diff --git a/discord/application.py b/discord/application.py
index 30bb75c1c..bbc4d5ed6 100644
--- a/discord/application.py
+++ b/discord/application.py
@@ -1948,6 +1948,7 @@ class PartialApplication(Hashable):
         self.public: bool = data.get('integration_public', data.get('bot_public', True))
         self.require_code_grant: bool = data.get('integration_require_code_grant', data.get('bot_require_code_grant', False))
         self._has_bot: bool = 'bot_public' in data
+        self._guild: Optional[Guild] = state.create_guild(data['guild']) if 'guild' in data else None
 
         # Hacky, but I want these to be persisted
 
@@ -1975,12 +1976,6 @@ class PartialApplication(Hashable):
             }
             self.owner = state.create_user(payload)
 
-        self._guild: Optional[Guild] = None
-        if 'guild' in data:
-            from .guild import Guild
-
-            self._guild = Guild(state=state, data=data['guild'])
-
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f'<{self.__class__.__name__} id={self.id} name={self.name!r} description={self.description!r}>'
 
diff --git a/discord/client.py b/discord/client.py
index 8b742a7f7..5f1585e94 100644
--- a/discord/client.py
+++ b/discord/client.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ from .user import _UserTag, User, ClientUser, Note
 from .invite import Invite
 from .template import Template
 from .widget import Widget
-from .guild import Guild, UserGuild
+from .guild import UserGuild
 from .emoji import Emoji
 from .channel import _private_channel_factory, _threaded_channel_factory, GroupChannel, PartialMessageable
 from .enums import ActivityType, ChannelType, ClientType, ConnectionType, EntitlementType, Status
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .read_state import ReadState
     from .tutorial import Tutorial
     from .file import File
+    from .guild import Guild
     from .types.snowflake import Snowflake as _Snowflake
 
     PrivateChannel = Union[DMChannel, GroupChannel]
@@ -1791,8 +1792,9 @@ class Client:
         :class:`.Guild`
             The guild from the ID.
         """
-        data = await self.http.get_guild(guild_id, with_counts)
-        guild = Guild(data=data, state=self._connection)
+        state = self._connection
+        data = await state.http.get_guild(guild_id, with_counts)
+        guild = state.create_guild(data)
         guild._cs_joined = True
         return guild
 
@@ -1815,8 +1817,9 @@ class Client:
         :class:`.Guild`
             The guild from the ID.
         """
-        data = await self.http.get_guild_preview(guild_id)
-        return Guild(data=data, state=self._connection)
+        state = self._connection
+        data = await state.http.get_guild_preview(guild_id)
+        return state.create_guild(data)
 
     async def create_guild(
         self,
@@ -1860,17 +1863,18 @@ class Client:
             The guild created. This is not the same guild that is
             added to cache.
         """
+        state = self._connection
         if icon is not MISSING:
             icon_base64 = utils._bytes_to_base64_data(icon)
         else:
             icon_base64 = None
 
         if code:
-            data = await self.http.create_from_template(code, name, icon_base64)
+            data = await state.http.create_from_template(code, name, icon_base64)
         else:
-            data = await self.http.create_guild(name, icon_base64)
+            data = await state.http.create_guild(name, icon_base64)
 
-        guild = Guild(data=data, state=self._connection)
+        guild = state.create_guild(data)
         guild._cs_joined = True
         return guild
 
@@ -1900,7 +1904,7 @@ class Client:
         """
         state = self._connection
         data = await state.http.join_guild(guild_id, lurking, state.session_id)
-        guild = Guild(data=data, state=state)
+        guild = state.create_guild(data)
         guild._cs_joined = not lurking
         return guild
 
@@ -5114,7 +5118,7 @@ class Client:
         """
         state = self._connection
         data = await state.http.hub_lookup(email)
-        return [Guild(state=state, data=d) for d in data.get('guilds_info', [])]  # type: ignore
+        return [state.create_guild(d) for d in data.get('guilds_info', [])]  # type: ignore
 
