diff --git a/src/main/java/org/skriptlang/skript/bukkit/tags/elements/ExprTag.java b/src/main/java/org/skriptlang/skript/bukkit/tags/elements/ExprTag.java
index 9b39b1508f4..c812f564dbd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/skriptlang/skript/bukkit/tags/elements/ExprTag.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/skriptlang/skript/bukkit/tags/elements/ExprTag.java
@@ -80,46 +80,55 @@ public boolean init(Expression<?>[] expressions, int matchedPattern, Kleenean is
 
 	@Override
 	protected Tag<?> @Nullable [] get(Event event) {
-		String[] names = this.names.getArray(event);
 		List<Tag<?>> tags = new ArrayList<>();
 
-		String namespace = switch (origin) {
-			case ANY, BUKKIT -> "minecraft";
-			case PAPER -> "paper";
-			case SKRIPT -> "skript";
+		String[] namespaces = switch (origin) {
+			case ANY -> new String[]{"minecraft", "paper", "skript"};
+			case BUKKIT -> new String[]{"minecraft"};
+			case PAPER -> new String[]{"paper"};
+			case SKRIPT -> new String[]{"skript"};
 		};
 
-		nextName: for (String name : names) {
-			// get key
-			NamespacedKey key;
+		nextName: for (String name : this.names.getArray(event)) {
+			boolean invalidKey = false;
 			try {
 				if (name.contains(":")) {
-					key = NamespacedKey.fromString(name);
+					NamespacedKey key = NamespacedKey.fromString(name);
+					invalidKey = key == null;
+					if (!invalidKey) {
+						tags.add(findTag(key));
+					}
 				} else {
-					// populate namespace if not provided
-					key = new NamespacedKey(namespace, name);
+					for (String namespace : namespaces) {
+						Tag<?> tag = findTag(new NamespacedKey(namespace, name));
+						if (tag != null) {
+							tags.add(tag);
+							continue nextName;
+						}
+					}
 				}
 			} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-				key = null;
+				invalidKey = true;
 			}
-			if (key == null) {
+			if (invalidKey) {
 				error("Invalid tag key: '" + name + "'. Tags may only contain a-z, 0-9, _, ., /, or - characters.");
 				continue;
 			}
+		}
+		return tags.toArray(Tag[]::new);
+	}
 
-			Tag<?> tag;
-			for (TagType<?> type : types) {
-				tag = TagModule.tagRegistry.getTag(origin, type, key);
-				if (tag != null
-					// ensures that only datapack/minecraft tags are sent when specifically requested
-					&& (origin != TagOrigin.BUKKIT || (datapackOnly ^ tag.getKey().getNamespace().equals("minecraft")))
-				) {
-					tags.add(tag);
-					continue nextName; // ensure 1:1
-				}
+	private @Nullable Tag<?> findTag(NamespacedKey key) {
+		for (TagType<?> type : types) {
+			Tag<?> tag = TagModule.tagRegistry.getTag(origin, type, key);
+			if (tag != null
+				// ensures that only datapack/minecraft tags are sent when specifically requested
+				&& (origin != TagOrigin.BUKKIT || (datapackOnly ^ tag.getKey().getNamespace().equals(NamespacedKey.MINECRAFT)))
+			) {
+				return tag;
 			}
 		}
-		return tags.toArray(new Tag[0]);
+		return null;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/7449-tag lookup only does minecraft.sk b/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/7449-tag lookup only does minecraft.sk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad830f21fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/skript/tests/regressions/7449-tag lookup only does minecraft.sk	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+test "7449 - tag lookup only uses minecraft namespace":
+	register an item tag named "my_favorite_blocks" using oak log, stone, and podzol
+	assert tag "my_favorite_blocks" is tag "skript:my_favorite_blocks" with "Tag lookup didn't find a skript tag ""helmets"" namespace"
+	assert tag "helmets" is tag "paper:helmets" with "Tag lookup didn't find a paper tag ""helmets"" namespace"
+	assert tag "dirt" is tag "minecraft:dirt" with "Tag lookup didn't find a minecraft tag ""dirt"" namespace"