diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/validation/base.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/validation/base.py
index 4da5906ea3b..77b57e63bec 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/validation/base.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/validation/base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import logging
 
-import fastjsonschema  # type: ignore
+import fastjsonschema
 
 from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities.validation.exceptions import InvalidSchemaFormatError, SchemaValidationError
 
diff --git a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/validation/validator.py b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/validation/validator.py
index b38a0e8293b..bd9bb0db738 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/validation/validator.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_powertools/utilities/validation/validator.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
-from typing import Any, Callable
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
 from aws_lambda_powertools.middleware_factory import lambda_handler_decorator
 from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities import jmespath_utils
 from aws_lambda_powertools.utilities.validation.base import validate_data_against_schema
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Callable
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 3e834abcc39..0021372f416 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -59,3 +59,6 @@ ignore_missing_imports = True
 
 [mypy-ujson]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-fastjsonschema]
+ignore_missing_imports = True
diff --git a/tests/functional/validator/_fastjsonschema/test_validator.py b/tests/functional/validator/_fastjsonschema/test_validator.py
index a3ce3d9e4c8..d29efd09cae 100644
--- a/tests/functional/validator/_fastjsonschema/test_validator.py
+++ b/tests/functional/validator/_fastjsonschema/test_validator.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import re
 
 import jmespath
diff --git a/tests/functional/validator/conftest.py b/tests/functional/validator/conftest.py
index 9ec94934592..66f1c20b3eb 100644
--- a/tests/functional/validator/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/functional/validator/conftest.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import json
 
 import pytest