diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index f48d956f0de79..3a3813f29d894 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final String MANAGE_ROLE_HOLDERS = "android.permission.MANAGE_ROLE_HOLDERS";
     field public static final String MANAGE_ROLLBACKS = "android.permission.MANAGE_ROLLBACKS";
     field public static final String MANAGE_ROTATION_RESOLVER = "android.permission.MANAGE_ROTATION_RESOLVER";
+    field public static final String MANAGE_SAFETY_CENTER = "android.permission.MANAGE_SAFETY_CENTER";
     field public static final String MANAGE_SEARCH_UI = "android.permission.MANAGE_SEARCH_UI";
     field public static final String MANAGE_SENSOR_PRIVACY = "android.permission.MANAGE_SENSOR_PRIVACY";
     field public static final String MANAGE_SMARTSPACE = "android.permission.MANAGE_SMARTSPACE";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index f692e12782ed8..ae5414d4fa47f 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6100,7 +6100,7 @@
          @hide -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.UPDATE_DEVICE_MANAGEMENT_RESOURCES"
                 android:protectionLevel="signature|role" />
-    
+
     <!-- @SystemApi Allows an app to read whether SafetyCenter is enabled/disabled.
              <p>Protection level: signature|privileged
              @hide
@@ -6108,6 +6108,14 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SAFETY_CENTER_STATUS"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
+    <!-- @SystemApi Required to access the safety center internal APIs using the
+             {@link android.safetycenter.SafetyCenterManager}.
+             <p>Protection level: internal|installer|role
+             @hide
+        -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_SAFETY_CENTER"
+                android:protectionLevel="internal|installer|role" />
+
     <!-- Attribution for Geofencing service. -->
     <attribution android:tag="GeofencingService" android:label="@string/geofencing_service"/>
     <!-- Attribution for Country Detector. -->
diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index 3b4b9e5dd33bd..878d302d481ef 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -519,9 +519,8 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_VOICE_KEYPHRASES" />
         <!-- Permission required for ATS test - CarDevicePolicyManagerTest -->
         <permission name="android.permission.LOCK_DEVICE" />
-        <!-- Permission required for CTS test - CtsSafetyCenterTestCases -->
+        <!-- Permissions required for CTS test - CtsSafetyCenterTestCases -->
         <permission name="android.permission.SEND_SAFETY_CENTER_UPDATE" />
-        <!-- Permission required for CTS test - CtsSafetyCenterTestCases -->
         <permission name="android.permission.READ_SAFETY_CENTER_STATUS" />
     </privapp-permissions>
 
diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index 74b38b5a61230..0c70821527dde 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -608,11 +608,11 @@
     <!-- Permission required for ATS test - CarDevicePolicyManagerTest -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.LOCK_DEVICE" />
 
-    <!-- Permission required for CTS test - CtsSafetyCenterTestCases -->
+    <!-- Permissions required for CTS test - CtsSafetyCenterTestCases -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SAFETY_CENTER_UPDATE" />
-
-    <!-- Permission required for CTS test - CtsSafetyCenterTestCases -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SAFETY_CENTER_STATUS" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_SAFETY_CENTER" />
+
 
     <!-- Permission required for CTS test - Notification test suite -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REVOKE_POST_NOTIFICATIONS_WITHOUT_KILL" />