diff --git a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Lint.java b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Lint.java
index d5480816c34..ddd61d65615 100644
--- a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Lint.java
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Lint.java
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ public class Lint
          */
         EMPTY("empty"),
 
+        /**
+         * Warn about issues regarding module exports.
+         */
+        EXPORTS("exports"),
+
         /**
          * Warn about falling through from one case of a switch statement to the next.
          */
diff --git a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/javac.properties b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/javac.properties
index 05874ad9087..44634e703e0 100644
--- a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/javac.properties
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/javac.properties
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ javac.opt.Xlint.desc.divzero=\
 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.empty=\
     Warn about empty statement after if.
 
+javac.opt.Xlint.desc.exports=\
+    Warn about issues regarding module exports.
+
 javac.opt.Xlint.desc.fallthrough=\
     Warn about falling through from one case of a switch statement to the next.