     @overload
     async def join_hub(self, guild: Snowflake, email: str, *, code: None = ...) -> None:
@@ -5158,7 +5162,7 @@ class Client:
             return
 
         data = await state.http.join_hub(email, guild.id, code)
-        return Guild(state=state, data=data['guild'])
+        return state.create_guild(data['guild'])
 
     async def pomelo_suggestion(self) -> str:
         """|coro|
diff --git a/discord/connections.py b/discord/connections.py
index 1cbd20521..49b4eba53 100644
--- a/discord/connections.py
+++ b/discord/connections.py
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ class Connection(PartialConnection):
         ]
 
     def _resolve_guild(self, data: IntegrationPayload) -> Guild:
-        from .guild import Guild
-
         state = self._state
         guild_data = data.get('guild')
         if not guild_data:
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ class Connection(PartialConnection):
         guild_id = int(guild_data['id'])
         guild = state._get_guild(guild_id)
         if guild is None:
-            guild = Guild(data=guild_data, state=state)
+            guild = state.create_guild(guild_data)
         return guild
 
     async def edit(
diff --git a/discord/directory.py b/discord/directory.py
index 3d50d0971..265edef0d 100644
--- a/discord/directory.py
+++ b/discord/directory.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from datetime import datetime
 
     from .channel import DirectoryChannel
+    from .guild import Guild
     from .member import Member
     from .state import ConnectionState
     from .types.directory import (
@@ -118,8 +119,6 @@ class DirectoryEntry:
         return NotImplemented
 
     def _update(self, data: Union[DirectoryEntryPayload, PartialDirectoryEntryPayload]):
-        from .guild import Guild
-
         state = self._state
         self.type: DirectoryEntryType = try_enum(DirectoryEntryType, data['type'])
         self.category: DirectoryCategory = try_enum(DirectoryCategory, data.get('primary_category_id', 0))
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ class DirectoryEntry:
         self.entity_id: int = int(data['entity_id'])
 
         guild_data = data.get('guild', data.get('guild_scheduled_event', {}).get('guild'))
-        self.guild: Optional[Guild] = Guild(data=guild_data, state=state) if guild_data is not None else None
+        self.guild: Optional[Guild] = state.create_guild(guild_data) if guild_data is not None else None
         self.featurable: bool = guild_data.get('featurable_in_directory', False) if guild_data is not None else False
 
         event_data = data.get('guild_scheduled_event')
diff --git a/discord/emoji.py b/discord/emoji.py
index 0c6183152..1f65f128f 100644
--- a/discord/emoji.py
+++ b/discord/emoji.py
@@ -256,11 +256,13 @@ class Emoji(_EmojiTag, AssetMixin):
         data = await self._state.http.edit_custom_emoji(self.guild_id, self.id, payload=payload, reason=reason)
         return Emoji(guild=self.guild, data=data, state=self._state)  # type: ignore # If guild is None, the http request would have failed
 
-    async def fetch_guild(self):
+    async def fetch_guild(self) -> Guild:
         """|coro|
 
         Retrieves the guild this emoji belongs to.
 
+        .. versionadded:: 1.9
+
         Raises
         ------
         NotFound
@@ -273,8 +275,6 @@ class Emoji(_EmojiTag, AssetMixin):
         :class:`Guild`
             The guild this emoji belongs to.
         """
-        from .guild import Guild  # Circular import
-
         state = self._state
         data = await state.http.get_emoji_guild(self.id)
-        return Guild(state=state, data=data)
+        return state.create_guild(data)
diff --git a/discord/guild.py b/discord/guild.py
index a01205e86..d1509b2ea 100644
--- a/discord/guild.py
+++ b/discord/guild.py
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ from .partial_emoji import _EmojiTag, PartialEmoji
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .abc import Snowflake, SnowflakeTime
     from .types.guild import (
+        BaseGuild as BaseGuildPayload,
         Guild as GuildPayload,
-        PartialGuild as PartialGuildPayload,
         RolePositionUpdate as RolePositionUpdatePayload,
         UserGuild as UserGuildPayload,
     )
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ class Guild(Hashable):
         3: _GuildLimit(emoji=250, stickers=60, bitrate=384e3, filesize=104857600),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, *, data: Union[GuildPayload, PartialGuildPayload], state: ConnectionState) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, *, data: Union[BaseGuildPayload, GuildPayload], state: ConnectionState) -> None:
         self._chunked = False
         self._cs_joined: Optional[bool] = None
         self._roles: Dict[int, Role] = {}
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ class Guild(Hashable):
     def _create_unavailable(cls, *, state: ConnectionState, guild_id: int) -> Guild:
         return cls(state=state, data={'id': guild_id, 'unavailable': True})  # type: ignore
 
