diff --git a/.changeset/kind-rivers-happen.md b/.changeset/kind-rivers-happen.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54548e5e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/kind-rivers-happen.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/npm-resolver": patch
+"@pnpm/workspace.pkgs-graph": patch
+"pnpm": patch
+---
+
+Respect workspace alias syntax in pkg graph [#6922](https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues/6922)
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 86a2d10db4..d89d1668dd 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -6116,6 +6116,9 @@ importers:
       '@pnpm/npm-package-arg':
         specifier: ^1.0.0
         version: 1.0.0
+      '@pnpm/npm-resolver':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../resolving/npm-resolver
       '@pnpm/resolve-workspace-range':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../resolve-workspace-range
@@ -8387,7 +8390,7 @@ packages:
   /@types/byline@4.2.33:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-LJYez7wrWcJQQDknqZtrZuExMGP0IXmPl1rOOGDqLbu+H7UNNRfKNuSxCBcQMLH1EfjeWidLedC/hCc5dDfBog==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 20.4.8
+      '@types/node': 16.18.39
     dev: true
 
   /@types/cacheable-request@6.0.3:
diff --git a/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts b/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts
index d4c1b3076a..e4e7510621 100644
--- a/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts
+++ b/resolving/npm-resolver/src/index.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export class NoMatchingVersionError extends PnpmError {
 
 export {
   parsePref,
+  workspacePrefToNpm,
   type PackageMeta,
   type PackageMetaCache,
   type RegistryPackageSpec,
diff --git a/workspace/pkgs-graph/package.json b/workspace/pkgs-graph/package.json
index f4bcc94526..0ddd8ca16e 100644
--- a/workspace/pkgs-graph/package.json
+++ b/workspace/pkgs-graph/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@pnpm/npm-package-arg": "^1.0.0",
     "@pnpm/resolve-workspace-range": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/npm-resolver": "workspace:*",
     "ramda": "npm:@pnpm/ramda@0.28.1"
   },
   "funding": "https://opencollective.com/pnpm",
diff --git a/workspace/pkgs-graph/src/index.ts b/workspace/pkgs-graph/src/index.ts
index 8bbfa9974b..dd937fc3b8 100644
--- a/workspace/pkgs-graph/src/index.ts
+++ b/workspace/pkgs-graph/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import path from 'path'
 import npa from '@pnpm/npm-package-arg'
 import { resolveWorkspaceRange } from '@pnpm/resolve-workspace-range'
+import { parsePref, workspacePrefToNpm } from '@pnpm/npm-resolver'
 import mapValues from 'ramda/src/map'
 
 export interface Manifest {
@@ -58,10 +59,9 @@ export function createPkgGraph<T> (pkgs: Array<Package & T>, opts?: {
         const isWorkspaceSpec = rawSpec.startsWith('workspace:')
         try {
           if (isWorkspaceSpec) {
-            rawSpec = rawSpec.slice(10)
-            if (rawSpec === '^' || rawSpec === '~') {
-              rawSpec = '*'
-            }
+            const { fetchSpec, name } = parsePref(workspacePrefToNpm(rawSpec), depName, 'latest', '')!
+            rawSpec = fetchSpec
+            depName = name
           }
           spec = npa.resolve(depName, rawSpec, pkg.dir)
         } catch (err: any) { // eslint-disable-line
diff --git a/workspace/pkgs-graph/test/index.ts b/workspace/pkgs-graph/test/index.ts
index 3910666c15..30c99a5236 100644
--- a/workspace/pkgs-graph/test/index.ts
+++ b/workspace/pkgs-graph/test/index.ts
@@ -717,3 +717,49 @@ test('successfully create a package graph even when a workspace package has no v
     },
   })
 })
+
+test('create package graph respects workspace alias syntax', async () => {
+  const result = createPkgGraph([
+    {
+      dir: BAR1_PATH,
+      manifest: {
+        dependencies: {
+          'foo-alias': 'workspace:foo@*',
+        },
+        name: 'bar',
+        version: '1.0.0',
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      dir: FOO1_PATH,
+      manifest: {
+        name: 'foo',
+      },
+    },
+  ])
+  expect(result.unmatched).toStrictEqual([])
+  expect(result.graph).toStrictEqual({
+    [BAR1_PATH]: {
+      dependencies: [FOO1_PATH],
+      package: {
+        dir: BAR1_PATH,
+        manifest: {
+          dependencies: {
+            'foo-alias': 'workspace:foo@*',
+          },
+          name: 'bar',
+          version: '1.0.0',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    [FOO1_PATH]: {
+      dependencies: [],
+      package: {
+        dir: FOO1_PATH,
+        manifest: {
+          name: 'foo',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  })
+})
diff --git a/workspace/pkgs-graph/tsconfig.json b/workspace/pkgs-graph/tsconfig.json
index cb9338b222..fa2982e57b 100644
--- a/workspace/pkgs-graph/tsconfig.json
+++ b/workspace/pkgs-graph/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
     "../../__typings__/**/*.d.ts"
   ],
   "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../../resolving/npm-resolver"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../resolve-workspace-range"
     }