diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 0f6aa4a..ea3af9f 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ func (t *Task) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 		"block": true, "rescue": true, "always": true, "notify": true, "listen": true,
 		"retries": true, "delay": true, "until": true,
 		"action": true, "local_action": true,
+		"ansible.builtin.action": true, "ansible.legacy.action": true,
+		"ansible.builtin.local_action": true, "ansible.legacy.local_action": true,
 		"include_tasks": true, "import_tasks": true,
 		"ansible.builtin.include_tasks": true, "ansible.legacy.include_tasks": true,
 		"ansible.builtin.import_tasks": true, "ansible.legacy.import_tasks": true,
@@ -576,7 +578,7 @@ func (t *Task) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 
 	// Support legacy action/local_action shorthands.
 	if t.Module == "" {
-		if localAction, ok := m["local_action"]; ok {
+		if localAction, ok := directiveValue(m, "local_action"); ok {
 			if module, args := parseActionSpec(localAction); module != "" {
 				t.Module = module
 				t.Args = args
@@ -585,7 +587,7 @@ func (t *Task) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 		}
 	}
 	if t.Module == "" {
-		if action, ok := m["action"]; ok {
+		if action, ok := directiveValue(m, "action"); ok {
 			if module, args := parseActionSpec(action); module != "" {
 				t.Module = module
 				t.Args = args
diff --git a/types_test.go b/types_test.go
index 90815dd..f467d2d 100644
--- a/types_test.go
+++ b/types_test.go
@@ -320,6 +320,20 @@ action: command echo hello world
 	assert.Equal(t, "echo hello world", task.Args["_raw_params"])
 }
 
+func TestTypes_Task_UnmarshalYAML_Good_ActionAliasFQCN(t *testing.T) {
+	input := `
+name: Legacy action
+ansible.builtin.action: command echo hello world
+`
+	var task Task
+	err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(input), &task)
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "command", task.Module)
+	require.NotNil(t, task.Args)
+	assert.Equal(t, "echo hello world", task.Args["_raw_params"])
+}
+
 func TestTypes_Task_UnmarshalYAML_Good_ActionAliasKeyValue(t *testing.T) {
 	input := `
 name: Legacy action with args
@@ -351,6 +365,21 @@ local_action: shell echo local
 	assert.Equal(t, "echo local", task.Args["_raw_params"])
 }
 
+func TestTypes_Task_UnmarshalYAML_Good_LocalActionFQCN(t *testing.T) {
+	input := `
+name: Legacy local action
+ansible.legacy.local_action: shell echo local
+`
+	var task Task
+	err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(input), &task)
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "shell", task.Module)
+	assert.Equal(t, "localhost", task.Delegate)
+	require.NotNil(t, task.Args)
+	assert.Equal(t, "echo local", task.Args["_raw_params"])
+}
+
 func TestTypes_Task_UnmarshalYAML_Good_LocalActionKeyValue(t *testing.T) {
 	input := `
 name: Legacy local action with args