diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
index 073cf14d8b59f..589eac65350b4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@
     <!-- TV picture-in-picture -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_MEDIA_RESOURCE_USAGE" />
 
+    <!-- DND access -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_NOTIFICATIONS" />
+
     <application
         android:name=".SystemUIApplication"
         android:persistent="true"
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
index 274a73f28673a..0f23fded2e925 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
@@ -1852,16 +1852,11 @@ public class NotificationManagerService extends SystemService {
         }
 
         private boolean checkPolicyAccess(String pkg) {
-            if (PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED == getContext().checkCallingPermission(
-                    android.Manifest.permission.MANAGE_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
+            if (PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED == ActivityManager.checkComponentPermission(
+                    android.Manifest.permission.MANAGE_NOTIFICATIONS, Binder.getCallingUid(),
+                    -1, true)) {
                 return true;
             }
-            if (mAudioManagerInternal != null) {
-                final int vcuid = mAudioManagerInternal.getVolumeControllerUid();
-                if (vcuid > 0 && Binder.getCallingUid() == vcuid) {
-                    return true;
-                }
-            }
             return checkPackagePolicyAccess(pkg) || mListeners.isComponentEnabledForPackage(pkg);
         }