diff --git a/src/commands/task/run.ts b/src/commands/task/run.ts
index e4e9add60..d916333b5 100644
--- a/src/commands/task/run.ts
+++ b/src/commands/task/run.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import type { ActorRun, ApifyClient, TaskStartOptions } from 'apify-client';
 
+import { APIFY_ID_REGEX } from '@apify/consts';
+
 import { ApifyCommand } from '../../lib/command-framework/apify-command.js';
 import { Args } from '../../lib/command-framework/args.js';
 import { runActorOrTaskOnCloud, SharedRunOnCloudFlags } from '../../lib/commands/run-on-cloud.js';
@@ -100,12 +102,26 @@ export class TaskRunCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof TaskRunCommand> {
 			};
 		}
 
-		// Try fetching task directly by name
+		// Try fetching task directly by name or ID
 		if (taskId) {
+			// If the input looks like a raw Apify resource ID, try it directly first
+			if (APIFY_ID_REGEX.test(taskId)) {
+				const taskById = await client.task(taskId).get();
+
+				if (taskById) {
+					return {
+						id: taskById.id,
+						userFriendlyId: `${usernameOrId}/${taskById.name}`,
+						title: taskById.title,
+						task: taskById,
+					};
+				}
+			}
+
 			const task = await client.task(`${usernameOrId}/${taskId.toLowerCase()}`).get();
 
 			if (!task) {
-				throw new Error(`Cannot find Task with name '${taskId}' in your account.`);
+				throw new Error(`Cannot find Task with name or ID '${taskId}' in your account.`);
 			}
 
 			return {
diff --git a/test/api/commands/task/run.test.ts b/test/api/commands/task/run.test.ts
index 9fb0c773b..4f53db871 100644
--- a/test/api/commands/task/run.test.ts
+++ b/test/api/commands/task/run.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const expectedOutput = {
 describe('[api] apify task run', () => {
 	let actorId: string;
 	let taskId: string;
+	let rawTaskId: string;
 
 	beforeAll(async () => {
 		await beforeAllCalls();
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ describe('[api] apify task run', () => {
 			input: expectedOutput,
 		});
 
+		rawTaskId = task.id;
 		taskId = `${username}/${task.name}`;
 	}, TEST_TIMEOUT);
 
@@ -114,4 +116,18 @@ describe('[api] apify task run', () => {
 
 		expect(expectedOutput).toStrictEqual(output!.value);
 	});
+
+	it('should work with just the task ID', async () => {
+		await testRunCommand(TaskRunCommand, {
+			args_taskId: rawTaskId,
+		});
+
+		const taskClient = testUserClient.task(taskId);
+		const runs = await taskClient.runs().list();
+		const lastRun = runs.items.pop();
+		const lastRunDetail = await testUserClient.run(lastRun!.id).get();
+		const output = await testUserClient.keyValueStore(lastRunDetail!.defaultKeyValueStoreId).getRecord('OUTPUT');
+
+		expect(expectedOutput).toStrictEqual(output!.value);
+	});
 });