diff --git a/data/etc/car/com.android.car.dialer.xml b/data/etc/car/com.android.car.dialer.xml
index 61ae53a30209c..97da67bbd23ca 100644
--- a/data/etc/car/com.android.car.dialer.xml
+++ b/data/etc/car/com.android.car.dialer.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <privapp-permissions package="com.android.car.dialer">
         <permission name="android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE"/>
         <permission name="android.car.permission.ACCESS_CAR_PROJECTION_STATUS"/>
     </privapp-permissions>
 </permissions>