diff --git a/crates/ruff/tests/lint.rs b/crates/ruff/tests/lint.rs
index d58e85a468..77dcc222e7 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/tests/lint.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/tests/lint.rs
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ fn value_given_to_table_key_is_not_inline_table_2() {
     - `lint.extend-per-file-ignores`
     - `lint.exclude`
     - `lint.preview`
+    - `lint.typing-extensions`
 
     For more information, try '--help'.
     ");
@@ -2117,7 +2118,7 @@ requires-python = ">= 3.11"
             .arg("test.py")
             .arg("-")
             .current_dir(project_dir)
-            , @r###"
+            , @r#"
         success: true
         exit_code: 0
         ----- stdout -----
@@ -2207,6 +2208,7 @@ requires-python = ">= 3.11"
         	XXX,
         ]
         linter.typing_modules = []
+        linter.typing_extensions = true
 
         # Linter Plugins
         linter.flake8_annotations.mypy_init_return = false
@@ -2390,7 +2392,7 @@ requires-python = ">= 3.11"
         analyze.include_dependencies = {}
 
         ----- stderr -----
-        "###);
+        "#);
     });
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -2428,7 +2430,7 @@ requires-python = ">= 3.11"
             .arg("test.py")
             .arg("-")
             .current_dir(project_dir)
-            , @r###"
+            , @r#"
         success: true
         exit_code: 0
         ----- stdout -----
@@ -2518,6 +2520,7 @@ requires-python = ">= 3.11"
         	XXX,
         ]
         linter.typing_modules = []
+        linter.typing_extensions = true
 
         # Linter Plugins
         linter.flake8_annotations.mypy_init_return = false
@@ -2701,7 +2704,7 @@ requires-python = ">= 3.11"
         analyze.include_dependencies = {}
 
         ----- stderr -----
-        "###);
+        "#);
     });
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -2790,7 +2793,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
             .args(STDIN_BASE_OPTIONS)
             .arg("test.py")
             .arg("--show-settings")
-            .current_dir(project_dir), @r###"
+            .current_dir(project_dir), @r#"
         success: true
         exit_code: 0
         ----- stdout -----
@@ -2881,6 +2884,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         	XXX,
         ]
         linter.typing_modules = []
+        linter.typing_extensions = true
 
         # Linter Plugins
         linter.flake8_annotations.mypy_init_return = false
@@ -3064,7 +3068,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         analyze.include_dependencies = {}
 
         ----- stderr -----
-        "###);
+        "#);
     });
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -3170,7 +3174,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
             .arg("--show-settings")
             .args(["--select","UP007"])
             .arg("foo/test.py")
-            .current_dir(&project_dir), @r###"
+            .current_dir(&project_dir), @r#"
         success: true
         exit_code: 0
         ----- stdout -----
@@ -3260,6 +3264,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         	XXX,
         ]
         linter.typing_modules = []
+        linter.typing_extensions = true
 
         # Linter Plugins
         linter.flake8_annotations.mypy_init_return = false
@@ -3443,7 +3448,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         analyze.include_dependencies = {}
 
         ----- stderr -----
-        "###);
+        "#);
     });
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -3497,7 +3502,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
             .arg("--show-settings")
             .args(["--select","UP007"])
             .arg("foo/test.py")
-            .current_dir(&project_dir), @r###"
+            .current_dir(&project_dir), @r#"
         success: true
         exit_code: 0
         ----- stdout -----
@@ -3587,6 +3592,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         	XXX,
         ]
         linter.typing_modules = []
+        linter.typing_extensions = true
 
         # Linter Plugins
         linter.flake8_annotations.mypy_init_return = false
@@ -3770,7 +3776,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         analyze.include_dependencies = {}
 
         ----- stderr -----
-        "###);
+        "#);
     });
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -3823,7 +3829,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
             .args(STDIN_BASE_OPTIONS)
             .arg("--show-settings")
             .arg("foo/test.py")
-            .current_dir(&project_dir), @r###"
+            .current_dir(&project_dir), @r#"
         success: true
         exit_code: 0
         ----- stdout -----
@@ -3914,6 +3920,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         	XXX,
         ]
         linter.typing_modules = []
+        linter.typing_extensions = true
 
         # Linter Plugins
         linter.flake8_annotations.mypy_init_return = false
@@ -4097,7 +4104,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         analyze.include_dependencies = {}
 
         ----- stderr -----
-        "###);
+        "#);
     });
 
     insta::with_settings!({
@@ -4107,7 +4114,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
             .args(STDIN_BASE_OPTIONS)
             .arg("--show-settings")
             .arg("test.py")
-            .current_dir(project_dir.join("foo")), @r###"
+            .current_dir(project_dir.join("foo")), @r#"
         success: true
         exit_code: 0
         ----- stdout -----
@@ -4198,6 +4205,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         	XXX,
         ]
         linter.typing_modules = []
+        linter.typing_extensions = true
 
         # Linter Plugins
         linter.flake8_annotations.mypy_init_return = false
@@ -4381,7 +4389,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         analyze.include_dependencies = {}
 
         ----- stderr -----
-        "###);
+        "#);
     });
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -4444,7 +4452,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
             .args(STDIN_BASE_OPTIONS)
             .arg("--show-settings")
             .arg("test.py")
-            .current_dir(&project_dir), @r###"
+            .current_dir(&project_dir), @r#"
         success: true
         exit_code: 0
         ----- stdout -----
@@ -4535,6 +4543,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         	XXX,
         ]
         linter.typing_modules = []
+        linter.typing_extensions = true
 
         # Linter Plugins
         linter.flake8_annotations.mypy_init_return = false
@@ -4718,7 +4727,7 @@ from typing import Union;foo: Union[int, str] = 1
         analyze.include_dependencies = {}
 
