diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index fd800ca290..497361adfe 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ https://mhammond.github.io/pywin32_installers.html.
 Coming in build 308, as yet unreleased
 --------------------------------------
 
+* Fixed a circular import between `win32comext.axscript.client.framework` and `win32comext.axscript.client.error` (#2381, @Avasam)
+
 Build 307, released 2024-10-04
 ------------------------------
 ### Release process changes
diff --git a/com/win32comext/axscript/client/error.py b/com/win32comext/axscript/client/error.py
index 27d007ed46..2be175e890 100644
--- a/com/win32comext/axscript/client/error.py
+++ b/com/win32comext/axscript/client/error.py
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@
 import traceback
 import warnings
 from types import TracebackType
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import pythoncom
 import win32com.server.util
 import winerror
 from win32com.axscript import axscript
 from win32com.server.exception import COMException
-from win32comext.axscript.client.debug import DebugManager
-from win32comext.axscript.client.framework import AXScriptCodeBlock, COMScript
-from win32comext.axscript.server.axsite import AXSite
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    # Prevent circular imports
+    from win32comext.axscript.client.debug import DebugManager
+    from win32comext.axscript.client.framework import AXScriptCodeBlock, COMScript
+    from win32comext.axscript.server.axsite import AXSite
 
 debugging = 0
 
diff --git a/com/win32comext/axscript/client/framework.py b/com/win32comext/axscript/client/framework.py
index e4c69f7ba8..eada9097c7 100644
--- a/com/win32comext/axscript/client/framework.py
+++ b/com/win32comext/axscript/client/framework.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 import win32com.server.util
 import winerror
 from win32com.axscript import axscript
+from win32com.server.exception import COMException, IsCOMServerException
+
+from . import error  # axscript.client.error
 
 
 def RemoveCR(text):
@@ -32,9 +35,6 @@ def RemoveCR(text):
 SCRIPTTEXT_ISEXPRESSION = 0x00000020
 SCRIPTTEXT_ISPERSISTENT = 0x00000040
 
-from win32com.server.exception import COMException, IsCOMServerException
-
-from . import error  # ax.client.error
 
 state_map = {
     axscript.SCRIPTSTATE_UNINITIALIZED: "SCRIPTSTATE_UNINITIALIZED",