diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 04633a8de331c..960b16897f6fd 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </constructor>
+<field name="ACCESS_CACHE_FILESYSTEM"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;android.permission.ACCESS_CACHE_FILESYSTEM&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 <field name="ACCESS_CHECKIN_PROPERTIES"
  type="java.lang.String"
  transient="false"
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index d202372ac9e94..c49a86a771cf9 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1150,6 +1150,12 @@
         android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.SYSTEM_TOOLS"
         android:protectionLevel="signatureOrSystem" />
 
+    <!-- Allow an application to read and write the cache partition. -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_CACHE_FILESYSTEM"
+        android:label="@string/permlab_cache_filesystem"
+        android:description="@string/permdesc_cache_filesystem"
+        android:protectionLevel="signatureOrSystem" />
+
     <application android:process="system"
                  android:persistent="true"
                  android:hasCode="false"
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index 4fb476bb77d5a..047115c4e470d 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1146,6 +1146,11 @@
     <!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
     <string name="permdesc_sdcardWrite">Allows an application to write to the SD card.</string>
 
+    <!-- Title of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permlab_cache_filesystem">access the cache filesystem</string>
+    <!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <string name="permdesc_cache_filesystem">Allows an application to read and write the cache filesystem.</string>
+
     <!-- The order of these is important, don't reorder without changing Contacts.java --> <skip />
     <!-- Phone number types from android.provider.Contacts. This could be used when adding a new phone number for a contact, for example. -->
     <string-array name="phoneTypes">