diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
index 1c5c03da86e..60f46f66603 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ Released on 2020-10-05?
 ======================================
 
 
+bpo-41300: Save files with non-ascii chars.  Fix regression in
+3.9.0b4 and 3.8.4.
+
 bpo-37765: Add keywords to module name completion list.  Rewrite
 Completions section of IDLE doc.
 
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/iomenu.py b/Lib/idlelib/iomenu.py
index 7641d866858..74ebefd4208 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/iomenu.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/iomenu.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import io
 import os
 import shlex
 import sys
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2020-07-16-17-39-06.bpo-41300.wRixNb.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2020-07-16-17-39-06.bpo-41300.wRixNb.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..080775f7d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2020-07-16-17-39-06.bpo-41300.wRixNb.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Save files with non-ascii chars. Fix regression released in 3.9.0b4 and
+3.8.4.