diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index 6770ae19ce3d1..8ff5f9babaad2 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.CHANGE_LOWPAN_STATE"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.CHANGE_OVERLAY_PACKAGES"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.CLEAR_APP_CACHE"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.ACCESS_INSTANT_APPS" />
         <permission name="android.permission.CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.DELETE_CACHE_FILES"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES"/>
diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index e8c728d358ea7..0da3b10778e97 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MOVE_PACKAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CLEAR_APP_USER_DATA" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CLEAR_APP_CACHE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_INSTANT_APPS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DELETE_CACHE_FILES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DELETE_PACKAGES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_ROLLBACKS" />