         ----- stderr -----
-        "###);
+        "#);
     });
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/ruff/tests/snapshots/show_settings__display_default_settings.snap b/crates/ruff/tests/snapshots/show_settings__display_default_settings.snap
index c404d07c8c..37e8eae6bc 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/tests/snapshots/show_settings__display_default_settings.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff/tests/snapshots/show_settings__display_default_settings.snap
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ linter.task_tags = [
 	XXX,
 ]
 linter.typing_modules = []
+linter.typing_extensions = true
 
 # Linter Plugins
 linter.flake8_annotations.mypy_init_return = false
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
index 6611d27fa2..b647d9ac00 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
@@ -534,26 +534,50 @@ impl<'a> Checker<'a> {
         self.semantic_checker = checker;
     }
 
-    /// Attempt to create an [`Edit`] that imports `member`.
+    /// Create a [`TypingImporter`] that will import `member` from either `typing` or
+    /// `typing_extensions`.
     ///
     /// On Python <`version_added_to_typing`, `member` is imported from `typing_extensions`, while
     /// on Python >=`version_added_to_typing`, it is imported from `typing`.
     ///
-    /// See [`Importer::get_or_import_symbol`] for more details on the returned values.
-    pub(crate) fn import_from_typing(
-        &self,
-        member: &str,
-        position: TextSize,
+    /// If the Python version is less than `version_added_to_typing` but
+    /// `LinterSettings::typing_extensions` is `false`, this method returns `None`.
+    pub(crate) fn typing_importer<'b>(
+        &'b self,
+        member: &'b str,
         version_added_to_typing: PythonVersion,
-    ) -> Result<(Edit, String), ResolutionError> {
+    ) -> Option<TypingImporter<'b, 'a>> {
         let source_module = if self.target_version() >= version_added_to_typing {
             "typing"
+        } else if !self.settings.typing_extensions {
+            return None;
         } else {
             "typing_extensions"
         };
-        let request = ImportRequest::import_from(source_module, member);
-        self.importer()
-            .get_or_import_symbol(&request, position, self.semantic())
+        Some(TypingImporter {
+            checker: self,
+            source_module,
+            member,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct TypingImporter<'a, 'b> {
+    checker: &'a Checker<'b>,
+    source_module: &'static str,
+    member: &'a str,
+}
+
+impl TypingImporter<'_, '_> {
+    /// Create an [`Edit`] that makes the requested symbol available at `position`.
+    ///
+    /// See [`Importer::get_or_import_symbol`] for more details on the returned values and
+    /// [`Checker::typing_importer`] for a way to construct a [`TypingImporter`].
+    pub(crate) fn import(&self, position: TextSize) -> Result<(Edit, String), ResolutionError> {
+        let request = ImportRequest::import_from(self.source_module, self.member);
+        self.checker
+            .importer
+            .get_or_import_symbol(&request, position, self.checker.semantic())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/linter.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/linter.rs
index 7f03f72e1a..00d07892dc 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/linter.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/linter.rs
@@ -791,8 +791,9 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::linter::check_path;
     use crate::message::Message;
     use crate::registry::Rule;
+    use crate::settings::LinterSettings;
     use crate::source_kind::SourceKind;
-    use crate::test::{assert_notebook_path, test_contents, TestedNotebook};
+    use crate::test::{assert_notebook_path, test_contents, test_snippet, TestedNotebook};
     use crate::{assert_messages, directives, settings, Locator};
 
