diff --git a/mypy/semanal_newtype.py b/mypy/semanal_newtype.py
index a8380309d310..16c6c024800d 100644
--- a/mypy/semanal_newtype.py
+++ b/mypy/semanal_newtype.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def analyze_newtype_declaration(self, s: AssignmentStmt) -> tuple[str | None, Ca
             and isinstance(s.lvalues[0], NameExpr)
             and isinstance(s.rvalue, CallExpr)
             and isinstance(s.rvalue.callee, RefExpr)
-            and s.rvalue.callee.fullname == "typing.NewType"
+            and (s.rvalue.callee.fullname in ("typing.NewType", "typing_extensions.NewType"))
         ):
             name = s.lvalues[0].name
 
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-newtype.test b/test-data/unit/check-newtype.test
index 0ff6b8396fa7..99fdf5fe7ca3 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-newtype.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-newtype.test
@@ -379,3 +379,10 @@ N = NewType('N', XXX)  # E: Argument 2 to NewType(...) must be subclassable (got
                        # E: Name "XXX" is not defined
 x: List[Union[N, int]]
 [builtins fixtures/list.pyi]
+
+[case testTypingExtensionsNewType]
+# flags: --python-version 3.7
+from typing_extensions import NewType
+N = NewType("N", int)
+x: N
+[builtins fixtures/tuple.pyi]