diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index db802879cd0b8..23e55cdf2a300 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3104,6 +3104,12 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.DUMP"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|development" />
 
+    <!-- Allows an application to start tracing for InputMethod and WindowManager.
+    <p>Not for use by third-party applications.
+    @hide -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.CONTROL_UI_TRACING"
+        android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|development" />
+
     <!-- Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.
     <p>Not for use by third-party applications, because
     Log entries can contain the user's private information. -->
diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index 8406fdf993603..1fb63f04ccf5a 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.DELETE_CACHE_FILES"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.DUMP"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.CONTROL_UI_TRACING"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.ACTIVITY_EMBEDDING"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.FORCE_STOP_PACKAGES"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.GET_APP_OPS_STATS"/>
diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2a699ea45abe4..2e3ea24f62e23 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_PROCESS_LIMIT" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_ALWAYS_FINISH" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DUMP" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CONTROL_UI_TRACING" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SIGNAL_PERSISTENT_PROCESSES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES" />
     <!-- Internal permissions granted to the shell. -->