diff --git a/cmds/statsd/statsd.rc b/cmds/statsd/statsd.rc
index 9fb102770aab2..437f9a8239cbe 100644
--- a/cmds/statsd/statsd.rc
+++ b/cmds/statsd/statsd.rc
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 
 service statsd /system/bin/statsd
     class main
-    user system
-    group system
+    user statsd
+    group statsd log
diff --git a/data/etc/platform.xml b/data/etc/platform.xml
index d2c855b5badb1..f169f225e279d 100644
--- a/data/etc/platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/platform.xml
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@
     <assign-permission name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOWPAN_STATE" uid="lowpan" />
     <assign-permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_LOWPAN_INTERFACES" uid="lowpan" />
 
+    <assign-permission name="android.permission.STATSCOMPANION" uid="statsd" />
+
     <!-- This is a list of all the libraries available for application
          code to link against. -->
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/stats/StatsCompanionService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/stats/StatsCompanionService.java
index b31f4b3fca632..84039f05383f1 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/stats/StatsCompanionService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/stats/StatsCompanionService.java
@@ -743,9 +743,13 @@ public class StatsCompanionService extends IStatsCompanionService.Stub {
                 filter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_SHUTDOWN);
                 mContext.registerReceiverAsUser(
                         mShutdownEventReceiver, UserHandle.ALL, filter, null, null);
-
-                // Pull the latest state of UID->app name, version mapping when statsd starts.
-                informAllUidsLocked(mContext);
+                final long token = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
+                try {
+                    // Pull the latest state of UID->app name, version mapping when statsd starts.
+                    informAllUidsLocked(mContext);
+                } finally {
+                    restoreCallingIdentity(token);
+                }
             } catch (RemoteException e) {
                 Slog.e(TAG, "Failed to inform statsd that statscompanion is ready", e);
                 forgetEverything();