diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index 347d6c2264eb2..1c63efc3b5bcb 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_APPOPS" />
 
+    <!-- Permission required for storage tests - FuseDaemonHostTest -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
+
     <!-- Permission needed to run network tests in CTS -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_TEST_NETWORKS" />
     <!-- Permission needed to test tcp keepalive offload. -->