diff --git a/sdk/trace-shaded-deps/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/internal/SunMiscProhibitedSecurityManagerTest.java b/sdk/trace-shaded-deps/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/internal/SunMiscProhibitedSecurityManagerTest.java
index 4059c8b6b5d..e4a8ca71cb3 100644
--- a/sdk/trace-shaded-deps/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/internal/SunMiscProhibitedSecurityManagerTest.java
+++ b/sdk/trace-shaded-deps/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/internal/SunMiscProhibitedSecurityManagerTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ public void test_prohibits_sun_misc_package_access() {
         thrown.getMessage());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void test_prohibits_sun_misc_access_runtime_permission() {
+    SunMiscProhibitedSecurityManager sm = new SunMiscProhibitedSecurityManager();
+    AccessControlException thrown =
+        Assertions.assertThrows(
+            AccessControlException.class,
+            () -> sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("accessClassInPackage.sun.misc")));
+
+    Assertions.assertEquals(
+        "access denied (\"java.lang.RuntimePermission\" \"accessClassInPackage.sun.misc\")",
+        thrown.getMessage());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void test_allows_other_package_access() {
     SunMiscProhibitedSecurityManager sm = new SunMiscProhibitedSecurityManager();