diff --git a/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_python_deps_gui.py b/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_python_deps_gui.py
index 4419b1635c..f8225b057d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_python_deps_gui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/AddonManager/addonmanager_python_deps_gui.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 # ***************************************************************************
 # *                                                                         *
-# *   Copyright (c) 2022-2024 FreeCAD Project Association AISBL             *
+# *   Copyright (c) 2022-2025 FreeCAD Project Association AISBL             *
 # *                                                                         *
 # *   This file is part of FreeCAD.                                         *
 # *                                                                         *
@@ -38,15 +38,31 @@ import addonmanager_freecad_interface as fci
 
 try:
     from PySide import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
-    from PySide.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
 except ImportError:
     try:
         from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
-        from PySide6.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
     except ImportError:
         from PySide2 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
+
+# Make sure this can run inside and outside FreeCAD, and don't require that (when run inside FreeCAD) the user has the
+# python QtUiTools installed, because FreeCAD wraps it for us.
+try:
+    import FreeCADGui
+
+    loadUi = FreeCADGui.PySideUic.loadUi
+except ImportError:
+    try:
+        from PySide6.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
+    except ImportError:
         from PySide2.QtUiTools import QUiLoader
 
+    def loadUi(ui_file: str) -> QtWidgets.QWidget:
+        q_ui_file = QtCore.QFile(ui_file)
+        q_ui_file.open(QtCore.QFile.OpenModeFlag.ReadOnly)
+        loader = QUiLoader()
+        return loader.load(ui_file)
+
+
 try:
     from freecad.utils import get_python_exe
 except ImportError:
@@ -210,12 +226,9 @@ class PythonPackageManager:
         optional: bool
 
     def __init__(self, addons):
-        ui_file = QtCore.QFile(
+        self.dlg = loadUi(
             os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "PythonDependencyUpdateDialog.ui")
         )
-        ui_file.open(QtCore.QFile.OpenModeFlag.ReadOnly)
-        loader = QUiLoader()
-        self.dlg = loader.load(ui_file)
 
         self.addons = addons
         self.vendor_path = utils.get_pip_target_directory()