diff --git a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0b290cebf053d..1072f95371a03 100644
--- a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <application android:label="@string/app_label">
         <provider
             android:name=".ExternalStorageProvider"
+            android:label="@string/storage_description"
             android:authorities="com.android.externalstorage.documents"
             android:grantUriPermissions="true"
             android:exported="true"
diff --git a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/res/values/strings.xml
index 8b16d3c3b9d4a..324fb59fe4977 100644
--- a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
     <!-- Title of the external storage application [CHAR LIMIT=32] -->
     <string name="app_label">External Storage</string>
 
+    <!-- Meaningful storage location description shown to client applications [CHAR LIMIT=32] -->
+    <string name="storage_description">Local storage</string>
+
     <!-- Title for documents backend that offers internal storage. [CHAR LIMIT=24] -->
     <string name="root_internal_storage">Internal storage</string>
     <!-- Title for directory in which a user may store their own documents and files. [CHAR LIMIT=24] -->