diff --git a/wicket-devutils/src/main/java/module-info.java b/wicket-devutils/src/main/java/module-info.java
index e9133eb37d8..b28d5c9cdeb 100644
--- a/wicket-devutils/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/wicket-devutils/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -30,4 +30,10 @@
     exports org.apache.wicket.devutils.pagestore;
     exports org.apache.wicket.devutils.pagestore.browser;
     exports org.apache.wicket.devutils.stateless;
+
+    //opening packages to allow resources access
+    opens org.apache.wicket.devutils;
+    opens org.apache.wicket.devutils.inspector;
+    opens org.apache.wicket.devutils.pagestore;
+    opens org.apache.wicket.devutils.debugbar;
 }