diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/auth/identity.py b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/auth/identity.py
index 91629e89441..4e42f40b5de 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/auth/identity.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/auth/identity.py
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 import re
 import sys
 
+# Eagerly import requests and msal here, on the main thread, so that their
+# submodules (e.g. requests.structures) are fully initialised in sys.modules
+# before any background thread can trigger a lazy import.  Python 3.14
+# detects import-lock ordering cycles and raises _DeadlockError when two
+# threads race to initialise the same module; pre-loading avoids the race.
+import msal  # noqa: F401  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+import requests  # noqa: F401  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+
 from azure.cli.core._environment import get_config_dir
 from knack.log import get_logger
 from knack.util import CLIError
diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/tests/test_auth_eager_import.py b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/tests/test_auth_eager_import.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2a1f4ebb31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/tests/test_auth_eager_import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+"""Regression test: azure.cli.core.auth.identity must eagerly import requests and msal.
+
+Python 3.14 raises _DeadlockError when two threads race to initialise a module
+whose import-lock ordering creates a cycle (e.g. requests.structures).  The fix
+is to pre-load requests (and msal) on the main thread before any background
+thread can trigger the same import lazily.  This test guards against the eager
+import being removed in the future.
+"""
+
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+# Modules that azure.cli.core.auth.identity must eagerly pre-load.
+_EAGER_MODULES = ('requests', 'requests.structures', 'msal')
+
+# All modules that must be evicted from sys.modules to make the test
+# independent of import order within the test session.
+_EVICT_PREFIXES = (
+    'azure.cli.core.auth',
+    'requests',
+    'msal',
+)
+
+
+def _evict_modules():
+    """Remove all cached copies of identity and the packages it should eagerly load."""
+    for key in list(sys.modules):
+        for prefix in _EVICT_PREFIXES:
+            if key == prefix or key.startswith(prefix + '.'):
+                del sys.modules[key]
+                break
+
+
+class TestEagerImport(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        # Evict modules so the import inside each test re-executes the module
+        # body, which is the only way to reliably detect a missing eager import.
+        _evict_modules()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        # Leave sys.modules clean so other tests are not affected.
+        _evict_modules()
+
+    def test_requests_in_sys_modules_after_identity_import(self):
+        """After importing azure.cli.core.auth.identity, requests must already be
+        present in sys.modules so that no background thread can trigger a lazy
+        import that would race with Python 3.14 per-module import locks."""
+        import azure.cli.core.auth.identity  # noqa: F401
+
+        self.assertIn(
+            'requests',
+            sys.modules,
+            "requests must be eagerly imported by azure.cli.core.auth.identity "
+            "to prevent Python 3.14 module-lock deadlocks in background threads.",
+        )
+        self.assertIn(
+            'requests.structures',
+            sys.modules,
+            "requests.structures must be present in sys.modules after importing "
+            "azure.cli.core.auth.identity.",
+        )
+
+    def test_msal_in_sys_modules_after_identity_import(self):
+        """msal must be eagerly imported by azure.cli.core.auth.identity."""
+        import azure.cli.core.auth.identity  # noqa: F401
+
+        self.assertIn(
+            'msal',
+            sys.modules,
+            "msal must be eagerly imported by azure.cli.core.auth.identity.",
+        )
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()