diff --git a/flask/app.py b/flask/app.py
index 67b93cf7..983dde8f 100644
--- a/flask/app.py
+++ b/flask/app.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
     :license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
 
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
 import os
 from threading import Lock
 from datetime import timedelta, datetime
diff --git a/flask/config.py b/flask/config.py
index 7918de01..cf9ad541 100644
--- a/flask/config.py
+++ b/flask/config.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
     :license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
 
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
 import os
 import sys