diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index f9bf12c28..0a71db17d 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ This is the same license as all of Apache, plus other open source projects such
 ** http://www.joda.org/joda-time/related.html **
 
 
+Enhancements in 2.9.3
+------------------
+ - Make DateTimeUtils.SYSTEM_MILLIS_PROVIDER public [#357]
+
+
 Bug fixes in 2.9.2
 ------------------
  - Fix bug in time-zone binary search [#332]
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joda/time/DateTimeUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/joda/time/DateTimeUtils.java
index 6f00bda41..446aef404 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joda/time/DateTimeUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joda/time/DateTimeUtils.java
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@
  */
 public class DateTimeUtils {
 
-    /** The singleton instance of the system millisecond provider. */
-    private static final SystemMillisProvider SYSTEM_MILLIS_PROVIDER = new SystemMillisProvider();
+    /**
+     * The singleton instance of the system millisecond provider.
+     */
+    public static final MillisProvider SYSTEM_MILLIS_PROVIDER = new SystemMillisProvider();
+
     /** The millisecond provider currently in use. */
     private static volatile MillisProvider cMillisProvider = SYSTEM_MILLIS_PROVIDER;
     /**