diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/asset_selection.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/asset_selection.py
index 0ff10f87e20e5..4eb7af304c641 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/asset_selection.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/asset_selection.py
@@ -495,6 +495,14 @@ def resolve_checks_inner(
 
     @classmethod
     def from_string(cls, string: str) -> "AssetSelection":
+        from dagster._core.definitions.antlr_asset_selection.antlr_asset_selection import (
+            AntlrAssetSelectionParser,
+        )
+
+        try:
+            return AntlrAssetSelectionParser(string).asset_selection
+        except:
+            pass
         if string == "*":
             return cls.all()
 
diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/asset_defs_tests/test_asset_selection.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/asset_defs_tests/test_asset_selection.py
index b6ff3f00244df..6188218bc46e3 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/asset_defs_tests/test_asset_selection.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/asset_defs_tests/test_asset_selection.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 from dagster._core.definitions.assets import AssetsDefinition
 from dagster._core.definitions.base_asset_graph import BaseAssetGraph
 from dagster._core.definitions.events import AssetKey
+from dagster._core.selector.subset_selector import MAX_NUM
 from dagster._serdes import deserialize_value
 from dagster._serdes.serdes import _WHITELIST_MAP
 from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
@@ -804,7 +805,33 @@ def test_deserialize_old_all_asset_selection():
     assert not new_unserialized_value.include_sources
 
 
-def test_from_string_tag():
+def test_from_string():
+    assert AssetSelection.from_string("*") == AssetSelection.all(include_sources=True)
+    assert AssetSelection.from_string("my_asset") == AssetSelection.assets("my_asset")
+    assert AssetSelection.from_string("*my_asset") == AssetSelection.assets("my_asset").upstream(
+        depth=MAX_NUM, include_self=True
+    )
+    assert AssetSelection.from_string("+my_asset") == AssetSelection.assets("my_asset").upstream(
+        depth=1, include_self=True
+    )
+    assert AssetSelection.from_string("++my_asset") == AssetSelection.assets("my_asset").upstream(
+        depth=2, include_self=True
+    )
+    assert AssetSelection.from_string("my_asset*") == AssetSelection.assets("my_asset").downstream(
+        depth=MAX_NUM, include_self=True
+    )
+    assert AssetSelection.from_string("my_asset+") == AssetSelection.assets("my_asset").downstream(
+        depth=1, include_self=True
+    )
+    assert AssetSelection.from_string("my_asset++") == AssetSelection.assets("my_asset").downstream(
+        depth=2, include_self=True
+    )
+    assert AssetSelection.from_string("+my_asset+") == AssetSelection.assets("my_asset").downstream(
+        depth=1, include_self=True
+    ) | AssetSelection.assets("my_asset").upstream(depth=1, include_self=True)
+    assert AssetSelection.from_string("*my_asset*") == AssetSelection.assets("my_asset").downstream(
+        depth=MAX_NUM, include_self=True
+    ) | AssetSelection.assets("my_asset").upstream(depth=MAX_NUM, include_self=True)
     assert AssetSelection.from_string("tag:foo=bar") == AssetSelection.tag("foo", "bar")
     assert AssetSelection.from_string("tag:foo") == AssetSelection.tag("foo", "")