diff --git a/IPython/core/guarded_eval.py b/IPython/core/guarded_eval.py
index 3c95213734a..1eca14db11d 100644
--- a/IPython/core/guarded_eval.py
+++ b/IPython/core/guarded_eval.py
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ def _list_methods(cls, source=None):
 
 dict_keys: Type[collections.abc.KeysView] = type({}.keys())
 method_descriptor: Any = type(list.copy)
+module = type(builtins)
 
 NUMERICS = {int, float, complex}
 
@@ -686,6 +687,7 @@ def _list_methods(cls, source=None):
     *NUMERICS,
     dict_keys,
     method_descriptor,
+    module,
 }
 
 
diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_guarded_eval.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_guarded_eval.py
index 905cf3ab8e3..6fb321abe12 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_guarded_eval.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_guarded_eval.py
@@ -568,3 +568,15 @@ class B(NamedTuple):
         pass
 
     assert A.__getitem__ == B.__getitem__
+
+
+@dec.skip_without("numpy")
+def test_module_access():
+    import numpy
+
+    context = limited(numpy=numpy)
+    assert guarded_eval("numpy.linalg.norm", context) == numpy.linalg.norm
+
+    context = minimal(numpy=numpy)
+    with pytest.raises(GuardRejection):
+        guarded_eval("np.linalg.norm", context)