     /// Construct a path to a Jupyter notebook in the `resources/test/fixtures/jupyter` directory.
@@ -811,7 +812,7 @@ mod tests {
         } = assert_notebook_path(
             &actual,
             expected,
-            &settings::LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnsortedImports),
+            &LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnsortedImports),
         )?;
         assert_messages!(messages, actual, source_notebook);
         Ok(())
@@ -828,7 +829,7 @@ mod tests {
         } = assert_notebook_path(
             &actual,
             expected,
-            &settings::LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnusedImport),
+            &LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnusedImport),
         )?;
         assert_messages!(messages, actual, source_notebook);
         Ok(())
@@ -845,7 +846,7 @@ mod tests {
         } = assert_notebook_path(
             &actual,
             expected,
-            &settings::LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnusedVariable),
+            &LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnusedVariable),
         )?;
         assert_messages!(messages, actual, source_notebook);
         Ok(())
@@ -862,7 +863,7 @@ mod tests {
         } = assert_notebook_path(
             &actual,
             expected,
-            &settings::LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UndefinedName),
+            &LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UndefinedName),
         )?;
         assert_messages!(messages, actual, source_notebook);
         Ok(())
@@ -879,7 +880,7 @@ mod tests {
         } = assert_notebook_path(
             actual_path,
             &expected_path,
-            &settings::LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnusedImport),
+            &LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnusedImport),
         )?;
         let mut writer = Vec::new();
         fixed_notebook.write(&mut writer)?;
@@ -900,7 +901,7 @@ mod tests {
         } = assert_notebook_path(
             &actual,
             expected,
-            &settings::LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnusedImport),
+            &LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnusedImport),
         )?;
         assert_messages!(messages, actual, source_notebook);
         Ok(())
@@ -930,7 +931,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (_, transformed) = test_contents(
             &source_kind,
             path,
-            &settings::LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnusedImport),
+            &LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::UnusedImport),
         );
         let linted_notebook = transformed.into_owned().expect_ipy_notebook();
         let mut writer = Vec::new();
@@ -946,10 +947,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     /// Wrapper around `test_contents_syntax_errors` for testing a snippet of code instead of a
     /// file.
-    fn test_snippet_syntax_errors(
-        contents: &str,
-        settings: &settings::LinterSettings,
-    ) -> Vec<Message> {
+    fn test_snippet_syntax_errors(contents: &str, settings: &LinterSettings) -> Vec<Message> {
         let contents = dedent(contents);
         test_contents_syntax_errors(
             &SourceKind::Python(contents.to_string()),
@@ -963,7 +961,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_contents_syntax_errors(
         source_kind: &SourceKind,
         path: &Path,
-        settings: &settings::LinterSettings,
+        settings: &LinterSettings,
     ) -> Vec<Message> {
         let source_type = PySourceType::from(path);
         let options =
@@ -1032,7 +1030,7 @@ mod tests {
         let snapshot = format!("async_comprehension_in_sync_comprehension_{name}_{python_version}");
         let messages = test_snippet_syntax_errors(
             contents,
-            &settings::LinterSettings {
+            &LinterSettings {
                 rules: settings::rule_table::RuleTable::empty(),
                 unresolved_target_version: python_version,
                 preview: settings::types::PreviewMode::Enabled,
@@ -1051,7 +1049,7 @@ mod tests {
         let messages = test_contents_syntax_errors(
             &SourceKind::IpyNotebook(Notebook::from_path(path)?),
             path,
-            &settings::LinterSettings {
+            &LinterSettings {
                 unresolved_target_version: python_version,
                 rules: settings::rule_table::RuleTable::empty(),
                 preview: settings::types::PreviewMode::Enabled,
@@ -1076,7 +1074,7 @@ mod tests {
         let messages = test_contents_syntax_errors(
             &SourceKind::Python(std::fs::read_to_string(&path)?),
             &path,
-            &settings::LinterSettings::for_rule(rule),
+            &LinterSettings::for_rule(rule),
         );
         insta::with_settings!({filters => vec![(r"\\", "/")]}, {
             assert_messages!(snapshot, messages);
@@ -1095,10 +1093,108 @@ mod tests {
         } = assert_notebook_path(
             path,
             path,
-            &settings::LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::YieldOutsideFunction),
+            &LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::YieldOutsideFunction),
         )?;
         assert_messages!(messages, path, source_notebook);
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    const PYI019_EXAMPLE: &str = r#"
+		from typing import TypeVar
+
+		T = TypeVar("T", bound="_NiceReprEnum")
+
+		class C:
+			def __new__(cls: type[T]) -> T:
+                return cls
+		"#;
+
+    #[test_case(
+        "pyi019_adds_typing_extensions",
+		PYI019_EXAMPLE,
+		&LinterSettings {
+			unresolved_target_version: PythonVersion::PY310,
+			typing_extensions: true,
+			..LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::CustomTypeVarForSelf)
+		}
+    )]
+    #[test_case(
+        "pyi019_does_not_add_typing_extensions",
+		PYI019_EXAMPLE,
+		&LinterSettings {
+			unresolved_target_version: PythonVersion::PY310,
+			typing_extensions: false,
+			..LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::CustomTypeVarForSelf)
+		}
+    )]
+    #[test_case(
+        "pyi019_adds_typing_without_extensions_disabled",
+		PYI019_EXAMPLE,
+		&LinterSettings {
+			unresolved_target_version: PythonVersion::PY311,
+			typing_extensions: true,
+			..LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::CustomTypeVarForSelf)
+		}
+    )]
+    #[test_case(
+        "pyi019_adds_typing_with_extensions_disabled",
+		PYI019_EXAMPLE,
+		&LinterSettings {
+			unresolved_target_version: PythonVersion::PY311,
+			typing_extensions: false,
+			..LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::CustomTypeVarForSelf)
+		}
+    )]
+    #[test_case(
+        "pyi034_disabled",
+		"
+		class C:
+			def __new__(cls) -> C: ...
+		",
+		&LinterSettings {
+			unresolved_target_version: PythonVersion { major: 3, minor: 10 },
+			typing_extensions: false,
+			..LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::NonSelfReturnType)
+		}
+    )]
+    #[test_case(
+        "fast002_disabled",
+		r#"
+		from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI
+
+		app = FastAPI()
+
+		@app.get("/items/")
+		async def read_items(commons: dict = Depends(common_parameters)):
+			return commons
+		"#,
+		&LinterSettings {
+			unresolved_target_version: PythonVersion { major: 3, minor: 8 },
+			typing_extensions: false,
+			..LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::FastApiNonAnnotatedDependency)
+		}
+    )]
+    fn test_disabled_typing_extensions(name: &str, contents: &str, settings: &LinterSettings) {
+        let snapshot = format!("disabled_typing_extensions_{name}");
+        let messages = test_snippet(contents, settings);
+        assert_messages!(snapshot, messages);
+    }
+
+    #[test_case(
+		"pyi026_disabled",
+		"Vector = list[float]",
+		&LinterSettings {
+			unresolved_target_version: PythonVersion { major: 3, minor: 9 },
+			typing_extensions: false,
+			..LinterSettings::for_rule(Rule::TypeAliasWithoutAnnotation)
+		}
+	)]
+    fn test_disabled_typing_extensions_pyi(name: &str, contents: &str, settings: &LinterSettings) {
+        let snapshot = format!("disabled_typing_extensions_pyi_{name}");
+        let path = Path::new("<filename>.pyi");
+        let contents = dedent(contents);
+        let messages = test_contents(&SourceKind::Python(contents.into_owned()), path, settings).0;
+        assert_messages!(snapshot, messages);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/fastapi/rules/fastapi_non_annotated_dependency.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/fastapi/rules/fastapi_non_annotated_dependency.rs
index 9e537d398c..f9873e860b 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/fastapi/rules/fastapi_non_annotated_dependency.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/fastapi/rules/fastapi_non_annotated_dependency.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ use ruff_python_ast::PythonVersion;
 ///     return commons
 /// ```
 ///
+/// ## Availability
+///
+/// Because this rule relies on the third-party `typing_extensions` module for Python versions
+/// before 3.9, its diagnostic will not be emitted, and no fix will be offered, if
+/// `typing_extensions` imports have been disabled by the [`lint.typing-extensions`] linter option.
+///
+/// ## Options
+///
+/// - `lint.typing-extensions`
+///
 /// [FastAPI documentation]: https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/query-params-str-validations/?h=annotated#advantages-of-annotated
 /// [typing-annotated]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Annotated
 /// [typing-extensions]: https://typing-extensions.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
@@ -223,6 +233,10 @@ fn create_diagnostic(
     dependency_call: Option<DependencyCall>,
     mut seen_default: bool,
 ) -> bool {
+    let Some(importer) = checker.typing_importer("Annotated", PythonVersion::PY39) else {
+        return seen_default;
+    };
+
     let mut diagnostic = Diagnostic::new(
         FastApiNonAnnotatedDependency {
             py_version: checker.target_version(),
@@ -231,11 +245,7 @@ fn create_diagnostic(
     );
 
     let try_generate_fix = || {
-        let (import_edit, binding) = checker.import_from_typing(
-            "Annotated",
-            parameter.range.start(),
-            PythonVersion::PY39,
-        )?;
+        let (import_edit, binding) = importer.import(parameter.range.start())?;
 
