diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/iomenu.py b/Lib/idlelib/iomenu.py
index 9560aaa2da0c424..5abc4efa77126f2 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/iomenu.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/iomenu.py
@@ -326,6 +326,12 @@ def encode(self, chars):
         return chars.encode('utf-8-sig')
 
     def print_window(self, event):
+        try:
+            self.text.tk.call('tk', 'print', self.text)
+        except tkinter.TclError:
+            self.old_print(event)
+
+    def old_print(self, event):
         confirm = messagebox.askokcancel(
                   title="Print",
                   message="Print to Default Printer",
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2026-07-15-01-29-18.gh-issue-43720.a2C8SZ.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2026-07-15-01-29-18.gh-issue-43720.a2C8SZ.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..425ecf1753c0a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2026-07-15-01-29-18.gh-issue-43720.a2C8SZ.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Use tk text print when running tk 9.0+.  Patch by Terry J. Reedy.