2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_typing.py b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
index f13541e..341be1d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_typing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
@@ -4768,6 +4768,11 @@ class TypeAliasTests(BaseTestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             isinstance(42, TypeAlias)
 
+    def test_stringized_usage(self):
+        class A:
+            a: "TypeAlias"
+        self.assertEqual(get_type_hints(A), {'a': TypeAlias})
+
     def test_no_issubclass(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             issubclass(Employee, TypeAlias)
diff --git a/Lib/typing.py b/Lib/typing.py
index abd5899..7743c7f 100644
--- a/Lib/typing.py
+++ b/Lib/typing.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def _type_check(arg, msg, is_argument=True, module=None, *, allow_special_forms=
     if (isinstance(arg, _GenericAlias) and
             arg.__origin__ in invalid_generic_forms):
         raise TypeError(f"{arg} is not valid as type argument")
-    if arg in (Any, NoReturn, Final):
+    if arg in (Any, NoReturn, Final, TypeAlias):
         return arg
     if isinstance(arg, _SpecialForm) or arg in (Generic, Protocol):
         raise TypeError(f"Plain {arg} is not valid as type argument")