         // Each of these classes takes a single, optional default
         // argument, followed by kw-only arguments
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_annotations/helpers.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_annotations/helpers.rs
index 1adf672cfe..3fb45451e2 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_annotations/helpers.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_annotations/helpers.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ impl AutoPythonType {
                     "NoReturn"
                 };
                 let (no_return_edit, binding) = checker
-                    .import_from_typing(member, at, PythonVersion::lowest())
+                    .typing_importer(member, PythonVersion::lowest())?
+                    .import(at)
                     .ok()?;
                 let expr = Expr::Name(ast::ExprName {
                     id: Name::from(binding),
@@ -169,7 +170,8 @@ impl AutoPythonType {
 
                             // Ex) `Optional[int]`
                             let (optional_edit, binding) = checker
-                                .import_from_typing("Optional", at, PythonVersion::lowest())
+                                .typing_importer("Optional", PythonVersion::lowest())?
+                                .import(at)
                                 .ok()?;
                             let expr = typing_optional(element, Name::from(binding));
                             Some((expr, vec![optional_edit]))
@@ -182,7 +184,8 @@ impl AutoPythonType {
 
                             // Ex) `Union[int, str]`
                             let (union_edit, binding) = checker
-                                .import_from_typing("Union", at, PythonVersion::lowest())
+                                .typing_importer("Union", PythonVersion::lowest())?
+                                .import(at)
                                 .ok()?;
                             let expr = typing_union(&elements, Name::from(binding));
                             Some((expr, vec![union_edit]))
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_annotations/rules/definition.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_annotations/rules/definition.rs
index 786877146c..e9560cfd93 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_annotations/rules/definition.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_annotations/rules/definition.rs
@@ -224,6 +224,16 @@ impl Violation for MissingTypeCls {
 /// def add(a: int, b: int) -> int:
 ///     return a + b
 /// ```
+///
+/// ## Availability
+///
+/// Because this rule relies on the third-party `typing_extensions` module for some Python versions,
+/// its diagnostic will not be emitted, and no fix will be offered, if `typing_extensions` imports
+/// have been disabled by the [`lint.typing-extensions`] linter option.
+///
+/// ## Options
+///
+/// - `lint.typing-extensions`
 #[derive(ViolationMetadata)]
 pub(crate) struct MissingReturnTypeUndocumentedPublicFunction {
     name: String,
@@ -267,6 +277,16 @@ impl Violation for MissingReturnTypeUndocumentedPublicFunction {
 /// def _add(a: int, b: int) -> int:
 ///     return a + b
 /// ```
+///
+/// ## Availability
+///
+/// Because this rule relies on the third-party `typing_extensions` module for some Python versions,
+/// its diagnostic will not be emitted, and no fix will be offered, if `typing_extensions` imports
+/// have been disabled by the [`lint.typing-extensions`] linter option.
+///
+/// ## Options
+///
+/// - `lint.typing-extensions`
 #[derive(ViolationMetadata)]
 pub(crate) struct MissingReturnTypePrivateFunction {
     name: String,
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/custom_type_var_for_self.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/custom_type_var_for_self.rs
index e3b84a605a..cfadfcc97c 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/custom_type_var_for_self.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/custom_type_var_for_self.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use ruff_python_semantic::analyze::visibility::{is_abstract, is_overload};
 use ruff_python_semantic::{Binding, ResolvedReference, ScopeId, SemanticModel};
 use ruff_text_size::{Ranged, TextRange};
 
-use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
+use crate::checkers::ast::{Checker, TypingImporter};
 use ruff_python_ast::PythonVersion;
 
 /// ## What it does
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ use ruff_python_ast::PythonVersion;
 /// The fix is only marked as unsafe if there is the possibility that it might delete a comment
 /// from your code.
 ///
+/// ## Availability
+///
+/// Because this rule relies on the third-party `typing_extensions` module for Python versions
+/// before 3.11, its diagnostic will not be emitted, and no fix will be offered, if
+/// `typing_extensions` imports have been disabled by the [`lint.typing-extensions`] linter option.
+///
+/// ## Options
+///
+/// - `lint.typing-extensions`
+///
 /// [PEP 673]: https://peps.python.org/pep-0673/#motivation
 /// [PEP-695]: https://peps.python.org/pep-0695/
 /// [PYI018]: https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/unused-private-type-var/
@@ -109,6 +119,7 @@ pub(crate) fn custom_type_var_instead_of_self(
     let semantic = checker.semantic();
     let current_scope = &semantic.scopes[binding.scope];
     let function_def = binding.statement(semantic)?.as_function_def_stmt()?;
+    let importer = checker.typing_importer("Self", PythonVersion::PY311)?;
 
     let ast::StmtFunctionDef {
         name: function_name,
@@ -178,6 +189,7 @@ pub(crate) fn custom_type_var_instead_of_self(
     diagnostic.try_set_fix(|| {
         replace_custom_typevar_with_self(
             checker,
+            &importer,
             function_def,
             custom_typevar,
             self_or_cls_parameter,
@@ -310,14 +322,14 @@ fn custom_typevar<'a>(
 /// * If it was a PEP-695 type variable, removes that `TypeVar` from the PEP-695 type-parameter list
 fn replace_custom_typevar_with_self(
     checker: &Checker,
+    importer: &TypingImporter,
     function_def: &ast::StmtFunctionDef,
     custom_typevar: TypeVar,
     self_or_cls_parameter: &ast::ParameterWithDefault,
     self_or_cls_annotation: &ast::Expr,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<Fix> {
     // (1) Import `Self` (if necessary)
-    let (import_edit, self_symbol_binding) =
-        checker.import_from_typing("Self", function_def.start(), PythonVersion::PY311)?;
+    let (import_edit, self_symbol_binding) = importer.import(function_def.start())?;
 
