diff --git a/stdlib/VERSIONS b/stdlib/VERSIONS
index acaa818d6..d24e85c8f 100644
--- a/stdlib/VERSIONS
+++ b/stdlib/VERSIONS
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ importlib.readers: 3.10-
 importlib.resources: 3.7-
 importlib.resources.abc: 3.11-
 importlib.resources.readers: 3.11-
+importlib.resources.simple: 3.11-
+importlib.simple: 3.11-
 inspect: 2.7-
 io: 2.7-
 ipaddress: 3.3-
diff --git a/stdlib/importlib/readers.pyi b/stdlib/importlib/readers.pyi
index ca7bd4dca..f34794601 100644
--- a/stdlib/importlib/readers.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/importlib/readers.pyi
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import pathlib
 import sys
+import zipfile
 from _typeshed import Incomplete, StrPath
 from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator
 from io import BufferedReader
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
         def __init__(self, loader, module: str) -> None: ...
         def open_resource(self, resource: str) -> BufferedReader: ...
         def is_resource(self, path: StrPath) -> bool: ...
-        def files(self): ...
+        def files(self) -> zipfile.Path: ...
 
     class MultiplexedPath(abc.Traversable):
         def __init__(self, *paths: abc.Traversable) -> None: ...
@@ -45,11 +46,17 @@ if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
         def read_text(self, *args: Never, **kwargs: Never) -> NoReturn: ...  # type: ignore[override]
         def is_dir(self) -> Literal[True]: ...
         def is_file(self) -> Literal[False]: ...
+
         if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
             def joinpath(self, *descendants: str) -> abc.Traversable: ...
-        else:
+        elif sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
             def joinpath(self, child: str) -> abc.Traversable: ...  # type: ignore[override]
+        else:
+            def joinpath(self, child: str) -> abc.Traversable: ...
+
+        if sys.version_info < (3, 12):
             __truediv__ = joinpath
+
         def open(self, *args: Never, **kwargs: Never) -> NoReturn: ...  # type: ignore[override]
         @property
         def name(self) -> str: ...
diff --git a/stdlib/importlib/resources/simple.pyi b/stdlib/importlib/resources/simple.pyi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9502375d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/importlib/resources/simple.pyi
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import abc
+import sys
+from _typeshed import Incomplete, OpenBinaryMode, OpenTextMode, Unused
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+from io import TextIOWrapper
+from typing import IO, Any, BinaryIO, NoReturn, overload
+from typing_extensions import Literal, Never
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    from .abc import Traversable, TraversableResources
+
+    class SimpleReader(abc.ABC):
+        @property
+        @abc.abstractmethod
+        def package(self) -> str: ...
+        @abc.abstractmethod
+        def children(self) -> list[SimpleReader]: ...
+        @abc.abstractmethod
+        def resources(self) -> list[str]: ...
+        @abc.abstractmethod
+        def open_binary(self, resource: str) -> BinaryIO: ...
+        @property
+        def name(self) -> str: ...
+
+    class ResourceHandle(Traversable, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
+        parent: ResourceContainer
+        def __init__(self, parent: ResourceContainer, name: str) -> None: ...
+        def is_file(self) -> Literal[True]: ...
+        def is_dir(self) -> Literal[False]: ...
+        @overload
+        def open(self, mode: OpenTextMode = "r", *args: Incomplete, **kwargs: Incomplete) -> TextIOWrapper: ...
+        @overload
+        def open(self, mode: OpenBinaryMode, *args: Unused, **kwargs: Unused) -> BinaryIO: ...
+        @overload
+        def open(self, mode: str, *args: Incomplete, **kwargs: Incomplete) -> IO[Any]: ...
+        def joinpath(self, name: Never) -> NoReturn: ...  # type: ignore[override]
+
+    class ResourceContainer(Traversable, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
+        reader: SimpleReader
+        def __init__(self, reader: SimpleReader) -> None: ...
+        def is_dir(self) -> Literal[True]: ...
+        def is_file(self) -> Literal[False]: ...
+        def iterdir(self) -> Iterator[ResourceHandle | ResourceContainer]: ...
+        def open(self, *args: Never, **kwargs: Never) -> NoReturn: ...  # type: ignore[override]
+        if sys.version_info < (3, 12):
+            def joinpath(self, *descendants: str) -> Traversable: ...
+
+    class TraversableReader(TraversableResources, SimpleReader, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
+        def files(self) -> ResourceContainer: ...
diff --git a/stdlib/importlib/simple.pyi b/stdlib/importlib/simple.pyi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58d8c6617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/importlib/simple.pyi
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import sys
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    from .resources.simple import (
+        ResourceContainer as ResourceContainer,
+        ResourceHandle as ResourceHandle,
+        SimpleReader as SimpleReader,
+        TraversableReader as TraversableReader,
+    )
+
+    __all__ = ["SimpleReader", "ResourceHandle", "ResourceContainer", "TraversableReader"]
diff --git a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py311.txt b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py311.txt
index 088b66a8d..c34c55bf1 100644
--- a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py311.txt
+++ b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py311.txt
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ tkinter._VersionInfoType.__doc__
 typing.NewType.__call__
 typing.NewType.__mro_entries__
 
-# Modules that exist at runtime, but are missing from typeshed
-importlib.resources.simple
-importlib.simple
-
 # Modules that exist at runtime, but shouldn't be added to typeshed
 ctypes.test
 ctypes\.test\..+
diff --git a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py312.txt b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py312.txt
index 94c2e0d96..7fc637ee6 100644
--- a/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py312.txt
+++ b/tests/stubtest_allowlists/py312.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Modules that exist at runtime, but are missing from typeshed
 zipfile._path.glob
-importlib.resources.simple
-importlib.simple
 
 # Errors that also existed on Python 3.11
 _collections_abc.AsyncIterable.__class_getitem__