diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 5ca4d35d4c222..2045f4e6288f1 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -2893,7 +2893,7 @@ package android.graphics.fonts {
   }
 
   public class FontManager {
-    method @NonNull public android.text.FontConfig getFontConfig();
+    method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.UPDATE_FONTS) public android.text.FontConfig getFontConfig();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.UPDATE_FONTS) public int updateFontFamily(@NonNull android.graphics.fonts.FontFamilyUpdateRequest, @IntRange(from=0) int);
     field public static final int RESULT_ERROR_DOWNGRADING = -5; // 0xfffffffb
     field public static final int RESULT_ERROR_FAILED_TO_WRITE_FONT_FILE = -1; // 0xffffffff
diff --git a/core/api/test-current.txt b/core/api/test-current.txt
index 7b5b1989c1e5a..fab23437fdfc8 100644
--- a/core/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/test-current.txt
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ package android.graphics.drawable {
 package android.graphics.fonts {
 
   public class FontManager {
-    method @NonNull public android.text.FontConfig getFontConfig();
+    method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.UPDATE_FONTS) public android.text.FontConfig getFontConfig();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.UPDATE_FONTS) public int updateFontFamily(@NonNull android.graphics.fonts.FontFamilyUpdateRequest, @IntRange(from=0) int);
     field public static final int RESULT_ERROR_DOWNGRADING = -5; // 0xfffffffb
     field public static final int RESULT_ERROR_FAILED_TO_WRITE_FONT_FILE = -1; // 0xffffffff
diff --git a/core/java/android/graphics/fonts/FontManager.java b/core/java/android/graphics/fonts/FontManager.java
index 7bf692f1d318b..fa2ccbc189ad2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/graphics/fonts/FontManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/graphics/fonts/FontManager.java
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ public class FontManager {
      * @return The current font configuration. null if failed to fetch information from the system
      *         service.
      */
+    @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.UPDATE_FONTS)
     public @NonNull FontConfig getFontConfig() {
         try {
             return mIFontManager.getFontConfig();
diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index c49fe8563dab9..a7b6636a15def 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_UI_TRANSLATION" />
         <!-- Permission required for CTS test - ClipboardManagerTest -->
         <permission name="android.permission.SET_CLIP_SOURCE" />
+        <!-- Permission required for CTS test - FontManagerTest -->
+        <permission name="android.permission.UPDATE_FONTS" />
     </privapp-permissions>
 
     <privapp-permissions package="com.android.statementservice">
diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index a28a1e32a2a59..b4194fd5bbf9b 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@
     <!-- Permission required for CTS test - ClipboardManagerTest -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_CLIP_SOURCE" />
 
+    <!-- Permission required for CTS test - FontManagerTest -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.UPDATE_FONTS" />
+
     <application android:label="@string/app_label"
                 android:theme="@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.DayNight"
                 android:defaultToDeviceProtectedStorage="true"
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/graphics/fonts/FontManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/graphics/fonts/FontManagerService.java
index 900ec905609fd..42f1247655d6d 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/graphics/fonts/FontManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/graphics/fonts/FontManagerService.java
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public final class FontManagerService extends IFontManager.Stub {
 
     @Override
     public FontConfig getFontConfig() {
+        getContext().enforceCallingPermission(Manifest.permission.UPDATE_FONTS,
+                "UPDATE_FONTS permission required.");
         return getSystemFontConfig();
     }