diff --git a/litestar/cli/__init__.py b/litestar/cli/__init__.py
index a167be38fa..eb36e640aa 100644
--- a/litestar/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/litestar/cli/__init__.py
@@ -4,26 +4,19 @@
 
 from importlib.util import find_spec
 
-# Ensure `rich_click` patching occurs before we do any imports from `click`.
 if find_spec("rich_click") is not None:  # pragma: no cover
-    import rich_click as click
-
-    try:
-        from rich_click.patch import patch as rich_click_patch
-    except ImportError:
-        from rich_click.cli import patch as rich_click_patch
-
-    rich_click_patch()
-    click.rich_click.USE_RICH_MARKUP = True
-    click.rich_click.USE_MARKDOWN = False
-    click.rich_click.SHOW_ARGUMENTS = True
-    click.rich_click.GROUP_ARGUMENTS_OPTIONS = True
-    click.rich_click.STYLE_ERRORS_SUGGESTION = "magenta italic"
-    click.rich_click.ERRORS_SUGGESTION = ""
-    click.rich_click.ERRORS_EPILOGUE = ""
-    click.rich_click.MAX_WIDTH = 80
-    click.rich_click.SHOW_METAVARS_COLUMN = True
-    click.rich_click.APPEND_METAVARS_HELP = True
+    import rich_click
+
+    rich_click.rich_click.USE_RICH_MARKUP = True
+    rich_click.rich_click.USE_MARKDOWN = False
+    rich_click.rich_click.SHOW_ARGUMENTS = True
+    rich_click.rich_click.GROUP_ARGUMENTS_OPTIONS = True
+    rich_click.rich_click.STYLE_ERRORS_SUGGESTION = "magenta italic"
+    rich_click.rich_click.ERRORS_SUGGESTION = ""
+    rich_click.rich_click.ERRORS_EPILOGUE = ""
+    rich_click.rich_click.MAX_WIDTH = 80
+    rich_click.rich_click.SHOW_METAVARS_COLUMN = True
+    rich_click.rich_click.APPEND_METAVARS_HELP = True
 
 
 from .main import litestar_group
diff --git a/litestar/cli/_utils.py b/litestar/cli/_utils.py
index c29b442ed4..41494bc5d1 100644
--- a/litestar/cli/_utils.py
+++ b/litestar/cli/_utils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Generator, Iterable, Sequence, TypeVar, cast
 
-from click import ClickException, Command, Context, Group, pass_context
+try:
+    from rich_click import RichCommand as Command
+    from rich_click import RichGroup as Group
+except ImportError:
+    from click import Command, Group  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+from click import ClickException, Context, pass_context
 from rich import get_console
 from rich.table import Table
 from typing_extensions import ParamSpec, get_type_hints
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ class LoadedApp:
     is_factory: bool
 
 
-class LitestarGroup(Group):
+class LitestarGroup(Group):  # pyright: ignore
     """:class:`click.Group` subclass that automatically injects ``app`` and ``env` kwargs into commands that request it.
 
     Use this as the ``cls`` for :class:`click.Group` if you're extending the internal CLI with a group. For ``command``s
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.group_class = LitestarGroup
         super().__init__(name=name, commands=commands, **attrs)
 
-    def add_command(self, cmd: Command, name: str | None = None) -> None:
+    def add_command(self, cmd: Command, name: str | None = None) -> None:  # type: ignore[override]
         """Add command.
 
         If necessary, inject ``app`` and ``env`` kwargs
@@ -207,7 +213,7 @@ def _prepare(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
 
         self._prepare_done = True
 
-    def make_context(
+    def make_context(  # type: ignore[override]
         self,
         info_name: str | None,
         args: list[str],
diff --git a/litestar/cli/commands/core.py b/litestar/cli/commands/core.py
index 3fc8334e08..f3a328f254 100644
--- a/litestar/cli/commands/core.py
+++ b/litestar/cli/commands/core.py
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 from contextlib import AbstractContextManager, ExitStack, contextmanager
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Iterator
 
-import click
-from click import Context, command, option
+try:
+    import rich_click as click
+except ImportError:
+    import click  # type: ignore[no-redef]
 from rich.tree import Tree
 
 from litestar.app import DEFAULT_OPENAPI_CONFIG
@@ -113,8 +115,8 @@ class CommaSplittedPath(click.Path):
     envvar_list_splitter = ","
 
 
-@command(name="version")
-@option("-s", "--short", help="Exclude release level and serial information", is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.command(name="version")
+@click.option("-s", "--short", help="Exclude release level and serial information", is_flag=True, default=False)
 def version_command(short: bool) -> None:
     """Show the currently installed Litestar version."""
     from litestar import __version__
@@ -122,16 +124,16 @@ def version_command(short: bool) -> None:
     click.echo(__version__.formatted(short=short))
 
 
-@command(name="info")
+@click.command(name="info")
 def info_command(app: Litestar) -> None:
     """Show information about the detected Litestar app."""
 
     show_app_info(app)
 