     // (2) Remove the first parameter's annotation
     let mut other_edits = vec![Edit::deletion(
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/duplicate_union_member.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/duplicate_union_member.rs
index 2ddc53ba1e..0c11167a91 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/duplicate_union_member.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/duplicate_union_member.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
-use anyhow::Result;
-
 use rustc_hash::FxHashSet;
 
 use ruff_diagnostics::{Applicability, Diagnostic, Edit, Fix, FixAvailability, Violation};
 use ruff_macros::{derive_message_formats, ViolationMetadata};
 use ruff_python_ast::comparable::ComparableExpr;
-use ruff_python_ast::name::Name;
-use ruff_python_ast::{
-    Expr, ExprBinOp, ExprContext, ExprName, ExprSubscript, ExprTuple, Operator, PythonVersion,
-};
+use ruff_python_ast::{Expr, ExprBinOp, Operator, PythonVersion};
 use ruff_python_semantic::analyze::typing::traverse_union;
 use ruff_text_size::{Ranged, TextRange};
 
 use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
 
+use super::generate_union_fix;
+
 /// ## What it does
 /// Checks for duplicate union members.
 ///
@@ -118,7 +115,19 @@ pub(crate) fn duplicate_union_member<'a>(checker: &Checker, expr: &'a Expr) {
                 applicability,
             )),
             UnionKind::TypingUnion => {
-                generate_union_fix(checker, unique_nodes, expr, applicability).ok()
+                // Request `typing.Union`
+                let Some(importer) = checker.typing_importer("Union", PythonVersion::lowest())
+                else {
+                    return;
+                };
+                generate_union_fix(
+                    checker.generator(),
+                    &importer,
+                    unique_nodes,
+                    expr,
+                    applicability,
+                )
+                .ok()
             }
         }
     };
@@ -171,40 +180,3 @@ fn generate_pep604_fix(
         applicability,
     )
 }
-
-/// Generate a [`Fix`] for two or more type expressions, e.g. `typing.Union[int, float, complex]`.
-fn generate_union_fix(
-    checker: &Checker,
-    nodes: Vec<&Expr>,
-    annotation: &Expr,
-    applicability: Applicability,
-) -> Result<Fix> {
-    debug_assert!(nodes.len() >= 2, "At least two nodes required");
-
-    // Request `typing.Union`
-    let (import_edit, binding) =
-        checker.import_from_typing("Union", annotation.start(), PythonVersion::lowest())?;
-
-    // Construct the expression as `Subscript[typing.Union, Tuple[expr, [expr, ...]]]`
-    let new_expr = Expr::Subscript(ExprSubscript {
-        range: TextRange::default(),
-        value: Box::new(Expr::Name(ExprName {
-            id: Name::new(binding),
-            ctx: ExprContext::Store,
-            range: TextRange::default(),
-        })),
-        slice: Box::new(Expr::Tuple(ExprTuple {
-            elts: nodes.into_iter().cloned().collect(),
-            range: TextRange::default(),
-            ctx: ExprContext::Load,
-            parenthesized: false,
-        })),
-        ctx: ExprContext::Load,
-    });
-
-    Ok(Fix::applicable_edits(
-        Edit::range_replacement(checker.generator().expr(&new_expr), annotation.range()),
-        [import_edit],
-        applicability,
-    ))
-}
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/mod.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/mod.rs
index 25be942f19..ca7aadec7f 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 use std::fmt;
 
+use anyhow::Result;
+
+use ruff_diagnostics::{Applicability, Edit, Fix};
+use ruff_python_ast::{name::Name, Expr, ExprContext, ExprName, ExprSubscript, ExprTuple};
+use ruff_python_codegen::Generator;
+use ruff_text_size::{Ranged, TextRange};
+
+use crate::checkers::ast::TypingImporter;
+
 pub(crate) use any_eq_ne_annotation::*;
 pub(crate) use bad_generator_return_type::*;
 pub(crate) use bad_version_info_comparison::*;
@@ -108,3 +117,39 @@ impl fmt::Display for TypingModule {
         fmt.write_str(self.as_str())
     }
 }
+
+/// Generate a [`Fix`] for two or more type expressions, e.g. `typing.Union[int, float, complex]`.
+fn generate_union_fix(
+    generator: Generator,
+    importer: &TypingImporter,
+    nodes: Vec<&Expr>,
+    annotation: &Expr,
+    applicability: Applicability,
+) -> Result<Fix> {
+    debug_assert!(nodes.len() >= 2, "At least two nodes required");
+
+    let (import_edit, binding) = importer.import(annotation.start())?;
+
+    // Construct the expression as `Subscript[typing.Union, Tuple[expr, [expr, ...]]]`
+    let new_expr = Expr::Subscript(ExprSubscript {
+        range: TextRange::default(),
+        value: Box::new(Expr::Name(ExprName {
+            id: Name::new(binding),
+            ctx: ExprContext::Store,
+            range: TextRange::default(),
+        })),
+        slice: Box::new(Expr::Tuple(ExprTuple {
+            elts: nodes.into_iter().cloned().collect(),
+            range: TextRange::default(),
+            ctx: ExprContext::Load,
+            parenthesized: false,
+        })),
+        ctx: ExprContext::Load,
+    });
+
+    Ok(Fix::applicable_edits(
+        Edit::range_replacement(generator.expr(&new_expr), annotation.range()),
+        [import_edit],
+        applicability,
+    ))
+}
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/non_self_return_type.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/non_self_return_type.rs
index 1eda92b7ee..838c015454 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/non_self_return_type.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/non_self_return_type.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
+use crate::checkers::ast::{Checker, TypingImporter};
 use ruff_diagnostics::{Applicability, Diagnostic, Edit, Fix, FixAvailability, Violation};
 use ruff_macros::{derive_message_formats, ViolationMetadata};
 use ruff_python_ast as ast;
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ use ruff_text_size::Ranged;
 /// ## Fix safety
 /// This rule's fix is marked as unsafe as it changes the meaning of your type annotations.
 ///
+/// ## Availability
+///
+/// Because this rule relies on the third-party `typing_extensions` module for Python versions
+/// before 3.11, its diagnostic will not be emitted, and no fix will be offered, if
+/// `typing_extensions` imports have been disabled by the [`lint.typing-extensions`] linter option.
+///
+/// ## Options
+///
+/// - `lint.typing-extensions`
+///
 /// ## References
 /// - [Python documentation: `typing.Self`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.Self)
 #[derive(ViolationMetadata)]
@@ -192,6 +202,10 @@ fn add_diagnostic(
     class_def: &ast::StmtClassDef,
     method_name: &str,
 ) {
+    let Some(importer) = checker.typing_importer("Self", PythonVersion::PY311) else {
+        return;
+    };
+
     let mut diagnostic = Diagnostic::new(
         NonSelfReturnType {
             class_name: class_def.name.to_string(),
@@ -200,21 +214,21 @@ fn add_diagnostic(
         stmt.identifier(),
     );
 
