diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/intellij.policy b/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/intellij.policy
index 42448c51ec68d..d3cc4479cf6ab 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/intellij.policy
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/intellij.policy
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@ grant codeBase "${codebase.junit-rt.jar}" {
   permission java.lang.reflect.ReflectPermission "suppressAccessChecks";
 };
 
-
+grant codeBase "${codebase.idea_rt.jar}" {
+  // allows IntelliJ IDEA JUnit test runner to control number of test iterations
+  permission java.lang.reflect.ReflectPermission "suppressAccessChecks";
+};