diff --git a/distribution/src/config/log4j2.properties b/distribution/src/config/log4j2.properties
index 7234a0d4ceb2f..4134a2fbebc41 100644
--- a/distribution/src/config/log4j2.properties
+++ b/distribution/src/config/log4j2.properties
@@ -152,3 +152,7 @@ logger.esql_querylog_rolling.name = esql.querylog
 logger.esql_querylog_rolling.level = trace
 logger.esql_querylog_rolling.appenderRef.esql_querylog_rolling.ref = esql_querylog_rolling
 logger.esql_querylog_rolling.additivity = false
+
+# Suppress spurious entitlement warnings for exceptions that are caught
+logger.entitlements_awt.name = org.elasticsearch.entitlement.runtime.policy.PolicyManager.(server).java.desktop.java.awt
+logger.entitlements_awt.level = error