-    diagnostic.try_set_fix(|| replace_with_self_fix(checker, stmt, returns, class_def));
+    diagnostic.try_set_fix(|| {
+        replace_with_self_fix(checker.semantic(), &importer, stmt, returns, class_def)
+    });
 
     checker.report_diagnostic(diagnostic);
 }
 
 fn replace_with_self_fix(
-    checker: &Checker,
+    semantic: &SemanticModel,
+    importer: &TypingImporter,
     stmt: &ast::Stmt,
     returns: &ast::Expr,
     class_def: &ast::StmtClassDef,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<Fix> {
-    let semantic = checker.semantic();
-
-    let (self_import, self_binding) =
-        checker.import_from_typing("Self", returns.start(), PythonVersion::PY311)?;
+    let (self_import, self_binding) = importer.import(returns.start())?;
 
     let mut others = Vec::with_capacity(2);
 
@@ -230,7 +244,7 @@ fn replace_with_self_fix(
     others.extend(remove_first_argument_type_hint());
     others.push(Edit::range_replacement(self_binding, returns.range()));
 
-    let applicability = if might_be_generic(class_def, checker.semantic()) {
+    let applicability = if might_be_generic(class_def, semantic) {
         Applicability::DisplayOnly
     } else {
         Applicability::Unsafe
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/redundant_none_literal.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/redundant_none_literal.rs
index 07ca4a96c2..5a918c41b6 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/redundant_none_literal.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/redundant_none_literal.rs
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ fn create_fix(
 
     let fix = match union_kind {
         UnionKind::TypingOptional => {
-            let (import_edit, bound_name) = checker.import_from_typing(
-                "Optional",
-                literal_expr.start(),
-                PythonVersion::lowest(),
-            )?;
+            let Some(importer) = checker.typing_importer("Optional", PythonVersion::lowest())
+            else {
+                return Ok(None);
+            };
+            let (import_edit, bound_name) = importer.import(literal_expr.start())?;
             let optional_expr = typing_optional(new_literal_expr, Name::from(bound_name));
             let content = checker.generator().expr(&optional_expr);
             let optional_edit = Edit::range_replacement(content, literal_expr.range());
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/redundant_numeric_union.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/redundant_numeric_union.rs
index 2f196c2caf..d8454b405b 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/redundant_numeric_union.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/redundant_numeric_union.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 
-use anyhow::Result;
-
 use ruff_diagnostics::{Applicability, Diagnostic, Edit, Fix, FixAvailability, Violation};
 use ruff_macros::{derive_message_formats, ViolationMetadata};
-use ruff_python_ast::{
-    name::Name, AnyParameterRef, Expr, ExprBinOp, ExprContext, ExprName, ExprSubscript, ExprTuple,
-    Operator, Parameters, PythonVersion,
-};
+use ruff_python_ast::{AnyParameterRef, Expr, ExprBinOp, Operator, Parameters, PythonVersion};
 use ruff_python_semantic::analyze::typing::traverse_union;
 use ruff_text_size::{Ranged, TextRange};
 
