diff --git a/direct/src/showutil/FreezeTool.py b/direct/src/showutil/FreezeTool.py
index 029a9df9fc..9543e2d2ca 100644
--- a/direct/src/showutil/FreezeTool.py
+++ b/direct/src/showutil/FreezeTool.py
@@ -1066,6 +1066,8 @@ class Freezer:
         # Check if any new modules we found have "hidden" imports
         for origName in list(self.mf.modules.keys()):
             hidden = hiddenImports.get(origName, [])
+            for modname in hidden:
+                self.__loadModule(self.ModuleDef(modname, implicit = True))
 
         # Now, any new modules we found get added to the export list.
         for origName in list(self.mf.modules.keys()):