diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e407ed6..6aca8d60 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
         <interceptor.api.version>2.2.0</interceptor.api.version>
         <servlet.api.version>6.1.0</servlet.api.version>
         <validation.api.version>3.1.1</validation.api.version>
+        <el.api.version>6.0.1</el.api.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -193,6 +194,12 @@
                 </exclusions>
             </dependency>
 
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jakarta.el-api</artifactId>
+                <version>${el.api.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+
             <!-- Configure non-API dependencies (e.g. testing)-->
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
diff --git a/weld-spi/pom.xml b/weld-spi/pom.xml
index 6a335212..0d2c751a 100644
--- a/weld-spi/pom.xml
+++ b/weld-spi/pom.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
          <optional>true</optional>
       </dependency>
 
+      <dependency>
+         <groupId>jakarta.el</groupId>
+         <artifactId>jakarta.el-api</artifactId>
+         <optional>true</optional>
+      </dependency>
 
    </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/weld-spi/src/main/java/module-info.java b/weld-spi/src/main/java/module-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f52c90c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weld-spi/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The Weld Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+module org.jboss.weld.spi {
+    requires transitive org.jboss.weld.api;
+    requires static java.naming;
+    requires static java.desktop;
+    requires static jakarta.cdi.el;
+    requires static jakarta.el;
+    requires static jakarta.persistence;
+    requires static jakarta.transaction;
+    requires static jakarta.servlet;
+    requires static jakarta.validation;
+    requires static jakarta.ejb;
+
+    exports org.jboss.weld.bootstrap.api;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.bootstrap.api.helpers;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.bootstrap.spi;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.bootstrap.spi.helpers;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.configuration.spi;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.configuration.spi.helpers;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.construction.api;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.ejb.api;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.ejb.spi;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.ejb.spi.helpers;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.injection.spi;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.injection.spi.helpers;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.manager.api;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.resources.spi;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.resources.spi.helpers;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.security.spi;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.serialization.spi;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.serialization.spi.helpers;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.servlet.api;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.servlet.api.helpers;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.servlet.spi;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.servlet.spi.helpers;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.transaction.spi;
+}
diff --git a/weld-spi/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bootstrap/api/CDI11Bootstrap.java b/weld-spi/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bootstrap/api/CDI11Bootstrap.java
index a0aba400..40673060 100644
--- a/weld-spi/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bootstrap/api/CDI11Bootstrap.java
+++ b/weld-spi/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bootstrap/api/CDI11Bootstrap.java
@@ -194,4 +194,27 @@ public interface CDI11Bootstrap extends Bootstrap {
      *
      */
     Bootstrap startContainer(String contextId, Environment environment, Deployment deployment);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a callback for JPMS module access forwarding. When Weld runs on
+     * the module path, the entry-point module (SE or Servlet) provides a
+     * forwarder that relays {@code Module.addOpens()} calls so that the
+     * core module can access user bean packages.
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * The forwarder must be a lambda defined in the entry-point module
+     * (not the core module) so that the JVM sees the correct caller for
+     * the {@code addOpens} permission check.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * <p>
+     * When running on the classpath (unnamed module), calling this
+     * method is unnecessary — the forwarder is never invoked.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param forwarder the forwarding callback
+     */
+    default void setModuleAccessForwarder(ModuleAccessForwarder forwarder) {
+        // no-op by default — overridden in WeldBootstrap
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/weld-spi/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bootstrap/api/ModuleAccessForwarder.java b/weld-spi/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bootstrap/api/ModuleAccessForwarder.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..209fe008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weld-spi/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bootstrap/api/ModuleAccessForwarder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The Weld Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+package org.jboss.weld.bootstrap.api;
+
+/**
+ * Callback for forwarding JPMS module access from an entry-point module
+ * (SE or Servlet) to the core module. The entry-point module creates a
+ * lambda that calls {@link Module#addOpens(String, Module)}, and core
+ * invokes it lazily before reflective access to user bean packages.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * The callback must be defined (as a lambda or method reference) in the
+ * entry-point module so that the JVM's stack-walking check for
+ * {@code addOpens} sees the correct caller module.
+ * </p>
+ */
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface ModuleAccessForwarder {
+
+    /**
+     * Forward access from the source module's package to the target module.
+     *
+     * @param sourceModule the module that owns the package to be opened
+     * @param packageName the package name to open
+     * @param targetModule the module that needs access
+     */
+    void forwardAccess(Module sourceModule, String packageName, Module targetModule);
+}
diff --git a/weld/src/main/java/module-info.java b/weld/src/main/java/module-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef220d93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weld/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The Weld Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+module org.jboss.weld.api {
+    requires transitive jakarta.cdi;
+    requires static jakarta.servlet;
+
+    exports org.jboss.weld.bootstrap.event;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.context;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.context.activator;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.context.api;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.context.bound;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.context.ejb;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.context.http;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.context.unbound;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.events;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.inject;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.interceptor;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.invoke;
+    exports org.jboss.weld.proxy;
+}