diff --git a/allianceauth/menu/managers.py b/allianceauth/menu/managers.py
index 2de09bd8..a24c7ce5 100644
--- a/allianceauth/menu/managers.py
+++ b/allianceauth/menu/managers.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations  # Still needed for Python 3.8, replaced with better implementations in Py39+
+
 import logging
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING