diff --git a/data/etc/com.android.launcher3.xml b/data/etc/com.android.launcher3.xml
index 337e153722ac6..17d614e3409ca 100644
--- a/data/etc/com.android.launcher3.xml
+++ b/data/etc/com.android.launcher3.xml
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
         <permission name="android.permission.BIND_APPWIDGET"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.CONTROL_REMOTE_APP_TRANSITION_ANIMATIONS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS_PRIVILEGED"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"/>
     </privapp-permissions>
 </permissions>