diff --git a/src/commands/call.ts b/src/commands/call.ts
index ff7fde38..f34d22c9 100644
--- a/src/commands/call.ts
+++ b/src/commands/call.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import process from 'node:process';
 
 import { Args, Flags } from '@oclif/core';
-import { ActorStartOptions, ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
+import type { ActorStartOptions, ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
 
 import { ApifyCommand } from '../lib/apify_command.js';
 import { getInputOverride } from '../lib/commands/resolve-input.js';
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class ActorCallCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof ActorCallCommand> {
 			client: apifyClient,
 			localActorName: localConfig.name as string | undefined,
 			usernameOrId,
-			actorId: this.args.actorId,
+			providedActorNameOrId: this.args.actorId,
 		});
 
 		const runOpts: ActorStartOptions = {
@@ -100,13 +100,18 @@ export class ActorCallCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof ActorCallCommand> {
 		client,
 		localActorName,
 		usernameOrId,
-		actorId,
-	}: { client: ApifyClient; localActorName: string | undefined; usernameOrId: string; actorId?: string }) {
+		providedActorNameOrId,
+	}: {
+		client: ApifyClient;
+		localActorName: string | undefined;
+		usernameOrId: string;
+		providedActorNameOrId?: string;
+	}) {
 		// Full ID
-		if (actorId?.includes('/')) {
-			const actor = await client.actor(actorId).get();
+		if (providedActorNameOrId?.includes('/')) {
+			const actor = await client.actor(providedActorNameOrId).get();
 			if (!actor) {
-				throw new Error(`Cannot find Actor with ID '${actorId}' in your account.`);
+				throw new Error(`Cannot find Actor with ID '${providedActorNameOrId}' in your account.`);
 			}
 
 			return {
@@ -115,18 +120,27 @@ export class ActorCallCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof ActorCallCommand> {
 			};
 		}
 
-		// Try fetching Actor directly by name
-		if (actorId) {
-			const actor = await client.actor(`${usernameOrId}/${actorId.toLowerCase()}`).get();
+		// Try fetching Actor directly by name/id
+		if (providedActorNameOrId) {
+			const actorById = await client.actor(providedActorNameOrId).get();
 
-			if (!actor) {
-				throw new Error(`Cannot find Actor with name '${actorId}' in your account.`);
+			if (actorById) {
+				return {
+					userFriendlyId: `${actorById.username}/${actorById.name}`,
+					id: actorById.id,
+				};
 			}
 
-			return {
-				userFriendlyId: `${actor.username}/${actor.name}`,
-				id: actor.id,
-			};
+			const actorByName = await client.actor(`${usernameOrId}/${providedActorNameOrId.toLowerCase()}`).get();
+
+			if (actorByName) {
+				return {
+					userFriendlyId: `${actorByName.username}/${actorByName.name}`,
+					id: actorByName.id,
+				};
+			}
+
+			throw new Error(`Cannot find Actor with name or ID '${providedActorNameOrId}' in your account.`);
 		}
 
 		if (localActorName) {
diff --git a/test/commands/call.test.ts b/test/commands/call.test.ts
index c40fc886..00b67e1d 100644
--- a/test/commands/call.test.ts
+++ b/test/commands/call.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const { ActorCallCommand } = await import('../../src/commands/call.js');
 
 describe('apify call', () => {
 	let actorId: string;
+	let apifyId: string;
 
 	beforeAll(async () => {
 		await beforeAllCalls();
@@ -77,6 +78,11 @@ describe('apify call', () => {
 		const lastBuild = builds.items.pop();
 		await waitForBuildToFinishWithTimeout(testUserClient, lastBuild!.id);
 
+		apifyId = await testUserClient
+			.actor(actorId)
+			.get()
+			.then((actor) => actor!.id);
+
 		stdin.end();
 	});
 
@@ -114,6 +120,21 @@ describe('apify call', () => {
 		expect(EXPECTED_INPUT_CONTENT_TYPE).toStrictEqual(input!.contentType);
 	});
 
+	it('should work with just the Actor ID', async () => {
+		await expect(ActorCallCommand.run([apifyId], import.meta.url)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+		const actorClient = testUserClient.actor(actorId);
+		const runs = await actorClient.runs().list();
+		const lastRun = runs.items.pop();
+		const lastRunDetail = await testUserClient.run(lastRun!.id).get();
+		const output = await testUserClient.keyValueStore(lastRunDetail!.defaultKeyValueStoreId).getRecord('OUTPUT');
+		const input = await testUserClient.keyValueStore(lastRunDetail!.defaultKeyValueStoreId).getRecord('INPUT');
+
+		expect(EXPECTED_OUTPUT).toStrictEqual(output!.value);
+		expect(EXPECTED_INPUT).toStrictEqual(input!.value);
+		expect(EXPECTED_INPUT_CONTENT_TYPE).toStrictEqual(input!.contentType);
+	});
+
 	it('should work with passed in input', async () => {
 		const expectedInput = {
 			hello: 'from cli',