diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/HttpCommandExecutor.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/HttpCommandExecutor.java
index d636048364d0d..03fc84bc45b19 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/HttpCommandExecutor.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/HttpCommandExecutor.java
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 public class HttpCommandExecutor implements CommandExecutor, NeedsLocalLogs {
 
   private final URL remoteServer;
-  private final HttpClient client;
+  public final HttpClient client;
   private final HttpClient.Factory httpClientFactory;
   private final Map<String, CommandInfo> additionalCommands;
-  private CommandCodec<HttpRequest> commandCodec;
-  private ResponseCodec<HttpResponse> responseCodec;
+  protected CommandCodec<HttpRequest> commandCodec;
+  protected ResponseCodec<HttpResponse> responseCodec;
 
   private LocalLogs logs = LocalLogs.getNullLogger();
 
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriver.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriver.java
index 4afa13ea9be83..58f08763b2ebd 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriver.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebDriver.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class RemoteWebDriver
   private Level level = Level.FINE;
   private ErrorHandler errorHandler = new ErrorHandler();
   private CommandExecutor executor;
-  private Capabilities capabilities;
+  protected Capabilities capabilities;
   private SessionId sessionId;
   private FileDetector fileDetector = new UselessFileDetector();
   private ExecuteMethod executeMethod;
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/service/DriverService.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/service/DriverService.java
index 90fb1f2ca127d..0e0c04f693d9c 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/service/DriverService.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/service/DriverService.java
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ private enum StartOrDie {
   public abstract static class Builder<DS extends DriverService, B extends Builder<?, ?>> {
 
     private int port = 0;
-    private File exe = null;
+    public File exe = null;
     private Map<String, String> environment = emptyMap();
     private File logFile;
     private Duration timeout;
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/support/ui/FluentWait.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/support/ui/FluentWait.java
index b8bd205c8b961..2c02e5f424557 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/support/ui/FluentWait.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/support/ui/FluentWait.java
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ public class FluentWait<T> implements Wait<T> {
 
   private static final Duration DEFAULT_WAIT_DURATION = Duration.ofMillis(DEFAULT_SLEEP_TIMEOUT);
 
-  private final T input;
-  private final java.time.Clock clock;
-  private final Sleeper sleeper;
+  protected final T input;
+  protected final java.time.Clock clock;
+  protected final Sleeper sleeper;
 
-  private Duration timeout = DEFAULT_WAIT_DURATION;
-  private Duration interval = DEFAULT_WAIT_DURATION;
-  private Supplier<String> messageSupplier = () -> null;
+  protected Duration timeout = DEFAULT_WAIT_DURATION;
+  protected Duration interval = DEFAULT_WAIT_DURATION;
+  protected Supplier<String> messageSupplier = () -> null;
 
-  private final List<Class<? extends Throwable>> ignoredExceptions = new ArrayList<>();
+  protected final List<Class<? extends Throwable>> ignoredExceptions = new ArrayList<>();
 
   /**
    * @param input The input value to pass to the evaluated conditions.