diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 1f74cbf6312c0..38ec39902522d 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final java.lang.String PEERS_MAC_ADDRESS = "android.permission.PEERS_MAC_ADDRESS";
     field public static final java.lang.String PERFORM_CDMA_PROVISIONING = "android.permission.PERFORM_CDMA_PROVISIONING";
     field public static final java.lang.String PERFORM_SIM_ACTIVATION = "android.permission.PERFORM_SIM_ACTIVATION";
+    field public static final java.lang.String POWER_SAVER = "android.permission.POWER_SAVER";
     field public static final java.lang.String PROVIDE_RESOLVER_RANKER_SERVICE = "android.permission.PROVIDE_RESOLVER_RANKER_SERVICE";
     field public static final java.lang.String PROVIDE_TRUST_AGENT = "android.permission.PROVIDE_TRUST_AGENT";
     field public static final java.lang.String QUERY_TIME_ZONE_RULES = "android.permission.QUERY_TIME_ZONE_RULES";
@@ -3995,6 +3996,7 @@ package android.os {
   }
 
   public final class PowerManager {
+    method public boolean setPowerSaveMode(boolean);
     method public void userActivity(long, int, int);
     field public static final int USER_ACTIVITY_EVENT_ACCESSIBILITY = 3; // 0x3
     field public static final int USER_ACTIVITY_EVENT_BUTTON = 1; // 0x1
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 9567616152541..53ff068001821 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -708,6 +708,10 @@ package android.os {
     method public void removeSyncBarrier(int);
   }
 
+  public final class PowerManager {
+    method public boolean setPowerSaveMode(boolean);
+  }
+
   public class Process {
     method public static final int getThreadScheduler(int) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
   }
diff --git a/config/hiddenapi-light-greylist.txt b/config/hiddenapi-light-greylist.txt
index 04724616420b8..1ad8e7e563306 100644
--- a/config/hiddenapi-light-greylist.txt
+++ b/config/hiddenapi-light-greylist.txt
@@ -867,7 +867,6 @@ Landroid/os/PowerManager;->GO_TO_SLEEP_REASON_TIMEOUT:I
 Landroid/os/PowerManager;->isLightDeviceIdleMode()Z
 Landroid/os/PowerManager;->mHandler:Landroid/os/Handler;
 Landroid/os/PowerManager;->mService:Landroid/os/IPowerManager;
-Landroid/os/PowerManager;->setPowerSaveMode(Z)Z
 Landroid/os/PowerManager;->validateWakeLockParameters(ILjava/lang/String;)V
 Landroid/os/PowerManager;->wakeUp(JLjava/lang/String;)V
 Landroid/os/Process;->BLUETOOTH_UID:I
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/PowerManager.java b/core/java/android/os/PowerManager.java
index 89a5defd221d0..8ea061e4a8d0a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/PowerManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/PowerManager.java
@@ -1154,10 +1154,15 @@ public final class PowerManager {
      *
      * @return True if the set was allowed.
      *
-     * @see #isPowerSaveMode()
-     *
      * @hide
+     * @see #isPowerSaveMode()
      */
+    @SystemApi
+    @TestApi
+    @RequiresPermission(anyOf = {
+            android.Manifest.permission.DEVICE_POWER,
+            android.Manifest.permission.POWER_SAVER
+    })
     public boolean setPowerSaveMode(boolean mode) {
         try {
             return mService.setPowerSaveMode(mode);
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5a1f2e8d870c5..f97873e566a46 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3407,6 +3407,12 @@
    <permission android:name="android.permission.DEVICE_POWER"
         android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
+    <!-- Allows toggling battery saver on the system.
+         Superseded by DEVICE_POWER permission. @hide @SystemApi
+    -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.POWER_SAVER"
+        android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
+
    <!-- Allows access to the PowerManager.userActivity function.
    <p>Not for use by third-party applications. @hide @SystemApi -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.USER_ACTIVITY"
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java
index 9f6b3dde5a49a..b3f2a27cf99a2 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/power/PowerManagerService.java
@@ -4404,8 +4404,11 @@ public final class PowerManagerService extends SystemService
 
         @Override // Binder call
         public boolean setPowerSaveMode(boolean enabled) {
-            mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(
-                    android.Manifest.permission.DEVICE_POWER, null);
+            if (mContext.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(android.Manifest.permission.POWER_SAVER)
+                    != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+                mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(
+                        android.Manifest.permission.DEVICE_POWER, null);
+            }
             final long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
             try {
                 return setLowPowerModeInternal(enabled);