diff --git a/Lib/importlib/_abc.py b/Lib/importlib/_abc.py
index fb5ec727cea6e4..ea50a652298ed7 100644
--- a/Lib/importlib/_abc.py
+++ b/Lib/importlib/_abc.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 """Subset of importlib.abc used to reduce importlib.util imports."""
 from . import _bootstrap
-import abc
+from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable
 
 
-class Loader(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
+@runtime_checkable
+class Loader(Protocol):
 
     """Abstract base class for import loaders."""
 
diff --git a/Lib/importlib/abc.py b/Lib/importlib/abc.py
index 97d5afa3001930..116766c7add4ea 100644
--- a/Lib/importlib/abc.py
+++ b/Lib/importlib/abc.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ def _register(abstract_cls, *classes):
             abstract_cls.register(frozen_cls)
 
 
-class Finder(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
+@runtime_checkable
+class Finder(Protocol):
 
     """Legacy abstract base class for import finders.
 
@@ -297,7 +298,8 @@ def set_data(self, path, data):
 _register(SourceLoader, machinery.SourceFileLoader)
 
 
-class ResourceReader(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
+@runtime_checkable
+class ResourceReader(Protocol):
 
     """Abstract base class to provide resource-reading support.
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-06-30-14-55-59.bpo-38782.pbxiZV.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-06-30-14-55-59.bpo-38782.pbxiZV.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..db6e330f0cc05b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-06-30-14-55-59.bpo-38782.pbxiZV.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Use :class:`typing.Protocol` in the :mod:`importlib.abc` module.