-    def _from_data(self, guild: Union[GuildPayload, PartialGuildPayload]) -> None:
+    def _from_data(self, guild: Union[BaseGuildPayload, GuildPayload]) -> None:
         try:
             self._member_count: Optional[int] = guild['member_count']  # type: ignore # Handled below
         except KeyError:
diff --git a/discord/invite.py b/discord/invite.py
index 1be53cfbb..aaf5fcb33 100644
--- a/discord/invite.py
+++ b/discord/invite.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
         PartialChannel as InviteChannelPayload,
     )
     from .state import ConnectionState
-    from .guild import Guild
     from .abc import GuildChannel
     from .user import User
 
diff --git a/discord/partial_emoji.py b/discord/partial_emoji.py
index 925c2dc52..c02be6ba4 100644
--- a/discord/partial_emoji.py
+++ b/discord/partial_emoji.py
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING, Union
 import re
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Optional, Union
 
-from .asset import Asset, AssetMixin
 from . import utils
+from .asset import Asset, AssetMixin
 
 # fmt: off
 __all__ = (
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ __all__ = (
 # fmt: on
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from datetime import datetime
+
     from typing_extensions import Self
 
+    from .guild import Guild
     from .state import ConnectionState
-    from datetime import datetime
-    from .types.emoji import Emoji as EmojiPayload, PartialEmoji as PartialEmojiPayload
     from .types.activity import ActivityEmoji
+    from .types.emoji import Emoji as EmojiPayload, PartialEmoji as PartialEmojiPayload
 
 
 class _EmojiTag:
@@ -268,11 +270,13 @@ class PartialEmoji(_EmojiTag, AssetMixin):
 
         return await super().read()
 
-    async def fetch_guild(self):
+    async def fetch_guild(self) -> Guild:
         """|coro|
 
         Retrieves the guild this emoji belongs to.
 
+        .. versionadded:: 1.9
+
         Raises
         ------
         NotFound
@@ -289,8 +293,6 @@ class PartialEmoji(_EmojiTag, AssetMixin):
         :class:`Guild`
             The guild this emoji belongs to.
         """
-        from .guild import Guild  # Circular import
-
         if self.id is None:
             raise ValueError('PartialEmoji is not a custom emoji')
         if self._state is None:
@@ -298,4 +300,4 @@ class PartialEmoji(_EmojiTag, AssetMixin):
 
         state = self._state
         data = await state.http.get_emoji_guild(self.id)
-        return Guild(state=state, data=data)
+        return state.create_guild(data)
diff --git a/discord/state.py b/discord/state.py
index 612871d3f..635b65e47 100644
--- a/discord/state.py
+++ b/discord/state.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .types.user import User as UserPayload, PartialUser as PartialUserPayload
     from .types.emoji import Emoji as EmojiPayload, PartialEmoji as PartialEmojiPayload
     from .types.sticker import GuildSticker as GuildStickerPayload
-    from .types.guild import Guild as GuildPayload
+    from .types.guild import BaseGuild as BaseGuildPayload, Guild as GuildPayload
     from .types.message import (
         Message as MessagePayload,
         MessageSearchResult as MessageSearchResultPayload,
@@ -840,17 +840,17 @@ class ConnectionState:
     def guilds(self) -> Sequence[Guild]:
         return utils.SequenceProxy(self._guilds.values())
 
-    def _get_guild(self, guild_id: Optional[int]) -> Optional[Guild]:
+    def _get_guild(self, guild_id: Optional[int], /) -> Optional[Guild]:
         # The keys of self._guilds are ints
         return self._guilds.get(guild_id)  # type: ignore
 
-    def _get_or_create_unavailable_guild(self, guild_id: int) -> Guild:
+    def _get_or_create_unavailable_guild(self, guild_id: int, /) -> Guild:
         return self._guilds.get(guild_id) or Guild._create_unavailable(state=self, guild_id=guild_id)
 
