diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/parser/cyclonedx/util/ModelConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/parser/cyclonedx/util/ModelConverter.java
index 003d85a18f..d85180c21f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/parser/cyclonedx/util/ModelConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/parser/cyclonedx/util/ModelConverter.java
@@ -562,14 +562,14 @@ public static Component convert(final QueryManager qm, final org.cyclonedx.model
             for (final org.cyclonedx.model.License cycloneLicense : licenseOptions) {
                 if (cycloneLicense != null) {
                     if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(cycloneLicense.getId())) {
-                        final License license = qm.getLicense(StringUtils.trimToNull(cycloneLicense.getId()));
+                        final License license = qm.getLicenseByIdOrName(StringUtils.trimToNull(cycloneLicense.getId()));
                         if (license != null) {
                             component.setResolvedLicense(license);
                         }
                     }
                     else if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(cycloneLicense.getName()))
                     {
-                        final License license = qm.getLicense(StringUtils.trimToNull(cycloneLicense.getName()));
+                        final License license = qm.getLicenseByIdOrName(StringUtils.trimToNull(cycloneLicense.getName()));
                         if (license != null) {
                             component.setResolvedLicense(license);
                         } else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/LicenseQueryManager.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/LicenseQueryManager.java
index 0830237886..a404b5e954 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/LicenseQueryManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/LicenseQueryManager.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import javax.jdo.PersistenceManager;
 import javax.jdo.Query;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 final class LicenseQueryManager extends QueryManager implements IQueryManager {
 
@@ -93,6 +94,18 @@ public License getLicense(String licenseId) {
         return singleResult(query.execute(licenseId));
     }
 
+    public License getLicenseByIdOrName(final String licenseIdOrName) {
+        final Query<License> query = pm.newQuery(License.class);
+        query.setFilter("licenseId == :licenseIdOrName || name == :licenseIdOrName");
+        query.setNamedParameters(Map.of("licenseIdOrName", licenseIdOrName));
+        try {
+            final License license = query.executeUnique();
+            return license != null ? license : License.UNRESOLVED;
+        } finally {
+            query.closeAll();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a Custom License object from the specified name
      * @param licenseName license name of custom license
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/QueryManager.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/QueryManager.java
index 5a8285585f..8203c38f43 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/QueryManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/persistence/QueryManager.java
@@ -620,6 +620,10 @@ public License getLicense(String licenseId) {
         return getLicenseQueryManager().getLicense(licenseId);
     }
 
+    public License getLicenseByIdOrName(final String licenseIdOrName) {
+        return getLicenseQueryManager().getLicenseByIdOrName(licenseIdOrName);
+    }
+
     public License getCustomLicense(String licenseName) {
         return getLicenseQueryManager().getCustomLicense(licenseName);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskV2.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskV2.java
index b6b0619e04..56df402fc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskV2.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskV2.java
@@ -673,8 +673,7 @@ private static void resolveAndApplyLicense(final QueryManager qm,
         // by priority, and simply take the first resolvable candidate.
         for (final org.cyclonedx.model.License licenseCandidate : component.getLicenseCandidates()) {
             if (isNotBlank(licenseCandidate.getId())) {
-                final License resolvedLicense = licenseCache.computeIfAbsent(licenseCandidate.getId(),
-                        licenseId -> resolveLicense(qm, licenseId));
+                final License resolvedLicense = licenseCache.computeIfAbsent(licenseCandidate.getId(), qm::getLicenseByIdOrName);
                 if (resolvedLicense != License.UNRESOLVED) {
                     component.setResolvedLicense(resolvedLicense);
                     component.setLicenseUrl(trimToNull(licenseCandidate.getUrl()));
@@ -683,8 +682,7 @@ private static void resolveAndApplyLicense(final QueryManager qm,
             }
 
             if (isNotBlank(licenseCandidate.getName())) {
-                final License resolvedLicense = licenseCache.computeIfAbsent(licenseCandidate.getName(),
-                        licenseName -> resolveLicense(qm, licenseName));
+                final License resolvedLicense = licenseCache.computeIfAbsent(licenseCandidate.getName(), qm::getLicenseByIdOrName);
                 if (resolvedLicense != License.UNRESOLVED) {
                     component.setResolvedLicense(resolvedLicense);
                     component.setLicenseUrl(trimToNull(licenseCandidate.getUrl()));
@@ -714,18 +712,6 @@ private static void resolveAndApplyLicense(final QueryManager qm,
         }
     }
 
-    private static License resolveLicense(final QueryManager qm, final String licenseId) {
-        final Query<License> query = qm.getPersistenceManager().newQuery(License.class);
-        query.setFilter("licenseId == :licenseId");
-        query.setParameters(licenseId);
-        try {
-            final License license = query.executeUnique();
-            return license != null ? license : License.UNRESOLVED;
-        } finally {
-            query.closeAll();
-        }
-    }
-
     private static License resolveCustomLicense(final QueryManager qm, final String licenseName) {
         final Query<License> query = qm.getPersistenceManager().newQuery(License.class);
         query.setFilter("name == :name && customLicense == true");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskTest.java b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskTest.java
index 72e972ab38..aaf55fcbcd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskTest.java
@@ -1046,6 +1046,49 @@ public void informWithExistingComponentPropertiesAndBomWithComponentProperties()
         });
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void informWithLicenseResolutionByNameTest() {
+        final var license = new License();
+        license.setLicenseId("MIT");
+        license.setName("MIT License");
+        qm.persist(license);
+
+        final var project = new Project();
+        project.setName("acme-license-app");
+        qm.persist(project);
+
+        final byte[] bomBytes = """
+                {
+                  "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
+                  "specVersion": "1.4",
+                  "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b80",
+                  "version": 1,
+                  "components": [
+                    {
+                      "type": "library",
+                      "name": "acme-lib-x",
+                      "licenses": [
+                        {
+                          "license": {
+                            "name": "MIT License"
+                          }
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+                """.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+
+        final var bomUploadEvent = new BomUploadEvent(qm.detach(Project.class, project.getId()), bomBytes);
+        new BomUploadProcessingTaskV2().inform(bomUploadEvent);
+        awaitBomProcessedNotification(bomUploadEvent);
+
+        assertThat(qm.getAllComponents(project)).satisfiesExactly(component -> {
+            assertThat(component.getResolvedLicense()).isNotNull();
+            assertThat(component.getResolvedLicense().getLicenseId()).isEqualTo("MIT");
+        });
+    }
+
     @Test // https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/issues/1905
     public void informIssue1905Test() throws Exception {
         // Known to now work with old task implementation.