diff --git a/mypy/stubgen.py b/mypy/stubgen.py
index 881686adc5ed..ba0a3f9dade6 100755
--- a/mypy/stubgen.py
+++ b/mypy/stubgen.py
@@ -920,13 +920,20 @@ def visit_assignment_stmt(self, o: AssignmentStmt) -> None:
                     continue
             if (
                 isinstance(lvalue, NameExpr)
-                and not self.is_private_name(lvalue.name)
-                # it is never an alias with explicit annotation
-                and not o.unanalyzed_type
                 and self.is_alias_expression(o.rvalue)
+                and not self.is_private_name(lvalue.name)
             ):
-                self.process_typealias(lvalue, o.rvalue)
-                continue
+                is_explicit_type_alias = (
+                    o.unanalyzed_type and getattr(o.type, "name", None) == "TypeAlias"
+                )
+                if is_explicit_type_alias:
+                    self.process_typealias(lvalue, o.rvalue, is_explicit_type_alias=True)
+                    continue
+
+                if not o.unanalyzed_type:
+                    self.process_typealias(lvalue, o.rvalue)
+                    continue
+
             if isinstance(lvalue, (TupleExpr, ListExpr)):
                 items = lvalue.items
                 if isinstance(o.unanalyzed_type, TupleType):  # type: ignore[misc]
@@ -1139,9 +1146,15 @@ def is_alias_expression(self, expr: Expression, top_level: bool = True) -> bool:
         else:
             return False
 
-    def process_typealias(self, lvalue: NameExpr, rvalue: Expression) -> None:
+    def process_typealias(
+        self, lvalue: NameExpr, rvalue: Expression, is_explicit_type_alias: bool = False
+    ) -> None:
         p = AliasPrinter(self)
-        self.add(f"{self._indent}{lvalue.name} = {rvalue.accept(p)}\n")
+        if is_explicit_type_alias:
+            self.import_tracker.require_name("TypeAlias")
+            self.add(f"{self._indent}{lvalue.name}: TypeAlias = {rvalue.accept(p)}\n")
+        else:
+            self.add(f"{self._indent}{lvalue.name} = {rvalue.accept(p)}\n")
         self.record_name(lvalue.name)
         self._vars[-1].append(lvalue.name)
 
diff --git a/test-data/unit/stubgen.test b/test-data/unit/stubgen.test
index bf17c34b99a7..86d33e3af51d 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/stubgen.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/stubgen.test
@@ -1544,6 +1544,19 @@ from typing import TypeVar
 T = TypeVar('T')
 alias = Union[T, List[T]]
 
+[case testExplicitTypeAlias]
+from typing import TypeAlias
+
+explicit_alias: TypeAlias = tuple[int, str]
+implicit_alias = list[int]
+
+[out]
+from typing import TypeAlias
+
+explicit_alias: TypeAlias = tuple[int, str]
+implicit_alias = list[int]
+
+
 [case testEllipsisAliasPreserved]
 
 alias = Tuple[int, ...]