diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 76acc0031b940..1897a7e57d7df 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4336,7 +4336,7 @@
          <p>Not for use by third-party applications.
     -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS"
-        android:protectionLevel="signature|recents" />
+        android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|recents" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS" />
 
     <!-- Allows an application to broadcast a notification that an application
diff --git a/data/etc/com.android.launcher3.xml b/data/etc/com.android.launcher3.xml
index 17d614e3409ca..99c38dbe6ac99 100644
--- a/data/etc/com.android.launcher3.xml
+++ b/data/etc/com.android.launcher3.xml
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
         <permission name="android.permission.CONTROL_REMOTE_APP_TRANSITION_ANIMATIONS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS_PRIVILEGED"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS"/>
     </privapp-permissions>
 </permissions>