diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/DefaultPermissionGrantPolicy.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/DefaultPermissionGrantPolicy.java
index e3ccb7521b588..27bf8a13766a3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/DefaultPermissionGrantPolicy.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/permission/DefaultPermissionGrantPolicy.java
@@ -737,10 +737,12 @@ final class DefaultPermissionGrantPolicy {
             }
         }
         if (locationExtraPackageNames != null) {
-            // Also grant location permission to location extra packages.
+            // Also grant location and activity recognition permission to location extra packages.
             for (String packageName : locationExtraPackageNames) {
                 grantPermissionsToSystemPackage(pm, packageName, userId,
                         ALWAYS_LOCATION_PERMISSIONS);
+                grantSystemFixedPermissionsToSystemPackage(pm, packageName, userId,
+                        ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION_PERMISSIONS);
             }
         }