diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 9dcacafd65696..79650fc182456 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -5944,6 +5944,7 @@ package android.provider {
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_MEDIA_NATIVE = "media_native";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_NETD_NATIVE = "netd_native";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_PACKAGE_MANAGER_SERVICE = "package_manager_service";
+    field public static final String NAMESPACE_PERMISSIONS = "permissions";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_PRIVACY = "privacy";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_ROLLBACK = "rollback";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_ROLLBACK_BOOT = "rollback_boot";
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index b3834bf9681c5..a060dfcb83112 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -2373,6 +2373,7 @@ package android.provider {
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_DEVICE_CONFIG) public static boolean setProperty(@NonNull String, @NonNull String, @Nullable String, boolean);
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_AUTOFILL = "autofill";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_CONTENT_CAPTURE = "content_capture";
+    field public static final String NAMESPACE_PERMISSIONS = "permissions";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_PRIVACY = "privacy";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_ROLLBACK = "rollback";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_ROLLBACK_BOOT = "rollback_boot";
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java b/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
index e456c8a42e191..8b8afd549c9f4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
@@ -337,6 +337,15 @@ public final class DeviceConfig {
     @TestApi
     public static final String NAMESPACE_PRIVACY = "privacy";
 
+    /**
+     * Permission related properties definitions.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    @TestApi
+    public static final String NAMESPACE_PERMISSIONS = "permissions";
+
     /**
      * Interface for accessing keys belonging to {@link #NAMESPACE_WINDOW_MANAGER}.
      * @hide