diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index c794c513a4dad..aa67ec2b58740 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -620,6 +620,13 @@
         android:description="@string/permdesc_bluetoothAdmin"
         android:label="@string/permlab_bluetoothAdmin" />
    
+    <!-- Allows bluetooth stack to access files
+         @hide This should only be used by Bluetooth apk.
+    -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_STACK"
+        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.SYSTEM_TOOLS"
+        android:protectionLevel="signature" />
+
     <!-- Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.NFC"
         android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.NETWORK"
diff --git a/data/etc/platform.xml b/data/etc/platform.xml
index a19b9b408d55e..13d1791bad3e5 100644
--- a/data/etc/platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/platform.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
         <group gid="net_bt" />
     </permission>
 
+    <permission name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_STACK" >
+        <group gid="net_bt_stack" />
+    </permission>
+
     <permission name="android.permission.NET_TUNNELING" >
         <group gid="vpn" />
     </permission>
@@ -176,6 +180,7 @@
     <assign-permission name="android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS" uid="shell" />
     <assign-permission name="android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL" uid="shell" />
     <assign-permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_USERS" uid="shell" />
+    <assign-permission name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_STACK" uid="shell" />
     
     <assign-permission name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" uid="media" />
     <assign-permission name="android.permission.ACCESS_DRM" uid="media" />
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/BluetoothManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/BluetoothManagerService.java
index ce75e350bbfa5..e7cd2791a4983 100755
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/BluetoothManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/BluetoothManagerService.java
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ class BluetoothManagerService extends IBluetoothManager.Stub {
                             mHandler.sendMessageDelayed(timeoutMsg,TIMEOUT_BIND_MS);
                             Intent i = new Intent(IBluetooth.class.getName());
                             if (!mContext.bindService(i, mConnection,
-                                                  Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE)) {
+                                  Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE, UserHandle.USER_CURRENT)) {
                                 mHandler.removeMessages(MESSAGE_TIMEOUT_BIND);
                                 Log.e(TAG, "fail to bind to: " + IBluetooth.class.getName());
                             }
@@ -717,7 +717,8 @@ class BluetoothManagerService extends IBluetoothManager.Stub {
                 mHandler.sendMessageDelayed(timeoutMsg,TIMEOUT_BIND_MS);
                 mConnection.setGetNameAddressOnly(false);
                 Intent i = new Intent(IBluetooth.class.getName());
-                if (!mContext.bindService(i, mConnection,Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE)) {
+                if (!mContext.bindService(i, mConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE,
+                                          UserHandle.USER_CURRENT)) {
                     mHandler.removeMessages(MESSAGE_TIMEOUT_BIND);
                     Log.e(TAG, "Fail to bind to: " + IBluetooth.class.getName());
                 }