diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index 549a6b3c457b2c..ee408c577e9fa9 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 from string import Template
 from string import Formatter as StrFormatter
 
+lazy import pickle
+
 
 __all__ = ['BASIC_FORMAT', 'BufferingFormatter', 'CRITICAL', 'DEBUG', 'ERROR',
            'FATAL', 'FileHandler', 'Filter', 'Formatter', 'Handler', 'INFO',
@@ -1846,7 +1848,6 @@ def __repr__(self):
 
     def __reduce__(self):
         if getLogger(self.name) is not self:
-            import pickle
             raise pickle.PicklingError('logger cannot be pickled')
         return getLogger, (self.name,)
 
@@ -2370,9 +2371,7 @@ def captureWarnings(capture):
 
 def __getattr__(name):
     if name in ("__version__", "__date__"):
-        from warnings import _deprecated
-
-        _deprecated(name, remove=(3, 20))
+        warnings._deprecated(name, remove=(3, 20))
         return {  # Do not change
             "__version__": "0.5.1.2",
             "__date__": "07 February 2010",
diff --git a/Lib/logging/config.py b/Lib/logging/config.py
index f566de5750dbf5..6478d475277418 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/config.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/config.py
@@ -28,17 +28,19 @@
 import functools
 import io
 import logging
-import logging.handlers
 import os
-import queue
 import re
-import socket
-import struct
 import threading
 import traceback
-
-from bisect import bisect_left
-from socketserver import ThreadingTCPServer, StreamRequestHandler
+lazy import configparser
+lazy import json
+lazy import logging.handlers
+lazy import queue
+lazy import select
+lazy import socket
+lazy import struct
+lazy from bisect import bisect_left
+lazy from socketserver import StreamRequestHandler, ThreadingTCPServer
 
 
 DEFAULT_LOGGING_CONFIG_PORT = 9030
@@ -61,8 +63,6 @@ def fileConfig(fname, defaults=None, disable_existing_loggers=True, encoding=Non
     developer provides a mechanism to present the choices and load the chosen
     configuration).
     """
-    import configparser
-
     if isinstance(fname, str):
         if not os.path.exists(fname):
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"{fname} doesn't exist")
@@ -978,7 +978,6 @@ def handle(self):
                     if chunk is not None:   # verified, can process
                         chunk = chunk.decode("utf-8")
                         try:
-                            import json
                             d =json.loads(chunk)
                             assert isinstance(d, dict)
                             dictConfig(d)
@@ -1023,7 +1022,6 @@ def __init__(self, host='localhost', port=DEFAULT_LOGGING_CONFIG_PORT,
             self.verify = verify
 
         def serve_until_stopped(self):
-            import select
             abort = 0
             while not abort:
                 rd, wr, ex = select.select([self.socket.fileno()],
diff --git a/Lib/logging/handlers.py b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
index e225a21da408fa..b3d0613ec07c8a 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/handlers.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
@@ -23,17 +23,23 @@
 To use, simply 'import logging.handlers' and log away!
 """
 
-import copy
 import io
 import logging
 import os
-import pickle
-import queue
 import re
-import socket
-import struct
 import threading
 import time
+lazy import base64
+lazy import copy
+lazy import email.utils
+lazy import http.client
+lazy import pickle
+lazy import queue
+lazy import smtplib
+lazy import socket
+lazy import struct
+lazy import urllib.parse
+lazy from email.message import EmailMessage
 
 #
 # Some constants...
@@ -609,6 +615,8 @@ def __init__(self, host, port):
         self.retryStart = 1.0
         self.retryMax = 30.0
         self.retryFactor = 2.0
+        # resolve what emit() needs now: it may run during finalization
+        _ = pickle, socket, struct
 
     def makeSocket(self, timeout=1):
         """
@@ -1118,10 +1126,6 @@ def emit(self, record):
         Format the record and send it to the specified addressees.
         """
         try:
-            import smtplib
-            from email.message import EmailMessage
-            import email.utils
-
             port = self.mailport
             if not port:
                 port = smtplib.SMTP_PORT
@@ -1318,7 +1322,6 @@ def getConnection(self, host, secure):
         Override when a custom connection is required, for example if
         there is a proxy.
         """
-        import http.client
         if secure:
             connection = http.client.HTTPSConnection(host, context=self.context)
         else:
@@ -1332,7 +1335,6 @@ def emit(self, record):
         Send the record to the web server as a percent-encoded dictionary
         """
         try:
-            import urllib.parse
             host = self.host
             h = self.getConnection(host, self.secure)
             url = self.url
@@ -1357,7 +1359,6 @@ def emit(self, record):
                             "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
                 h.putheader("Content-length", str(len(data)))
             if self.credentials:
-                import base64
                 s = ('%s:%s' % self.credentials).encode('utf-8')
                 s = 'Basic ' + base64.b64encode(s).strip().decode('ascii')
                 h.putheader('Authorization', s)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index b1852ee43b594f..a9455d09641756 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -1865,6 +1865,34 @@ def test_defaults_do_no_interpolation(self):
         finally:
             os.unlink(fn)
 