 
-@command(name="run")
-@option("-r", "--reload", help="Reload server on changes", default=False, is_flag=True, envvar="LITESTAR_RELOAD")
-@option(
+@click.command(name="run")
+@click.option("-r", "--reload", help="Reload server on changes", default=False, is_flag=True, envvar="LITESTAR_RELOAD")
+@click.option(
     "-R",
     "--reload-dir",
     help="Directories to watch for file changes",
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ def info_command(app: Litestar) -> None:
     multiple=True,
     envvar="LITESTAR_RELOAD_DIRS",
 )
-@option(
+@click.option(
     "-I",
     "--reload-include",
     help="Glob patterns for files to include when watching for file changes",
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ def info_command(app: Litestar) -> None:
     multiple=True,
     envvar="LITESTAR_RELOAD_INCLUDES",
 )
-@option(
+@click.option(
     "-E",
     "--reload-exclude",
     help="Glob patterns for files to exclude when watching for file changes",
@@ -155,8 +157,10 @@ def info_command(app: Litestar) -> None:
     multiple=True,
     envvar="LITESTAR_RELOAD_EXCLUDES",
 )
-@option("-p", "--port", help="Serve under this port", type=int, default=8000, show_default=True, envvar="LITESTAR_PORT")
-@option(
+@click.option(
+    "-p", "--port", help="Serve under this port", type=int, default=8000, show_default=True, envvar="LITESTAR_PORT"
+)
+@click.option(
     "-W",
     "--wc",
     "--web-concurrency",
@@ -166,8 +170,10 @@ def info_command(app: Litestar) -> None:
     default=1,
     envvar=["LITESTAR_WEB_CONCURRENCY", "WEB_CONCURRENCY"],
 )
-@option("-H", "--host", help="Server under this host", default="127.0.0.1", show_default=True, envvar="LITESTAR_HOST")
-@option(
+@click.option(
+    "-H", "--host", help="Server under this host", default="127.0.0.1", show_default=True, envvar="LITESTAR_HOST"
+)
+@click.option(
     "-F",
     "--fd",
     "--file-descriptor",
@@ -177,7 +183,7 @@ def info_command(app: Litestar) -> None:
     show_default=True,
     envvar="LITESTAR_FILE_DESCRIPTOR",
 )
-@option(
+@click.option(
     "-U",
     "--uds",
     "--unix-domain-socket",
@@ -186,11 +192,11 @@ def info_command(app: Litestar) -> None:
     show_default=True,
     envvar="LITESTAR_UNIX_DOMAIN_SOCKET",
 )
-@option("-d", "--debug", help="Run app in debug mode", is_flag=True, envvar="LITESTAR_DEBUG")
-@option("-P", "--pdb", "--use-pdb", help="Drop into PDB on an exception", is_flag=True, envvar="LITESTAR_PDB")
-@option("--ssl-certfile", help="Location of the SSL cert file", default=None, envvar="LITESTAR_SSL_CERT_PATH")
-@option("--ssl-keyfile", help="Location of the SSL key file", default=None, envvar="LITESTAR_SSL_KEY_PATH")
-@option(
+@click.option("-d", "--debug", help="Run app in debug mode", is_flag=True, envvar="LITESTAR_DEBUG")
+@click.option("-P", "--pdb", "--use-pdb", help="Drop into PDB on an exception", is_flag=True, envvar="LITESTAR_PDB")
+@click.option("--ssl-certfile", help="Location of the SSL cert file", default=None, envvar="LITESTAR_SSL_CERT_PATH")
+@click.option("--ssl-keyfile", help="Location of the SSL key file", default=None, envvar="LITESTAR_SSL_KEY_PATH")
+@click.option(
     "--create-self-signed-cert",
     help="If certificate and key are not found at specified locations, create a self-signed certificate and a key",
     is_flag=True,
@@ -211,7 +217,7 @@ def run_command(
     ssl_certfile: str | None,
     ssl_keyfile: str | None,
     create_self_signed_cert: bool,
-    ctx: Context,
+    ctx: click.Context,
 ) -> None:
     """Run a Litestar app; requires ``uvicorn``.
 
@@ -299,9 +305,9 @@ def run_command(
             )
 
 
-@command(name="routes")
-@option("--schema", help="Include schema routes", is_flag=True, default=False)
-@option("--exclude", help="routes to exclude via regex", type=str, is_flag=False, multiple=True)
+@click.command(name="routes")
+@click.option("--schema", help="Include schema routes", is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--exclude", help="routes to exclude via regex", type=str, is_flag=False, multiple=True)
 def routes_command(app: Litestar, exclude: tuple[str, ...], schema: bool) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
     """Display information about the application's routes."""
 
diff --git a/litestar/cli/commands/schema.py b/litestar/cli/commands/schema.py
index a323bc7871..ecc64dd5ac 100644
--- a/litestar/cli/commands/schema.py
+++ b/litestar/cli/commands/schema.py
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 
 import msgspec
 from click import Path as ClickPath
-from click import group, option
+
+try:
+    import rich_click as click
+except ImportError:
+    import click  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+
 from yaml import dump as dump_yaml
 
 from litestar import Litestar
@@ -15,7 +20,7 @@
 __all__ = ("generate_openapi_schema", "generate_typescript_specs", "schema_group")
 
 
-@group(cls=LitestarGroup, name="schema")
+@click.group(cls=LitestarGroup, name="schema")
 def schema_group() -> None:
     """Manage server-side OpenAPI schemas."""
 
