diff --git a/discord/bot.py b/discord/bot.py
index f97701f8f3..0f9b30480c 100644
--- a/discord/bot.py
+++ b/discord/bot.py
@@ -34,7 +34,16 @@
 import sys
 import traceback
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import Any, Callable, Coroutine, Generator, Literal, Mapping, TypeVar
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Any,
+    Callable,
+    Coroutine,
+    Generator,
+    Literal,
+    Mapping,
+    TypeVar,
+)
 
 from .client import Client
 from .cog import CogMixin
@@ -56,6 +65,9 @@
 from .user import User
 from .utils import MISSING, async_all, find, get
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .member import Member
+
 CoroFunc = Callable[..., Coroutine[Any, Any, Any]]
 CFT = TypeVar("CFT", bound=CoroFunc)