diff --git a/libs/entitlement/bridge/src/main/java/module-info.java b/libs/entitlement/bridge/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 518a0a1ef29ec..6a85013c1f1f5 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/bridge/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/bridge/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 module org.elasticsearch.entitlement.bridge {
     requires java.net.http;
     requires jdk.net;
+    requires java.logging;
 
     exports org.elasticsearch.entitlement.bridge;
 }
diff --git a/libs/entitlement/bridge/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/bridge/EntitlementChecker.java b/libs/entitlement/bridge/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/bridge/EntitlementChecker.java
index f0bbcd9b7d09e..ce162abed60c6 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/bridge/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/bridge/EntitlementChecker.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/bridge/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/bridge/EntitlementChecker.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool;
 import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
 
 import javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier;
 import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
@@ -882,9 +883,34 @@ public interface EntitlementChecker {
 
     void check$java_nio_file_Files$$lines(Class<?> callerClass, Path path);
 
-    // file system providers
     void check$java_nio_file_spi_FileSystemProvider$(Class<?> callerClass);
 
+    void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass);
+
+    void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass, String pattern);
+
+    void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass, String pattern, boolean append);
+
+    void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass, String pattern, int limit, int count);
+
+    void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass, String pattern, int limit, int count, boolean append);
+
+    void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass, String pattern, long limit, int count, boolean append);
+
+    void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$close(Class<?> callerClass, FileHandler that);
+
+    void check$java_net_http_HttpRequest$BodyPublishers$$ofFile(Class<?> callerClass, Path path);
+
+    void check$java_net_http_HttpResponse$BodyHandlers$$ofFile(Class<?> callerClass, Path path);
+
+    void check$java_net_http_HttpResponse$BodyHandlers$$ofFile(Class<?> callerClass, Path path, OpenOption... options);
+
+    void check$java_net_http_HttpResponse$BodyHandlers$$ofFileDownload(Class<?> callerClass, Path directory, OpenOption... openOptions);
+
+    void check$java_net_http_HttpResponse$BodySubscribers$$ofFile(Class<?> callerClass, Path directory);
+
+    void check$java_net_http_HttpResponse$BodySubscribers$$ofFile(Class<?> callerClass, Path directory, OpenOption... openOptions);
+
     void checkNewFileSystem(Class<?> callerClass, FileSystemProvider that, URI uri, Map<String, ?> env);
 
     void checkNewFileSystem(Class<?> callerClass, FileSystemProvider that, Path path, Map<String, ?> env);
diff --git a/libs/entitlement/qa/entitled-plugin/src/main/java/module-info.java b/libs/entitlement/qa/entitled-plugin/src/main/java/module-info.java
index eafac9006daec..74559a12a4da4 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/qa/entitled-plugin/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/qa/entitled-plugin/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     requires org.elasticsearch.entitlement;
     requires org.elasticsearch.base; // SuppressForbidden
     requires org.elasticsearch.logging;
+    requires java.logging;
 
     exports org.elasticsearch.entitlement.qa.entitled; // Must be unqualified so non-modular IT tests can call us
 }
diff --git a/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/FileCheckActions.java b/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/FileCheckActions.java
index d62fbf458be0f..b22643c90064e 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/FileCheckActions.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/FileCheckActions.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
+import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
+import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
@@ -29,10 +31,13 @@
 import java.security.KeyStore;
 import java.util.Scanner;
 import java.util.jar.JarFile;
+import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
 import java.util.zip.ZipException;
 import java.util.zip.ZipFile;
 
 import static java.nio.charset.Charset.defaultCharset;
+import static java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption.CREATE;
+import static java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption.WRITE;
 import static java.util.zip.ZipFile.OPEN_DELETE;
 import static java.util.zip.ZipFile.OPEN_READ;
 import static org.elasticsearch.entitlement.qa.entitled.EntitledActions.createTempFileForWrite;
@@ -477,5 +482,86 @@ static void createScannerFileWithCharsetName() throws FileNotFoundException {
         new Scanner(readFile().toFile(), "UTF-8");
     }
 
