diff --git a/redis/multidb/config.py b/redis/multidb/config.py
index b3187c79fb..226efdedcd 100644
--- a/redis/multidb/config.py
+++ b/redis/multidb/config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 from typing import List, Type, Union
 
 import pybreaker
-from typing_extensions import Optional
+
+try:
+    from typing import Optional  # Py 3.11+
+except ImportError:
+    from typing_extensions import Optional
 
 from redis import ConnectionPool, Redis, RedisCluster
 from redis.backoff import ExponentialWithJitterBackoff, NoBackoff
diff --git a/redis/multidb/failure_detector.py b/redis/multidb/failure_detector.py
index f1be28788e..8641d5c7a9 100644
--- a/redis/multidb/failure_detector.py
+++ b/redis/multidb/failure_detector.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import List, Type
 
-from typing_extensions import Optional
+try:
+    from typing import Optional  # Py 3.11+
+except ImportError:
+    from typing_extensions import Optional
 
 from redis.multidb.circuit import State as CBState