diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index d603fa09f20dc..476070f601f80 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package android {
     ctor public Manifest.permission();
     field public static final String ACCEPT_HANDOVER = "android.permission.ACCEPT_HANDOVER";
     field public static final String ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION = "android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION";
+    field public static final String ACCESS_BLOBS_ACROSS_USERS = "android.permission.ACCESS_BLOBS_ACROSS_USERS";
     field public static final String ACCESS_CHECKIN_PROPERTIES = "android.permission.ACCESS_CHECKIN_PROPERTIES";
     field public static final String ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION = "android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION";
     field public static final String ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION = "android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION";
diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index b5c25d2fe94d6..10af9bba0620f 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package android {
 
   public static final class Manifest.permission {
     field public static final String ACCESS_AMBIENT_LIGHT_STATS = "android.permission.ACCESS_AMBIENT_LIGHT_STATS";
-    field public static final String ACCESS_BLOBS_ACROSS_USERS = "android.permission.ACCESS_BLOBS_ACROSS_USERS";
     field public static final String ACCESS_BROADCAST_RADIO = "android.permission.ACCESS_BROADCAST_RADIO";
     field public static final String ACCESS_CACHE_FILESYSTEM = "android.permission.ACCESS_CACHE_FILESYSTEM";
     field public static final String ACCESS_CONTEXT_HUB = "android.permission.ACCESS_CONTEXT_HUB";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 93f2de67492c5..dfd8cd0848df2 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2708,10 +2708,9 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.CREATE_USERS"
         android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
-    <!-- @SystemApi @hide Allows an application to access data blobs across users.
-         This permission is not available to third party applications. -->
+    <!-- Allows an application to access data blobs across users. -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BLOBS_ACROSS_USERS"
-        android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|development" />
+        android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|development|role" />
 
     <!-- @hide Allows an application to set the profile owners and the device owner.
          This permission is not available to third party applications.-->