 use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
 
+use super::generate_union_fix;
+
 /// ## What it does
 /// Checks for parameter annotations that contain redundant unions between
 /// builtin numeric types (e.g., `int | float`).
@@ -157,7 +154,18 @@ fn check_annotation<'a>(checker: &Checker, annotation: &'a Expr) {
                 applicability,
             )),
             UnionKind::TypingUnion => {
-                generate_union_fix(checker, necessary_nodes, annotation, applicability).ok()
+                let Some(importer) = checker.typing_importer("Union", PythonVersion::lowest())
+                else {
+                    return;
+                };
+                generate_union_fix(
+                    checker.generator(),
+                    &importer,
+                    necessary_nodes,
+                    annotation,
+                    applicability,
+                )
+                .ok()
             }
         }
     };
@@ -257,40 +265,3 @@ fn generate_pep604_fix(
         applicability,
     )
 }
-
-/// Generate a [`Fix`] for two or more type expressions, e.g. `typing.Union[int, float, complex]`.
-fn generate_union_fix(
-    checker: &Checker,
-    nodes: Vec<&Expr>,
-    annotation: &Expr,
-    applicability: Applicability,
-) -> Result<Fix> {
-    debug_assert!(nodes.len() >= 2, "At least two nodes required");
-
-    // Request `typing.Union`
-    let (import_edit, binding) =
-        checker.import_from_typing("Optional", annotation.start(), PythonVersion::lowest())?;
-
-    // Construct the expression as `Subscript[typing.Union, Tuple[expr, [expr, ...]]]`
-    let new_expr = Expr::Subscript(ExprSubscript {
-        range: TextRange::default(),
-        value: Box::new(Expr::Name(ExprName {
-            id: Name::new(binding),
-            ctx: ExprContext::Store,
-            range: TextRange::default(),
-        })),
-        slice: Box::new(Expr::Tuple(ExprTuple {
-            elts: nodes.into_iter().cloned().collect(),
-            range: TextRange::default(),
-            ctx: ExprContext::Load,
-            parenthesized: false,
-        })),
-        ctx: ExprContext::Load,
-    });
-
-    Ok(Fix::applicable_edits(
-        Edit::range_replacement(checker.generator().expr(&new_expr), annotation.range()),
-        [import_edit],
-        applicability,
-    ))
-}
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/simple_defaults.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/simple_defaults.rs
index 3a2c05e4d1..11719dedcb 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/simple_defaults.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/flake8_pyi/rules/simple_defaults.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,16 @@ impl Violation for UnassignedSpecialVariableInStub {
 ///
 /// Vector: TypeAlias = list[float]
 /// ```
+///
+/// ## Availability
+///
+/// Because this rule relies on the third-party `typing_extensions` module for Python versions
+/// before 3.10, its diagnostic will not be emitted, and no fix will be offered, if
+/// `typing_extensions` imports have been disabled by the [`lint.typing-extensions`] linter option.
+///
+/// ## Options
+///
+/// - `lint.typing-extensions`
 #[derive(ViolationMetadata)]
 pub(crate) struct TypeAliasWithoutAnnotation {
     module: TypingModule,
@@ -672,6 +682,10 @@ pub(crate) fn type_alias_without_annotation(checker: &Checker, value: &Expr, tar
         TypingModule::TypingExtensions
     };
 
+    let Some(importer) = checker.typing_importer("TypeAlias", PythonVersion::PY310) else {
+        return;
+    };
+
     let mut diagnostic = Diagnostic::new(
         TypeAliasWithoutAnnotation {
             module,
@@ -681,8 +695,7 @@ pub(crate) fn type_alias_without_annotation(checker: &Checker, value: &Expr, tar
         target.range(),
     );
     diagnostic.try_set_fix(|| {
-        let (import_edit, binding) =
-            checker.import_from_typing("TypeAlias", target.start(), PythonVersion::PY310)?;
+        let (import_edit, binding) = importer.import(target.start())?;
         Ok(Fix::safe_edits(
             Edit::range_replacement(format!("{id}: {binding}"), target.range()),
             [import_edit],
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/implicit_optional.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/implicit_optional.rs
index c59a94b1a1..e1a9d6f7bd 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/implicit_optional.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/ruff/rules/implicit_optional.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::fmt;
 
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 
 use ruff_diagnostics::{Diagnostic, Edit, Fix, FixAvailability, Violation};
 use ruff_macros::{derive_message_formats, ViolationMetadata};
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ fn generate_fix(checker: &Checker, conversion_type: ConversionType, expr: &Expr)
             )))
         }
         ConversionType::Optional => {
-            let (import_edit, binding) =
-                checker.import_from_typing("Optional", expr.start(), PythonVersion::lowest())?;
+            let importer = checker
+                .typing_importer("Optional", PythonVersion::lowest())
+                .context("Optional should be available on all supported Python versions")?;
+            let (import_edit, binding) = importer.import(expr.start())?;
             let new_expr = Expr::Subscript(ast::ExprSubscript {
                 range: TextRange::default(),
                 value: Box::new(Expr::Name(ast::ExprName {
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/settings/mod.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/settings/mod.rs
index e4aff6e749..6b9c19e8a9 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/settings/mod.rs
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ pub struct LinterSettings {
     pub line_length: LineLength,
     pub task_tags: Vec<String>,
     pub typing_modules: Vec<String>,
+    pub typing_extensions: bool,
 
