diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index caffcaf5aa3cc..14bb7aa0d67f4 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -848,6 +848,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
+<field name="SDCARD_WRITE"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;android.permission.SDCARD_WRITE&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 <field name="SEND_SMS"
  type="java.lang.String"
  transient="false"
@@ -1283,6 +1294,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
+<field name="STORAGE"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;android.permission-group.STORAGE&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 <field name="SYSTEM_TOOLS"
  type="java.lang.String"
  transient="false"
@@ -60249,7 +60271,7 @@
  type="float"
  transient="false"
  volatile="false"
- value="0.0010f"
+ value="0.001f"
  static="true"
  final="true"
  deprecated="not deprecated"
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index c653c7841276c..df599da7b77c2 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -366,6 +366,23 @@
         android:label="@string/permlab_readPhoneState"
         android:description="@string/permdesc_readPhoneState" />
 
+    <!-- ================================== -->
+    <!-- Permissions for sdcard interaction -->
+    <!-- ================================== -->
+    <eat-comment />
+
+    <!-- Group of permissions that are related to SD card access. -->
+    <permission-group android:name="android.permission-group.STORAGE"
+        android:label="@string/permgrouplab_storage"
+        android:description="@string/permgroupdesc_storage" />
+
+    <!-- Allows an application to write to the SD card -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.SDCARD_WRITE"
+        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.STORAGE"
+        android:label="@string/permlab_sdcardWrite"
+        android:description="@string/permdesc_sdcardWrite"
+        android:protectionLevel="normal" />
+
     <!-- ============================================ -->
     <!-- Permissions for low-level system interaction -->
     <!-- ============================================ -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index 1bb8d3e667c17..21e9d97fc0a98 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@
     <string name="permgroupdesc_developmentTools">Features only needed for
         application developers.</string>
 
+    <!-- Title of a category of application permissions, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permgrouplab_storage">Storage</string>
+    <!-- Description of a category of application permissions, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permgroupdesc_storage">Access the SD card.</string>
+
     <!--  Permissions -->
 
     <!-- Title of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
@@ -1052,6 +1057,11 @@
     <string name="permdesc_writeDictionary">Allows an application to write new words into the
       user dictionary.</string>
 
+    <!-- Title of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permlab_sdcardWrite">write to SD card</string>
+    <!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permdesc_sdcardWrite">Allows an application to write to the SD card.</string>
+
     <!-- The order of these is important, don't reorder without changing Contacts.java --> <skip />
     <!-- Phone number types from android.provider.Contacts. This could be used when adding a new phone number for a contact, for example. -->
     <string-array name="phoneTypes">
diff --git a/data/etc/platform.xml b/data/etc/platform.xml
index b13a29245ab7a..f80bd6b00cdc4 100644
--- a/data/etc/platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/platform.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
         <group gid="log" />
     </permission>
 
+    <permission name="android.permission.SDCARD_WRITE" >
+        <group gid="sdcard_rw" />
+    </permission>
+
     <!-- The group that /cache belongs to, linked to the permission
          set on the applications that can access /cache -->
     <permission name="android.permission.ACCESS_CACHE_FILESYSTEM" >