diff --git a/modules/lang-painless/spi/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/painless/spi/Whitelist.java b/modules/lang-painless/spi/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/painless/spi/Whitelist.java
index b08b38d2bfc7b..8d4953ecca72e 100644
--- a/modules/lang-painless/spi/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/painless/spi/Whitelist.java
+++ b/modules/lang-painless/spi/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/painless/spi/Whitelist.java
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ public final class Whitelist {
         "java.util.txt",
         "java.util.function.txt",
         "java.util.regex.txt",
-        "java.util.stream.txt"
+        "java.util.stream.txt",
+        "joda.time.txt"
     };
 
     public static final List<Whitelist> BASE_WHITELISTS =