diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index 0d012538f7e1f..191d4005e5752 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -464,6 +464,9 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.WIFI_UPDATE_COEX_UNSAFE_CHANNELS" />
         <permission name="android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES" />
         <permission name="android.permission.OVERRIDE_WIFI_CONFIG" />
+        <!-- Permission needed for CTS test - ConcurrencyTest#testP2pExternalApprover
+             P2P external approver API sets require MANAGE_WIFI_AUTO_JOIN permission. -->
+        <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_WIFI_AUTO_JOIN" />
         <!-- Permission required for CTS test CarrierMessagingServiceWrapperTest -->
         <permission name="android.permission.BIND_CARRIER_SERVICES"/>
         <!-- Permission required for CTS test - MusicRecognitionManagerTest -->
diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index 074d85c1007e3..8b27522cd5b09 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -509,6 +509,9 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WIFI_UPDATE_COEX_UNSAFE_CHANNELS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.OVERRIDE_WIFI_CONFIG" />
+    <!-- Permission needed for CTS test - ConcurrencyTest#testP2pExternalApprover
+         P2P external approver API sets require MANAGE_WIFI_AUTO_JOIN permission. -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_WIFI_AUTO_JOIN" />
 
     <!-- Permission required for CTS tests to enable/disable rate limiting toasts. -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_TOAST_RATE_LIMITING" />