diff --git a/lib/graph/providers/NodePackageDependencies.js b/lib/graph/providers/NodePackageDependencies.js
index ecf79c5ef..ada50f406 100644
--- a/lib/graph/providers/NodePackageDependencies.js
+++ b/lib/graph/providers/NodePackageDependencies.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class NodePackageDependencies {
 		}
 		return Promise.all(node._dependencies.map(async ({name, optional}) => {
 			const modulePath = await this._resolveModulePath(node.path, name, workspace);
-			return this._getNode(modulePath, optional);
+			return this._getNode(modulePath, optional, name);
 		}));
 	}
 
@@ -99,7 +99,17 @@ class NodePackageDependencies {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async _getNode(modulePath, optional) {
+	/**
+	 * Resolves a Node module by reading its package.json
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} modulePath Path to the module.
+	 * @param {boolean} optional Whether this dependency is optional.
+	 * @param {string} [nameAlias] The name of the module. It's usually the same as the name definfed
+	 * 	in package.json and could easily be skipped. Useful when defining dependency as an alias:
+	 * 	{@link https://github.com/npm/rfcs/blob/main/implemented/0001-package-aliases.md}
+	 * @returns {Promise<object>}
+	 */
+	async _getNode(modulePath, optional, nameAlias) {
 		log.verbose(`Reading package.json in directory ${modulePath}...`);
 		const packageJson = await readPackage({
 			cwd: modulePath,
@@ -107,7 +117,7 @@ class NodePackageDependencies {
 		});
 
 		return {
-			id: packageJson.name,
+			id: nameAlias || packageJson.name,
 			version: packageJson.version,
 			path: modulePath,
 			optional,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/node_modules/extension.a.esm.alias/lib/extensionModule.js b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/node_modules/extension.a.esm.alias/lib/extensionModule.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7a5c0758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/node_modules/extension.a.esm.alias/lib/extensionModule.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export default () => "extension module";
+export function determineRequiredDependencies () { return "required dependencies function" };
diff --git a/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/node_modules/extension.a.esm.alias/package.json b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/node_modules/extension.a.esm.alias/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97c63b166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/node_modules/extension.a.esm.alias/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "extension.a",
+  "type": "module",
+  "version": "1.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/package.json b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b15c70dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "application.a.aliases",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Simple SAPUI5 based application",
+  "main": "index.html",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "extension.a.esm.alias": "file:../extension.a.esm"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/ui5.yaml b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/ui5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdc9a31f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/ui5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+specVersion: "3.0"
+type: application
+metadata:
+  name: application.a.aliases
+  
+--- # Everything below this line could also be put into the ui5.yaml of a standalone extension module
+specVersion: "3.0"
+kind: extension
+type: project-shim
+metadata:
+  name: my.application.thirdparty
+shims:
+  configurations:
+    extension.a.esm.alias: # name as defined in package.json
+      specVersion: "3.0"
+      type: module # Use module type
+      metadata:
+        name: extension.a.esm.alias
+      resources:
+        configuration:
+          paths:
+            /resources/my/application/thirdparty/: "" # map root directory of lodash module
diff --git a/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/webapp/index.html b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/webapp/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b8755901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/webapp/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+	<title>Application A</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/webapp/manifest.json b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/webapp/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d33902df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/webapp/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "_version": "1.1.0",
+    "sap.app": {
+        "_version": "1.1.0",
+        "id": "id1",
+        "type": "application",
+        "applicationVersion": {
+            "version": "1.2.2"
+        },
+        "embeds": ["embedded"],
+        "title": "{{title}}"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/webapp/test.js b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/webapp/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3df410c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/application.a.aliases/webapp/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+function test(paramA) {
+	var variableA = paramA;
+	console.log(variableA);
+}
+test();
diff --git a/test/lib/graph/providers/NodePackageDependencies.integration.js b/test/lib/graph/providers/NodePackageDependencies.integration.js
index 842442cb1..19657aa41 100644
--- a/test/lib/graph/providers/NodePackageDependencies.integration.js
+++ b/test/lib/graph/providers/NodePackageDependencies.integration.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import sinonGlobal from "sinon";
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
 const applicationAPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "fixtures", "application.a");
+const applicationAAliasesPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "fixtures", "application.a.aliases");
 const applicationCPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "fixtures", "application.c");
 const applicationC2Path = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "fixtures", "application.c2");
 const applicationC3Path = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "fixtures", "application.c3");
@@ -68,6 +69,23 @@ test("AppA: project with collection dependency", async (t) => {
 	]);
 });
 
+test("AppA: project with an alias dependency", async (t) => {
+	const workspace = {
+		getName: () => "workspace name",
+		getModuleByNodeId: t.context.sinon.stub().resolves(undefined).onFirstCall().resolves({
+			getPath: () => path.join(applicationAAliasesPath, "node_modules", "extension.a.esm.alias"),
+			getVersion: () => "1.0.0",
+		})
+	};
+	const npmProvider = new NodePackageDependenciesProvider({
+		cwd: applicationAAliasesPath
+	});
+	await testGraphCreationDfs(t, npmProvider, [
+		"extension.a.esm.alias",
+		"application.a.aliases",
+	], workspace);
+});
+
 test("AppA: project with workspace overrides", async (t) => {
 	const workspace = {
 		getName: () => "workspace name",