diff --git a/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/AbstractModbusOSGiTest.java b/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/AbstractModbusOSGiTest.java
index 6b0f8c29c..dea064f4b 100644
--- a/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/AbstractModbusOSGiTest.java
+++ b/itests/org.openhab.binding.modbus.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/modbus/tests/AbstractModbusOSGiTest.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.openhab.core.thing.binding.ThingHandlerFactory;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.link.ItemChannelLink;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.link.ItemChannelLinkProvider;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.link.ManagedItemChannelLinkProvider;
+import org.openhab.core.thing.type.ChannelTypeUID;
 import org.openhab.core.transform.TransformationService;
 import org.openhab.core.types.State;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -76,6 +77,14 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 @NonNullByDefault
 public abstract class AbstractModbusOSGiTest extends JavaOSGiTest {
 
+    /**
+     * When Mockito is used for mocking {@link ThingHandler}s it has to be able to load the {@link ChannelTypeUID}
+     * class. Bnd will add the package to the generated manifest when the class is referenced here.
+     */
+    static void mockitoPackageImport() {
+        ChannelTypeUID.class.getClass();
+    }
+
     private static class StateSubscriber implements EventSubscriber {
 
         private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(StateSubscriber.class);