diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/key/KeyProvider.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/key/KeyProvider.java
index 5d670e58810..050540b4cbc 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/key/KeyProvider.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/crypto/key/KeyProvider.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.fs.CommonConfigurationKeysPublic;
 
 import javax.crypto.KeyGenerator;
 
+import static org.apache.hadoop.fs.CommonConfigurationKeysPublic.HADOOP_SECURITY_CRYPTO_JCEKS_KEY_SERIALFILTER;
+
 /**
  * A provider of secret key material for Hadoop applications. Provides an
  * abstraction to separate key storage from users of encryption. It
@@ -61,6 +63,14 @@ public abstract class KeyProvider {
       CommonConfigurationKeysPublic.HADOOP_SECURITY_KEY_DEFAULT_BITLENGTH_KEY;
   public static final int DEFAULT_BITLENGTH = CommonConfigurationKeysPublic.
       HADOOP_SECURITY_KEY_DEFAULT_BITLENGTH_DEFAULT;
+  public static final String JCEKS_KEY_SERIALFILTER_DEFAULT =
+      "java.lang.Enum;"
+          + "java.security.KeyRep;"
+          + "java.security.KeyRep$Type;"
+          + "javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec;"
+          + "org.apache.hadoop.crypto.key.JavaKeyStoreProvider$KeyMetadata;"
+          + "!*";
+  public static final String JCEKS_KEY_SERIAL_FILTER = "jceks.key.serialFilter";
 
   private final Configuration conf;
 
@@ -394,6 +404,14 @@ public abstract class KeyProvider {
    */
   public KeyProvider(Configuration conf) {
     this.conf = new Configuration(conf);
+    // Added for HADOOP-15473. Configured serialFilter property fixes
+    // java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException in JDK 8u171.
+    if(System.getProperty(JCEKS_KEY_SERIAL_FILTER) == null) {
+      String serialFilter =
+          conf.get(HADOOP_SECURITY_CRYPTO_JCEKS_KEY_SERIALFILTER,
+              JCEKS_KEY_SERIALFILTER_DEFAULT);
+      System.setProperty(JCEKS_KEY_SERIAL_FILTER, serialFilter);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/CommonConfigurationKeysPublic.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/CommonConfigurationKeysPublic.java
index 8837cfbd07c..9e0ba20c280 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/CommonConfigurationKeysPublic.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/CommonConfigurationKeysPublic.java
@@ -662,6 +662,13 @@ public class CommonConfigurationKeysPublic {
    * <a href="{@docRoot}/../hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-common/core-default.xml">
    * core-default.xml</a>
    */
+  public static final String HADOOP_SECURITY_CRYPTO_JCEKS_KEY_SERIALFILTER =
+      "hadoop.security.crypto.jceks.key.serialfilter";
+  /**
+   * @see
+   * <a href="{@docRoot}/../hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-common/core-default.xml">
+   * core-default.xml</a>
+   */
   public static final String HADOOP_SECURITY_CRYPTO_BUFFER_SIZE_KEY = 
     "hadoop.security.crypto.buffer.size";
   /** Defalt value for HADOOP_SECURITY_CRYPTO_BUFFER_SIZE_KEY */
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/resources/core-default.xml b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/resources/core-default.xml
index fad298587eb..95645879a75 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/resources/core-default.xml
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/resources/core-default.xml
@@ -2486,6 +2486,29 @@
   </description>
 </property>
 
+<property>
+  <name>hadoop.security.crypto.jceks.key.serialfilter</name>
+  <description>
+    Enhanced KeyStore Mechanisms in JDK 8u171 introduced jceks.key.serialFilter.
+    If jceks.key.serialFilter is configured, the JCEKS KeyStore uses it during
+    the deserialization of the encrypted Key object stored inside a
+    SecretKeyEntry.
+    If jceks.key.serialFilter is not configured it will cause an error when
+    recovering keystore file in KeyProviderFactory when recovering key from
+    keystore file using JDK 8u171 or newer. The filter pattern uses the same
+    format as jdk.serialFilter.
+
+    The value of this property will be used as the following:
+    1. The value of jceks.key.serialFilter system property takes precedence
+    over the value of this property.
+    2. In the absence of jceks.key.serialFilter system property the value of
+    this property will be set as the value of jceks.key.serialFilter.
+    3. If the value of this property and jceks.key.serialFilter system
+    property has not been set, org.apache.hadoop.crypto.key.KeyProvider
+    sets a default value for jceks.key.serialFilter.
+  </description>
+</property>
+
 <property>
   <name>hadoop.security.crypto.buffer.size</name>
   <value>8192</value>