diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 4c153f64a..1ff2bf9f2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ https://mhammond.github.io/pywin32_installers.html.
 Coming in build 309, as yet unreleased
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+* Fixed `ddeclient` and `ddeserver` demos import error (#2290, @Avasam)
 * The `EvtSubscribe_push` demo now actually demonstrates the callback action and the event context being filled. (#2281, @Avasam)
 * Fixed Pythonwin's editor failing due to invalid regex import (#2419, @Avasam)
 * Last error wrongly set by some modules (#2302, @CristiFati)
diff --git a/win32/Demos/dde/ddeclient.py b/win32/Demos/dde/ddeclient.py
index f140e2438..6e63c4d6f 100644
--- a/win32/Demos/dde/ddeclient.py
+++ b/win32/Demos/dde/ddeclient.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # 'Request' example added jjk  11/20/98
 
+import win32ui  # isort: skip # Must be imported before dde !
 import dde
-import win32ui
 
 server = dde.CreateServer()
 server.Create("TestClient")
diff --git a/win32/Demos/dde/ddeserver.py b/win32/Demos/dde/ddeserver.py
index 0374827f0..57924aba6 100644
--- a/win32/Demos/dde/ddeserver.py
+++ b/win32/Demos/dde/ddeserver.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # 'Request' example added jjk  11/20/98
 
+import win32ui  # isort: skip # Must be imported before dde !
 import dde
-import win32ui
 from pywin.mfc import object