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = ALWAYS_DENIED)
+    static void fileHandler() throws IOException {
+        new FileHandler();
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = ALWAYS_DENIED)
+    static void fileHandler_String() throws IOException {
+        new FileHandler(readFile().toString());
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = ALWAYS_DENIED)
+    static void fileHandler_StringBoolean() throws IOException {
+        new FileHandler(readFile().toString(), false);
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = ALWAYS_DENIED)
+    static void fileHandler_StringIntInt() throws IOException {
+        new FileHandler(readFile().toString(), 1, 2);
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = ALWAYS_DENIED)
+    static void fileHandler_StringIntIntBoolean() throws IOException {
+        new FileHandler(readFile().toString(), 1, 2, false);
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = ALWAYS_DENIED)
+    static void fileHandler_StringLongIntBoolean() throws IOException {
+        new FileHandler(readFile().toString(), 1L, 2, false);
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = PLUGINS)
+    static void httpRequestBodyPublishersOfFile() throws IOException {
+        HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofFile(readFile());
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = PLUGINS)
+    static void httpResponseBodyHandlersOfFile() {
+        HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofFile(readWriteFile());
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = ALWAYS_DENIED)
+    static void httpResponseBodyHandlersOfFile_readOnly() {
+        HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofFile(readFile());
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = PLUGINS)
+    static void httpResponseBodyHandlersOfFileDownload() {
+        HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofFileDownload(readWriteDir());
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = ALWAYS_DENIED)
+    static void httpResponseBodyHandlersOfFileDownload_readOnly() {
+        HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofFileDownload(readDir());
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = PLUGINS)
+    static void httpResponseBodySubscribersOfFile_File() {
+        HttpResponse.BodySubscribers.ofFile(readWriteFile());
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = ALWAYS_DENIED)
+    static void httpResponseBodySubscribersOfFile_File_readOnly() {
+        HttpResponse.BodySubscribers.ofFile(readFile());
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = PLUGINS)
+    static void httpResponseBodySubscribersOfFile_FileOpenOptions() {
+        // Note that, unlike other methods like BodyHandlers.ofFile, this is indeed
+        // an overload distinct from ofFile with no OpenOptions, and so it needs its
+        // own instrumentation and its own test.
+        HttpResponse.BodySubscribers.ofFile(readWriteFile(), CREATE, WRITE);
+    }
+
+    @EntitlementTest(expectedAccess = ALWAYS_DENIED)
+    static void httpResponseBodySubscribersOfFile_FileOpenOptions_readOnly() {
+        // Note that, unlike other methods like BodyHandlers.ofFile, this is indeed
+        // an overload distinct from ofFile with no OpenOptions, and so it needs its
+        // own instrumentation and its own test.
+        HttpResponse.BodySubscribers.ofFile(readFile(), CREATE, WRITE);
+    }
+
     private FileCheckActions() {}
 }
diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/module-info.java b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 697d26747b806..d6737a14a0b88 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
  */
 
 module org.elasticsearch.entitlement {
+    requires org.elasticsearch.base;
     requires org.elasticsearch.xcontent;
     requires org.elasticsearch.logging;
     requires java.instrument;
-    requires org.elasticsearch.base;
-    requires jdk.attach;
+    requires java.logging;
     requires java.net.http;
+    requires jdk.attach;
     requires jdk.net;
 
     requires static org.elasticsearch.entitlement.bridge; // At runtime, this will be in java.base
diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/api/ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker.java b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/api/ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker.java
index f6a45cce3c56c..028d03056724d 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/api/ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/api/ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker.java
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool;
 import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
 
 import javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier;
 import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
@@ -1845,6 +1846,78 @@ public void checkSelectorProviderInheritedChannel(Class<?> callerClass, Selector
         policyManager.checkChangeJVMGlobalState(callerClass);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass) {
+        policyManager.checkLoggingFileHandler(callerClass);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass, String pattern) {
+        policyManager.checkLoggingFileHandler(callerClass);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass, String pattern, boolean append) {
+        policyManager.checkLoggingFileHandler(callerClass);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass, String pattern, int limit, int count) {
+        policyManager.checkLoggingFileHandler(callerClass);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass, String pattern, int limit, int count, boolean append) {
+        policyManager.checkLoggingFileHandler(callerClass);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$(Class<?> callerClass, String pattern, long limit, int count, boolean append) {
+        policyManager.checkLoggingFileHandler(callerClass);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_util_logging_FileHandler$close(Class<?> callerClass, FileHandler that) {
+        // Note that there's no IT test for this one, because there's no way to create
+        // a FileHandler. However, we have this check just in case someone does manage
+        // to get their hands on a FileHandler and uses close() to cause its lock file to be deleted.
+        policyManager.checkLoggingFileHandler(callerClass);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_net_http_HttpRequest$BodyPublishers$$ofFile(Class<?> callerClass, Path path) {
+        policyManager.checkFileRead(callerClass, path);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_net_http_HttpResponse$BodyHandlers$$ofFile(Class<?> callerClass, Path path) {
+        policyManager.checkFileWrite(callerClass, path);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_net_http_HttpResponse$BodyHandlers$$ofFile(Class<?> callerClass, Path path, OpenOption... options) {
+        policyManager.checkFileWrite(callerClass, path);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_net_http_HttpResponse$BodyHandlers$$ofFileDownload(
+        Class<?> callerClass,
+        Path directory,
+        OpenOption... openOptions
+    ) {
+        policyManager.checkFileWrite(callerClass, directory);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_net_http_HttpResponse$BodySubscribers$$ofFile(Class<?> callerClass, Path directory) {
+        policyManager.checkFileWrite(callerClass, directory);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void check$java_net_http_HttpResponse$BodySubscribers$$ofFile(Class<?> callerClass, Path directory, OpenOption... openOptions) {
+        policyManager.checkFileWrite(callerClass, directory);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void checkNewFileSystem(Class<?> callerClass, FileSystemProvider that, URI uri, Map<String, ?> env) {
         policyManager.checkChangeJVMGlobalState(callerClass);
diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/PolicyManager.java b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/PolicyManager.java
index 66e44576b7452..2aafcfc594abd 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/PolicyManager.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/PolicyManager.java
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ public void checkChangeJVMGlobalState(Class<?> callerClass) {
         neverEntitled(callerClass, () -> walkStackForCheckMethodName().orElse("change JVM global state"));
     }
 
+    public void checkLoggingFileHandler(Class<?> callerClass) {
+        neverEntitled(callerClass, () -> walkStackForCheckMethodName().orElse("create logging file handler"));
+    }
+
     private Optional<String> walkStackForCheckMethodName() {
         // Look up the check$ method to compose an informative error message.
         // This way, we don't need to painstakingly describe every individual global-state change.