diff --git a/adafruit_display_notification/__init__.py b/adafruit_display_notification/__init__.py
index fbeb361..11feeb6 100755
--- a/adafruit_display_notification/__init__.py
+++ b/adafruit_display_notification/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 
 import terminalio
 
+try:
+    from typing import List
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
 __version__ = "0.0.0+auto.0"
 __repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Display_Notification.git"
 
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@
 class NotificationFree(displayio.Group):
     """Widget to show when no notifications are active."""
 
-    def __init__(self, width, height, *, dark_mode=True):
+    def __init__(self, width: int, height: int, *, dark_mode: bool = True):
         # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         super().__init__()
 
@@ -46,7 +51,15 @@ def __init__(self, width, height, *, dark_mode=True):
 class PlainNotification(displayio.Group):
     """Plain text widget with a title and message."""
 
-    def __init__(self, title, message, width, height, *, dark_mode=True):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        title: str,
+        message: str,
+        width: int,
+        height: int,
+        *,
+        dark_mode: bool = True
+    ):
         super().__init__()
 
         # Set text, font, and color
@@ -71,7 +84,7 @@ def __init__(self, title, message, width, height, *, dark_mode=True):
 
     # cribbed from pyportal
     @staticmethod
-    def _wrap_nicely(string, max_chars):
+    def _wrap_nicely(string: str, max_chars: int) -> List[str]:
         """A helper that will return a list of lines with word-break wrapping.
         :param str string: The text to be wrapped.
         :param int max_chars: The maximum number of characters on a line before wrapping.
diff --git a/adafruit_display_notification/apple.py b/adafruit_display_notification/apple.py
index 97a7ec9..a50a899 100755
--- a/adafruit_display_notification/apple.py
+++ b/adafruit_display_notification/apple.py
@@ -13,13 +13,25 @@
 
 from . import PlainNotification
 
+try:
+    # unused typing-import to prevent the other typing-only imports from being loaded at runtime
+    from typing import Any  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+
+    from adafruit_ble_apple_notification_center import Notification
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
 __version__ = "0.0.0+auto.0"
 __repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Display_Notification.git"
 
 
 def create_notification_widget(
-    notification, max_width, max_height, *, color_count=2**16
-):
+    notification: Notification,
+    max_width: int,
+    max_height: int,
+    *,
+    color_count: int = 2**16
+) -> PlainNotification:
     """Creates a notification widget for the given Apple notification."""
     # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     return PlainNotification(