diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/gcp/gcsfilesystem.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/gcp/gcsfilesystem.py
index 3763e21abc9f..003947d84473 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/gcp/gcsfilesystem.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/gcp/gcsfilesystem.py
@@ -34,22 +34,65 @@
 from apache_beam.io.filesystem import CompressionTypes
 from apache_beam.io.filesystem import FileMetadata
 from apache_beam.io.filesystem import FileSystem
-from apache_beam.io.gcp import gcsio
+
+try:
+  from apache_beam.io.gcp import gcsio
+except ImportError:
+  # The gcp extra (google-cloud-storage and friends, imported by gcsio) may not
+  # be installed. Import it lazily so GCSFileSystem can still be looked up via
+  # FileSystems.get_filesystem() without the gcp extra installed; the dependency
+  # is only required when the filesystem is actually used, matching the behavior
+  # of S3FileSystem. See https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/37445.
+  gcsio = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
 __all__ = ['GCSFileSystem']
 
 
+class _classproperty:
+  """A read-only property that resolves on the class as well as instances.
+
+  Lets ``GCSFileSystem.CHUNK_SIZE`` remain accessible as a class attribute (as
+  in ``S3FileSystem``) while computing its value lazily, so that importing this
+  module does not require the gcp extra. See
+  https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/37445.
+  """
+  def __init__(self, fget):
+    self._fget = fget
+
+  def __get__(self, obj, owner):
+    return self._fget(owner)
+
+
 class GCSFileSystem(FileSystem):
   """A GCS ``FileSystem`` implementation for accessing files on GCS.
   """
 
-  CHUNK_SIZE = gcsio.MAX_BATCH_OPERATION_SIZE  # Chuck size in batch operations
   GCS_PREFIX = 'gs://'
 
   def __init__(self, pipeline_options):
     super().__init__(pipeline_options)
     self._pipeline_options = pipeline_options
 
+  @staticmethod
+  def _get_gcsio_module():
+    """Return the ``gcsio`` module, raising ImportError if it is unavailable.
+
+    ``gcsio`` is imported lazily (see the module-level import) so that this
+    filesystem can be looked up without the gcp extra installed. The dependency
+    is only required when the filesystem is actually used.
+    """
+    if gcsio is None:
+      raise ImportError(
+          'Could not import apache_beam.io.gcp.gcsio. This usually means the '
+          'gcp dependencies are not installed. Install them with: '
+          'pip install apache-beam[gcp]')
+    return gcsio
+
+  @_classproperty
+  def CHUNK_SIZE(cls):
+    """Chunk size in batch operations."""
+    return cls._get_gcsio_module().MAX_BATCH_OPERATION_SIZE
+
   @classmethod
   def scheme(cls):
     """URI scheme for the FileSystem
@@ -139,7 +182,8 @@ def _list(self, dir_or_prefix):
       raise BeamIOError("List operation failed", {dir_or_prefix: e})
 
   def _gcsIO(self):
-    return gcsio.GcsIO(pipeline_options=self._pipeline_options)
+    return self._get_gcsio_module().GcsIO(
+        pipeline_options=self._pipeline_options)
 
   def _path_open(
       self,
@@ -370,8 +414,9 @@ def delete(self, paths):
 
   def report_lineage(self, path, lineage):
     try:
-      components = gcsio.parse_gcs_path(path, object_optional=True)
-    except ValueError:
+      components = self._get_gcsio_module().parse_gcs_path(
+          path, object_optional=True)
+    except (ImportError, ValueError):
       # report lineage is fail-safe
       traceback.print_exc()
       return
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/gcp/gcsfilesystem_test.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/gcp/gcsfilesystem_test.py
index 08fdd6302887..f96d883ca9c7 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/gcp/gcsfilesystem_test.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/io/gcp/gcsfilesystem_test.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 # pytype: skip-file
 
 import logging
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import textwrap
 import unittest
 
 import mock
@@ -38,7 +41,58 @@
 # pylint: enable=wrong-import-order, wrong-import-position
 
 
-@unittest.skipIf(gcsfilesystem is None, 'GCP dependencies are not installed')
+@unittest.skipIf(gcsfilesystem is None, 'GCSFileSystem could not be imported')
+class GCSFileSystemLazyImportTest(unittest.TestCase):
+  def test_get_filesystem_without_gcp_extra(self):
+    # Regression test for https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/37445.
+    #
+    # Without the gcp extra installed, gcsio cannot be imported. GCSFileSystem
+    # must still import and register so FileSystems.get_filesystem('gs://...')
+    # returns it (like S3FileSystem), deferring the dependency error to usage.
+    #
+    # This runs in a subprocess because the behavior is decided at import time
+    # and this test environment has the gcp extra installed; we simulate its
+    # absence by blocking the gcsio import in a fresh interpreter (reloading in
+    # process would leave a second GCSFileSystem registered for the gs scheme).
+    script = textwrap.dedent(
+        """
+        import sys
+        # Simulate the gcp extra not being installed.
+        sys.modules['apache_beam.io.gcp.gcsio'] = None
+
+        from apache_beam.io.gcp import gcsfilesystem
+        assert gcsfilesystem.gcsio is None, 'expected gcsio to be unavailable'
+
+        from apache_beam.io.filesystems import FileSystems
+        fs = FileSystems.get_filesystem('gs://bucket/object')
+        assert type(fs).__name__ == 'GCSFileSystem', type(fs).__name__
+        assert fs.scheme() == 'gs'
+
+        # Using the filesystem raises a clear ImportError (deferred validation).
+        for use in (lambda: fs.CHUNK_SIZE, fs._gcsIO):
+          try:
+            use()
+          except ImportError:
+            pass
+          else:
+            raise AssertionError('expected ImportError using GCS without gcp')
+        print('OK')
+        """)
+    result = subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-c', script],
+                            capture_output=True,
+                            text=True,
+                            check=False)
+    self.assertEqual(
+        result.returncode,
+        0,
+        msg='subprocess failed:\nstdout=%s\nstderr=%s' %
+        (result.stdout, result.stderr))
+    self.assertIn('OK', result.stdout)
+
+
+@unittest.skipIf(
+    gcsfilesystem is None or gcsfilesystem.gcsio is None,
+    'GCP dependencies are not installed')
 class GCSFileSystemTest(unittest.TestCase):
   def setUp(self):
     pipeline_options = PipelineOptions()
@@ -48,6 +102,14 @@ def test_scheme(self):
     self.assertEqual(self.fs.scheme(), 'gs')
     self.assertEqual(gcsfilesystem.GCSFileSystem.scheme(), 'gs')
 
+  def test_chunk_size_on_class_and_instance(self):
+    # CHUNK_SIZE must resolve both on the class and on instances (see the
+    # review on #37445): the lazy class-property must preserve the class-level
+    # access that S3FileSystem provides as a plain class attribute.
+    expected = gcsfilesystem.gcsio.MAX_BATCH_OPERATION_SIZE
+    self.assertEqual(gcsfilesystem.GCSFileSystem.CHUNK_SIZE, expected)
+    self.assertEqual(self.fs.CHUNK_SIZE, expected)
+
   def test_join(self):
     self.assertEqual(
         'gs://bucket/path/to/file',