+    def test_class_from_handlers_module(self):
+        # gh-156777: "class=handlers.X" is evaluated against vars(logging).
+        # Use a subprocess: this module already imports logging.handlers.
+        ini = textwrap.dedent("""\
+            [loggers]
+            keys=root
+            [handlers]
+            keys=hand1
+            [formatters]
+            keys=
+            [logger_root]
+            handlers=hand1
+            [handler_hand1]
+            class=handlers.MemoryHandler
+            args=(10,)
+            """)
+        fd, fn = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix='test_logging_', suffix='.ini')
+        self.addCleanup(os.unlink, fn)
+        os.write(fd, ini.encode('ascii'))
+        os.close(fd)
+        code = textwrap.dedent(f"""
+            import logging, logging.config
+            logging.config.fileConfig({fn!r}, encoding="utf-8")
+            assert isinstance(logging.getLogger().handlers[0],
+                              logging.handlers.MemoryHandler)
+        """)
+        assert_python_ok("-c", code)
+
 
 @support.requires_working_socket()
 @threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
@@ -5437,6 +5465,30 @@ def __del__(self):
         with open(filename, encoding="utf-8") as fp:
             self.assertEqual(fp.read().rstrip(), "ERROR:root:log in __del__")
 
+    def test_socket_handler_at_shutdown(self):
+        # gh-156777: SocketHandler pickles the record before sending it, and
+        # that must keep working when importing no longer can.
+        code = textwrap.dedent("""
+            import logging, logging.handlers, os
+
+            class Handler(logging.handlers.SocketHandler):
+                def send(self, s):
+                    os.write(1, b"sent")
+                def handleError(self, record):
+                    os.write(1, b"dropped")
+
+            h = Handler('localhost', 9020)
+            r = logging.LogRecord('n', logging.INFO, 'p', 1, 'msg', None, None)
+
+            class A:
+                def __del__(self, h=h, r=r):  # globals are cleared by now
+                    h.emit(r)
+
+            a = A()
+        """)
+        rc, out, err = assert_python_ok("-c", code)
+        self.assertEqual(out, b"sent")
+
     def test_recursion_error(self):
         # Issue 36272
         code = textwrap.dedent("""
@@ -7576,6 +7628,45 @@ def test_without_pywin32(self):
         h.emit(r)
 
 
+class LazyImportTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    """Tests for the module level lazy imports of the logging package."""
+
+    def test_lazy_imports_config(self):
+        import_helper.ensure_lazy_imports(
+            "logging.config",
+            {"configparser", "json", "multiprocessing", "select", "socket",
+             "socketserver", "struct"},
+            additional_code="logging.config.dictConfig({'version': 1})\n",
+        )
+
+    def test_lazy_imports_handlers(self):
+        import_helper.ensure_lazy_imports(
+            "logging.handlers",
+            {"base64", "copy", "email", "http", "pickle", "queue", "smtplib",
+             "socket", "ssl", "struct", "urllib"},
+        )
+
+    def test_socket_handler_resolves_imports_when_created(self):
+        # gh-156777: emit() may run when importing no longer works
+        code = textwrap.dedent("""
+            import sys, logging.handlers
+            logging.handlers.SocketHandler('localhost', 9020)
+            assert {'pickle', 'socket', 'struct'} <= sys.modules.keys()
+        """)
+        assert_python_ok("-S", "-c", code)
+
+    def test_getmembers_without_ssl(self):
+        # gh-156777: getmembers() resolves lazy imports, so ssl must not be one
+        code = textwrap.dedent("""
+            import sys
+            sys.modules['_ssl'] = None
+            import inspect, logging.handlers
+            inspect.getmembers(logging.handlers)
+        """)
+        assert_python_ok("-c", code)
+
+
 class MiscTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test__all__(self):
         not_exported = {
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-08-31-08-20-00.gh-issue-156777.La7yLg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-08-31-08-20-00.gh-issue-156777.La7yLg.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8e24f2091b1d93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-08-31-08-20-00.gh-issue-156777.La7yLg.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Optimize import time for :mod:`logging.handlers` and :mod:`logging.config` with
+lazy imports.