diff --git a/core/api/test-current.txt b/core/api/test-current.txt
index 372ad9da67e49..f9a9f240b82ed 100644
--- a/core/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/test-current.txt
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ package android.hardware.display {
 
   public final class DisplayManager {
     method public boolean areUserDisabledHdrTypesAllowed();
-    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS) public void clearUserPreferredDisplayMode();
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_USER_PREFERRED_DISPLAY_MODE) public void clearUserPreferredDisplayMode();
     method @NonNull public int[] getUserDisabledHdrTypes();
     method @Nullable public android.view.Display.Mode getUserPreferredDisplayMode();
     method public boolean isMinimalPostProcessingRequested(int);
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ package android.hardware.display {
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_REFRESH_RATE_SWITCHING_TYPE) public void setRefreshRateSwitchingType(int);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.OVERRIDE_DISPLAY_MODE_REQUESTS) public void setShouldAlwaysRespectAppRequestedMode(boolean);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS) public void setUserDisabledHdrTypes(@NonNull int[]);
-    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS) public void setUserPreferredDisplayMode(@NonNull android.view.Display.Mode);
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_USER_PREFERRED_DISPLAY_MODE) public void setUserPreferredDisplayMode(@NonNull android.view.Display.Mode);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.OVERRIDE_DISPLAY_MODE_REQUESTS) public boolean shouldAlwaysRespectAppRequestedMode();
     field public static final int SWITCHING_TYPE_ACROSS_AND_WITHIN_GROUPS = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int SWITCHING_TYPE_NONE = 0; // 0x0
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManager.java b/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManager.java
index c7f3983b87ff1..448188583b1ab 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManager.java
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ public final class DisplayManager {
      * @hide
      */
     @TestApi
-    @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS)
+    @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.MODIFY_USER_PREFERRED_DISPLAY_MODE)
     public void setUserPreferredDisplayMode(@NonNull Display.Mode mode) {
         // Create a new object containing default values for the unused fields like mode ID and
         // alternative refresh rates.
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ public final class DisplayManager {
      * @hide
      */
     @TestApi
-    @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS)
+    @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.MODIFY_USER_PREFERRED_DISPLAY_MODE)
     public void clearUserPreferredDisplayMode() {
         mGlobal.setUserPreferredDisplayMode(null);
     }
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/display/IDisplayManager.aidl b/core/java/android/hardware/display/IDisplayManager.aidl
index b3be9da7c9770..0d5f1af727ae8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/display/IDisplayManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/display/IDisplayManager.aidl
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ interface IDisplayManager {
     int getPreferredWideGamutColorSpaceId();
 
     // Sets the user preferred display mode.
-    // Requires WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission.
+    // Requires MODIFY_USER_PREFERRED_DISPLAY_MODE permission.
     void setUserPreferredDisplayMode(in Mode mode);
     Mode getUserPreferredDisplayMode();
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
index 5178f356b60d8..4386e3d6b5645 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
@@ -3151,7 +3151,7 @@ public final class DisplayManagerService extends SystemService {
         @Override // Binder call
         public void setUserPreferredDisplayMode(Display.Mode mode) {
             mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(
-                    Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS,
+                    Manifest.permission.MODIFY_USER_PREFERRED_DISPLAY_MODE,
                     "Permission required to set the user preferred display mode.");
             final long token = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
             try {