diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 43c1ade911ed7..55c6987d29680 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final java.lang.String SENSORS = "android.permission-group.SENSORS";
     field public static final java.lang.String SMS = "android.permission-group.SMS";
     field public static final java.lang.String SOCIAL_INFO = "android.permission-group.SOCIAL_INFO";
+    field public static final java.lang.String STORAGE = "android.permission-group.STORAGE";
     field public static final java.lang.String USER_DICTIONARY = "android.permission-group.USER_DICTIONARY";
   }
 
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 2345ef6d0a304..17c91f1d01685 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final java.lang.String SENSORS = "android.permission-group.SENSORS";
     field public static final java.lang.String SMS = "android.permission-group.SMS";
     field public static final java.lang.String SOCIAL_INFO = "android.permission-group.SOCIAL_INFO";
+    field public static final java.lang.String STORAGE = "android.permission-group.STORAGE";
     field public static final java.lang.String USER_DICTIONARY = "android.permission-group.USER_DICTIONARY";
   }
 
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index f78f1291be4a5..065b7928d3ae5 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -453,6 +453,63 @@
         android:description="@string/permdesc_readCellBroadcasts"
         android:protectionLevel="dangerous" />
 
+    <!-- ====================================================================== -->
+    <!-- Permissions for accessing external storage                             -->
+    <!-- ====================================================================== -->
+    <eat-comment />
+
+    <!-- Used for runtime permissions related to the shared external storage. -->
+    <permission-group android:name="android.permission-group.STORAGE"
+        android:icon="@drawable/perm_group_storage"
+        android:label="@string/permgrouplab_storage"
+        android:description="@string/permgroupdesc_storage"
+        android:priority="900" />
+
+    <!-- Allows an application to read from external storage.
+     <p>Any app that declares the {@link #WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE} permission is implicitly
+     granted this permission.</p>
+     <p>This permission is enforced starting in API level 19.  Before API level 19, this
+     permission is not enforced and all apps still have access to read from external storage.
+     You can test your app with the permission enforced by enabling <em>Protect USB
+     storage</em> under Developer options in the Settings app on a device running Android 4.1 or
+     higher.</p>
+     <p>Also starting in API level 19, this permission is <em>not</em> required to
+     read/write files in your application-specific directories returned by
+     {@link android.content.Context#getExternalFilesDir} and
+     {@link android.content.Context#getExternalCacheDir}.
+     <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If <em>both</em> your <a
+     href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#min">{@code
+     minSdkVersion}</a> and <a
+     href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code
+     targetSdkVersion}</a> values are set to 3 or lower, the system implicitly
+     grants your app this permission. If you don't need this permission, be sure your <a
+     href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code
+     targetSdkVersion}</a> is 4 or higher.-->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
+        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.STORAGE"
+        android:label="@string/permlab_sdcardRead"
+        android:description="@string/permdesc_sdcardRead"
+        android:protectionLevel="normal" />
+
+    <!-- Allows an application to write to external storage.
+         <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If <em>both</em> your <a
+         href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#min">{@code
+         minSdkVersion}</a> and <a
+         href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code
+         targetSdkVersion}</a> values are set to 3 or lower, the system implicitly
+         grants your app this permission. If you don't need this permission, be sure your <a
+         href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code
+         targetSdkVersion}</a> is 4 or higher.
+         <p>Starting in API level 19, this permission is <em>not</em> required to
+         read/write files in your application-specific directories returned by
+         {@link android.content.Context#getExternalFilesDir} and
+         {@link android.content.Context#getExternalCacheDir}. -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
+        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.STORAGE"
+        android:label="@string/permlab_sdcardWrite"
+        android:description="@string/permdesc_sdcardWrite"
+        android:protectionLevel="dangerous" />
+
     <!-- =============================================================== -->
     <!-- Permissions for accessing social info                           -->
     <!-- =============================================================== -->
@@ -1197,49 +1254,6 @@
     <!-- ================================== -->
     <eat-comment />
 
-    <!-- Allows an application to read from external storage.
-         <p>Any app that declares the {@link #WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE} permission is implicitly
-         granted this permission.</p>
-         <p>This permission is enforced starting in API level 19.  Before API level 19, this
-         permission is not enforced and all apps still have access to read from external storage.
-         You can test your app with the permission enforced by enabling <em>Protect USB
-         storage</em> under Developer options in the Settings app on a device running Android 4.1 or
-         higher.</p>
-         <p>Also starting in API level 19, this permission is <em>not</em> required to
-         read/write files in your application-specific directories returned by
-         {@link android.content.Context#getExternalFilesDir} and
-         {@link android.content.Context#getExternalCacheDir}.
-         <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If <em>both</em> your <a
-         href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#min">{@code
-         minSdkVersion}</a> and <a
-         href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code
-         targetSdkVersion}</a> values are set to 3 or lower, the system implicitly
-         grants your app this permission. If you don't need this permission, be sure your <a
-         href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code
-         targetSdkVersion}</a> is 4 or higher.-->
-    <permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
-        android:label="@string/permlab_sdcardRead"
-        android:description="@string/permdesc_sdcardRead"
-        android:protectionLevel="normal" />
-
-    <!-- Allows an application to write to external storage.
-         <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If <em>both</em> your <a
-         href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#min">{@code
-         minSdkVersion}</a> and <a
-         href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code
-         targetSdkVersion}</a> values are set to 3 or lower, the system implicitly
-         grants your app this permission. If you don't need this permission, be sure your <a
-         href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#target">{@code
-         targetSdkVersion}</a> is 4 or higher.
-         <p>Starting in API level 19, this permission is <em>not</em> required to
-         read/write files in your application-specific directories returned by
-         {@link android.content.Context#getExternalFilesDir} and
-         {@link android.content.Context#getExternalCacheDir}. -->
-    <permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
-        android:label="@string/permlab_sdcardWrite"
-        android:description="@string/permdesc_sdcardWrite"
-        android:protectionLevel="normal" />
-
     <!-- @SystemApi Allows an application to write to internal media storage
          @hide  -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE"
diff --git a/core/res/res/drawable/perm_group_storage.xml b/core/res/res/drawable/perm_group_storage.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..11078d337b1e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/res/res/drawable/perm_group_storage.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<!--
+Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+    limitations under the License.
+-->
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:width="48dp"
+        android:height="48dp"
+        android:viewportWidth="48.0"
+        android:viewportHeight="48.0">
+    <path
+            android:pathData="M20,8H8c-2.2,0 -4,1.8 -4,4l0,24c0,2.2 1.8,4 4,4h32c2.2,0 4,-1.8 4,-4V16c0,-2.2 -1.8,-4 -4,-4H24L20,8z"
+            android:fillColor="#FFFFFF"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index a1ce0728c8c97..9ac09b844ecd5 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -568,6 +568,11 @@
     <!-- Description of a category of application permissions, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
     <string name="permgroupdesc_sms">send and view SMS messages</string>
 
+    <!-- Title of a category of application permissions, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permgrouplab_storage">Storage</string>
+    <!-- Description of a category of application permissions, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permgroupdesc_storage">access photos, media, and files on your device</string>
+
     <!-- Title of a category of application permissions, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
     <string name="permgrouplab_dictionary">User Dictionary</string>
     <!-- Description of a category of application permissions, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->