diff --git a/python/dolfinx/mesh.py b/python/dolfinx/mesh.py
index 41922b1cbc9..4f904a858fd 100644
--- a/python/dolfinx/mesh.py
+++ b/python/dolfinx/mesh.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:    LGPL-3.0-or-later
 """Creation, refining and marking of meshes"""
 
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 
 import typing