diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 992789bbbb75f..1437ab6af7043 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final String PROVIDE_TRUST_AGENT = "android.permission.PROVIDE_TRUST_AGENT";
     field public static final String QUERY_ADMIN_POLICY = "android.permission.QUERY_ADMIN_POLICY";
     field public static final String QUERY_TIME_ZONE_RULES = "android.permission.QUERY_TIME_ZONE_RULES";
+    field public static final String QUERY_USERS = "android.permission.QUERY_USERS";
     field public static final String RADIO_SCAN_WITHOUT_LOCATION = "android.permission.RADIO_SCAN_WITHOUT_LOCATION";
     field public static final String READ_ACTIVE_EMERGENCY_SESSION = "android.permission.READ_ACTIVE_EMERGENCY_SESSION";
     field public static final String READ_APP_SPECIFIC_LOCALES = "android.permission.READ_APP_SPECIFIC_LOCALES";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 04d6171d05cd6..d5407fe0db803 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2791,6 +2791,11 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.CREATE_USERS"
         android:protectionLevel="signature" />
 
+    <!-- @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" />
+
     <!-- Allows an application to access data blobs across users. -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BLOBS_ACROSS_USERS"
         android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged|development|role" />
diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index 262cf536eff55..bb6fd59cf5f11 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CREATE_USERS" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.QUERY_USERS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CREATE_VIRTUAL_DEVICE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_CREDENTIAL_MANAGEMENT_APP" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_DEVICE_ADMINS" />