     // Plugins
     pub flake8_annotations: flake8_annotations::settings::Settings,
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ impl Display for LinterSettings {
                 self.line_length,
                 self.task_tags | array,
                 self.typing_modules | array,
+                self.typing_extensions,
             ]
         }
         writeln!(f, "\n# Linter Plugins")?;
@@ -450,6 +452,7 @@ impl LinterSettings {
             preview: PreviewMode::default(),
             explicit_preview_rules: false,
             extension: ExtensionMapping::default(),
+            typing_extensions: true,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_fast002_disabled.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_fast002_disabled.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ba33c756c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_fast002_disabled.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+source: crates/ruff_linter/src/linter.rs
+---
+
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_adds_typing_extensions.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_adds_typing_extensions.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2537598f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_adds_typing_extensions.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+source: crates/ruff_linter/src/linter.rs
+---
+<filename>:7:13: PYI019 [*] Use `Self` instead of custom TypeVar `T`
+  |
+6 | class C:
+7 |     def __new__(cls: type[T]) -> T:
+  |                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PYI019
+8 |               return cls
+  |
+  = help: Replace TypeVar `T` with `Self`
+
+ℹ Safe fix
+1 1 | 
+2 2 | from typing import TypeVar
+  3 |+from typing_extensions import Self
+3 4 | 
+4 5 | T = TypeVar("T", bound="_NiceReprEnum")
+5 6 | 
+6 7 | class C:
+7   |-	def __new__(cls: type[T]) -> T:
+  8 |+	def __new__(cls) -> Self:
+8 9 |               return cls
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_adds_typing_with_extensions_disabled.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_adds_typing_with_extensions_disabled.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dee5cdff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_adds_typing_with_extensions_disabled.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+source: crates/ruff_linter/src/linter.rs
+---
+<filename>:7:13: PYI019 [*] Use `Self` instead of custom TypeVar `T`
+  |
+6 | class C:
+7 |     def __new__(cls: type[T]) -> T:
+  |                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PYI019
+8 |               return cls
+  |
+  = help: Replace TypeVar `T` with `Self`
+
+ℹ Safe fix
+1 1 | 
+2   |-from typing import TypeVar
+  2 |+from typing import TypeVar, Self
+3 3 | 
+4 4 | T = TypeVar("T", bound="_NiceReprEnum")
+5 5 | 
+6 6 | class C:
+7   |-	def __new__(cls: type[T]) -> T:
+  7 |+	def __new__(cls) -> Self:
+8 8 |               return cls
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_adds_typing_without_extensions_disabled.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_adds_typing_without_extensions_disabled.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dee5cdff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_adds_typing_without_extensions_disabled.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+source: crates/ruff_linter/src/linter.rs
+---
+<filename>:7:13: PYI019 [*] Use `Self` instead of custom TypeVar `T`
+  |
+6 | class C:
+7 |     def __new__(cls: type[T]) -> T:
+  |                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PYI019
+8 |               return cls
+  |
+  = help: Replace TypeVar `T` with `Self`
+
+ℹ Safe fix
+1 1 | 
+2   |-from typing import TypeVar
+  2 |+from typing import TypeVar, Self
+3 3 | 
+4 4 | T = TypeVar("T", bound="_NiceReprEnum")
+5 5 | 
+6 6 | class C:
+7   |-	def __new__(cls: type[T]) -> T:
+  7 |+	def __new__(cls) -> Self:
+8 8 |               return cls
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_does_not_add_typing_extensions.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_does_not_add_typing_extensions.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ba33c756c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi019_does_not_add_typing_extensions.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+source: crates/ruff_linter/src/linter.rs
+---
+
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi034_disabled.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi034_disabled.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ba33c756c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi034_disabled.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+source: crates/ruff_linter/src/linter.rs
+---
+
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi_pyi026_disabled.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi_pyi026_disabled.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ba33c756c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/snapshots/ruff_linter__linter__tests__disabled_typing_extensions_pyi_pyi026_disabled.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+source: crates/ruff_linter/src/linter.rs
+---
+
diff --git a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/configuration.rs b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/configuration.rs
index 260f4edc68..e311a0bf85 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/configuration.rs
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ impl Configuration {
                     .ruff
                     .map(RuffOptions::into_settings)
                     .unwrap_or_default(),
+                typing_extensions: lint.typing_extensions.unwrap_or(true),
             },
 
             formatter,
@@ -633,6 +634,7 @@ pub struct LintConfiguration {
     pub logger_objects: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub task_tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub typing_modules: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    pub typing_extensions: Option<bool>,
 
     // Plugins
     pub flake8_annotations: Option<Flake8AnnotationsOptions>,
@@ -746,6 +748,7 @@ impl LintConfiguration {
             task_tags: options.common.task_tags,
             logger_objects: options.common.logger_objects,
             typing_modules: options.common.typing_modules,
+            typing_extensions: options.typing_extensions,
 
             // Plugins
             flake8_annotations: options.common.flake8_annotations,
@@ -1170,6 +1173,7 @@ impl LintConfiguration {
             pylint: self.pylint.combine(config.pylint),
             pyupgrade: self.pyupgrade.combine(config.pyupgrade),
             ruff: self.ruff.combine(config.ruff),
+            typing_extensions: self.typing_extensions,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
index fa83cd684d..6778c2682e 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_workspace/src/options.rs
@@ -513,6 +513,22 @@ pub struct LintOptions {
         "#
     )]
     pub preview: Option<bool>,
+
+    /// Whether to allow imports from the third-party `typing_extensions` module for Python versions
+    /// before a symbol was added to the first-party `typing` module.
+    ///
+    /// Many rules try to import symbols from the `typing` module but fall back to
+    /// `typing_extensions` for earlier versions of Python. This option can be used to disable this
+    /// fallback behavior in cases where `typing_extensions` is not installed.
+    #[option(
+        default = "true",
+        value_type = "bool",
+        example = r#"
+            # Disable `typing_extensions` imports
+            typing-extensions = false
+        "#
+    )]
+    pub typing_extensions: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 /// Newtype wrapper for [`LintCommonOptions`] that allows customizing the JSON schema and omitting the fields from the [`OptionsMetadata`].
@@ -3876,6 +3892,7 @@ pub struct LintOptionsWire {
     pydoclint: Option<PydoclintOptions>,
     ruff: Option<RuffOptions>,
     preview: Option<bool>,
+    typing_extensions: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 impl From<LintOptionsWire> for LintOptions {
@@ -3930,6 +3947,7 @@ impl From<LintOptionsWire> for LintOptions {
             pydoclint,
             ruff,
             preview,
+            typing_extensions,
         } = value;
 
         LintOptions {
@@ -3985,6 +4003,7 @@ impl From<LintOptionsWire> for LintOptions {
             pydoclint,
             ruff,
             preview,
+            typing_extensions,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ruff.schema.json b/ruff.schema.json
index cbe8fa22cb..096df71618 100644
--- a/ruff.schema.json
+++ b/ruff.schema.json
@@ -2459,6 +2459,13 @@
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
+        "typing-extensions": {
+          "description": "Whether to allow imports from the third-party `typing_extensions` module for Python versions before a symbol was added to the first-party `typing` module.\n\nMany rules try to import symbols from the `typing` module but fall back to `typing_extensions` for earlier versions of Python. This option can be used to disable this fallback behavior in cases where `typing_extensions` is not installed.",
+          "type": [
+            "boolean",
+            "null"
+          ]
+        },
         "typing-modules": {
           "description": "A list of modules whose exports should be treated equivalently to members of the `typing` module.\n\nThis is useful for ensuring proper type annotation inference for projects that re-export `typing` and `typing_extensions` members from a compatibility module. If omitted, any members imported from modules apart from `typing` and `typing_extensions` will be treated as ordinary Python objects.",
           "type": [