diff --git a/conformance/third_party/conformance.exp b/conformance/third_party/conformance.exp
index dcfebb6b8..332a045b6 100644
--- a/conformance/third_party/conformance.exp
+++ b/conformance/third_party/conformance.exp
@@ -8778,6 +8778,17 @@
       "stop_column": 20,
       "stop_line": 60
     },
+    {
+      "code": -2,
+      "column": 15,
+      "concise_description": "Cannot instantiate `Concrete1` because the following members are abstract: `cm1`",
+      "description": "Cannot instantiate `Concrete1` because the following members are abstract: `cm1`",
+      "line": 89,
+      "name": "bad-instantiation",
+      "severity": "error",
+      "stop_column": 17,
+      "stop_line": 89
+    },
     {
       "code": -2,
       "column": 15,
diff --git a/conformance/third_party/conformance.result b/conformance/third_party/conformance.result
index 24dead98f..bb39a001b 100644
--- a/conformance/third_party/conformance.result
+++ b/conformance/third_party/conformance.result
@@ -242,9 +242,7 @@
     "Line 117: Expected 1 errors",
     "Line 79: Unexpected errors ['`Concrete` is not assignable to `Template`\\n  Protocol `Template` requires attribute `temp`']"
   ],
-  "protocols_explicit.py": [
-    "Line 89: Expected 1 errors"
-  ],
+  "protocols_explicit.py": [],
   "protocols_generic.py": [],
   "protocols_merging.py": [],
   "protocols_modules.py": [
diff --git a/conformance/third_party/results.json b/conformance/third_party/results.json
index c0226f8da..bba035a28 100644
--- a/conformance/third_party/results.json
+++ b/conformance/third_party/results.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "total": 138,
-  "pass": 103,
-  "fail": 35,
+  "pass": 104,
+  "fail": 34,
   "pass_rate": 0.75,
-  "differences": 146,
+  "differences": 145,
   "passing": [
     "aliases_explicit.py",
     "aliases_newtype.py",
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     "overloads_consistency.py",
     "overloads_definitions.py",
     "overloads_evaluation.py",
+    "protocols_explicit.py",
     "protocols_generic.py",
     "protocols_merging.py",
     "protocols_recursive.py",
@@ -138,7 +139,6 @@
     "literals_interactions.py": 2,
     "protocols_class_objects.py": 4,
     "protocols_definition.py": 3,
-    "protocols_explicit.py": 1,
     "protocols_modules.py": 1,
     "protocols_variance.py": 7,
     "qualifiers_annotated.py": 6,
diff --git a/pyrefly/lib/alt/class/class_field.rs b/pyrefly/lib/alt/class/class_field.rs
index 7f42164a1..9b2ed2373 100644
--- a/pyrefly/lib/alt/class/class_field.rs
+++ b/pyrefly/lib/alt/class/class_field.rs
@@ -852,6 +852,27 @@ impl ClassField {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn is_uninit_class_var(&self) -> bool {
+        match &self.0 {
+            ClassFieldInner::Property { .. } => false,
+            ClassFieldInner::Descriptor { .. } => false,
+            ClassFieldInner::Method { .. } => false,
+            ClassFieldInner::NestedClass { .. } => false,
+            ClassFieldInner::ClassAttribute {
+                is_classvar,
+                initialization,
+                ..
+            } => {
+                *is_classvar
+                    && matches!(
+                        initialization,
+                        ClassFieldInitialization::Uninitialized | ClassFieldInitialization::Magic
+                    )
+            }
+            ClassFieldInner::InstanceAttribute { .. } => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn is_init_var(&self) -> bool {
         match &self.0 {
             ClassFieldInner::Property { .. } => false,
diff --git a/pyrefly/lib/alt/class/class_metadata.rs b/pyrefly/lib/alt/class/class_metadata.rs
index 83f9b951c..475544a07 100644
--- a/pyrefly/lib/alt/class/class_metadata.rs
+++ b/pyrefly/lib/alt/class/class_metadata.rs
@@ -1209,10 +1209,13 @@ impl<'a, Ans: LookupAnswer> AnswersSolver<'a, Ans> {
                     .cloned(),
             );
         }
+
         let mut abstract_members = SmallSet::new();
         for field_name in fields_to_check {
             if let Some(field) = self.get_non_synthesized_class_member(cls, &field_name)
-                && field.is_abstract()
+                && (field.is_abstract() ||
+                // If a class variable is declared on the interface file, don't consider as abstract
+                !cls.module().path().is_interface() && field.is_uninit_class_var())
             {
                 abstract_members.insert(field_name.clone());
             }
diff --git a/pyrefly/lib/test/abstract_methods.rs b/pyrefly/lib/test/abstract_methods.rs
index 3ce3b8e26..0b8ca01cd 100644
--- a/pyrefly/lib/test/abstract_methods.rs
+++ b/pyrefly/lib/test/abstract_methods.rs
@@ -417,3 +417,15 @@ class D(C):  # E: Class `D` has unimplemented abstract members: `bar`
         yield 1
     "#,
 );
+
+testcase!(
+    test_uninit_classvar_abc,
+    r#"
+from abc import ABC
+from typing import ClassVar, final
+@final
+class A(ABC): # E: Final class `A` cannot have unimplemented abstract members: `x`
+    x: ClassVar[int]
+a = A()  # E: Cannot instantiate `A` because the following members are abstract: `x`
+"#,
+);
diff --git a/pyrefly/lib/test/protocol.rs b/pyrefly/lib/test/protocol.rs
index aa942ba5c..85f0f9283 100644
--- a/pyrefly/lib/test/protocol.rs
+++ b/pyrefly/lib/test/protocol.rs
@@ -752,3 +752,18 @@ isinstance(Impl(), GenericProtocol)  # E: Runtime checkable protocol `GenericPro
 issubclass(Impl, GenericProtocol)  # E: Runtime checkable protocol `GenericProtocol` has an unsafe overlap with type `Impl`
 "#,
 );
+
+testcase!(
+    test_protocol_with_uninit_classvar,
+    r#"
+from typing import Protocol, ClassVar, final
+class P(Protocol):
+    x: ClassVar[int]
+
+@final
+class C(P): # E: Final class `C` cannot have unimplemented abstract members: `x`
+    pass
+
+c = C()  # E: Cannot instantiate `C` because the following members are abstract: `x`
+"#,
+);