-    def _add_guild(self, guild: Guild) -> None:
+    def _add_guild(self, guild: Guild, /) -> None:
         self._guilds[guild.id] = guild
 
-    def _remove_guild(self, guild: Guild) -> None:
+    def _remove_guild(self, guild: Guild, /) -> None:
         self._guilds.pop(guild.id, None)
 
         for emoji in guild.emojis:
@@ -861,6 +861,9 @@ class ConnectionState:
 
         del guild
 
+    def create_guild(self, guild: BaseGuildPayload, /) -> Guild:
+        return Guild(data=guild, state=self)
+
     @property
     def emojis(self) -> Sequence[Emoji]:
         return utils.SequenceProxy(self._emojis.values())
@@ -923,7 +926,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
         )
 
     def _add_guild_from_data(self, data: GuildPayload) -> Guild:
-        guild = Guild(data=data, state=self)
+        guild = self.create_guild(data)
         self._add_guild(guild)
         return guild
 
diff --git a/discord/sticker.py b/discord/sticker.py
index fd2dbdffb..866b1de12 100644
--- a/discord/sticker.py
+++ b/discord/sticker.py
@@ -229,11 +229,13 @@ class StickerItem(_StickerTag):
         cls, _ = _sticker_factory(data['type'])
         return cls(state=self._state, data=data)
 
-    async def fetch_guild(self):
+    async def fetch_guild(self) -> Guild:
         """|coro|
 
         Retrieves the guild this sticker belongs to.
 
+        .. versionadded:: 1.9
+
         Raises
         ------
         NotFound
@@ -246,11 +248,9 @@ class StickerItem(_StickerTag):
         :class:`Guild`
             The guild this emoji belongs to.
         """
-        from .guild import Guild  # Circular import
-
         state = self._state
         data = await state.http.get_sticker_guild(self.id)
-        return Guild(state=state, data=data)
+        return state.create_guild(data)
 
 
 class Sticker(_StickerTag):
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ class GuildSticker(Sticker):
         """
         await self._state.http.delete_guild_sticker(self.guild_id, self.id, reason)
 
-    async def fetch_guild(self):
+    async def fetch_guild(self) -> Guild:
         """|coro|
 
         Retrieves the guild this sticker belongs to.
@@ -549,11 +549,9 @@ class GuildSticker(Sticker):
         :class:`Guild`
             The guild this emoji belongs to.
         """
-        from .guild import Guild  # Circular import
-
         state = self._state
         data = await state.http.get_sticker_guild(self.id)
-        return Guild(state=state, data=data)
+        return state.create_guild(data)
 
 
 def _sticker_factory(sticker_type: Literal[1, 2]) -> Tuple[Type[Union[StandardSticker, GuildSticker, Sticker]], StickerType]:
diff --git a/discord/store.py b/discord/store.py
index b11d487be..5dfc6fc25 100644
--- a/discord/store.py
+++ b/discord/store.py
@@ -679,8 +679,6 @@ class StoreListing(Hashable):
         return f'<StoreListing id={self.id} summary={self.summary!r} sku={self.sku!r}>'
 
     def _update(self, data: StoreListingPayload, application: Optional[PartialApplication] = None) -> None:
-        from .guild import Guild
-
         state = self._state
 
         self.summary, self.summary_localizations = _parse_localizations(data, 'summary')
@@ -693,7 +691,7 @@ class StoreListing(Hashable):
         self.child_skus: List[SKU] = [SKU(data=sku, state=state) for sku in data.get('child_skus', [])]
         self.alternative_skus: List[SKU] = [SKU(data=sku, state=state) for sku in data.get('alternative_skus', [])]
         self.entitlement_branch_id: Optional[int] = _get_as_snowflake(data, 'entitlement_branch_id')
-        self.guild: Optional[Guild] = Guild(data=data['guild'], state=state) if 'guild' in data else None
+        self.guild: Optional[Guild] = state.create_guild(data['guild']) if 'guild' in data else None
         self.published: bool = data.get('published', True)
         self.staff_note: Optional[StoreNote] = (
             StoreNote(data=data['staff_notes'], state=state) if 'staff_notes' in data else None