diff --git a/changelog/12744.bugfix.rst b/changelog/12744.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7814b59c18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/12744.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed typing compatibility with Python 3.9 or less -- replaced `typing.Self` with `typing_extensions.Self` -- by :user:`Avasam`
diff --git a/src/_pytest/doctest.py b/src/_pytest/doctest.py
index 675f432232..384dea976a 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/doctest.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/doctest.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import doctest
-    from typing import Self
+
+    from typing_extensions import Self
 
 DOCTEST_REPORT_CHOICE_NONE = "none"
 DOCTEST_REPORT_CHOICE_CDIFF = "cdiff"
diff --git a/src/_pytest/nodes.py b/src/_pytest/nodes.py
index bbde2664b9..cc67869584 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/nodes.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/nodes.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Self
+    from typing_extensions import Self
 
     # Imported here due to circular import.
     from _pytest.main import Session
diff --git a/src/_pytest/python.py b/src/_pytest/python.py
index 3a8c77fd2f..6507c29922 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/python.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Self
+    from typing_extensions import Self
 
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser: Parser) -> None: