diff --git a/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml b/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml
index 48899410c07cc..bd0b944e12339 100644
--- a/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/apct-tests/perftests/core/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="com.android.perftests.core">
 
+    <permission android:name="com.android.perftests.core.TestPermission" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.perftests.core.TestPermission" />
+
     <uses-permission
         android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
 
diff --git a/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/os/PermissionTest.java b/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/os/PermissionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d292e7dc3b966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apct-tests/perftests/core/src/android/os/PermissionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+
+package android.os;
+
+import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED;
+import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.perftests.utils.BenchmarkState;
+import android.perftests.utils.PerfStatusReporter;
+import android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
+import android.support.test.filters.LargeTest;
+import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+@LargeTest
+public class PermissionTest {
+    private static final String PERMISSION_HAS_NAME = "com.android.perftests.core.TestPermission";
+    private static final String PERMISSION_DOESNT_HAVE_NAME =
+            "com.android.perftests.core.TestBadPermission";
+    private static final String THIS_PACKAGE_NAME = "com.android.perftests.core";
+
+    @Rule
+    public PerfStatusReporter mPerfStatusReporter = new PerfStatusReporter();
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHasPermission() {
+        final BenchmarkState state = mPerfStatusReporter.getBenchmarkState();
+        final Context context = InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext();
+        while (state.keepRunning()) {
+            int ret = context.getPackageManager().checkPermission(PERMISSION_HAS_NAME,
+                    THIS_PACKAGE_NAME);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDoesntHavePermission() {
+        final BenchmarkState state = mPerfStatusReporter.getBenchmarkState();
+        final Context context = InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext();
+
+        while (state.keepRunning()) {
+            int ret = context.getPackageManager().checkPermission(PERMISSION_DOESNT_HAVE_NAME,
+                    THIS_PACKAGE_NAME);
+        }
+    }
+
+}