diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 0119cbde2ecf1..37bbd28567828 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final String BIND_TRANSLATION_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_TRANSLATION_SERVICE";
     field public static final String BIND_TRUST_AGENT = "android.permission.BIND_TRUST_AGENT";
     field public static final String BIND_TV_REMOTE_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_TV_REMOTE_SERVICE";
+    field public static final String BIND_VISUAL_QUERY_DETECTION_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_VISUAL_QUERY_DETECTION_SERVICE";
     field public static final String BIND_WALLPAPER_EFFECTS_GENERATION_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_WALLPAPER_EFFECTS_GENERATION_SERVICE";
     field public static final String BIND_WEARABLE_SENSING_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_WEARABLE_SENSING_SERVICE";
     field public static final String BLUETOOTH_MAP = "android.permission.BLUETOOTH_MAP";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8ee88ad07d0e4..c052ccaf59b63 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4471,13 +4471,22 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_HOTWORD_DETECTION_SERVICE"
         android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
-    <!-- @SystemApi Allows an application to manage hotword detection on the device.
+    <!-- @SystemApi Allows an application to manage hotword detection and visual query detection
+         on the device.
          <p>Protection level: internal|preinstalled
          @hide This is not a third-party API (intended for OEMs and system apps).
     -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_HOTWORD_DETECTION"
                 android:protectionLevel="internal|preinstalled" />
 
+    <!-- @SystemApi Must be required by a {@link android.service.voice.VisualQueryDetectionService},
+         to ensure that only the system can bind to it.
+         <p>Protection level: signature
+         @hide This is not a third-party API (intended for OEMs and system apps).
+    -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_VISUAL_QUERY_DETECTION_SERVICE"
+        android:protectionLevel="signature" />
+
     <!-- Allows an application to subscribe to keyguard locked (i.e., showing) state.
          <p>Protection level: internal|role
          <p>Intended for use by ROLE_ASSISTANT only.
diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index 5040a8668ae69..d533805896dc6 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <!-- Permission required for hotword detection service CTS tests -->
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_HOTWORD_DETECTION" />
         <permission name="android.permission.BIND_HOTWORD_DETECTION_SERVICE" />
+        <permission name="android.permission.BIND_VISUAL_QUERY_DETECTION_SERVICE" />
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_APP_HIBERNATION"/>
         <!-- Permission required for CTS test - ResourceObserverNativeTest -->
         <permission name="android.permission.REGISTER_MEDIA_RESOURCE_OBSERVER" />
diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index d716b327f94d0..c641a8535c3c2 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -620,6 +620,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_HOTWORD_DETECTION" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_HOTWORD_DETECTION_SERVICE" />
 
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_VISUAL_QUERY_DETECTION_SERVICE" />
+
     <!-- Permission required for CTS test - KeyguardLockedStateApiTest -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SUBSCRIBE_TO_KEYGUARD_LOCKED_STATE" />