diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index f6df7a620deaed..bb07928c378b54 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -976,7 +976,8 @@ Programs/_testembed: Programs/_testembed.o $(LINK_PYTHON_DEPS)
 
 BOOTSTRAP_HEADERS = \
 	Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap.h \
-	Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap_external.h
+	Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap_external.h \
+	Python/frozen_modules/zipimport.h
 
 Programs/_bootstrap_python.o: Programs/_bootstrap_python.c $(BOOTSTRAP_HEADERS) $(PYTHON_HEADERS)
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-11-19-01-11-06.gh-issue-99582.wvOBVy.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-11-19-01-11-06.gh-issue-99582.wvOBVy.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..320d47cb9cf6e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-11-19-01-11-06.gh-issue-99582.wvOBVy.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Freeze :mod:`zipimport` module into ``_bootstrap_python``.
diff --git a/Programs/_bootstrap_python.c b/Programs/_bootstrap_python.c
index bbac0c4e1a8a45..34f79191b4e8d7 100644
--- a/Programs/_bootstrap_python.c
+++ b/Programs/_bootstrap_python.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 /* Includes for frozen modules: */
 #include "Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap.h"
 #include "Python/frozen_modules/importlib._bootstrap_external.h"
+#include "Python/frozen_modules/zipimport.h"
 /* End includes */
 
 /* Empty initializer for deepfrozen modules */
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ _Py_Deepfreeze_Fini(void)
 static const struct _frozen bootstrap_modules[] = {
     {"_frozen_importlib", _Py_M__importlib__bootstrap, (int)sizeof(_Py_M__importlib__bootstrap)},
     {"_frozen_importlib_external", _Py_M__importlib__bootstrap_external, (int)sizeof(_Py_M__importlib__bootstrap_external)},
+    {"zipimport", _Py_M__zipimport, (int)sizeof(_Py_M__zipimport)},
     {0, 0, 0} /* bootstrap sentinel */
 };
 static const struct _frozen stdlib_modules[] = {