stairs[waterlogged=false] with "Should match blockdata"
+	assert block at {_loc} = oak stairs with "Should match itemtype"
+	assert block at {_loc} = minecraft:oak_stairs with "Should match MC key'd itemtype"
+
+	set block at {_loc} to {_data}