diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 496cc3a9e3215..611035e1a4ace 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3161,7 +3161,7 @@
     <!-- @SystemApi @hide Allows an application to call APIs that allow it to query users on the
          device. -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.QUERY_USERS"
-                android:protectionLevel="signature|role" />
+                android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|role" />
 
     <!-- Allows an application to access data blobs across users. -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BLOBS_ACROSS_USERS"
diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index e2878673bbbff..5d303cfb2a85e 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <!-- Permission required to test onPermissionsChangedListener -->
         <permission name="android.permission.OBSERVE_GRANT_REVOKE_PERMISSIONS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.QUERY_USERS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.LOCAL_MAC_ADDRESS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_ACCESSIBILITY"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_DEVICE_ADMINS"/>