diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6211979f06..db969726cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ These changes are available on the `master` branch, but have not yet been releas
   ([#2938](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2938))
 - Fixed a KeyError when a text input is left blank in a modal.
   ([#2938](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2938))
+- Fixed `TypeError` when using Python 3.12+ `type` syntax for typing slash command
+  parameters. ([#2952](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2952))
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/discord/commands/options.py b/discord/commands/options.py
index c3bfafe888..ac8e4d3a6d 100644
--- a/discord/commands/options.py
+++ b/discord/commands/options.py
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@
 import logging
 import types
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, Optional, Type, Union, get_args
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Literal,
+    Optional,
+    Type,
+    TypeAliasType,
+    Union,
+    get_args,
+)
 
 from ..abc import GuildChannel, Mentionable
 from ..channel import (
@@ -197,6 +205,7 @@ def __init__(
         if self.name is not None:
             self.name = str(self.name)
         self._parameter_name = self.name  # default
+        input_type = self._parse_type_alias(input_type)
         input_type = self._strip_none_type(input_type)
         self._raw_type: InputType | tuple = input_type
 
@@ -367,6 +376,12 @@ def __init__(
         if input_type is None:
             raise TypeError("input_type cannot be NoneType.")
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse_type_alias(input_type: InputType) -> InputType:
+        if isinstance(input_type, TypeAliasType):
+            return input_type.__value__
+        return input_type
+
     @staticmethod
     def _strip_none_type(input_type):
         if isinstance(input_type, SlashCommandOptionType):