diff --git a/data/etc/platform.xml b/data/etc/platform.xml
index b3f05dc9fc98d..f467eef08824c 100644
--- a/data/etc/platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/platform.xml
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@
     <allow-in-power-save-except-idle package="com.android.providers.calendar" />
     <allow-in-power-save-except-idle package="com.android.providers.contacts" />
 
+    <!-- The PAC proxy process must have network access, otherwise no app will
+         be able to connect to the internet when such a proxy is in use, since
+         all outgoing connections originate from this app. -->
+    <allow-in-power-save-except-idle package="com.android.proxyhandler" />
+
     <!-- These are the packages that are white-listed to be able to run as system user -->
     <system-user-whitelisted-app package="com.android.settings" />