diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index aa768b5d3d63a..b5930ec056d0b 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final java.lang.String BATTERY_STATS = "android.permission.BATTERY_STATS";
     field public static final java.lang.String BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE";
     field public static final java.lang.String BIND_APPWIDGET = "android.permission.BIND_APPWIDGET";
+    field public static final java.lang.String BIND_CALL_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_CALL_SERVICE";
     field public static final java.lang.String BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN = "android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN";
     field public static final java.lang.String BIND_INPUT_METHOD = "android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD";
     field public static final java.lang.String BIND_NFC_SERVICE = "android.permission.BIND_NFC_SERVICE";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index bbef318495e03..d4ca5a0b2d82b 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1103,6 +1103,12 @@
         android:description="@string/permdesc_use_sip"
         android:label="@string/permlab_use_sip" />
 
+    <!-- Allows an application to request CallHandlerService implementations. -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_CALL_SERVICE"
+        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.PHONE_CALLS"
+        android:protectionLevel="system" />
+
+
     <!-- ================================== -->
     <!-- Permissions for sdcard interaction -->
     <!-- ================================== -->