diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index e3504fa349a09..d57a8b868e9fa 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -880,6 +880,15 @@
         android:description="@string/permdesc_bluetoothPriv"
         android:label="@string/permlab_bluetoothPriv" />
 
+    <!-- Control access to email providers exclusively for Bluetooth
+         @hide
+    -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_MAP"
+        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.BLUETOOTH_NETWORK"
+        android:protectionLevel="signature"
+        android:description="@string/permdesc_bluetoothMap"
+        android:label="@string/permlab_bluetoothMap" />
+
     <!-- Allows bluetooth stack to access files
          @hide This should only be used by Bluetooth apk.
     -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index 21f48431d40ca..4761f1a271fe8 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1974,6 +1974,13 @@
     <string name="permdesc_bluetoothPriv" product="default">Allows the app to
       pair with remote devices without user interaction.</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_bluetoothMap">access Bluetooth MAP data</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_bluetoothMap" product="tablet">Allows the app to access Bluetooth MAP data.</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_bluetoothMap" product="default">Allows the app to access Bluetooth MAP data.</string>
+
     <string name="permlab_accessWimaxState">connect and disconnect from WiMAX</string>
     <string name="permdesc_accessWimaxState">Allows the app to determine whether
      WiMAX is enabled and information about any WiMAX networks that are