diff --git a/logback-core/src/main/java/module-info.java b/logback-core/src/main/java/module-info.java
index ce45caefa8..bed52fc74d 100644
--- a/logback-core/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/logback-core/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.joran.util;
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.joran.util.beans;
 
+    exports ch.qos.logback.core.layout;
+
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.model;
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.model.conditional;
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.model.processor;
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.model.processor.conditional;
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.model.util;
 
-
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.net;
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.net.server;
     exports ch.qos.logback.core.net.ssl;