diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 55460bbfefd5d..92d1bf40d2287 100755
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final String ACCESS_SHARED_LIBRARIES = "android.permission.ACCESS_SHARED_LIBRARIES";
     field public static final String ACCESS_SHORTCUTS = "android.permission.ACCESS_SHORTCUTS";
     field public static final String ACCESS_SURFACE_FLINGER = "android.permission.ACCESS_SURFACE_FLINGER";
+    field public static final String ACCESS_TV_DESCRAMBLER = "android.permission.ACCESS_TV_DESCRAMBLER";
     field public static final String ACCESS_TV_TUNER = "android.permission.ACCESS_TV_TUNER";
     field public static final String ACCESS_VIBRATOR_STATE = "android.permission.ACCESS_VIBRATOR_STATE";
     field public static final String ACTIVITY_EMBEDDING = "android.permission.ACTIVITY_EMBEDDING";
@@ -4877,7 +4878,7 @@ package android.media.tv.tuner {
     method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_TUNER) public static android.media.tv.tuner.DemuxCapabilities getDemuxCapabilities(@NonNull android.content.Context);
     method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_TUNER) public android.media.tv.tuner.frontend.FrontendInfo getFrontendInfo();
     method @Nullable public android.media.tv.tuner.frontend.FrontendStatus getFrontendStatus(@NonNull int[]);
-    method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_TUNER) public android.media.tv.tuner.Descrambler openDescrambler();
+    method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_DESCRAMBLER) public android.media.tv.tuner.Descrambler openDescrambler();
     method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_TUNER) public android.media.tv.tuner.dvr.DvrPlayback openDvrPlayback(long, @Nullable java.util.concurrent.Executor, @Nullable android.media.tv.tuner.dvr.OnPlaybackStatusChangedListener);
     method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_TUNER) public android.media.tv.tuner.dvr.DvrRecorder openDvrRecorder(long, @Nullable java.util.concurrent.Executor, @Nullable android.media.tv.tuner.dvr.OnRecordStatusChangedListener);
     method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_TUNER) public android.media.tv.tuner.filter.Filter openFilter(int, int, long, @Nullable java.util.concurrent.Executor, @Nullable android.media.tv.tuner.filter.FilterCallback);
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9dc40c80f18b8..b2047ad819fc8 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4941,7 +4941,13 @@
          <p>Not for use by third-party applications.
          @hide -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_TV_TUNER"
-        android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
+        android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|vendorPrivileged" />
+
+    <!-- @SystemApi Allows an application to access descrambler of TV tuner HAL
+         <p>Not for use by third-party applications.
+         @hide -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_TV_DESCRAMBLER"
+        android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|vendorPrivileged" />
 
     <!-- @hide @SystemApi Allows an application to access locusId events in the usage stats. -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCUS_ID_USAGE_STATS"
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/Tuner.java b/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/Tuner.java
index 44142e3249625..4db110991d127 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/Tuner.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/Tuner.java
@@ -612,10 +612,10 @@ public class Tuner implements AutoCloseable  {
      *
      * @return  a {@link Descrambler} object.
      */
-    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_TUNER)
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_DESCRAMBLER)
     @Nullable
     public Descrambler openDescrambler() {
-        TunerUtils.checkTunerPermission(mContext);
+        TunerUtils.checkDescramblerPermission(mContext);
         return nativeOpenDescrambler();
     }
 
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/TunerUtils.java b/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/TunerUtils.java
index 30aaa0271eb08..5ecb8f0288fcb 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/TunerUtils.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/TunerUtils.java
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ import android.media.tv.tuner.filter.Filter;
  * @hide
  */
 public final class TunerUtils {
-    private static final String PERMISSION = android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_TUNER;
+    private static final String TUNER_PERMISSION = android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_TUNER;
+    private static final String DESCRAMBLER_PERMISSION =
+            android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_TV_DESCRAMBLER;
 
     /**
      * Checks whether the caller has permission to access tuner.
@@ -36,9 +38,30 @@ public final class TunerUtils {
      * @throws SecurityException if the caller doesn't have the permission.
      */
     public static void checkTunerPermission(Context context) {
-        if (context.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(PERMISSION)
+        checkPermission(context, TUNER_PERMISSION);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the caller has permission to access the descrambler.
+     *
+     * @param context context of the caller.
+     * @throws SecurityException if the caller doesn't have the permission.
+     */
+    public static void checkDescramblerPermission(Context context) {
+        checkPermission(context, DESCRAMBLER_PERMISSION);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the caller has the given permission.
+     *
+     * @param context context of the caller.
+     * @param permission the given permission.
+     * @throws SecurityException if the caller doesn't have the permission.
+     */
+    public static void checkPermission(Context context, String permission) {
+        if (context.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(permission)
                 != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
-            throw new SecurityException("Caller must have " + PERMISSION + " permission.");
+            throw new SecurityException("Caller must have " + permission + " permission.");
         }
     }