diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-11-12-22-31-13.gh-issue-118973._lfxW6.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-11-12-22-31-13.gh-issue-118973._lfxW6.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c173c3ee081cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2024-11-12-22-31-13.gh-issue-118973._lfxW6.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Ensures the experimental free-threaded install includes the ``_tkinter``
+module. The optional Tcl/Tk component must also be installed in order for
+the module to work.
diff --git a/Tools/msi/freethreaded/freethreaded_files.wxs b/Tools/msi/freethreaded/freethreaded_files.wxs
index 367fd978efd484..b3ce28e7aedc84 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/freethreaded/freethreaded_files.wxs
+++ b/Tools/msi/freethreaded/freethreaded_files.wxs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         </ComponentGroup>
     </Fragment>
 
-    <?define exts=pyexpat;select;unicodedata;winsound;_bz2;_elementtree;_socket;_ssl;_ctypes;_hashlib;_multiprocessing;_lzma;_decimal;_overlapped;_sqlite3;_asyncio;_queue;_uuid;_wmi;_zoneinfo;_testcapi;_ctypes_test;_testbuffer;_testimportmultiple;_testmultiphase;_testsinglephase;_testconsole;_testinternalcapi;_testclinic;_testclinic_limited ?>
+    <?define exts=pyexpat;select;unicodedata;winsound;_bz2;_elementtree;_socket;_ssl;_ctypes;_hashlib;_multiprocessing;_lzma;_decimal;_overlapped;_sqlite3;_asyncio;_queue;_uuid;_wmi;_zoneinfo;_testcapi;_ctypes_test;_testbuffer;_testimportmultiple;_testmultiphase;_testsinglephase;_testconsole;_testinternalcapi;_testclinic;_testclinic_limited;_tkinter ?>
     <Fragment>
         <DirectoryRef Id="Lib_venv_scripts_nt__freethreaded" />