diff --git a/core/api/test-current.txt b/core/api/test-current.txt
index 668b5883cbfbb..786eab212aed0 100644
--- a/core/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/test-current.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final String CONFIGURE_DISPLAY_BRIGHTNESS = "android.permission.CONFIGURE_DISPLAY_BRIGHTNESS";
     field public static final String CONTROL_DEVICE_LIGHTS = "android.permission.CONTROL_DEVICE_LIGHTS";
     field public static final String FORCE_STOP_PACKAGES = "android.permission.FORCE_STOP_PACKAGES";
+    field public static final String KEEP_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES = "android.permission.KEEP_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES";
     field public static final String MANAGE_ACTIVITY_STACKS = "android.permission.MANAGE_ACTIVITY_STACKS";
     field public static final String MANAGE_CRATES = "android.permission.MANAGE_CRATES";
     field public static final String MANAGE_ROLLBACKS = "android.permission.MANAGE_ROLLBACKS";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index af6b97318103e..43c87892c97b8 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3797,6 +3797,11 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.MOVE_PACKAGE"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
+    <!-- @TestApi Allows an application to keep uninstalled packages as apks.
+         @hide -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.KEEP_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES"
+        android:protectionLevel="signature" />
+
     <!-- Allows an application to change whether an application component (other than its own) is
          enabled or not.
          <p>Not for use by third-party applications. -->
diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index 90f6a4a2983db..c3fc019c67878 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
     <!--  TODO(b/152310230): remove once APIs are confirmed to be sufficient -->
     <uses-permission android:name="com.android.permission.USE_INSTALLER_V2" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MOVE_PACKAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.KEEP_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CLEAR_APP_USER_DATA" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CLEAR_APP_CACHE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_INSTANT_APPS" />