diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/DanglingHandleCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/DanglingHandleCheck.cpp
index 11299b9403076..82c07bdc2ba95 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/DanglingHandleCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/bugprone/DanglingHandleCheck.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ handleFrom(const ast_matchers::internal::Matcher<RecordDecl> &IsAHandle,
   return expr(
       anyOf(cxxConstructExpr(hasDeclaration(cxxMethodDecl(ofClass(IsAHandle))),
                              hasArgument(0, Arg)),
-            cxxMemberCallExpr(hasType(cxxRecordDecl(IsAHandle)),
+            cxxMemberCallExpr(hasType(hasUnqualifiedDesugaredType(recordType(
+                                  hasDeclaration(cxxRecordDecl(IsAHandle))))),
                               callee(memberExpr(member(cxxConversionDecl()))),
                               on(Arg))));
 }
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
index 7536aba58af50..fabd7f35a7577 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ Changes in existing checks
   arguments to ``std::print``, ``std::format`` or other functions listed in
   the ``StringParameterFunction`` check option.
 
+- Improved :doc:`bugprone-dangling-handle
+  <clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/dangling-handle>` check enhancing detection of
+  handles behind type aliases.
+
 - Deprecated check-local options `HeaderFileExtensions`
   in :doc:`bugprone-dynamic-static-initializers
   <clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/dynamic-static-initializers>` check.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/dangling-handle.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/dangling-handle.cpp
index 349875a3c99cd..5751b3d967a2c 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/dangling-handle.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/bugprone/dangling-handle.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ class basic_string {
   basic_string();
   basic_string(const char*);
 
-  operator basic_string_view() const noexcept;
+  typedef basic_string_view str_view;
+  operator str_view() const noexcept;
 
   ~basic_string();
 };
@@ -193,3 +194,4 @@ void Negatives(std::string_view default_arg = ReturnsAString()) {
 
   TakesAStringView(std::string());
 }
+