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ def _generate_openapi_schema(app: Litestar, output: Path) -> None:
 
 
 @schema_group.command("openapi")  # type: ignore[misc]
-@option(
+@click.option(
     "--output",
     help="output file path",
     type=ClickPath(dir_okay=False, path_type=Path),
@@ -55,14 +60,14 @@ def generate_openapi_schema(app: Litestar, output: Path) -> None:
 
 
 @schema_group.command("typescript")  # type: ignore[misc]
-@option(
+@click.option(
     "--output",
     help="output file path",
     type=ClickPath(dir_okay=False, path_type=Path),
     default=Path("api-specs.ts"),
     show_default=True,
 )
-@option("--namespace", help="namespace to use for the typescript specs", type=str, default="API")
+@click.option("--namespace", help="namespace to use for the typescript specs", type=str, default="API")
 def generate_typescript_specs(app: Litestar, output: Path, namespace: str) -> None:
     """Generate TypeScript specs from the OpenAPI schema."""
     if JSBEAUTIFIER_INSTALLED:  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/litestar/cli/commands/sessions.py b/litestar/cli/commands/sessions.py
index f048dd13a7..cc29a5726a 100644
--- a/litestar/cli/commands/sessions.py
+++ b/litestar/cli/commands/sessions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-from click import argument, group
+try:
+    import rich_click as click
+except ImportError:
+    import click  # type: ignore[no-redef]
 from rich.prompt import Confirm
 
 from litestar import Litestar
@@ -24,13 +27,13 @@ def get_session_backend(app: Litestar) -> ServerSideSessionBackend:
     raise LitestarCLIException("Session middleware not installed")
 
 
-@group(cls=LitestarGroup, name="sessions")
+@click.group(cls=LitestarGroup, name="sessions")
 def sessions_group() -> None:
     """Manage server-side sessions."""
 
 
 @sessions_group.command("delete")  # type: ignore[misc]
-@argument("session-id")
+@click.argument("session-id")
 def delete_session_command(session_id: str, app: Litestar) -> None:
     """Delete a specific session."""
     import anyio
diff --git a/litestar/cli/main.py b/litestar/cli/main.py
index 32505f62d8..5eee0b4399 100644
--- a/litestar/cli/main.py
+++ b/litestar/cli/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from click import Context, group, option, pass_context
+try:
+    import rich_click as click
+except ImportError:
+    import click  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+
 from click import Path as ClickPath
 
 from ._utils import LitestarEnv, LitestarExtensionGroup
@@ -11,17 +15,17 @@
 __all__ = ("litestar_group",)
 
 
-@group(cls=LitestarExtensionGroup, context_settings={"help_option_names": ["-h", "--help"]})
-@option("--app", "app_path", help="Module path to a Litestar application")
-@option(
+@click.group(cls=LitestarExtensionGroup, context_settings={"help_option_names": ["-h", "--help"]})
+@click.option("--app", "app_path", help="Module path to a Litestar application")
+@click.option(
     "--app-dir",
     help="Look for APP in the specified directory, by adding this to the PYTHONPATH. Defaults to the current working directory.",
     default=None,
     type=ClickPath(dir_okay=True, file_okay=False, path_type=Path),
     show_default=False,
 )
-@pass_context
-def litestar_group(ctx: Context, app_path: str | None, app_dir: Path | None = None) -> None:
+@click.pass_context
+def litestar_group(ctx: click.Context, app_path: str | None, app_dir: Path | None = None) -> None:
     """Litestar CLI."""
     if ctx.obj is None:  # env has not been loaded yet, so we can lazy load it
         ctx.obj = lambda: LitestarEnv.from_env(app_path, app_dir=app_dir)
@@ -29,9 +33,9 @@ def litestar_group(ctx: Context, app_path: str | None, app_dir: Path | None = No
 
 # add sub commands here
 
-litestar_group.add_command(core.info_command)
-litestar_group.add_command(core.run_command)
-litestar_group.add_command(core.routes_command)
-litestar_group.add_command(core.version_command)
-litestar_group.add_command(sessions.sessions_group)
-litestar_group.add_command(schema.schema_group)
+litestar_group.add_command(core.info_command)  # pyright: ignore
+litestar_group.add_command(core.run_command)  # pyright: ignore
+litestar_group.add_command(core.routes_command)  # pyright: ignore
+litestar_group.add_command(core.version_command)  # pyright: ignore
+litestar_group.add_command(sessions.sessions_group)  # pyright: ignore
+litestar_group.add_command(schema.schema_group)  # pyright: ignore